Author: admin

By Ehichioya Ezomon On Monday, January 13, 2025, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly – bandying allegations of gross misconduct, financial mismanagement, and poor leadership – defied the MKO Abiola dictum of “not shaving a man’s head in his absence,” and impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who’s away in the United States of America. Since then, the spinning goes on in political circles, and especially on social media that, the dramatic impeachment was a hatchet job executed by the “political machine” of President Bola Tinubu, intent on “installing” his son, Seyi Tinubu, as governor of Lagos State in 2027. Mind you,…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The General Officer Commanding the Nigerian Army, 6 Division, Port Harcourt Major General Jamal Abdulsalam, has charged officers and soldiers of the division to do whatever it takes to ensure continued increase in the nation’s crude oil output. The GOC gave the charge at the 2024 West African Social Activities (WASA) of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, held in Port Harcourt at the weekend. He enjoined them to remain dedicated, focused and committed to the discharge of their responsibilities of ensuring zero tolerance for pipeline vandalism and other associated crimes with a view to maintaining…

Director General of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke, have led a specialized team of NOSDRA personnel and stakeholders to conduct “a comprehensive site assessment” in Zion City, Agum, a community on Bukuma Island of Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The initiative aimed at evaluating the ramifications of a recent hydrocarbon spill and formulating an effective response strategy to mitigate the environmental impact. The incident, which was reported on January 1, 2025, involved a gas leak from the NNPC OML Well 8, operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). Following…

By Bon Peters The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Area 1 Command, Port Harcourt, says it collected the sum of over N200 billion in revenue last year 2024, noting that the feat marked a significant achievement in its revenue collection efforts, as it promised to re-double efforts in 2025. A breakdown of the figures for 2024, showed a total sum of ₦200,585,362,796 collected by the command.. This disclosure was contained in a press release made available to our correspondent Friday, by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs, Oscar Ivara, in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital. The statement went…

By Henry Ovie The hope of Ndigbo in Lagos was rekindled on Thursday as business leaders of South-East extraction reiterated their choice of Seyi Tinubu as the next governor of Lagos State. “The 2027 governorship election lies in the hands of the electorate. They have the ultimate say in election matters.” The South-East body also advised the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, detractors and willful critics to steer clear of Lagos politics. “Certainly by 2027, Primate Ayodele and others like him will acknowledge the people’s verdict and the present position of Igbo Entrepreneurs within and outside…

By Bon Peters Chairmanship aspirant of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Onne Seaport chapter in the 2025 election, Chief Ifeanyi Isikaku (Onwa), has vowed not to step down for any candidate. Disclosing this in a pre-manifesto unveiling in his office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Chief Isikaku emphasized the essence of experience and integrity as cardinal ingredients for successful leadership. He said he has climbed the ladder of leadership positions in ANLCA, performed well at various times, the recent being in the regime of Mr. Mike Ebeatu, serving as his vice chairman. “I mean, who among the…

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has commended the outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Major. Gen. Jamal Abdusalam, for maintaining neutrality during the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state. Governor Diri also commended the professionalism of Gen. Abdusalam, the military and the other security agencies during the poll. He gave the commendation on Thursday when Abdusalam paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa. The governor said the role played by security operatives, particularly the Nigerian Army, contributed largely to the peaceful and credible governorship poll in…

By David Oguzierem I know one animal called Usu in my native Etche language. The English call it bat. Please, I didn’t insinuate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT), before una come for my head. One funny adage says the bat has no concrete adaptation. The bat is not a bird that flies in the air, neither is it an animal that enjoys the ground. The bat is a classless and homeless animal. It revolves around the air and the ground, ultimately belonging to nowhere and everywhere, like Buhari, who belongs to everybody and nobody. I can state without fear of…

By Amos Odhe A Niger Delta advocacy group, the Movement for the Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta (MSDND) has raised alarm over an alleged plot “to blackmail and accuse prominent personalities and former militant leaders from the region of an unfounded plan to disrupt the existing peace and attack oil assets in the region.” According to the group, “the plot to blackmail the likes of High Chief Bibopere Ajube also known as ‘Shot At Sight,’ King Ateke Tom, the first Amanyanabo of Okochiri Kingdom in Rivers state, Chief Ebikabowei Victor-Ben also known as General Boyloaf, the leader of the…

By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt The new acting State Executive Council (SEC) of the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has explained that the presence of security personnel at the party headquarters along Aba Express Road is to ensure security at the secretariat. At a press conference on Thursday in Port Harcourt, the acting Chairman of the Rivers State PDP, Hon. Robinson Nname Ewor said the development followed the sacking of the Chukwuemeka Aaron-led executive alongside the Ward and Local Government Executive Committees of the Party by a Port Harcourt High Court on the 13th of January.…