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Port Harcourt

November 27, 2020

Ogoni Oil Spill: Supreme Court insists Shell must pay N17bn compensation

The court held that it couldn’t reverse itself on the matter.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria
November 20, 2020

Senator Ndoma-Egba’s wife killed in auto crash

Amaka Ndoma-Egba was out for a function in Akure at the time of the accident.

Amaka Ndoma Egba (Credit: Start-Rite Schools)
November 16, 2020

Forgery: Court resumes hearing of APC’s disqualification suit against Obaseki

The APC legal team is made up of five senior lawyers and led by former attorney-general Akin Olujimi.

Edo governor Godwin Obaseki
November 13, 2020

Port Harcourt DisCo to distribute 77,000 meters in December

The scheme is in line with the federal government’s mass metering programme.

Electricity meters used to tell the story.
November 12, 2020

NDDC’s Pondei distributes vehicles to commission’s auditors

In July, Mr. Pondei was the subject of a dramatic fainting saga.

Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Kemebradikumor Pondei, fainting during public interrogation before a legislative committee probing allegations of contracting fraud under his watch to the tune of N81 billion.
November 12, 2020

Obaseki continues speech after security aide slumps during inauguration

The fully kitted police officer collapsed halfway into Mr. Obaseki’s address shortly after the governor was sworn in for a second term.

Governor Godwin Obaseki. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter]
November 12, 2020

Teachers struggling in Rivers with primary schools still in lockdown

Some other states have reopened schools up to secondary level, but the continued lockdown in Rivers has had a heavy impact on private school teachers.

A primary school
November 10, 2020

FG’s cemetery project in Ogoni an insult to Saro-Wiwa, other martyrs: Activist

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said that the rehabilitation of Ogoni land could take up to 30 years due to decades of oil spills.

Ken Saro-Wiwa
November 5, 2020

University suspends, demotes two students over social media posts on exam, banking problems

Nigerians have been pushing back against draconian regulation of the social media.

VC of Ignatius Ajuru University Prof. Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele
November 4, 2020

Oyigbo curfew eased but IPOB crackdown continues in Rivers

There has been turmoil in Oyigbo since mid-October. The state government blames the pro-Biafra group for the attacks.

Nyesom Wike