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By: David lkidie Asei A Call to Celebrate a Trailblazer in Grassroots Sports Development: Chief (Amb) Ogunu Miebi Samson’s 50th Anniversary Honouring a Legacy of Grassroots Impact: The Committee of Friends of Chief (Amb) Ogunu Miebi Samson, President of the Independent Grassroots Sports Development Association, is calling on all stakeholders in Nigeria’s grassroots sports ecosystem to unite in celebrating a true pioneer. As he marks 50 remarkable years of service to sports development, his legacy stands as a testament to vision, resilience, and impact at the community level. His work has transformed sports in local government areas and states across…

… It’s a Divisive Move ~ Critics By Emmanuel Kanayo (Plain Truth Newspaper) A bill passed by the Nigerian Senate has ignited outrage across the nation, with prominent regional groups, including Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and the Middle Belt Forum, vehemently opposing the proposal. The bill, which recently cleared its second reading, seeks to appoint the Sultan of Sokoto and the Ooni of Ife as permanent co-chairmen of the Traditional Rulers Council of Nigeria. This move has been described as an affront to equity, justice, and the federal character principle enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution. Dr. Ezechi Chukwu, National…

By Joe Kalu (National Network Newspaper) National Network Newspapers, one of the leading media Houses in the South/South Region of Nigeria has cornered two additional degrees from the University of Port Harcourt as it celebrates 50 year anniversary and 35th convocation over the weekend. General Manager/Editor-in-Chief of the Newspaper, Chris Konkwo bagged a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) while Miss Grace Chizuruoke Kalu, daughter of the Political Editor, Joe Kalu, bagged a first degree (BA Hons) from the same school. With the development, the Media House now parades two professors and two Ph.D holders, in addition to a…

By Paul Williams Host communities along the Eastern Corridor of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) have commended the operations of Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), the company tasked with securing pipelines in the area. Representatives of 215 communities along the corridor – from the four states of Rivers, Bayelsa, Abia and Imo – made up mostly of traditional rulers and elders, met in Port Harcourt on Wednesday to assess the performance of PINL with regards to its contract to secure the pipelines. The representatives, coming under the aegis of Pipeline Host Ethnic Nationality Leaders of the Eastern Corridor, comprising…

As Nigerians, especially members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), continue to felicitate the newly elected National Chairman of the party, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, a stalwart of the party in Isiugwu, Ohafia, Abia State, Chief Nnanna Uke Kalu has expressed optimism that the new leader would bring renewed cohesion to the party. Kalu who is the Chief Executive Officer of Virgo Energy Limited, stated this in his congratulatory message to the new National Chairman. Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, who was a former cabinet member of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration was elected as the National Chairman of APC…

… As Command Rakes in N24.4b in 2025 Half Year By Bon Peters The Zonal Coordinator, Nigeria Customs Service Zone C Headquarters Port Harcourt, ACG SK Dangladima has charged the officers and men of the Akwa Ibom/Calabar Command of the Nigeria Customs Service to ensure the facilitation of legitimate trade, revenue generation, as well as suppression of smuggling activities within their area of service. Dangladima gave the charge Thursday at the Customs Command in Calabar, the Cross River State capital during a two-day working visit to Customs formations in Akwa Ibom and Cross River states. The Customs Zone…

By Ehichioya Ezomon  When you talk too much, there’s a tendency to talk yourself into trouble! Likewise, when you point one or two fingers at your enemy, the other three or four fingers will point at you! This is a universal truism that’s roped in one of the promoters of the Coalition of Opposition Politicians (COP) and a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation. It’s the second time – if not more – in two months that Amaechi would cut his nose to spite his face…

Nigeria’s international gas company, NLNG, has commissioned the second phase of its school renovation project in Rivers State, upgrading infrastructure in host community schools as part of its commitment to education and host community development. The commissioning on Friday, July 25, 2025, which includes the transformation of Model Boys Secondary School, Omoku, and Community Secondary School, Amadi-Ama in Port Harcourt, marked a significant milestone in NLNG’s four-pillar Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda focused on sustainability, stakeholding, partnership, and shared prosperity. The upgrades, according to a release signed by NLNG’s General Manager, External Relations & Sustainable Development, Sophia Horsfall, were…

Controversy has emerged in Bayelsa State surrounding the alleged removal of HRH Chief Ododo Francis Timi (Ike VIII), the third-class Paramount Ruler of Ikebiri 1 Community, headquarters of Apoi/Olodiama Rural Development Authority in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. Community sources say the situation in the community has remained tense, with calls for state government’s intervention to prevent further escalation. They alleged that Chief Joshua Maciver, Coordinator of Tantita Security Services and ex-militant leader, has been implicated in the said unlawful removal of HRH Chief Ododo Francis Timi (Ike VIII), the Amananawei of Ikebiri Kingdom, claiming that community youths linked…

A group, the Federal University of Agriculture Support Committee, has raised a total of N232.562 million for the take-off of the newly established Federal University of Bassambiri, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Delivering a keynote address at the fundraising ceremony in Yenagoa, the chairman of the Federal University of Agriculture Support Committee, Dr. Ala-Peters David, said that the group decided to organize the fundraising in compliance with the presidential directive that all newly established universities kickoff by September 2025. He said that Bayelsans would be the direct beneficiaries of the institution, despite the fact that it is a…