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… As Olubayi Lambasts African Leaders over IMF Policies By Amos Odie, Yenagoa The 2024 edition of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) Democracy Dialogue has ended in Benin City, the Edo State capital with a call on African countries to prioritize investment in quality education so as to promote sustainable …

By Amos Okioma, (Regional Editor) The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has commended the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Nedogas Development Company Limited for initiating and successfully executing the 300 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) Kwale Gas Gathering (KGG) facility and …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri There was jubilation recently among the people of Uwheru kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State as their son, Mr. Samuel Avwerosuo Egube, was appointed the new Deputy Chief of Staff to the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Mr. Samuel Avwerosuo Egube …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has said that Nigeria is no longer in the piracy hot list of the international maritime community. He made this known on Thursday at the 2024 Graduation Ceremony of the …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Nigeria’s former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan recently in Asaba, the capital of Delta State lauded the state governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for his credible performance in the state. The former president made the remark during the inauguration of the Delta State High Court Complex …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  Has the political heat in Rivers State simmered in the past week to suggest perhaps – just perhaps – that conventional wisdom has taken hold of the dramatis personae in the crisis to pull back from the precipice they’ve pushed the state to in the last eight …

… Unify Ogonis, Address Oil Resumption, NYCOP Issues, OWA tells Wai-Ogosu By our Reporter The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has said that Ogonis have “sufficient capacity” to negotiate the resumption of oil production in their homeland with the Federal Government. Newly-elected MOSOP President, Engr. Olu Andah …

… Insists Nigeria’s 1914 Amalgamation relics are in Ikot Abasi not Zungeru  By Amos Odie As Akwa Ibom State Government gets set to re-write its own tourism narratives, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Sir Charles Udoh, has said the 1914 Amalgamation relics are in Ikot Abasi Local Government Ares …

By our Reporter The immediate past President of Kenya Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, former Liberian President George Weah, former Vice President of Zambia, Dr. Nevers Mumba, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III as well as the head of the UNDP Sub-Regional Hub for West and Central Africa, Njoya Tikum, …

… as Ex-Internationals Lead International Scouts to Yenagoa By our Reporter The highly anticipated scouting program of the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament will kick off on June 30, 2024, bringing together international scouts and coaches led by Mr. Peter Nieketien and coordinated by Kelvin Etemike. Mr. Nieketien is the Chief …