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By Barikui Felix The management of the University of Port Harcourt has clarified that Cynthia Chukwundah, the woman alleged to have set her lover ablaze in Choba community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, is not a student of the institution. Reports had claimed that Chukwundah, said to be a 300-level undergraduate, set her…
A coalition of national and international human rights, environmental and social justice organisations has condemned the ongoing demolition of Makoko and other waterfront communities in Lagos State, describing the exercise as violent, unlawful and a violation of residents’ fundamental rights. In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, the groups alleged that since January 5, 2026,…
S/South Youth Call For Upgrade of Kenpoly Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt The South South Youths Initiative, SSYI, has called on the Rivers State Government to upgrade the Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic to a full-fledged University. The National President of the South-South Youths Initiative, Comrade Imeabe Saviour Oscar, made the call when the National Union of…
…Laments Poor Maintenance that Leaves Nigeria with Over 26,000 Broken-down Serviceable Heavy-duty Equipment Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for the localisation of global technologies in order to create durable Nigerian solutions to Nigerian problems, insisting that relevant agencies must be supported to point Nigeria towards a stable nation and a promising future. Speaking at…
By Prince Woke The Rivers State Police Command has successfully rescued one Mr Mathew John Zephaniah, a kidnapped victim, following a coordinated operation by operatives of the Command. Spokesperson for the Rivers Police Command,SP Grace Iringe Koko in a statement on July 9,2025 disclosed that the operatives, drawn from tactical units and Divisions within the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has conducted a public auction of forfeited houses which were either acquired through proceeds of drug trafficking or used as instrumentality of committing the crime. The exercise which took place on Tuesday at the agency’s National Headquarters in Abuja had pre-qualified auctioneers, bidders, representatives of civil society organisations…
Gov Zulum donates N300m to Slain Soldiers’ Families. Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has announced the donation of N300 million to support the families of soldiers who lost their lives in the ongoing battle against Boko Haram insurgents. Zulum announced this on Wednesday while speaking to journalists after attending the 2025 MNJT Operation Desert…
Thousands of people gathered at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja to celebrate the 11th edition of International Yoga Day. First marked in 2015, International Yoga Day has since evolved into a global movement promoting health, harmony, and peace. Speaking at the event over the weekend, the acting High Commissioner of India to Nigeria,…
Edo Council Chairmen Sacked Over N96B Fraud by Gov. Okpebholo Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City According to the report of the administrative panel of inquiry set up by Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo on December 18, 2024, to monitor the financial dealings of the impeached 18 local government chairmen in Edo from September 4, 2023, to…
Uko Okon Open Forum, a Civil Society Organisation in Akwa Ibom, has demanded laws banning costly marriage and burial rites, which they described as exploitative and outrageous Angered by the development, the group called on the state government and the House of Assembly to review traditional laws governing the performance of those rites. The organisation’s…