The Northern Nigeria Nightmare: When hope is lost
By Bini Francis Farmers across several parts of northern Nigeria have increasingly found themselves trapped in a disturbing reality where they must pay huge sums of money to armed bandits before they are allowed to harvest crops from their own farmlands. In many rural communities, the practice has become so widespread that it now operates […]
Bayelsa Cricket Association Deepens Grassroots Sports Drive at St. Mathias Inter-House Sports
By Abdullahi Abdulrahman, Yenagoa The Bayelsa Cricket Association has continued its grassroots sports development campaign with a fresh outreach to students of St. Mathias Catholic Group of Schools during the school’s annual inter-house sports competition in Bayelsa State. The sporting event, held on March 7, 2026, witnessed the active participation of the Association’s Head Coach, […]
Niger Delta Will Sink in Chaos if You Remove Tantita — General Satu Warns
By Our Correspondent The Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Forum is calling on the Federal Government, the National Assembly and security agencies to disregard petitions and campaigns seeking the cancellation of the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited. The group describes those behind the petitions as enemies of the Niger Delta, alleging that […]
Group Urges ICPC to Probe NDDC MD Over Alleged Substandard Solar Streetlight Projects
By Our Correspondent A civil society organisation, Safe and Better Nigeria (SBN), has called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Samuel Ogbuku, over the alleged proliferation of substandard solar street lights across the Niger Delta region. The group […]
Niger Delta Group Faults Calls for Cancellation of Tompolo’s Surveillance Contract
By Our Correspondent The Niger Delta Ex-agitators Forum has condemned recent calls by some groups and individuals demanding the review or outright cancellation of the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited. The contract, which covers the protection of critical oil and gas infrastructure across the Niger Delta region, is executed by […]
MOSIEND Endorses T. K. Ogoriba for INC Presidency
By Abdullah Abdulrahman, Yenagoa The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has formally endorsed T. K. Ogoriba for the position of President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) ahead of the congress’ presidential election scheduled to hold tomorrow in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State. In a […]
Bayelsa Cricket Association Promotes Sport at CSS Famgbe Inter-House Sports
By Abdullahi Abdulrahman, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Cricket Association has taken steps to promote the game of cricket among young people, partnering with Community Secondary School (CSS) Famgbe to stage a cricket exhibition during the school’s inter-house sports competition. The event, held on March 5, 2026, featured the Head Coach of the Bayelsa State Cricket […]
Saki West LGA: Medical and Education CDS Group Launches Maiden Quiz Competition
By Our Correspondent The Medical and Education CDS Group, Saki West Local Government Area (LGA), has announced the maiden edition of its Mathematics and General Knowledge Quiz Competition, designed to promote academic excellence and intellectual development among secondary school students in the area. A total of 27 schools across Saki West LGA have registered to […]
MOSIEND Demands Dissolution of INC Electoral Committee Over Alleged Manipulation
By Our Correspondent, Port Harcourt The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta has called for the immediate dissolution of the Ijaw National Congress Electoral Committee over what it described as a “manipulated and predetermined” electoral process ahead of the 2026 INC elections. In a strongly worded statement signed […]
The Hollowing of Sovereignty: Nigeria’s Trilemma and the Retreat of the State
By Wealth Dickson Ominabo Introduction In early February, an insurgent group attacked communities in Kwara, North Central Nigeria, killing over a hundred people. President Bola Tinubu condemned the attack, ordered the deployment of an army battalion to the area, and approved the establishment of a new military command structure to coordinate Operation Savannah Shield, an […]