Paying to Pollute: How Gas Flaring Fines Sustain Environmental Crisis in Nigeria’s Niger Delta
By Jesse Ese National News – For decades, Nigeria has maintained a system where oil companies are fined for gas flaring—yet the very practice those penalties are meant to deter continues almost unchecked across the Niger Delta, raising troubling questions about whether the system has become a license to pollute rather than a tool for environmental […]
Bayelsa Muslims Protest Alleged Government Interference in Leadership During Eid Celebration
By Abdullahi Abdulrahman Ovie, Yenagoa National News – As Muslims in Bayelsa State joined the global Ummah to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr on March 20, 2026, marking the end of the 30-day Ramadan fast, the festivities were overshadowed by a plea to the state government over alleged interference in Islamic internal affairs. While the atmosphere at prayer grounds […]
GOC 3 Division Extends Eid-el-Fitr Greetings to Muslims
By Our Correspondent National News – The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army, Major General EF Oyinlola, has extended Eid-el-Fitr greetings to Muslim faithful across the country. This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Lieutenant Colonel Olumide Victor Olukoya, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 3 Division Nigerian Army. The GOC, […]
MATA Launches Nationwide Campaign to Educate Nigerians on Tinubu’s Second-Term Agenda
By Ahmed Yusuf, Abuja National News – The Movement for the Actualisation of Tinubu Agenda 2027 (MATA), a sociopolitical group, has officially launched a nationwide campaign aimed at educating Nigerians on the need to re-elect President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. The campaign, which employs a state-to-state, door-to-door […]
Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Pass Vote of Confidence on Otuaro, Cite Unmatched Performance
By Our Correspondent National News – Leaders of the Niger Delta Ex-agitators Forum have passed a vote of confidence on the Sole Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Chief Dennis Otuaro, commending his performance two years after assuming office. The group, led by its convener, self-styled General Emmanuel Satu, said Otuaro’s track record since taking […]
CNDCD Slams Call to Sack Defence Minister, Alleges Bias and Questions Timing Amid Military Gains
By Our Correspondent NATIONAL NEWS – The Crusaders for Niger Delta Community Development (CNDCD) has faulted recent calls for the removal of the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, describing the demand by Arewa Youths as ill-timed, biased and suspicious, especially as the military intensifies operations against insurgents in northern Nigeria. In a statement issued on […]
Youth Coalition Slams Calls for Sack of Defence Minister Musa
By Ahmed Yusuf, Abuja National News – The Coalition of Youth Leaders for One Nigeria (COYLON) has thrown its weight behind the Minister of Defence, Christopher Gwabin Musa, condemning recent calls for his removal as “reckless, misguided and divisive.” The group, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, described his appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu […]
The growing trend of kidnapping in Nigeria
By Abu-Sadeeq – Citizens Reports May God make it easy for you. After they kidnapped him along with his bride for several months, they collected 30 million [naira], and they also killed the bride. They released him and he came back, but there’s no home left. It has been sold. All his properties have been […]
Resource Control or Nothing: MOSIEND Vows to Fight “Intentional Impoverishment” of Ijaw Nation
By Abdullahi Abdulrahman, Yenagoa The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has launched a scathing critique of the Nigerian government, accusing the federal authorities of systematically draining the resources of the Ijaw people while leaving the region in a state of persistent underdevelopment. Speaking during an exclusive […]
Bayelsa Residents Sound Alarm Over Rising Cultism, Urge Government Action
By Franca Justice – Citizens Reports Good afternoon, my name is Franca Justice. I live here in Bayelsa State. You know, this cultism issue is becoming alarming — alarming in the sense that rural areas are being affected, and the old people, the young, you know, are being affected. The future of the youth is being […]