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The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt and presided over by Hon. Justice Charles Nwogu, has Thursday delivered judgement in suit No.PHC/652/CS/2020 filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State against Shell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) of Nigeria Limited. The Rivers State Government had claimed that SPDC Defendant’s/ Judgment …

By Louis Odion, FNGE Lagos, like other states, was groping in the ghost land that Nigeria had become that dusk in 1997. Middle-class Surulere was roiling in virtual lockdown as hordes of riot cops led by the Commissioner of Police barricaded the road in what appeared a pre-emptive move against …

By Rotimi Ijikanmi Abuja, Aug. 13, 2020 The Federal Government has appealed to the world powers not to be weighed by unsubstantiated arguments to deny the country vital platforms and weapons to fight insecurity. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the appeal on Thursday when he …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug. 12, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the demise of former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, describing him as a “long time friend of Nigeria and an astute and courageous diplomat.” The Nigerian leader made his feelings known in a statement …

The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has convicted three persons accused of involvement in the hijack of an Equatorial Guinean flagged vessel named, MV ELOBEY VI, off Equatorial Guinea’s coast on March 21. Delivering judgement, Justice Mohammed Sani summarily convicted Binaebi Johnson, Daniel Lemmar and Ghane Gordon on Counts …

Rotary International District 9141, through a Disaster Response Grant and a Global Grant of the Rotary Foundation, has donated more than N40 million worth of medical equipment to hospitals in Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Rivers states. The equipment, critical for the treatment and safe handling of COVID-19 patients, are part …

There has been recent outcry about the Chinese loans for projects development in Nigeria and its implications for the sovereign Independence of the Nigerian Nation. The issue becomes more precarious when we consider this in the context of the legislative arm of government having different interpretations and conceptual understanding with …

By Harrison Arubu New York, Aug. 11, 2020 U.S. Democratic Party’s candidate, Mr Joe Biden, has finally picked his running mate for the Nov. 3 presidential election. She is California senator, Kamala Harris, Biden announced in a tweet on Tuesday afternoon. “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve …

By Harrison Arubu New York, Aug. 12, 2020 Sen. Kamala Harris was a fierce critic of Joe Biden during the Democratic Party’s presidential primary won by the latter. Harris, 55, contested against Biden for the party’s ticket and dealt him severe blows during the debates in 2019. But on Tuesday, …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has called on Nigerian youths to reflect soberly on Nigeria’s journey as a nation, putting into consideration the past challenges and the future hope of the nation, and begin to generate progressive ideas that …

Madrid, Aug. 10, 2020 Atletico Madrid’s fears of further disruption to their trip to the UEFA Champions League “Final Eight’’ tournament in Lisbon have been eased. This came after the rest of the squad tested negative for COVID-19, following two positives the previous day. The club’s morning training session was …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the World Bank President Mr David Malpass, urging him to use his “good offices to encourage the Federal Government and 36 state governments to publicly commit to transparency and accountability in the spending of the $114.28m credit and …

London, Aug. 9, 2020 Brazilian midfielder Willian has confirmed he would leave Chelsea after seven “wonderful” years at Stamford Bridge. The 32-year-old, linked with a move across town to Arsenal, posted a farewell letter to the club’s fans on Twitter. “The time has now come to move on. I am …

Barcelona (Spain), Aug. 8, 2020 A fired-up Lionel Messi led Barcelona to a 3-1 win at home to Napoli on Saturday for a 4-2 aggregate victory which took the club into the Champions League quarter-finals. It is Barcelona’s 13th consecutive time of reaching the last eight and they will face …

Professor Pius Adebola Adesanmi belongs to the class of people larger than life and death. When news filtered out that he was one of the 159 casualties of the Sunday, March 10, 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash near Addis Ababa international airport, lamentation reigned from far and wide and near. Prof …

Sunday Bassey Eket (Akwa Ibom), Aug. 8, 2020 ExxonMobil on Saturday announced the appointment of Richard Laing as Chairman and Managing Director of its three affiliates in Nigeria. Mr Ogechukwu Udeagha, Manager, Media and Communications, ExxonMobil confirmed in a statement in Eket. The three affiliates are Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, …

In its bid to meet the target of revving up production to 3million barrels per day and unlock gas revenues to the tune of about $225 million in the short term and $510million in the long run for the Federation, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reached an accord …

Asunción, Aug. 8, 2020 Former World Cup winner Ronaldinho Gaucho moved a step closer to ending his Paraguayan ordeal on Friday. This came about when prosecutors said they would not oppose a “conditional suspension” of the case that would allow him to return to Brazil. The twice World Player of …

New York, Aug. 8, 2020 The sixth evacuation flight from the U.S. has departed for Abuja and Lagos with 325 passengers on board. In the manifest are 128 males, 174 females and 23 infants, according to the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen. This brings to …

By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, Aug. 7, 2020 The United States, U.S, has expressed worry over reports of deteriorating political climate in Edo and interference by security forces in political matters, ahead of the September gubernatorial election. The U.S Embassy in Abuja, in a statement called for free, fair and credible …

The Adebola African Restaurant in New Jersey, United States of America, USA, was opened for business last Saturday, August 1, 2020, with much fanfare. The grand opening ceremony of the Restaurant, located in the Woodbridge Mall, attracted many people who came to be part of the introduction of this home …

By Harrison Arubu United Nations, Aug. 6, 2020 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned of a high risk of nuclear weapons being used “intentionally, by accident or through miscalculation’’. Guterres gave the warning in a video message at a Peace Memorial Ceremony in Japan on Thursday to mark the …

Manchester (England), Aug. 5, 2020 Former Europa League winners Manchester United booked a quarter-final spot in the tournament after their second-string side laboured to a 2-1 home win over LASK Linz on Wednesday to seal a 7-1 aggregate rout of the Austrian side. United’s reward is a clash with FC …

By Harrison Arubu United Nations, Aug. 6, 2020 The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has called for global recommitment to nuclear disarmament. The appeal came in a video message to mark the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and …

Nestlé Nigeria Plc has notified its shareholders, The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, and the investing public of the appointment of its Managing Director, Mr. Mauricio Alarcon as the Market Head of Nestlé Central and West Africa Region comprising 25 countries with head office in Ghana, effective September 1, 2020. A …