Category: Politics

By Tracy Ohovwore‎‎Following a severe flood disaster that submerged hundreds of buildings, farmlands and household properties in Owan Community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State, the Edo State Emergency Management Agency (EdoSEMA), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and officials of the Local Government Council have conducted a joint assessment visit…

By Katherine Abayomi The Ilaje people of Ondo State have called on Governor Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa to urgently address what they describe as decades of neglect and underdevelopment in their communities. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Publicity Secretary of the Ilaje Parapo Forum, Prince Edward Akingboye, the group expressed deep frustration over…

By Katherine Abayomi The German agency Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) and ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) have commenced the rehabilitation of hundreds of deported and returned Nigerians through vocational skills training, aimed at reintegrating them into society. Currently, 400 returnees are undergoing training across Abuja, Lagos, and Edo states under the Reconnect Programme — a collaborative…

… As Police arrest 2 notorious cultists in Rivers, recover arms By Tracy Ohovwere A newly formed security squad launched by Governor Monday Okpebholo has arrested over 20 suspects in Benin City during its first major operation targeting cultists, kidnappers, and drug traffickers. Codenamed ‘Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists,’ the initiative marked the squad’s…

By Israel Adebiyi The Director General of Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign organization for Asue Ighodalo and Ogie 2024, Hon. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen has resigned from the party. In a dated 17th July, 2025, and titled Resignation from the Peooles Democratic Party, which was sighted by NEWS NOWNG, Iduoriyekemwen gave recent developments in the party…

By Prince Woke In a bid to decongest the correctional custodian centre in Rivers State, the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, on Thursday 17th July,2025 granted pardon to twenty-one inmates at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre. Those granted pardon were standing trial for alleged murder and armed robbery, and had been held…

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to uphold the rights and dignity of all persons in held behind bars. The commitment was made on Thursday in Abuja by the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo during the Commemoration of Nelson Mandela International Day 2025 and the presentation of the audit report of six custodial…

By Katherine Abayomi The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has raised serious concerns over the Dangote Group’s proposed plan to distribute Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) directly to households across the country. Speaking to journalists, PETROAN’s National Public Relations Officer, Dr. Joseph Obele, described the plan as a potential threat to the…

By Katherine Abayomi The Port Harcourt High Court has dismissed a N5.74 billion breach of contract suit filed by indigenous construction firm, Macobarb International Limited, against the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) company. Justice Chinwendu Nwogu, who presided over the case (Suit No. PHC/2013/CS/2022), ruled in favour of NLNG, rejecting claims by Macobarb that the…