Vanguard. ASABA—DELTA State Government has donated relief materials to victims of tanker explosion at Ohoror Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State. Recall that the explosion which occurred on January 27, 2022, reportedly claimed two lives, destroyed 30 buildings…
PUNCH. The Bayelsa State Government has, again, called on the Niger Delta Development Commission to prioritise the completion of its long-abandoned bridge project at Akenfa, a suburb of the Yenagoa metropolis. According to the government, the bridge project, which crosses…
NAIJANEWS. The officials were said to have been involved in the looting of public funds to the tune of N117b between 2015 and 2018. According to the EFCC in a statement (including pictures of the suspects) released on its website which…
Africa’s first graduate at the prestigious Harvard University, Prof. Lawrence Ekpebu was yesterday interred at his hometown, Okoloba, Sabagreia in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. Ekpebu, also a former Nigerian Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, was given a state burial…
Vanguard. Top natives of the South-South region at the weekend, warned the Federal Government, the Attorney General of the Federation/Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Godwill Akpabion, to stop playing games with the Niger Delta Development…
THIS DAY. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund has announced that it will contribute $14.3 million to Phase II of the feasibility study for the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline estimated at $25 billion. This is coming as the Nigerian…
Amid a hyped crowd, inventive arrangements, political anthems, and flying underwear, the beloved Afro-fusionist became the first Nigerian to headline the famed venue Burna Boy earned his metaphorical flowers — and his very literal bras — as he ripped through a…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, Farah Dagogo, has been arrested 24 hours after Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, declared him wanted. Special Assistant to Dagogo on Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Lawal, who confirmed his arrest to The Guardian, yesterday…
LEADERSHIP. The controversy over the vast expanse of land at Otegbo village, Ethiope West local government area, Delta State, allocated to the Nigeria Army by His Royal Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, The Olu of Warri Kingdom, has taken a new…
TIDE. The subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, between January and March 2022 has risen to N675.93bn, according to the latest data obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on Wednesday. Also, the NNPC has…