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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 Isaac Abrak In the wake of Nigeria’s 2015 general elections, a powerful Hausa phrase emerged: “Guguwar Buhari” —literally Buhari’s whirlwind. It aptly captured the tidal wave of support that swept General Muhammadu Buhari and many others into power under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The whirlwind was so intense that it…
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…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has trained 250 personnel in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja command in non-verbal communication skills (sign language) to boost intelligence gathering and further combat insecurity in the country’s capital. The five-week training programme in sign language organised by the FCT command, NSCDC highlights the importance of capacity…
…As PINL Deepens Work Scope By Barikui Felix Stakeholders from communities hosting the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) have called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to prioritise the welfare of host communities in order to guarantee the continued safety and security of pipeline infrastructure. The demand was made during…
By Emamuzo Iboma In a bold move to enhance food security and economic development, Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has pledged to end the country’s reliance on fish imports by ramping up domestic aquaculture efforts. During a strategic meeting with fisheries cooperative groups in Abuja, Oyetola outlined a transformative vision to…
By Emamuzo Iboma Prominent Nigerians, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal, ex-Governor of Akwa Ibom State Victor Attah, and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, have called for an urgent and complete overhaul of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. They argued that the…