"The waterways of the Niger Delta is full of money but people don’t know. Stop making excuses and just take the initiative."

Ijaw Diaspora Council (IDC) has advocated a review of Nigeria’s laws to allow political participation of Nigerian citizens resident abroad in general elections. Prof. Mony Gold, President of IDC, made the call on Tuesday at a virtual town hall meeting put together by Global Nigeria Diaspora Forum for Presidential Candidates ahead 2023 elections. The IDC

President Muhammadu Buhari has told leaders of the South-East geo-political zone that the fate of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu will be decided in court. Kanu, who is currently in detention, is being prosecuted by the Federal Government on charges bordering on terrorism and treason. Buhari spoke during a

The African Action Congress (AAC), on Thursday, maintained that Omoyele Sowore remained the National Chairman and a Presidential aspirant of the party for the 2023 elections. The party also debunked a report by a group of people claiming to be its members, who stated that Sowore was expelled from the party in 2019. The earlier

The Imo Police Command has accused members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB of the attacks on ADDAA Flow station, Izombe in Oguta LGA of Imo State. It has also confirmed that a lifeless body of a young man suspected to be a member of the proscribed group (IPOB) was seen with his two

A lady in her 20s identified as Ugochi Nworie was on Saturday night allegedly murdered in a popular hotel (names withheld) along the Enugu-Abakaliki expressway in Ebonyi State. While a report on the case revealed that the victim was ganged raped, another report has it that the incident was a case of ritual killing in

"Let me pronounce to you that you’ve had a lot of declarations, this one is uncommon. The message is not only a message of hope, not only a message of positive continuity; it is also a message that very soon the Egyptians you see today will see them no more. Therefore, I hereby declare my

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has formally joined the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential race for the 2023 election. Senator Akpabio made the declaration Wednesday before a mammoth crowd at Ikot Ekpene Stadium in Akwa Ibom State. During the declaration, the youths of the All

Rivers guber aspirant, Farah Dagogo, rushed to hospital from police custody A governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Farah Dagogo, who has been in police custody since last Thursday has been taken to the hospital. Dagogo, who was arrested on the orders of the Rivers State Government is one of the aspirants for the governorship ticket

PAP boss urges aggrieved Niger Deltans to adopt dialogue, negotiations Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has urged aggrieved persons in the Niger Delta region to adopt dialogue and negotiations as tools to resolve disputes in the region. He maintained that the use of intellectual property, networking and negotiations remained

Don’t come back to Niger Delta if you fail to run, MOSIEND tells Goodluck Jonathan The Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan not to return to the Niger Delta if he fails to contest the 2023 presidential election. The National President

Wike vs Dagogo: PDP may not have a guber candidate for 2023 elections in Rivers – Asari Dokubo Leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, has warned that the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, may end up not having a candidate in Rivers 2023 governorship election. Dokubo warned that the party has been

A couple who were personnel of the Nigerian Army have been murdered by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Imo State. A military source told our correspondent that the woman was first raped before she was shot dead along with her fiancé. The duo were later beheaded. The source said the couple were travelling to the state to

APC youths plan to embark on one million-man march to force Goodluck Jonathan to join 2023 presidential race Coalition of Young Leaders, a youth pressure group in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has disclosed plans to embark on a ‘one million-man march’ aimed at prevailing on former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the ruling party

UNIPORT Vice-Chancellor charges Niger Delta youths to prepare to take over governance The Vice-Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt, Prof. George Owunari, has charged the youths of the Niger Delta region to get ready to take over governance, adding that the newly amended Electoral Act had created such opportunities for them. The VC said this on

EId al-Fitr 2022: Yahaya Bello Congratulates Muslims, says Ramadan lessons should be sustained Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello has congratulated the citizens of Kogi State and Muslim Ummah across the world on this year celebration of the Eid al-Fitr, while urging them to sustain the lessons learnt during the Islamic holy month. Governor Bello in

Farah Dagogo’s life in danger – Aide raises alarm The Special Assistant on Media to the member representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and Rivers state governorship aspirant, Hon. Dr. Farah Dagogo, has raised the alarm over alleged threats to his life. The media aide—Ibrahim Lawal, who made the allegation in a

May Day: Farah Dagogo speaks from police detention, canvases better welfare package for Rivers workers Rivers State Governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo, has canvassed for a better welfare package for Rivers and Nigerian workers to commensurate with their efforts towards achieving economic prosperity for the

A report has revealed that Nigeria loses between N30 and N60 trillion annually to oil theft, illegal refining, and pipeline vandalism. The report was the product of research work carried out by a team from the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) and financed by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SDPC). The lead researcher, Ben Naanen

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday in Abuja disqualified two of the 17 presidential aspirants it screened. Chairman of the Screening Committee, Senator David Mark, disclosed this to journalists shortly after the conclusion of the exercise at Legacy House, Abuja, at 7pm. ALSO READ: Full list of PDP 2023 presidential aspirants for screening on

FG trains 177 Kano youths in smartphone repairs with N5.9bn, N33m each The Federal Government, on Thursday, confirmed committing the sum of N5.9 billion on training, tooling and monthly stipends for the Batch C beneficiaries of the N-Power Programme in Kano State. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq