PUNCH NEWS The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, on Friday asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to dismiss the alleged certificate forgery case instituted against him by the governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Mr Ebizimo Diriyai.…
THE NATION The acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State, Igo Aguma, has attributed the crisis in the state party to one man’s dictatorship. Aguma in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Livingstone Wechie, said the…
NAIRAMETRICS The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike says that the National Bureau of Statistics’ data on unemployment in Rivers State is fake and politically motivated. The Governor disclosed this during an interview with Channels TV on Friday morning. He…
DAILY POST Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said the strategy that led to his victory at the polls was hatched in Rivers State after a marathon meeting with like minds. Governor Obaseki made the revelation when he led some…
THIS DAY The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved $1,959,744,723.71 for the construction of a rail line from Kano in Kano State to Maradi in Niger Republic. Briefing State House reporters after yesterday’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, the…
THE SUN The United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy, UNDEDSS, rose from an Emergency meeting with the Creeks of the Niger Delta on Wednesday to caution the Federal Government that the region will resist the obnoxious Water Resources Amendments…
DAILY POST The Chairman of Pan Niger Delta Forum, Air Commodore Indogesit Nkanang has expressed hope that the victory of Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State would restore political unity as well as bring development to the Niger Delta region.…
PREMIUM TIMES Two former Nigerian presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, were probed for years by the United States authorities, through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an agency of the U.S. Department of Treasury. PREMIUM TIMES’ review of FinCEN…
THE SUN The Ijaw ethnic nationality has opposed the Water Resources Bill currently before the National Assembly. Ijaw leaders under the aegis of Ijaw Nation Development Group (INDG) said the bill was aimed at further distorting Nigeria’s federalism. The leaders,…
THE GUARDIAN As Niger Delta governors continue to push for resource control, their counterparts in the northern region believe current structure, which confers ownership of all natural resources on the Federal Government’s and prescribes the allocation of 13 per cent…