*Says feud not with Fubara but those who manipulated governor FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has again made it clear why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election. While cautioning the PDP not to make the same mistakes they made in the last 2023 presidential elections, he observed that in any case that…
Firm Confirms Clamping Done, Spill Clean-up Underway Nigerian oil firm Renaissance Energy has halted production into the country’s Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP), a major oil artery transporting crude from onshore oilfields to the Bonny export terminal, following an operational incident. An environmental rights group said that the pipeline burst on May 6 and spilled oil…
BY KELVIN ONYEKACHUKWU, ASABA Amid growing political tension over the implementation of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the fresh delineation of wards and polling units in Warri Federal Constituency, the Ijaw and Urhobo communities have jointly condemned what they described as desperate moves by some Itsekiri leaders to hijack the process through ethnic manipulation and…
A fresh controversy has erupted in Delta State over what many believe is a politically motivated academic punishment meted out to Osato Edobor, a top-performing final-year student of the Delta State College of Nursing, Asaba, following a viral TikTok video linked to an event attended by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. In March 2025,…
As the Ijaw Nation marked the 57th remembrance of Major Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro, the Western Zone of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has called on young people across the Niger Delta to go beyond symbolic celebrations and actively resist political and developmental marginalisation in the region. Speaking during a commemorative event in Warri, Delta…
BY KELVIN ONYEKACHUKWU, ASABA As the Ijaw Nation marked Boro Day on Thursday, the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), High Chief Dennis Otuaro, called on Niger Delta youths to embrace peace, unity, and collective vigilance for the future of the region. Speaking in Warri, Delta State today at the gathering to commemorate…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja for Rome, the capital of Italy, on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV. Accompanied by top Catholic leaders, President Tinubu will attend a solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome and the new leader…
As the FCT Administration commences preparations for the 2025 Hajj operations, FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud has inaugurated the 2025 Hajj Ministerial Committee to take charge of affairs related to this year’s hajj operations. Inaugurating the committee on Thursday in her office in Abuja, Mahmoud tasked committee members with dedication, expertise, and unwavering…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Hon Francis Nwifuru, has flagged off construction of a five -span bridge to link communities and towns of Enyim in Izzi Local Government Area of the state with their neighboring community in Oju, Benue State. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony held at the construction site, Governor Nwifuru said the idea…
…AS HE INSPECTS CRITICAL PROJECTS AHEAD OF COMMISSIONING The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has said that, when completed, the bus terminal projects embarked upon by the FCT Administration will play a major role in transforming the city’s transport system. Barr Wike who stated this while addressing newsmen after…
