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  By Uwem Offon, Uyo   Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has announced plans to assist Comfort Emmanson, the Ibom Air passenger whose altercation with crew members in early August sparked controversy in the aviation sector. Emmanson, who was initially charged to court and remanded, was later pardoned …

Emma Sunday The leader of Association of Niger Delta Upland Communities in Rivers State, Isa Muhammad-Obiri has blamed Nigeria’s Economic challenges, and sufferings experienced by citizens on alleged marginalisation of Rumuekpe, one of the major oil producing communities in the Niger Delta region. Muhammad-Obiri made the claims on Thursday while …

The Garrison Command of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army on Monday flagged-off an Inter-Brigade combat proficiency competition for officers  within the ranks of 2nd lieutenant and major, across 2 brigade, 16 brigade, 63 brigade and 6 Division Garrison. Our Correspondent reports that the 5 days competition features; shooting range, obstacle …

  … PINL Committed to Sustainable Energy Security ~ Mezeh By Godwin Chukwumaechi   Nigeria, for the first time in years, has met its oil revenue benchmark. A feat the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) attributes to improved security and sustained peace in the oil-bearing Niger Delta region. The improved …

  By Paul Williams International gas company, NLNG, has commissioned another set of upgraded learning facilities in Rivers State, making it the 8th such achievement in its ongoing efforts to enhance educational infrastructure in the Niger Delta region. The commissioning, which was for educational facilities at Community Secondary School, Abarikpo …

  By Ehichioya Ezomon   Many Nigerians – and certainly majority of Igbo, home and abroad – have followed the 10-year (since 2015) epic legal battle by the Nigerian government to link leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to an alleged treasonable felony and terrorism, …

Trainers and beneficiaries of a 3-month skills acquisition programme, organised by the Victorious Prayer Network, (also known as, King Makers Ministries), has barricaded the gates of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to protest the commission’s reluctance to promises made to them. The protest by the Niger Delta women and …

As Namibia emerges as Africa’s next major oil frontier, Heirs Energies CEO Osa Igiehon will take center stage at the Namibia Oil & Gas Conference (NOGC) 2025 to share the blueprint for building world-class African energy companies. Osa will headline the session – “The Making of an African Independent” – …

  By Paul Williams No less than 17 political parties, among them, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), and Labour Party (LP), have submitted their list of candidate-nominees for chairmanship and councillorship positions in the August 30, 2025 Local Government elections in Rivers State. Two other parties, …

  Barely a week after the Pipeline Host Ethnic Nationality Leaders (PHENL) hosted a world conference to express their satisfaction with the operations of Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Ltd (PINL) along the Eastern Corridor of the Trans Niger Pipeline, the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has confirmed that Nigeria’s crude …