Protesters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, briefly obstructed Governor Siminalayi Fubara, insisting that he comes down to address them. This happened on Saturday, Day 3 of the demonstrations tagged #EndBadGovernance protests. Waving green leaves and shouting in excitement, the protesters,…
#EndBadGovernance protests erupt nationwide over government policies, economic hardship
Major cities across Nigeria have come to a standstill as the #EndBadGovernance protests sweep the nation. From Abuja to Lagos, Port Harcourt to Kaduna, citizens have taken to the streets to voice their frustrations over poor living conditions and perceived…
Peter Obi advocates unity among South-East governors for regional development
The Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has once again called on South-East Governors to collaborate, stressing that such unity is essential for the region’s advancement. Speaking over the weekend at Jesuit College in Port Harcourt, Obi addressed…
Rivers locates suspected bomber as police probe incident
The Rivers state government said it has found a suspect who was severely injured while trying to detonate an explosive device near the state-owned Presidential Hotel during a protest in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, June 25. The discovery was made…
Rivers political crisis hasn’t affected governance, says Fubara
Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara at the weekend said that the ongoing political crisis in the State has not affected his focus on governance. Fubara spoke when he hosted members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, led by…
Oil theft: Navy intercepts 14 vessels, 90 boats, 74 suspects in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Navy said its personnel under the aegis of ‘Operation Delta Sanity’ have arrested 14 motor tanker vessels as well 90 wooden boats and 74 suspected oil thieves in the Niger Delta region in three months. The Chief of…
Suspected cultists kill man in Rivers
A yet-to-be-identified man was on Thursday night shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists along the Nanka/Lumumba Diobu axis between Mile 2 and Mile 3 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that about three gunmen had trailed…
Substituting quality elder care for befitting burials — Akintayo Abodunrin
Nigerians love celebrations, especially burials. We spare no expense on what we call a ‘befitting burial’. Though the children of the deceased might be hand-in-glove with poverty, they don’t mind borrowing heavily to give their departed – either father or…
Young entrepreneurs take centre stage as Kidpreneur Africa unveils 4th annual KidBiz Fair across Nigeria
Kidpreneur Africa is set to host its highly anticipated 4th annual KidBiz Fair in three major cities across Nigeria in a vibrant celebration of youthful creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. The one-day marketplace extravaganza, scheduled to take place in Lagos, Abuja…
2-storey building collapses in Port Harcourt
An appendage of a two-story hotel has collapsed in the Ada-George area of Port Harcourt, leaving four injured persons now receiving treatment in hospital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the two-storey building belonging to 1708 Hotel, Rumuoke…