Leak from OML 29 pollutes Bayelsa communities
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa An oil spill from an 8-inch crude delivery pipeline at Oil Mining Lease 29 (OML 29) has…
Police begin enforcement of ban on covered vehicle number plates, October 10
Ememobong Okon The Akwa Ibom State Police Command will begin full-scale enforcement of the ban on all forms of covered…
A’Ibom communities end harmful widowhood practices, adopt GBV prevention charters
Etim Ekpimah Two major communities in Akwa Ibom State, Ika and Uyo, have formally abolished harmful widowhood practices and adopted…
Army launches probe into officer’s death in barracks blaze set by wife
Etim Ekpimah, Uyo The Nigerian Army has launched a full investigation into the death of Lieutenant Samson Haruna, who succumbed…
Chevron spends $1b on contracts, commits to Nigerian content
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting Nigerian Content Development by creating jobs and…
Vice President Kashim Shettima commends Shell investments
Nathan Tamarapreye Vice President Kashim Shettima has commended the investments of Shell Companies in Nigeria at the opening of the…
CHRAN advocates empowered, democratically elected LG chairmen to man councils
Etim Ekpimah Appalled by state governors’ overbearing grip on local governments and the resulting poverty, the Center for Human Rights…
CBN takes credit for inflation drop, forex stability
Etim Ekpimah The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken credit for the state of the nation’s economy, as inflation…
How Efik king brought education into Eastern Nigeria
Long before Nigeria became a nation, the Efik Kingdom of Old Calabar was already writing history. In the 1840s, 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠…
Labour dispute: Fed Polytechnic, Ekowe resumes
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa The Federal Polytechnic at Ekowe in Bayelsa resumed academic activities on Monday, ending a prolonged labour dispute…