By NATHAL ABBEY in Yenagoa As Nigeria marked World Food Safety Day 2025, leading civil society organisations have renewed calls for the Federal Government to go beyond a moratorium and impose a total ...

Renaissance EnergyRenaissance Africa Energy and the Bayelsa State Government have launched a major reforestation campaign aimed at restoring degraded sections of the Taylor Creek Forest Reserve. The ...

Biafran dayStreets in most city centres of Eastern Nigeria on Friday remained deserted as residents observed a sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in remembrance of the Biafran ...

The Ibom Deep Seaport, envisioned as a transformative infrastructure project for Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State, stands at a dangerous crossroads. Governor Umo Eno’s pledge to finally commence work by May ...

When Nigerians quip that “Nigeria can happen to anybody,” it is often shrugged off as a cliché. But beneath that phrase lies a deep and bitter truth, a chilling reality that becomes more apparent when ...

Cocoa business in Cross River stateComplicating the matter further is the ownership status of the disputed 32 hectares of cocoa plots. Initially ceded to Chief Ogar Assam’s family, the Cross River ...

Corruption in Ikono Local councilA political storm is brewing in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, where twelve councillors have formally petitioned the state House of Assembly over ...

Testimonies of the sacrificial lifestyle of Pope Francis who died on April 21 have posed huge challenges to mankind, especially religious and political leaders across the globe. Francis, who was ...

Delta defectionsWhile Onokpasa is wishing Governor Oborevwori well, he does not think that his defection to APC is adding value to the party. “I don’t think it adds value to our party or it adds value ...

Palm estate disputeA violent confrontation over the illegal harvesting of palm fruits from a commercial plantation in Mfamosing has left two people dead and several others displaced, raising fresh ...

Ayip Eku oil palmIn a growing wave of dissatisfaction, community leaders from the host villages of Ayip Eku Palm Oil Estate have expressed their frustration with Wingsong M-House Palm Oil Limited’s ...

The incidents have intensified scrutiny over oil operations in Ogoniland, where decades of extraction have left a legacy of ecological damage. Ogale, one of the impacted communities, is among several ...