Generator fumes kill seven in Bayelsa music studio

Abuthor _bc Seven persons among whom were many said to be students of the Niger Delta University, Yenagoa, were found dead inside a music studio on Tuesday morning after inhaling what is... Read more »

Naira slide pushes Dangote diesel to N1,100/litre

By Okechukwu Nnodim The price of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, produced by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased from N940/litre to N1,100/litre due to the crash of the naira against the... Read more »

I didn’t start governing fully until this February – Fubara

By Dennis Naku Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, said on Tuesday, that he did not start governing the state fully until February 2024. Though he assumed office in May, Fubara said he did... Read more »

Failed robbery: Lagos varsity students escape death

By Uthman Salami Two Lagos State University students, who have not yet been named, were allegedly injured by a stray bullet on Monday after an attempted robbery at a residential area for students,... Read more »

Two Wike ex-commissioners, six others screened to join Fubara’s cabinet

By Dennis Naku The exit of five pro-Wike commissioners last week had created vacancies in the cabinet. The commissioners resigned their position amid the feud between Wike and Fubara, citing a toxic working... Read more »

How the Niger Delta Music and Arts Program (NDMAP) Will Turn Around the Entertainment Industry in the Niger Delta Region

The Niger Delta Region has far too long been known for several wrong reasons, ranging from kidnapping to pipeline vandalization to several other social vices. This is not because the youths are... Read more »

Ndi Igbo and the challenge of evolving a sustainable development agenda: the Ekwunife magic

By Chinedu Anselem Nebeife The inability of the south-east geopolitical zone to craft an effective and sustainable response to her development question over time has systematically crippled the zone, reducing her socio-political... Read more »

Wike, Fubara faceoff can destabilise Niger Delta – Jonathan

By Dennis Naku Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, warned that the political crisis in Rivers State if not checked had the potential of destabilising not only the Niger Delta, but affecting other... Read more »

Student loan: 1.2m beneficiaries listed as scheme begins Friday

By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The long-awaited student loan programme will take off on Friday with 1.2 million students in federal tertiary institutions across the country, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Education... Read more »

Bandits abduct 20 in Abuja night raid 

By Abiodun Sanusi About 20 residents of Dawaki, a community near Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory, have been kidnapped. The attackers were said to have raided houses on Frank Opara Street before... Read more »