. ABUJA—An Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, adjourned till August 8, 2022,  for further proceedings in the appeal by  Sheriff Oborevwori  against his disqualification to contest in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, gubernatorial primaries in Delta State. The appellate court will also hear the application for a stay of execution of the order […]

Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, yesterday, said the role of state governments had been deliberately whittled down in the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, which implementation was expected to commence this month.

SHELL Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, yesterday, blamed Nigeria’s economic woes, including the free fall of the Naira value and high cost of living on unabated oil theft and assets vandalism.

The founder of Susan Chanel Beauty, Susan Esisi marked her birthday in celebration with the vulnerable in society. She conducted philanthropic works across communities in Lagos to mark her birthday anniversary. According to her, no individual around her will go hungry, nothing that on a monthly basis she hands out raw food items such as […]

COMMUNITY Development Committee of Oil and Gas Producing Areas of the Niger Delta, CDCOGPAND and Oil Mineral Producing Communities Traditional Rulers Forum, OMPCTRF, yesterday, warned that the continued delay in the inauguration of a substantive board for Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, may lead to renewed hostilities in the oil rich region.

WARRI – THE Itsekiri Regional Development Committee, IRDC, under the NNPC/Chevron Nigeria Limited JV GMoU Governance Model, has signed contracts for the award of 380-metre road project at Omadino in Warri South LGA, 560-metre road project at Bateren in Warri South-West LGA, 140-metre road project in Tebu, Fish Market at Udo, land reclamation projects at  […]

The secretariat of the Coalition of United Political Parties,CUPP,has been flooded with goodwill messages, congratulations, commendations, and solidarity messages from many eminent Nigerians, opposition leaders in the country, and democrats across Africa, celebrating their spokesman,Barr. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere,as he clocked 40 years.

THE Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, yesterday explained that his ministry adopted voluntary conciliation for the resolution of the strike   by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, instead of arbitration, in order not to delay the resolution process.

By Nye Ekpe For a man not used to stoking controversy many of those who have followed the political path of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State have been brought to the unusual situation of seeing him in the centre of the furor over the experience, or rather lack of experience, of Peter Obi to […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday, gave gory details of how its operatives busted and dismantled two major clandestine laboratories in Lagos and Anambra states.

By Isaac Aimurie                                                                      The Benin City Mall is now leasing and barring any adjustments in time, the Benin City Mall will […]

Governor of Delta and Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated former Governor of the State, Chief James Ibori, as he clocked 64.  Okowa’s message of felicitation to the ex-governor was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba.  He lauded Ibori for his pioneering leadership of the state […]

SCHNEIDER Electric has partnered Ikeja Electric to improve electricity distribution in its network in Lagos and Ogun states.

The newly appointed Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority, OGFZA, k Sen. Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, has promised to create an effective business climate to boost the volume of foreign investments through the Free Zones into Nigeria.

Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo, has said the need to rescue the abducted passengers on AK-9 train who are still in captivity was partly the reason train operations were yet to resume on the route.