THE CABLE As we enjoy the Niger Delta special corruption opera playing on the nation’s prime time shows, we should reflect deeper on the fate of Niger Delta’s trapped peoples. I think this crisis should convince anyone who really pays…
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 576 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, with national toll now put at 37,801. The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday. “576 new…
BREAKING: Gbajabiamila Gives Akpabio 48 Hours Ultimatum To Name Lawmakers Who Got Contract From NDDC
SAHARA REPORTERS Speaker of the Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has given Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, a 48-hour ultimatum to name lawmakers that received contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission. Akpabio, while appearing before the…
THE PUNCH Flood has sacked some communities in Delta State following three days of heavy downpour that climaxed on Monday. The affected communities in the Uvwie Local Government Area of the state include Alaka, GRA, Uti, Jakpa Road by the…
BLUE PRINT NIGERIA Bayelsa state governor, Douye Diri, has pledged to run an all-inclusive administration that would ensure equity and fair representation of all interest groups. Though he is yet to constitute a cabinet since he assumed office on February…
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 562 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, with national toll now put at 37,225. The agency made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Monday. “562 new…
THIS DAY The much-sought sanity in the petroleum industry may soon be found if the promise by the federal government to transmit a new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to the National Assembly, for consideration and passage, is anything to go…
BLUE PRINT NIGERIA As the flooding period draws closer, women drawn from crude spill impacted communities in Bayelsa state have undergone a two-day training aimed at building a network of informed women that can enforce environmental changes, especially in ensuring…
DAILY TRUST The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has donated medical equipment worth $150,000 to the Bayelsa State Government in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Receiving the medical items from the company’s delegation, Gov. Douye Diri,…
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 556 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 36,663. The NCDC made the announcement on Sunday night via its Twitter handle. “On the 19th…