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  By Paul Williams National President of the Association of Nigeria License Customs Agent (ANLCA), Chief Emenike Nwokeoji, has inaugurated the association’s Presidential Monitoring Task Force (PMTF) for the Eastern Zone, while urging licensed Customs agents in the zone to comply with the B’Odogwu digital system, recently introduced by the …

By Emma Sunday A non governmental organization, Media Awareness and Justice Initiative (MAJI), has commissioned and handed over a fully equipped solar-powered internet centre to students of the Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic in Bori, Rivers State. The free internet centre, otherwise referred to as “MAJI Community Network Centre,” situated at the love …

By Emma Sunday Hundreds of protesters on yesterday stormed the Dr Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, venue for the 25th anniversary celebration of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), protesting alleged abandonment of their skills training centre by the Commission. The protesters, who were said to be …

  The leadership caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Ademola Adeleke, unanimously supporting any decision the Governor takes on the growing rumour of defection to another political party. The leaders who praised the Governor’s leadership and performance in …

Bayelsa communities currently locked in legal battles over ownership of the disputed Elepa 1 and 2 Oil wells have accepted the decision reached by the State government to ensure peace and security in the area. The communities claiming ownership of the Elepa Oilfields being operated by the Renaissance Africa Energy …

  By Oke Steve    The Nigerian Justice system came again under public scrutiny as one Ogbonnaya Igbojionu who was sentenced to death on the allegation of buying stolen generator, regained his freedom after spending 26 years waiting for the hangman at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison. Igbojionu, a native of …

…Writes EU, CSOs, INEC The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, have condemned what she termed the deeply troubling and undemocratic remarks recently attributed to the Minister of the FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike. In a statement widely circulated in the media, the FCT Minister was quoted as advising opposition parties …

…Says Fubara Failed to Protect his Supporters A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Rivers State, High Chief Clement Anaele has advised disgruntled members of the Simplified Movement in Rivers State to shift their political allegiance and join the fold of the NNPP. Anaele who spoke to …

By: Mandy Tina A group, Relief International Africa, has issued a strong condemnation of what it describes as the increasing and unlawful harassment of motorists in Port Harcourt and its environs by operatives of the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), popularly known as Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO). In a …

Wife of the Bayelsa State Governor, Dr. Gloria Diri, has called on relevant agencies to intensify efforts in arresting and prosecuting perpetrators of human trafficking and gender-based violence, irrespective of their standings in society. The Bayelsa First Lady, who made the call at a three-day Niger Delta summit on “Raising …