The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned Nigerians to ignore a report circulating online claiming that the Commission has released the timetable for the 2027 General Elections. In a statement issued on Tuesday, INEC described the report as false and misleading, stressing that it has not released any official timetable, schedule of activities or election…
ABUJA, Nigeria — A prominent Niger Delta environmental and human rights activist, Chief Mulade Sheriff, PhD, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately halt the direct payment of 13 per cent oil derivation funds to oil-producing state governments, warning that decades of corruption and mismanagement have left host communities poorer and underdeveloped. Instead, Mulade is calling for the funds—worth trillions of…
A Nigerian civil rights organisation has condemned what it calls coordinated online attacks against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, following the circulation of an old video linked to his tenure as governor of Zamfara State. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) said the video, recorded in 2021, has been taken…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has urged Asaba residents to stay calm as rumours swirl that the proposed Anioma State might have its capital moved out of the city. Speaking through his Chief of Staff, Honourable Johnson Erijo, the Governor dismissed the speculation, stressing that no one can arbitrarily redraw the political map without following Nigeria’s constitutional…
The Director-General of the Delta State Bureau for Orientation and Communications, Dr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, has affirmed that Rt. Hon. Solomon Funkekeme will deliver outstanding results as Delta State Coordinator of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI). Oghenesivbe praised Funkekeme’s proven leadership capacity and strategic competence, highlighting his excellent performance as Campaign Director-General during the 2023 general…
In a significant move reshaping the leadership of the 10th Senate’s standing committees, the Senate Selection Committee has announced several reconstitutions, signaling a fresh direction in legislative oversight. The announcement was made by Senate President and committee chairman, Godswill Akpabio, during Tuesday’s plenary session on the floor of the Red Chamber. One of the most notable…
The Delta State Bureau for Orientation and Communications has congratulated former Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, CON, on his appointment as the South-South Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. In a statement signed by the Director-General of the Bureau, Dr. (Barr.) Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe,…
