By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO BAYELSA State Governor, Douye Diri, has urged the European Union (EU) to reassess its interventions in the Niger Delta to ensure projects deliver more tangible benefits to local communities. Diri made the appeal on Thursday in Yenagoa during a visit by the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot. He acknowledged […]
THE Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA) has expressed strong displeasure over the failure of local government councils across the state to implement the Delta State Public Procurement Law, 2020. The concern was raised on Monday in Asaba during an interface between the Assembly’s Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and the leadership of […]
By SANI BATURE THE newly established North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has unveiled its priorities to drive sustainable development across the region. Managing Director Dr. Cyril Tsenyil, speaking at the commission’s maiden press briefing in Lafia on Wednesday, said the focus areas include infrastructure, agriculture, health, education, housing, water, power, and industrialisation across the six […]
BY STEPHEN CHUKS THE Delta State House of Assembly has taken a step toward strengthening its legal framework on human rights protection as a bill seeking to amend the Violence Against Persons Law, 2020 passed first reading at plenary on Tuesday. The amendment bill, sponsored by the lawmaker representing Ughelli North 1 Constituency, Hon. Matthew […]
BY STEPHEN CHUKS PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally lifted the six-month state of emergency imposed on Rivers State, paving the way for the full restoration of democratic governance in the oil-rich State. The emergency rule, declared on March 18, 2025, followed a bitter political standoff between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the State House […]
By MELVIN KOFFA SEVENTEEN directors have failed the Federal Government’s first-tier written exam for Permanent Secretary positions, leaving 53 out of 70 candidates to advance. The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) said the process underscores its commitment to merit, transparency, and reform in selecting top civil service leaders. […]
By TINA TOLUTOPE THE Federal Government has raised concern over the deportation of 13 Nigerians to Ghana by the United States without prior notification. The deportees, along with one Gambian, were flown on a U.S. military cargo plane and handed to Ghanaian authorities despite having no ties to the country. Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto […]
By GLORY UGOBA FLOODWATERS have continued to rise in Anambra State, submerging homes, farmlands, and major roads in Ogbaru Local Government Area and putting several riverine communities at risk. The crisis, triggered by days of heavy rainfall and the swelling River Niger, has left thousands of residents vulnerable. The Anambra State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE The Chairman of Asaba Development Union (ADU), Isolo branch, Ogbueshi Izuka Amantu, has reaffirmed his loyalty and that of his members to the Asagba of Asaba, HRM Prof. Epiphany Azinge, ahead of the monarch’s forthcoming New Yam Festival. During a courtesy visit, Amantu praised the Asagba’s commitment to rebranding and developing Asaba […]
By OBIOMA TORI THE Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria has threatened a nationwide naked protest on the 6th of October if the government fails to pay arrears, increments, and palliatives. National Chairman Mukaila Ogunbote said pensioners were excluded from benefits approved by President Bola Tinubu in 2023, including a ₦25,000 palliative and a ₦13,000 […]