By PAULINA NZERUBE NIGER Delta activist Chief Sheriff Mulade has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to urgently investigate the alleged diversion of ₦1.3 trillion in 13% oil derivation funds by former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. In an open letter to EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede, Mulade expressed concern over the agency’s […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M.M.M.) IBRAHIM KANO, Katsina, and Jigawa states are jointly planning a ₦50 billion regional electricity market to boost power access and distribution in Northwest Nigeria. The initiative, reached at an electrification summit in Marrakech, Morocco, will see the states acquire equity stakes in Future Energies Africa (FEA) — the core investor […]
BY GLORY UGOBA TWO leading candidates in the upcoming Anambra Governorship Election, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Dr. Paul Chukwuma of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), joined the people of Onitsha on Friday to celebrate the 2025 Ofala Festival of His Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, CFR, MNI, the Obi […]
BY GLORY UGOBA The Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe (Agbogidi), has expressed deep concern over the worsening hardship and poverty across Nigeria, describing the situation as critical and alarming. Speaking during the 24th Ofala Festival held on Friday at Ime-Obi, Onitsha, Anambra State, the respected monarch also condemned the ongoing political scheming […]
By TOSI ORE THE Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE) has called for massive investment in digital infrastructure to drive Nigeria’s sustainable economic growth and strengthen its global competitiveness. Speaking at the close of the 2025 International Conference and Exhibition of Power and Telecommunications (ICEPT) in Osogbo, NIEEE President Dr. Felix Olu said […]
By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria has no reason to remain poor, given its vast reserves of natural resources and abundant human talent. Speaking at the 2025 Nigeria Mining Week in Abuja, Tinubu — represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume — called for […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE DELTA State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Thursday performed the groundbreaking of the ₦21.3 billion, 12-kilometre Ugbolu–Okpanam road project in Oshimili North Local Government Area, defying heavy rainfall to do so. The project, which had been postponed earlier due to bad weather, is part of the governor’s M.O.R.E. Agenda to boost infrastructure and […]
BY STEPHEN CHUKS DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has urged leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the South-South region to take the ongoing digital membership registration seriously, describing it as a key step toward modernizing the party’s structure and promoting greater accountability and inclusion. The governor made the call […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M.M.M.) IBRAHIM THE Federal Government has rejected claims of genocide in Nigeria, describing the country as a nation united by shared values and an “accommodative paradise” for all citizens, regardless of religion or political affiliation. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the statement during the Progressive Governors Forum’s […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE SPEAKER of the Delta State House of Assembly, Dennis Guwor, has commended Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for approving and flagging off the reconstruction of the Warri–Sapele–Benin Dual Carriageway, describing it as a transformative step for the state’s infrastructure and economy. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Nkem Nwaeke, Guwor said the […]