Category: Politics

The European Union (EU) has put a lie to the claim by Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) that Northern Nigeria is witnessing alarming malnutrition crisis due to shrinking funding from international donor agencies. The Country Representative of MSF in Nigeria, Ahmed Aldikhari was quoted in a statement issued last week by MSF, to…

Staff of National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) walked through the streets of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Monday to sensitize the public to the dangers of human trafficking. This was part of activities lined up to celebrate the 2025 World Day Against Human Trafficking. The staff were led by the…

By Uko Okon The Akwa Ibom State Government has approved the recruitment of 3,000 qualified professionals into its Mainstream Civil Service. This move is aimed at strengthening public service delivery and empowering the youth across the state. The recruitment exercise, approved by Governor Umo Eno, spans various disciplines, including education, healthcare, engineering, law, agriculture, science,…

By Uko Okon Operatives of the Akwa Ibom Police Command have apprehended a suspected serial ATM thief and fraudster, Chibuzor Amaechi, in a breakthrough operation on Saturday. It was gathered that Amaechi, a resident of Ubima Village, Ikwerre LGA, Rivers State, was caught on camera by two banks in Uyo, allegedly swapping ATM cards and…

By Prince Woke Angry residents of several streets in Mile 3 Diobu, Port Harcourt, on Monday, July 28, 2025, staged a protest against the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) over a month-long power outage caused by a faulty transformer. The affected residents from Wokoma, Wokoma Lane, Dim, Ovim, Obuagu, and parts of Obaziolu streets…

By Emamuzo Iboma The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has accused President Bola Tinubu of further entrenching Nigeria and its citizens in poverty while providing them with false statistics. In a statement posted on his X page on Monday, Peter Obi asserted that under Tinubu’s leadership, Nigeria has become one of the world’s…

Nigeria’s pioneer female train driver, Issah Abiola has received the prestigious Friendship Envoy Award at the second Orchid Award Ceremony held in Beijing, China. The award, hosted by the China Foreign Language Bureau, recognises international individuals and institutions that promote global cultural exchange and mutual understanding. Abiola, who is widely known by her Chinese name…

Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has advised Nigerian youths to embrace hard work, discipline and dignity, saying these values open doors to success. Speaking on Day Two of the 2025 National Diaspora Day Youth Empowerment Summit at the weekend in Abuja, Dabiri-Erewa shared her personal journey from journalism to national leadership….

By Barikui Felix A Niger Delta group, the Buckingham Palace Group, has frowned at calls by some ex-Niger Delta agitators for the cancellation of the surveillance contract awarded to Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, PINL, and the trumped up allegations of marginalisation of community youths, involvement in bunkering activities against Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame…

By Barikui Felix The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, has called on indigenes of the Niger Delta and all coastal communities to protect the mangroves in their domain. Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, gave charge in a a statement to mark this year’s World Mangrove Day. Zabbey, who noted that mangroves play a…