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Emma Sunday The Nigerian Navy says it’s personnel from the NNS Pathfinder, have dismantled 5 illegal refining sites with 21 reservoirs in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State. The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), Pathfinder, Commodore Cajethan Nnabuchi Aniaku disclosed this in a statement he personally signed and …

Emma Sunday Pastor Joseph Egbu and his wife, Sinach, have felicitated with Obinna Egbu and his newly wedded wife, Vivian, on their wedding to seal their true love story. Obinna Egbu on Saturday wedded his heartthrob at the United States with friends and families attending the ceremony both physical and …

  By Paul Williams   Journalists in the Niger Delta have benefited from a two-day capacity building workshop aimed at equipping them with resources to enhance their reportage of environmental, gender and Nigerian Content issues. The workshop, tagged ‘Training On Environmental Justice Reporting,’ organised by Kebetkache Women Development and Resource …

As the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) continued on its mandates of remediating oil impacted sites in Ogoniland, the agency has called on Ogoni Ex-Artisanal Refiners and other youth groups to intensify the campaign against re-pollution of the environment. Project Coordinator of HYPREP, Prof Nenibarini Zabbey, while speaking at a …

As Nigeria marks Democracy Day, a non-governmental organisation, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, has asked President Bola Ahmed to deliver the long-promised fruits of democracy to Nigerians, decrying deepening frustration among citizens, who, despite decades of democratic rule, continue to battle grinding poverty, chronic insecurity, and bad governance.  …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Les by Chief Tony Okocha in Rivers State, has told the suspended Governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara that even if he decides to defect from his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the APC, his sins would still not be forgiven. He said …

  As Nigeria prepares to commemorate the historic June 12 Democracy Day a day that symbolizes the nation’s enduring struggle for democratic governance the Gokana Coalition is calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to seize this symbolic moment to reaffirm Nigeria’s commitment to democratic values by restoring full democratic governance …

As the world observes the World Food Safety Day 2025, with the theme ‘Food Safety: Science in Action’, group, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on governments at all levels to implement policies that promote healthy, indigenous diets and discourage the widespread availability and consumption of ultra-processed foods (UFPs), …

Management of the University of Port Harcourt (UniPort) is demanding a diligent investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of Mr. Godwin Akpakpan, a 300-level student of Computer Science of the university. Akpakpan was reportedly killed during a shoot-out between personnel of the Nigerian Police Force and Nigerian Army …

Reactions are now trailing the recently commissioned projects by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is as KAGOTE, the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Ogoni people in Rivers State, have lambasted the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi for misleading the president into commissioning an uncompleted project. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to …