By Bon Peters The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Area 1 Command, Port Harcourt, says it collected the sum of over N200 billion in revenue last year 2024, noting that the feat marked a significant achievement in its revenue collection efforts, as it promised to re-double efforts in 2025. A breakdown …
Read More »Igbo Entrepreneurs Caution Primate Ayodele, Insist on Seyi Tinubu for Governor
By Henry Ovie The hope of Ndigbo in Lagos was rekindled on Thursday as business leaders of South-East extraction reiterated their choice of Seyi Tinubu as the next governor of Lagos State. “The 2027 governorship election lies in the hands of the electorate. They have the ultimate say in election …
Read More »Oluwa Wike: The Bat And His Structureless Structure
By David Oguzierem I know one animal called Usu in my native Etche language. The English call it bat. Please, I didn’t insinuate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT), before una come for my head. One funny adage says the bat has no concrete adaptation. The bat is not a bird …
Read More »Property Developers Lament Rising Cost of ‘White Sand’ in Ughelli, Environs
By Young E. Freeborn, Warri Property developers in Ughelli, particularly Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, have spoken against the daily rise in cost of the so-called ‘white sand’ used in home construction. According to the developers in Ughelli main town, “a trip (truck-load) of sand is now …
Read More »Delta Governor Tasks Nigerians on Peace, Development
By Young E. Freeborn, Asaba Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has charged Nigerians to shun inflammatory remarks and divisive tendencies for the sustainable peace, unity and development of the nation in line with the heroic sacrifices of the country’s fallen heroes and legionnaires. He gave the charge at …
Read More »Remembrance Day: Celebrate Soldiers While Alive, Not Only in Death ~ Fubara
By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that it is more rewarding to celebrate the military and members of the security agencies for their contributions and sacrifices while they are alive, and not just when they are dead. He spoke at the …
Read More »Urban Renewal: My Administration Turning Yenagoa into Modern City ~ Diri
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration’s urban renewal programme will transform Yenagoa, the state capital, into a modern city. Senator Diri stated this against the backdrop of the recent relocation of inter-state commercial transporters to the new state-owned transport terminal at …
Read More »APC in Turmoil: Tinubu, El-Rufai, and Power Struggle for 2027
By David Oguzierem The political battle between Nasir El-Rufai and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a confrontation of seismic proportions, one that has sent shockwaves through political space. This war, long predicted by astute observers, has exposed the deep fissures within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and threatens to …
Read More »Rivers Crisis: Odili Should Toe Path of Peace ~ Okocha
By Polycarp Nwaeke As the political crisis in Rivers State lingers, the Chairman of APC Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha says as an elder statesman and a father figure, Dr. Peter Odili should seek to reconcile his warring children, Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Chief Nyesom Wike instead of stoking the …
Read More »N50m Prize Money for Grabs in Nigeria’s Largest Grassroots Football Tournament
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The organizers of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football tournament, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament (also known as the “Prosperity Cup”), have announced that season seven will kick off in February 2025 across the state. According to a statement signed by the Director-General of the tournament, Mr. Ono …
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