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Court Nullifies Amendment Of LG Law Passed By Pro-Wike Lawmakers

A RIVERS State High Court in Port Harcourt has nullified the amended Local Government Law passed by the Martins Amaewhule faction of the state House...

CBN Increases Interest Rate To 26.25% Amid Soaring Inflation

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the interest rate by 150 basis points from 24.75 per cent to 26. 25 per cent. At the...

IGP Special Squad Recovers 10 Police Rifles Lost In Delta Ambush

*Arrests Six Kidnappers On Lagos-Ibadan Highway *Police Kill Suspected Kidnapper, Armed Robber, Recovers AK47 In Delta BY GODWIN IJEDIOGOR A SPECIAL team from the office of the Inspector...

Petrol Price Stood At N701.24 In April, Says NBS

THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased from N254.06 in April last year...

Obi Visits Abure, Says Survival Of LP Paramount

THE Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate of last year’s general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has endorsed the newly-elected National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, led by...

Oborevwori Decries South-South Underdevelopment

BY GODWIN IJEDIOGOR DELTA State Governor, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday, May 21, identified receding coastlines, declining aquaculture and extreme weather conditions as hindering the sustainable...

APC Group Advises Ganduje To Resign

A GROUP, the Forum of Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised the party’s embattled National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, to resign from...

Rivers Assembly Screens, Confirms Eight Commissioner Designates

THE three-member faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara and led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, on Tuesday, May 21, screened and confirmed...

We Are United On South-South Devt.- Oborevwori

*Says Peace Will Return To Rivers BY GODWIN IJEDIOGOR DELTA State Governor, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday, May 21, said South-South states governors were united...

Death Penalty For Drug Traffickers Not Proven Effective, Says UNODC

THE United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has stated that the move by the Nigerian Senate to impose death penalty for drug trafficking...

Rowdy Senate Plenary Over Farmers/Herders Clashes

*Stops Fresh Moves To Create Grazing Routes *Proposes National Summit To Curb Conflicts THE Senate witnessed a heated plenary on Tuesday, May 21, with president of...

Army Hands 350 Rescued Persons From Sambisa Forest To Borno Govt

THE Nigerian Army has handed 350 persons rescued from Sambisa Forest to the Borno Government for rehabilitation and reintegration. Speaking at the handing over on Monday, May...

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