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Headlines, Niger Delta, Press Releases
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
Friends of Niger Delta Ecological Initiative, FONDEI, has noted with regret a barrage of actions by some highly placed politicians and their associates to needlessly criticise, antagonize and distract the officials of Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) from carrying out the project’s objectives of identifying and remedying negatively impacted environment of Ogoniland in the Niger […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has assured that his administration was committed to the creation of more jobs and empowerment of youths in the state. Speaking during the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Passing-Out Parade Ceremony of the 2019 Batch ‘A’ Corps Members deployed to Rivers State at Isaac Boro Park in Port […]
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Elections 2019, Headlines, INEC Politics
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday that with the proposed reform of the electoral Act, the 2019 election may be the last “mainly manual” election in Nigeria. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakub, said this is achievable with the support of the National Assembly, tasking the lawmakers to expedite action on the amendment […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
The Nigerian Army said its soldiers engaged in the counter-terrorism operations in the North-East have thwarted terrorists’ attempt to attack one of its military bases at Damboa in Borno State. The Army said the soldiers killed 19 of the terrorists, wounded several others and recovered several arms and ammunition from them. The Media Coordinator in […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature, Nigerian Police
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
The House of Representatives at the plenary yesterday condemned the rising cases of extrajudicial killing, extortion, harassment, and intimidation by men of the Nigeria Police Force. The House called for the review of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other tactical squads created by the NPF to reduce human rights abuses. The call followed the unanimous […]
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Headlines
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
A former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi has said he is unaware of the reported removal of the Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside. Although, no official statement from the government is backing the claims, there are reports that Peterside, whose tenure expires […]
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Governors, Headlines, South-South
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
After weeks of speculation and suspense, governors of the South-South states, yesterday, agreed to establish a regional security outfit to tackle peculiar challenges in the region. This is coming in the heels of the passage of the bill for the establishment of South-West security network, Amotekun, by state Houses of Assembly in states of the […]
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Headlines, Health
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
Nigeria is monitoring 58 people who had contact with an Italian man infected with the new coronavirus, the health minister said Monday, as officials scrambled to stop the disease spreading. Africa’s most populous country on Friday confirmed the first case of the virus in sub-Saharan Africa after the patient was diagnosed in the economic […]
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Headlines, South-East
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide yesterday chided the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnai Nwodo, over comments in one of national dailies, not The Guardian, that South-East Governors’ Forum was frustrating the apex Igbo socio-cultural group’s efforts. In a statement in Abakaliki, the National President of OYC, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzorlo, queried why such provocative […]
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Corruption Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
By Jane Echewodo The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC) on Monday charged Ngozi Okoye before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos for allegedly defrauding N349 million. Ngozi was arraigned alongside with her company: Menoil Oil and Gas Limited before Justice Mojisola Dada. Ngozi and her company was arraigned on a 2 count charge bordering […]
