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The National Assembly has been urged to amend the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) Act by increasing penalties for oil firms that default in cleaning up polluted environments. Rivers State Head of Service (HoS), Rufus Godwins, blamed ...

The Supreme Court has adjourned hearing on the application filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha to Monday, March 2, 2020. It had fixed hearing on Ihedioha’s appeal, seeking a review of the ...

Military personnel have evening razed the Letugbene Community in Ekeremor Council Area of Bayelsa State, leaving behind tales of sorrow and tears among the residents. Although not confirmed by the military, the invasion was in reprisals while the army personnel ...

The Senate is to revisit those bills passed by the ninth Assembly but declined assent by President Muhammadu Buhari.  The move is to review the observations and objections of the presidency to avoid similar slips in future. Consequently, the lawmakers ...

After 179 days in incarceration, social critic and publisher of an online publication, CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo, has been released from Afokang prison in Calabar South Local Council of Cross River State. Jalingo, according to his close associate and a fellow ...

National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Professor Biodun Ogunyemi has canvassed a review of existing laws on sexual harassment, saying such laws should recognise universities autonomy. Raising concern on the confusion between sexual harassment and sexual ...

World Igbo Congress supports review of ruling The Imo State Police Command yesterday banned all protests and rallies relating to Supreme Court’s verdict on the Imo State gubernatorial election in which it removed Emeka Ihedioha as governor. This followed increasing ...

Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, Ita Enang, has canvassed immediate expansion of the remaining portion of the Calabar-Odukpani-Itu federal highway project, which contract has been awarded for N50.2b. In a correspondent to the President ...

Monopoly democracy killing Nigeria, say Ezekwesili, Utomi Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said President Muhammadu Buhari must be prevailed upon to acknowledge internal sabotage within the military in the war against terrorism in the country. Falana also insisted that the ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno’s revelation that strange persons, including Chief of Staff (COS) to the President, Abba Kyari, have hijacked powers, has validated agitations for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation. “Following ...