Schools resume in 25 LGAs in Delta
By Joshua Williams About 29,525 students have resumed for academic activities across various public secondary schools in the 25 local government areas of Delta State. The returning students will participate…
Breaking: ShopRite to leave Nigeria
South Africa’s grocery retailer ShopRite is leaving Africa’s biggest market, Nigeria, 15 years after it opened shop in the West African country. The announcement by ShopRite came months after another…
Goodluck Jonathan Railway Station in Agbor, Ridiculous, demeaning – PANDEF
By Ebi Perekeme The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has described the naming of what is in effect, a railway sub-station, after the Country's immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan…
Alleged Fraud: Amaechi terminates Okunbo’s OMSL maritime security contract
By Joshua Williams The Federal Government has cancelled the maritime security contract handled by Capt. Hosa Okunbo’s Ocean Marine Solutions Ltd (OMSL), alleging that the deal was laced in fraud.…
Pathetic! Senate reveals NDDC’s IMC collect 30% of contracts before contractors
The Senate has revealed that the new head of the Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei and other members of the Committee…
Oil-rich communities in A’Ibom fume over alleged maltreatment
By Joshua Williams Angry Ijaw youths in the oil communities of Akwa Ibom state, on Thursday, protested over what they called ‘high underdevelopment and infrastructural decay’ in their areas. They…
A’Ibom: New appointments on Monday, Aug. 3
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State will on Monday, August 3, 2020, swear-in eight new members of the State Executive Council recently cleared by the State assembly for Commissioner…
Bayelsa: Shell Nigeria in talks with host communities on development fund review
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has begun discussions with 12 host communities in Bayelsa which demanded upward review of development obligations. SPDC’s Media Relations Manager, Mr Bamidele…
Gunmen demand N16m ransom to release 60-yr-old woman in Rivers
Unknown gunmen who abducted Nyieda Kpeenu in Nweol community, Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State, have demanded N16m ransom for her ransom. Kpeenu, a 60-year-old woman, was on Wednesday, abducted…
My new album will take the world by surprise – Beetasha
Lagos-based Nigerian female artiste Blessing Enyamuke popularly known as Beetasha, and founder of Delta Pikin Initiative and the BeeInspired Foundation, is one artiste to watch out for. In this interview…
