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By Mandy Willy The Niger Delta Advocates for Good Governance (NDAGG) has accused Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), the sole administrator of Rivers State, of what it described as “dangerous financial mismanagement and brazen looting” of local government funds. The group through its spokesman, Chief Honest Nwenenda Woke, alleged that in July 2025, Admiral Ibas personally ordered the deduction of more than ₦200 million from each of the state’s 23 local government areas without transparency or accountability. According to NDAGG, the issue resurfaced on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, during the monthly Joint Account Allocation Committee meeting at Government House. The…

By Paul Williams Environmental pollution as a result of oil spills and the release of hydrocarbons into the environment has for over 50 years plagued the oil-rich Niger Delta region, impacting harshly on the ecosystem and human life and activities. Worst hit in all of this are the host and other impacted communities in the Niger Delta, some of them in coastal, riverine or upland areas. Communities, rights activists such as Dr Emem Okon, Executive Director of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, argue, are directly impacted and therefore should form the first line of response in efforts to…

By Paul Williams  The intervention by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment failed to stop the strike action embarked on by workers of Cameron/Onesubsea Offshore Systems Limited, pushing it into the third day. The strike action further raises concerns over potential disruptions to Nigeria’s offshore oil and gas supply chain. Cameron/Onesubsea, a subsidiary of Schlumberger, provides subsea systems, flow equipment, and offshore technology solutions, is regarded as a critical service provider to Nigeria’s offshore production activities. A conciliation meeting convened by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in Port Harcourt ended in a deadlock on September 10, 2025,…

(By Dez Mayorz News) Chiefs and people of Dabira Community in Bille Kingdom, Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, have issued a rejoinder against what they describe as “baseless fabrications” and “historical distortions” by Kalabari groups parading under the newly-contrived title of Torusarama-Piri. In a statement signed by community leaders, Bille accused the Kalabari of twisting history to mask what they called “illegal encroachments” on Bille territories, including the oil-rich Krikama (wrongly spelt Krakama) axis. According to the Bille chiefs, Kalabari’s very origin was tied to Bille benevolence. They reiterated that the Kalabari founders were settled on…

The Supreme Forum of Ikwerre Government Recognised Traditional Rulers has advised the chairmen of the four Ikwerre-speaking local government areas in the State to embrace unity, collaboration, and community-centred governance as the basis for sustainable development across the region. The was contained in a statement issued by the Chairman and Secretary on be half of the forum, the Eze Oha Evo III of Evo,EZE Woji,HM KING Leslie N Eke Eze Gbakagbaka JP Ph’D and Nye Nwe Ali Omerelu,HRH, Eze (Engr) Ben O. Ugo , Elumoha VIII,at the end of its monthly meeting held at Eneka , in Obio /Akpor Local…

By: Jacinta Hycenth, Abuja The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has issued a new directive designed to standardize the methodology for calculating and reporting investment performance across pension portfolios. This was contained in a circular signed by A.M. Saleem, Head of the Surveillance Department, and issued to all Licensed Pension Fund Operators (PFOs), which took effect from July 1, 2025. The circular outlines a comprehensive framework designed to enhance transparency, promote long-term investment strategies, and reduce short-term decision-making among Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs). According to the new regulations, PFAs must determine the rate of return over a 36-month span…

By Paul Williams Non-governmental organisation, Ese Usamali Foundation For Rural Development (EUFORDe), has joined the state Ministry of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation and the UNICEF-UNFPA joint program on ending Female Genital Mutilation. The collaboration is aimed at amplifying efforts towards the elimination of FGM in communities in Rivers State. The program sought to engage leaders of rural communities, create awareness-raising, and to strengthen community structures as well as educate and equip the girl-child in becoming Adolescents Champions against FGM. Activities pivoted around the production of a short movie tagged the ‘Adolescents Against FGM,’ written by Mercy Elemchukwu-James, the Executive…

By: Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, through its Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) Hub has strongly condemned the gruesome killing of Peter Ojo, an Ibadan-based journalist, demanding further investigation on his death. Information reaching IPC SPJ-Hub states that Peter Ojo was confirmed dead after being shot by suspected armed robbers along the Molete-Oke Ado axis of Ibadan. The report further states that, “the incident, which occurred on August 18, 2025, was initially thought to be health-related until his younger brother, Enahoro Peter, clarified that Ojo was attacked.” The Ibadan-based journalist, before he met the sad…

Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that more governors in the country will still decamp to the party ahead of the 2027 general election to support President Bola Tinubu’s reelection bid. Speaking during the Bayelsa State chapter 12th expanded stakeholders meeting and endorsement for President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Yenagoa, the state capital, Yilwatda, stated that because President Tinubu has done well in governance, more governors and Senators have abandoned their parties and join APC to ensure that the president wins overwhelmingly in 2027. Yilwatda, represented by the APC…

By Ehichioya Ezomon  “Behind every successful man, there is a woman,” is the catchphrase a woman deploys to stress her importance and relevance in a man’s life. Is there also a woman behind an unsuccessful man? Perhaps not! Because, an unsuccessful man is alone in his failure. A woman credits herself for the success of a man. But she ascribes the man’s failure to refusal to take her advice.   The 2027 General Election is renewing the debate about the place of a woman (wife) in the success or failure of a man (husband). Nigeria’s former First Lady, Dame Patience…