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By Young E. Freeborn The Methodist Church Nigeria, Archdiocese of Kaduna, on Sunday January 22, 2023 ordained Rt. Rev’d Nkechi Nwosu as the church’s first female bishop in Nigeria.  Rt Rev’d Nwosu was formally enthroned as the Bishop of Jos by the Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Rev’d Joseph Nnonah at …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to petition the Bayelsa State Government and Governor Douye Diri to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to explain the spending of N3 billion that accrued to each of the eight local government areas of the state from …

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Rivers State council, have urged stakeholders to commit themselves to a peaceful election in the state come February 25 and March 11, 2023. The need for a change from the violent narrative that …

In a determined effort to ensure that the core mandates of revenue generation, national security and suppression of smuggling activities are not compromised, the Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has impounded four containers containing granite stones, ceramics and cable wire rolls used …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The continuous attacks on Uwheru farmers in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State by herdsmen suspected to be Fulani has again began at the start of this year’s farming season, terrorizing the farmers including those of Ohoror and Agadama communities in the same …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Traditional Rulers and chiefs from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have sent a strongly worded petition to President Muhammadu Buhari over the alleged arrest of Tantita’s director of Technical Operations, Capt. Warredi Inisouh, by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Friday’s ruling by the State High Court, nullifying the ward, local and state congresses and thereby sacking the incumbent leadership of the party in the state, does not by anyway affect the party’s …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Leaders of the Third Phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have congratulated Mr. Mathew Asime Dango on his appointment as the special adviser on Youths to the new managing director of NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku. A statement signed by Elaye Slaboh, Princewill Kotingo, Victor Occasion and Davison Suboh, …

By Ukandi Christopher The Institute Superior de Communication Republic of Benin has conferred the Honorary Plural Doctoral Award on three eminent Nigerians for their “philanthropic activities, business acumen and service to humanity.” The decorations of Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, took place in December, 2022 at the Amatu Braide Hall, University …

By Young E. Freeborn, Warri The revered traditional ruler and Odion’Rode of Unenurhie community, HRM, Moses Inore, has again added his voice to the pleas of his subjects to the Delta State government to recognize the community as an independent and separate kingdom from the Evwreni kingdom. The Odion’Rode made …