By MELVIN KOFFA A civil society organisation, the Leadership Center for Civil and Post Trauma Rehabilitation, has raised concerns over the Nigerian Army’s latest promotion list, calling it “uncomplimentary” and urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to correct what it describes as a major administrative error. In a statement signed by its Secretary, Dr. Manzo Abubakar, […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON NIGERIA’S Organised Private Sector (OPS) has asked the National Assembly to withdraw the proposed amendment to the Customs, Excise and Tariff Bill, warning that the draft could harm key non-oil industries and contradict the Federal Government’s fiscal reform agenda. Presenting its position at a public hearing on 27 November, […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE ECOWAS has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all its decision-making bodies following a military coup that halted the country’s electoral process and removed President Umaro Embaló from power. The suspension was announced after an emergency meeting of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, which condemned the coup and expressed concern over the escalating political […]
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH THE quiet industrial town of Ogijo, straddling the border of Lagos and Ogun states, has become the epicentre of one of Nigeria’s most alarming environmental crises. After years of warnings, investigations, and unheeded directives, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has finally shut down multiple battery recycling plants […]
DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has urged investors—particularly Deltans at home and abroad—to seize the state’s rapidly improving economic environment and commit to new investments, declaring that “the time to invest in Delta State is now.” The Governor made the call on Friday in Ubeji, Warri South Local Government Area, while inaugurating the […]
CALLS for accountability, transparency, and measurable development dominated the 2025 Annual Lecture of the Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), as Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori; Chairman of the Lecture, Mr. Edward Obiefuna Martyns; and DOPF Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Ochonogor Enebeli, emphasised that Nigeria’s new tax law must earn public trust through responsible implementation. […]
By TOSI ORE & ANITA KNIGHT NIGERIA and Sierra Leone have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in digital infrastructure, trade, and technology, the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy announced on Thursday. The agreement, unveiled during a two-day Regional Summit on Digital Transformation in Benin Republic, aims to advance […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Asagba of Asaba, HRM Obi Prof. Azinge Chigbogu Epiphany, recently commissioned the re-erected statue of the town’s founding father, correcting a long-standing historical inaccuracy. During the ceremony, the monarch clarified that the progenitor’s name had been mistakenly recorded as Nnebisi, and confirmed the correct name as Kanebisi, reflecting the true […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE DELTA State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori says his administration is ready to collaborate with power sector experts to develop infrastructure that will expand electricity generation and distribution across the state. Speaking at a three-day seminar organised by the Asaba Correspondents Chapel of the NUJ, and represented by Commissioner Charles Aniagwu, the governor described […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE DELTA State Head of Service, Dr. (Mrs.) Mininim Oseji, joined Christian faithful and government officials at the Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS) Asaba Nine Lessons and Carol held on Wednesday 26 November 2025, at Emmanuel the Saviour Catholic Church, Asaba. The state governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, was represented […]