Nigerian Newspapers

•Says actions, utterances threaten chances of Kanu’s release •Threatens to withdraw effort to release Kanu •As sit-at-home grounds S-East; markets, shops, banks, other commercial activities shut •Deploy political solution, Nzuko Umunna urges Buhari By Anayo Okoli, Clifford Ndujihe, Vincent Ujumadu, Dennis Agbo, Chimaobi Nwaiwu, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Chinedu Adonu, Chinonso Alozie, Ikechukwu Odu, Steve Oko & …

Mbazulike Amechi cries foul as IPOB grounds S-East Read More »

. Tension in Bomadi as vigilante member kills youth Gunmen abduct community youth chairman in Sapele By Jimitota Onoyume, Paul Olayemi & Chancel Sunday There was panic in the Ekpan area of Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday, as rival factional youths clashed. The youths set bonfire at two different ends of Ekpan …

Panic in Delta community as rival groups engage in shoot-out Read More »

•Residents cry out, call for FG, state intervention •Gov Diri orders stoppage of further river dredging Governor Diri inspecting the damage By Samuel Oyadongha EKPETIAMA-TOMBIA Bridge, which links communities at Ekpetiama bloc in Yenagoa Local Government Area; the university town of Amassoma, Southern Ijaw Council; Igbedi, Kolokuma-Opokuma, Ogobiri in Sagbama area and Bayelsa International Airport …

DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN: Sand miners endanger bridge connecting Bayelsa communities Read More »

. By Chekwube Chukwunyere AHEAD of the February 2023 general elections, politicians have started declaring their interest in various offices. The office of the President is not left out in the jostle for power. At the beginning of this month, some politicians stormed the Aso Rock Presidential Villa Abuja to inform President Muhammadu Buhari of …

2023: Will Ngige obey the clarion call? [Opinion] Read More »

By Obas Esiedesa ENERGY experts have claimed that the decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to escrow the bank accounts of electricity distribution companies in August, 2020, saved the power sector from collapse. The apex bank’s decision restricted transactions on bank accounts of the 11 utilities by allowing payments to flow in but …

CBN escrow of DISCOs’ bank accounts saved sector from collapse — Experts Read More »