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NSCDC Parades Suspended Niger Commandant, Officers Over Deaths of 37 Detainees

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has paraded its suspended Niger State Commandant, Commandant Suberu Aniviye, and other officers linked to the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the Corps’ custody. The officers were paraded at the NSCDC National Headquarters in Sauka, Abuja, on Sunday, as the Corps’ National Public Relations Officer,

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Politics

Presidency Downplays Concerns Over Tinubu’s Absence From UNGA

The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Foreign Affairs and Protocol, Ademola Osodi, has downplayed concerns over the President’s third consecutive absence from the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA. The Presidency on Sunday announced that President Tinubu had mandated Vice President Kashim Shettima to represent him and lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st

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FIDA: Adults Have No Right to Abuse or Exploit Children

The Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, Rivers State, Tamuno Ibiyemi Life Jim-George, has stressed that adults with parental or guardianship responsibilities have no right to abuse, violate or exploit children in any form. Speaking in an interview with Today’s ULOMA NWOSU, Life Jim-George said FIDA Nigeria continues to advocate for the

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Politics

NDC Chieftain Urges Police to Remain Neutral During Electioneering

A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Walter Akani, has urged the Nigeria Police Force to remain neutral and avoid political involvement during the ongoing electioneering period. Akani, who spoke to Today FM’s Preye Izogu, expressed concern over alleged destruction of NDC billboards in Oyigbo and

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Education General

NDLEA: Tertiary Institutions May Introduce Drug Integrity Tests for Students

Students seeking admission into some tertiary institutions may be required to undergo drug integrity tests as part of efforts to curb substance abuse among young people. The Rivers State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Commander Kenneth Ofor, disclosed this during a War Against Drugs programme at Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic. Speaking

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General Oil and Gas

PETROAN: Market Forces Responsible for Rising Petrol Price

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, in Rivers State, has attributed the recent increase in petrol prices to market forces and fluctuations in the international crude oil market. Speaking with TODAY FM Correspondent, Eseose Onabu, the Vice Chairman of PETROAN in Rivers State, Addison Kanu, said the Dangote Refinery currently determines

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Economy Politics

RIVERS DEPUTY GOVERNOR SEEKS SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BLUE ECONOMY

Rivers State Deputy Governor, Professor Ngozi Nma-Odu, has called for strategic planning, innovative engineering and sustainable infrastructure to unlock the state’s Blue Economy potential. Nma-Odu made the call as Special Guest of Honour at the Second Distinguished Annual Lecture of the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers, NICE, Port Harcourt Chapter, held in honour of Engineer

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Politics

ERADIRI CRITICIZES APC GOVERNORS OVER WIKЕ’S COALITION

Former President of the Ijaw Youths Council, Worldwide, Udengs Eradiri, has criticized governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over their opposition to the Rainbow Coalition promoted by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Eradiri questioned why the governors would oppose a political arrangement which Wike says is aimed

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Features Politics Technology

PROJECT BRIDGE: NIGERIA’S BIG FIBRE PLAN FACES AN EXECUTION TEST

By Paul Chimodo Nigeria is preparing to undertake one of its most ambitious digital infrastructure projects: the deployment of 90,000 kilometres of fibre-optic infrastructure across the country under Project BRIDGE. The initiative is designed to strengthen the nation’s digital backbone, extend broadband connectivity and create the infrastructure needed for a more connected digital economy. But

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Features Politics Technology

APPLE TV AND THE NOLLYWOOD OPPORTUNITY: CAN NIGERIAN STORIES FIND A BIGGER GLOBAL AUDIENCE?

By Paul Chimodo Nigeria’s film industry has spent years building an audience far beyond the country’s borders, and the growing presence of Nigerian stories on major global streaming platforms is changing how Nollywood is produced, distributed and consumed. Apple’s television platform is part of that wider shift, creating another route through which Nigerian filmmakers and

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