PREMIUM TIMES As the Delta State Government intensifies efforts at stemming the spread of COVID-19 in the state, it announced on Friday that one of the children of the Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has tested positive to the virus. A statement…
VANGUARD They never called his name, but that he was being referenced was implicit in the fact that the word Negro became politically incorrect after his untimely departure from the United States of America. The word ‘Black’ supplanted ‘Negro’ when…
THE SUN “Fundamentally, during the campaigns, we also promised to secure our State. No government is worth any value if it cannot guarantee the security of lives and property. I assure you that never for a moment will our administration…
THE GUARDIAN South-South chiefs, elders and opinion leaders have decried the marginalisation of the region by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The leaders said that it was heartbreaking that about 83 per cent of oil blocs in the country were…
THE GUARDIAN Bayelsa State traditional rulers, under the auspices of Paramount Rulers Forum for Oil Host Communities in Niger Delta, have backed President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive for the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The traditional rulers,…
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 684 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 23,298. The NCDC made the announcement on Friday night via its Twitter handle. “On the 26th…
THE NATION RIVERS State has approved a new flyover, measuring 505 metres, at the GRA junction on Port Harcourt/Aba Expressway. Commissioner for Works Austin Ben-Chioma, who spoke in Port Harcourt on Thursday, said the approval was given during the State…
THE NATION The Federal Government has said it will announce a date for the commencement of domestic flight next week. The Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika explained that the sector was stalling the resumption of flight because it still needs to…
THE PUNCH THE Pan Niger Delta Forum has said it will no longer beg the Federal Government to be committed to the growth of the Niger Delta region It however added that it would continue to speak to youths of…
THIS DAY Nigeria has recorded 594 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 22,614 the number of confirmed cases in the country. Announcing this Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Lagos recorded 159 new cases, Delta, 106; Ondo,…