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CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Peter Nwaboshi, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Delta North has vowed that any move to remove the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan by the lawmakers will fail. Speaking with Vanguard yesterday in Abuja, Senator Nwaboshi who noted that he is not …

This is a picture of part of The Niger between Aboh in Delta State and Ndoni in Rivers State. You could see young boys playing football on one of the several islands that now dot the river. The Niger has become so shallow that it is now difficult to make a beeline across …

On May 6th, 2021, the tenure of Hadiza Bala Usman, the  Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), was abruptly disrupted by President Mohammadu Buhari. In a terse Twitter message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, President Buhari approved the recommendations of the Minister …

Shipping is a big business. So the shipping companies are in this business to make profit, just like all the players in the sector. Therefore, container deposit, which is one out of the numerous charges made by shipping companies, is an avenue to make profit. All over the world, container deposit …

The Lagos State Government has disclosed plans to commission about 15 new jetties before the end of the 2021 calendar year.The Honourable Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Arc. Kabiru Ahmed Abdulkadir, revealed this while inspecting the progress of work on the reinforced concrete Jetty at Ijegun Egba as part of …

By: Ike Philip Abiagom The Delta State Police Command has reaffirmed its determination to work with Publishers for a crime free society. The state Police Commissioner Ali Mohammed Ari made this known when the members Association of Community Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria (ACNPN) Delta state council paid him a courtesy …

An illegal orphanage located in Ashaka, Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State, was closed down by the state government, on Sunday, for failure to comply with the provisions of the Child Rights Act as domesticated by law in the state. The State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Community and …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two persons for allegedly trafficking 191 pellets of heroin and cocaine. The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, saying they were apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos state. …

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees has described those calling for the scrapping of local government councils in the country as enemies of Nigerians and democracy. The National President of NULGE, Ambali Olatunji, told newsmen in Enugu on Saturday that those behind the plot were insensitive to the plight …

 Senator Godswill Akpabio,The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs has asked for more funds for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which he said is broke.The commission was in the news towards the end of last year over allegations of corruption running into billions. At a public hearing of the national …