Imo ready for Niger Delta Games, NSF – Commissioner

  The Imo state Commissioner of Sports, Hon Obinna Onyeocha says the state’s athletes are battle ready for the forthcoming Niger Delta Games in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state in April and the National Sports Festival (NSF) in Abeokuta, Ogun state in May 2025. In a …

Organisers of Niger Delta Sports Festival Peg Age Limit at 25 Years

*MOC to be inaugurated Friday at NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt Duro Ikhazuagbe  The maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) scheduled to hold in April in Akwa Ibom State is not going to be an all-comers affairs as its organisers have pegged age …

Catholic bishop holds mass wedding for 21 couples in Niger

The Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has conducted a mass wedding for 21 couples in Niger State. While joining the couples in holy matrimony at St. Mark Catholic Church in Nsanji Nkoso, Magama Local Council of Niger …

Niger: APC, PDP trade words over appointment of NSIEC members

By John Adams, Minna The Niger State chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have engaged in a war of words over the recent composition of the State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) by Governor Umaru …

Neglecting Eastern Rail For Kano-Niger Republic Railway, Others Unacceptable – LP Senator, Umeh

    One of the leading voices from the South-East in the National Assembly, Senator Victor Umeh, is appalled by the neglect of the Eastern Rail Line by successive administrations at the federal level. The Labour Party chieftain said the abandoned rail line …

Catholic Bishop conducts mass wedding for 21 couples in Niger

The Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has conducted a mass wedding for 21 couples in Niger State. While joining the couples in holy matrimony at the St. Mark Catholic Church in Nsanji Nkoso, in Magama Local Government …

Lokpobiri affirms Tinubu’s commitment to Niger Delta development

From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has restated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to the development of the Niger Delta region. Lokpobiri, who stated this over the weekend after attending a special …

DAILY POLITICS: NIGER INVASION; The War Mongers, Putschists And Words For Caution 

German researcher urges FG to dredge River Niger for economic prosperity

A German researcher and cultural anthropologist, Dr. Richard Kuba, has called on the federal government of Nigeria to invest in the dredging of river Niger  to enable the country harness the abundant economic  potentials of  the  river. Dr. Kuka who had  …

Niger Delta Games: NDDC plans sports revival in region

The Niger Delta Development Commission is set to take sports in the region to the next level with the Niger Delta Games, after their strides in infrastructural development, the Games consultant Itiako Ikpokpo has stated. Ikpokpo said the event, which holds …