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By Paul Williams Gas company NLNG says it is committed to enhancing Nigeria’s energy security, driving sustainable growth and delivering long‑term value through operational excellence, expanded production capacity and infrastructure development. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Engr. Adeleye Falade, during a media chat in Lagos, highlighted the significant progress the company has made in improving plant performance. Falade said the company’s operational utilisation has recovered considerably, with efforts underway to achieve and maintain world‑class operational levels. He said NLNG remains focused on safely delivering Train 7, strengthening domestic gas availability, supporting Nigeria’s industrialisation agenda and creating sustainable value for…

By Bon Peters The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area I Command, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, handed over a consignment of seized prohibited pharmaceutical products to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). A release by the command’s public relations officer, Assistant Superintendent Barilule Aanee, said the handover ceremony, which took place at the command’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, underscored strong inter-agency collaboration in safeguarding public health. The event was attended by representatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Department of State Services (DSS), other security agencies, freight forwarding associations and…

By Constance Meju When elephants fight, the grass suffers. The long battle for control of the political turf between two giants, Nyesom Wike, former governor of the State, now Federal Capital Territory Minister, and the man he imposed on Rivers people as Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has unfortunately, turned out to be a misfortune for women. Rather than improve their incursion into elective spaces, the long drawn violence in the impasse has narrowed the doors letting in fewer women into the coming 2027 general elections than it was in the 2023 general elections. As politicians wait for INEC to unveil the…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has charged twelve newly appointed Permanent Secretaries to abide by their oath of office by doing right to every man and woman as they resume duties at their new positions in the state civil service. Governor Fubara gave the charge on Wednesday during the swearing – in ceremony of the new appointees at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt. Among those sworn-in were: Mr Freddy Ndigbara, Mrs Fortune Akpila, Dr Promise Oguzie, Mrs Ibisoye Lolomari Nwankwo, Mrs Ibiyemibara Joseph Uzoma and Mrs Mercy Dagogo Iboroma. Others included Dr Vincent Worgu Wachukwu, Mr Ifeanyi…

Emma Sunday All is set for the 2nd edition of the Highlife Legendary Concert and Awards, scheduled for Sunday, August 9, 2026, at the EUI Event Centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The President of World Icon Enter10ment (organisers of the event), Amb. Dr. Barnabas Eberechukwu Nwagbo, while briefing journalists yesterday in Port Harcourt, said preparations have been concluded for what he described as a historic celebration of Nigeria’s highlife music heritage. Amb. Nwagbo said this year’s edition will honour highlife music legends Oliver De Coque (posthumous), the Oriental Brothers, Lawrence Obusi and Victor Olaiya for their contributions to Nigerian…

By Ehichioya Ezomon The foundational, historical Latin legal maxim: “He who comes to equity must come with clean hands” or “Whoever comes into equity must be pure in his hands,” used in courts, including those in Nigeria and the United Kingdom and United States, is straightforward, and unambiguous. “It dictates that a person seeking a court’s equitable relief (like an injunction or specific performance) cannot have engaged in fraud, bad faith, or wrongful conduct regarding the exact dispute they are bringing to court.” (Facebook·Ebele Lusheby Iwenofu Iyiegbu) The division in the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its leadership’s unsuccessful…

The Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (NDBDA), under the visionary leadership of the Managing Director/CEO, Hon. Prince Ebitimi Amgbare, has secured 100 hectares of land from Nembe Community for the development of the Nembe Integrated Fish Trawling and Value-Add Industrial Project in Bayelsa State. The landmark project, being delivered through a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Public Private Partnership (PPP) with Bilsha Nigeria Ltd., is designed to drive economic development, industrial growth, and food security across the Niger Delta in line with NDBDA’s 10-Year Roadmap on Blue Economy. Hon. Prince Amgbare who disclosed this during a collaborative meeting with the Bayelsa Ministry of…

By: Young Freeborn ‎The paramount ruler of the ancient Evwreni Kingdom in Ughelli North LGA of Delta state, His Royal Majesty, Oghenekevwe Kumane, Eruvwedede III, will play host to all the traditional rulers in the Delta Central Senatorial District of the state. The royal event which is scheduled to hold on 11th August, 2026 at the king’s palace will also draw other prominent leaders in the senatorial district in attendance. ‎According to an official statement released from the king’s palace by the palace secretary, the purpose is to brainstorm over some salient issues confronting the senatorial district. The event will…

_By: Emmanuel Kanayo ‎ Former PDP Chairman of Etche LGA and former Special Adviser to ex-Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike, Chief Andrew Nwanjoku has hailed the FCT Minister, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, for replicating his record of delivery in the Federal Capital Territory. ‎In a statement, Nwanjoku said Nigeria’s political history will remember Chief Wike not for speeches, but for action. ‎“I served closely as Special Adviser to him in Rivers State, and I also led the PDP in Etche LGA. I witnessed a leader whose only agenda was results,” Nwanjoku said. ‎He noted that the same commitment is now transforming…

By: Emmanuel Kanayo ‎Loyalty is the anthem of politics. Praised on podiums, sung in campaigns, demanded in whispers. ‎For many, it has become a life sentence served in silence. ‎This is the untold political economy of sacrifice — the story of men and women who paid not with slogans, but with scars. ‎ ‎To be loyal is to walk into fire for another man’s dream. ‎You quarrel with family over a banner. You lose contracts for your affiliation. ‎You are cursed online, side-eyed in the market, marked in your community. ‎You spend your last kobo, your sleep, your peace —…