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Politics

Ekweremadu’s Wife Returns Home After Release From UK Prison

She arrived on Tuesday to prayers and celebrations, three years after a UK court jailed her over an organ trafficking plot.

Politics

10 Key Bills Signed into Law, Speaker Guwor Promises Progress

Guwor said the laws, including the 2025 appropriation and disability protection laws, target infrastructure, welfare and governance.

Community

Delta Govt Ends Okpare-Olomu Leadership Disputes

A peace meeting led by presidential adviser Edwin Uzor addressed disputed land sales and challenges to the community's traditional leadership structure.

News

Immigration Arrests 90 Illegal Immigrants in Rivers State

Eighty-five Cameroonians, five Chadians and four Nigerians were seized at a hideout over suspected cybercrime, the command said.

News

NNPCL Increases Petrol Prices Amid Rising Global Oil Costs

Pump prices rose to N990 in Abuja and N960 in Lagos, weeks after the company cut rates in January.

News

IMF Policies Could Harm Education, ASUU Warns Tinubu

The union wants TETFund retained rather than replaced by NELFUND, and faults education's seven per cent budget share.

News

Three Dead After Boat Capsizes in Rivers State

A sudden storm overturned the Port Harcourt to Bonny passenger boat near Yellow Platform on Sunday evening, with 19 rescued.

Community

Two Dead in Suspected Cholera Outbreak in Bobi Community, Delta

Residents with similar symptoms were taken to Warri hospitals, as fears grow the disease could reach other riverine communities.

Politics

Rivers LG Chairman Names 100 New Aides After 130 Appointments

Politics

Oborevwori Targets Corrupt Civil Servants, Queries Two Officials

The governor said two engineers who certified incomplete works were queried, warning others against compromising quality in Delta projects.

Politics

Delta State IGR Surpasses N110 Billion

Charles Aniagwu says the rise from N70 billion tracks a budget now near N1 trillion, with focus on widening the tax base.

Politics

‘Warri is Becoming a Sight to Behold’ Clark Hails Oborevwori

Clark, who opposed him in 2023, cited ₦78 billion in Warri projects, including three flyovers by Julius Berger.

Politics

APC Seizes Secretariat From PDP in Edo State

PDP chairman Tony Azeigbemi alleges violent trespass, damage and assault at the Airport Road office, with police arriving late.

News

EFCC Officer Shot Dead in Anambra as Yahoo Boys Open Fire

Two operatives from the Enugu office were ambushed during a raid, and colleagues say officers now lack life insurance.

Community

Suspected Yahoo Boy Kills Three in Deadly Crash in Udu, Delta State

The speeding Toyota Camry rammed a shop in Okpaka on Thursday evening, and residents beat the driver before police took him.

Politics

IGP Clarifies Budget Disruption at National Assembly

Egbetokun said a late-arriving senator queried the abridged budget document members had already agreed to, calling the row avoidable.

Politics

Ighodalo Submits Over 1,000 Documents in Edo Election Case

The PDP candidate tendered result sheets and polling unit forms to prove irregularities, but respondents objected to their admissibility.

News

FG to Begin Direct Payments to Local Govts From January

Presidential aide Sunday Dare says mechanisms are ready for councils to draw full FAAC allocations, following the Supreme Court's July ruling on autonomy.