By Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt and Elo Edremoda, Warri A former Niger Delta warlord, Chief Government Ekpemupolo Tompolo, yesterday issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to inaugurate the substantive board of the Niger Delta Developm...

By Evelyn Osagie In a bid to support education in the Northeast, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has supported the distribution of supplementary Hausa reading materials to 157,000 primary grade learners in Adamawa and G...

By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja The two-day zonal public hearing of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has ended, with stakeholders from the Northeast demanding the creation of Savannah State. They also demanded 25 per cent derivatio...

By Khadijat Saidu, Birnin-Kebbi Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has donated the N30 million to the families of those who lost their lives as a result of the recent boat mishap in Warrah, Ngaski Local Government area of Kebbi State. T...

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has urged the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, to sustain the fight against insurgents, bandits and other criminals in the country. The governor made the call in a statement by his Special Advis...

By Okungbowa Aiwerie, Asaba Senator Peter Nwaoboshi (PDP, Delta North), has slammed Governor Ifeanyi Okowa over his disparaging comments on the party’s zoning arrangement for the governorship position in Delta State. Nwaoboshi, who spoke at the wee...

By Chris Njoku, Owerri Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has called on the Inspector General of Police to take over case files of two members of his political family, Ojukwu Ukonu and Ugbor Casmir, allegedly been held over attacks on the Comm...

By Elo Edremoda, Warri The member representing Warri Federal Constituency, Chief Thomas Ereyitomi, has empowered 86 constituents with tricycles, boats, fishing nets and sewing machines. The items were handed over to the beneficiaries at the weekend a...

By Okungbowa Aiwerie, Asaba Delta State Governor Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has vowed that he will not mismanage the £4.2 million Ibori linked loot returned by the United Kingdom to the Federal Government. He said it was imperative to clear the mistrust among...

A chairmanship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Isolo Local Council Development Area, Hakeem Muniru, yesterday thanked party members for proper conduct and standing resolute in the face of intimidation during the primary election...