Divestments: Environmentalists allege abandonment N/Delta pollution

 

Environmental advocacy and civil society groups have renewed calls for accountability and environmental justice in the Niger Delta.

Bauchi APC: Why Credibility Must Trump Consensus by Sabiu Zaranda

 

Every politics is local. Understanding the culture and mindset of a place is essential if politics is to thrive. In Bauchi, elite manipulation in candidate selection has rarely succeeded. That culture makes Bauchi politics distinct. As the consensus process deepens, transparency and credibility must prevail. In trying to minimise risk through consensus, the party must also avoid gambling with the general election.

Mother's Day: Women are the enduring force behind societal growth – Sen. Nwoko

Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) on Sunday described women as the enduring force behind the growth of every society.

Interlocutory Appeal: Counsel to Nembe Kingdom berates Aiteo for resorting to technicalities to evade environmental justice

Counsel to the Opu Nembe Kingdom, Barrister Chigozie Inwere, has berated the use of technicalities like frivolous interlocutory appeals to delay the dispensation of justice while substantive cases remained pending.

Nembe communities report underwater pipeline leak at OML 29 oilfields in Bayelsa

The Nembe communities at Okpoama and Ikensi in Brass and Nembe Local Government Areas (LGAs) respectively have bemoaned recent oil leaks and subsequent pollution from Oil Mining Lease (OML 29) oilfields.

An APC stalwart in Patani Local Government Area of Delta, Dr Ebidiseighabofa Orodu, has dismissed claims of Nicholas Mutu’s endorsement for another term in the House of Representatives, saying it does not reflect the broader public mood in the constituency.

INC leadership crisis: Court blocks Igbadiwei inauguration, restrains CITRE

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an interim injunction restraining the Conference of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders (CITRE) of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), the President of the Ijaw National Congress, and the Chairman of the Electoral Committee from inaugurating, swearing in, or presenting for inauguration any persons as officers of the INC.