Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has condemned “in its entirety” the death of 12 year old Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College, Lekki in Lagos State. Speaking with media men during a candlelight procession, held in honour of the deceased, president of IYC, Dcn. Peter Igbifa, lamented the ugly incident and …
Read More »Travel Restrictions Undermines Action against COVID-19 ~ Pyrates Confraternity
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The flurry of travel restrictions being clamped on African countries including Nigeria by Western nations is capable of undermining global effort against Covid-19, says the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity). The group, which condemned the recent travel restrictions announced by the Canadian and United Kingdom …
Read More »OML 58 Football Tourney Highlights TotalEnergies’ Commitment to Host Communities
By Amaechi Okonkwo The 18th edition of the annual football competition among the OML 58 communities came to a close last Saturday, December 4, 2021, with the team from Elele Okinali defeating their Obite counterparts to emerge this year’s champions. 18 football teams, representing 18 communities that are hosts to …
Read More »Aiteo Spill, Worst in My Lifetime ~ Diri
… Calls for Protection of Lives, Fishing Routes By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa An unhappy Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, returned from visiting the oil spill site in Nembe Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday, describing it as the worst he had seen in his lifetime. The OML …
Read More »Omehia, OCJ, Others Extol New PHCCIMA President, Mike Elechi
Former governor of Rivers State, Sir Celestine Omehia, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), OCJ Okocha (SAN), president of the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Ide John Udeagbala, and chairman of Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority, Chief Ferdinand Alabraba, among others have extolled …
Read More »Afrobeat Superstar, D’banj Set to Attend AfroZons Dubai Soundoff
The build-up to the ‘Afrozons Dubai SoundOff,’ holding in March, 2022 is gaining momentum, as Dubai’s Department for Economy and Tourism (DET), formerly known as Dubai Tourism, unveils, International Afrobeat superstar, D’banj, as the official Afrobeat artist of the AfroZons Dubai Soundoff. D’banj who has received numerous international awards like …
Read More »Fuel Scarcity Could Mean Price Hike, FENRAD Cautions FG, NNPC
Fuel Scarcity Could Mean Price Hike, FENRAD Cautions FG, NNPC Following the recent scarcity of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as ‘fuel,’ the Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development (FENRAD), a pro-democracy, human and environmental rights advocacy group, has called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian National …
Read More »NCDMB’s Best Essay Writer Wins N1m, Others Smile Home With Cash, Laptops
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The winner of the 5th edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) annual Undergraduate Essay Competition, Enomfon Akpan, a 200 level student of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has been awarded a star prize of N1 million with a brand new …
Read More »Derivation Refund: Policy Alert Cautions N’ Delta Govs against ‘New Loans’
A civil society organisation promoting economic and ecological justice in the Niger Delta, Policy Alert, has called on state governments in the region to “resist the temptation” of using the recent court judgments, ordering the Federal Government to pay some oil producing states their share of recalculated oil derivation revenue, …
Read More »EndSARS Report: Justice should not End on Paper ~ FENRAD
… Urges Abia Government to Make Report Public Following the coming to light of the Lagos State EndSARS panel reports, officially known as the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS-Related Abuses and Other Matters, the Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, a …
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