Category: Politics

By Bariku Felix The Rivers State Government has flagged off its monthly community-based free medical outreach for communities hosting its healthcare facilities. The outreach, a collaboration between the State Ministry of Health and the Hospitals Management Board, was launched at the Kelsey Harrison Hospital in Diobu, Port Harcourt. Speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary…

Nigeria has affirmed its commitment to entrenching democracy in Africa. The country’s commitment was communicated by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu when she paid host to the Republic of Malawi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Nancy Gladys Tembo on Monday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tafawa Balewa House, Abuja….

By Tracy Ohovwore Residents of Oghede community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State have raised alarm over the demolition of properties allegedly built on their ancestral land, calling for urgent intervention. Last week, a group of protesters stormed the Edo State House of Assembly, urging lawmakers to intervene and restrain the…

By Prince Woke The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Trans Amadi Division in Rivers State, has elected new executives following a successful election held on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. The election, which took place in a peaceful and orderly atmosphere, was monitored by Esimvie Osuamkpe, the State Deputy Secretary, and Ambassador Deacon Donald Osifoh, the…

By Emamuzo Iboma The leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified as the Board of Trustees (BoT) firmly rejected the reinstatement of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as national secretary and nullified the cancellation of the party’s 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. BoT Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, in a statement issued yesterday, described…

By Emamuzo Iboma Suspected Lakurawa bandits have launched a deadly attack on Baidi and Sabiyo villages in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing at least six villagers and injuring one. Local sources reported that the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon when the armed bandits, wielding sophisticated weapons, attacked Mrs. Medina Isah, who was…

By Emamuzo Iboma The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare of sanitation workers by presenting financial support cheques to injured sweepers and to families of those who lost their lives while on duty. At the presentation ceremony, LAWMA Managing Director/CEO, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, emphasized the agency’s responsibility to protect…

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday convicted and sentenced Chidera Chibuzor to 18 years’ imprisonment for attempting to sexually assault eight-year-old twin sisters. Justice Rahman Oshodi delivered the judgment following a plea bargain agreement between the convict and the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, which prosecuted the case. The amended charges…

By Tracy Ohovwore The NEPL/Seplat Energy Joint Venture has commissioned three new Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) laboratories in Benin City, Edo State. The newly inaugurated laboratories, located at Niger College, Army Day Secondary School, and Oba Akenzua Secondary School, were officially handed over to the Edo State Ministry of Education. These additions…

The federal government has moved to combat the perennial flood disasters in the country with the development of the National Flood Insurance Policy and Implementation Framework. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Mahmud Kambari said the government took the step in the light of the reoccurring flood disasters experienced almost yearly in the country, and…