Author: Emmanuel Obe

Comrade Peremoboere Fanny Binaebi, the current Treasurer of Ijaw Youth Council has thrown her hatchet into the ring as she has declared to contest for the President of Ijaw national Council in the forthcoming national elections. And if she wins, Binaebi will become the first ever female President of the IYC. The council has been dominated by men since it was founded about three decades ago. Female leadership in Ijaw communities is however not strange. Ijaw women have been known through ages to provide leadership both at home and in the community. But modern leadership structures have tended to sideline…

At a time when national discourse is dominated by the government’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” amid widespread economic hardship, the story of a young woman from rural Rivers State offers a compelling, real-life example of how hope can emerge from unexpected quarters. Without political power, wealth, or official authority, Miss Ogadinma Uchechi has ignited change that is transforming her community and inspiring many beyond it. In many African societies, names carry deep meaning. They often reflect parental expectations or the circumstances surrounding a child’s birth, shaping both identity and aspiration. For Ogadinma, whose name in her local dialect means “it shall…

A prominent cleric, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, has claimed that he played a significant role in helping the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, secure victory in the 2015 and 2019 Rivers State governorship elections. Ibiyeomie made the assertion in a statement on Monday, insisting that Wike received extensive support from different individuals during his political journey. According to the cleric, the former Rivers State governor benefited from financial, physical and spiritual backing from various people who stood by him during the electoral contests. “This Wike who tries to play god in the lives of people today was…

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has lauded the current Board and Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for its support to the Nigerian Air Force and other security agencies operating in the region. Air Marshal Aneke, who gave the commendation during a courtesy visit at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, highlighted some of the development projects the Commission had executed to assist the security agencies. He said: “Let me seize this opportunity to commend the NDDC for its support to the Nigerian Air Force and other security agencies for its unflinching support…

The convener of the Electricity Consumers Rights Initiative and Electricity Consumers Rights Network, Comrade Osita Obi, has said that poor supply of electricity in Anambra State could truncate Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s dream of building a smart city in the state. Obi, who spoke with our reporter in Awka, the state capital, said the people of Anambra State are anxious and fully supportive of Governor Soludo’s smart city vision and would not allow any force to derail it. “The non-supply of electricity will automatically affect the governor’s smart city drive in the state. If there is no electricity, it will be…

The National Chairman, Omabala Union, Dr Chike Obidigbo, has said that Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, had a duty to provide for the welfare and security of the people and residents of the state. Dr. Obidigbo, who was speaking with newsmen in Awka on the ongoing demolition and remodeling of Onitsha Main Market by Soludo, said the governor sometimes took decisions and actions that confused the people. He observed how the governor turned vindictive when the traders at Onitsha Main market refused to comply with his directive that they should end the Monday sit-at-home action started many years ago.…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council, has commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for abolishing the illegal Monday sit-at-home order in the state, describing the move as a major step toward restoring economic activities. The union, however, called on security agencies to strengthen protection for traders and residents, especially on Mondays, to ensure the safety of markets, roads and commercial activities across the state. This was part of the resolutions reached at the NUJ Congress held on March 5, 2026, where members deliberated on issues affecting journalists, residents and the development of Anambra State. In a communiqué issued at…

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has warned that the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, could rise to nearly N2,000 per litre if the Federal Government fails to urgently strengthen domestic refining capacity. PETROAN also called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) to accelerate the resumption of production at the country’s government-owned refineries in order to shield Nigeria from the shocks of the volatile global petroleum market. The National President of PETROAN, Dr. Billy Gillis-Harry, made the call in Port Harcourt while delivering a keynote address titled “Deconstructing…

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has warned that Nigerians may face steeper fuel prices if the country fails to urgently revive its domestic refineries amid rising global oil market tensions triggered by the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States. The National President of PETROAN, Dr. Billy Gillis-Harry, made the call while delivering a keynote address at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Port Harcourt during a lecture organised by the Department of Petroleum Economics and Policy Studies. The lecture was titled “Deconstructing Energy Trilemma.” In a statement issued by PETROAN’s National Public…

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has expressed its willingness to collaborate with a Nigerian music ambassador, Mr Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, to drive development in his hometown of Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State and across the Niger Delta region. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the music icon to the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to fulfilling its mandate to develop the Niger Delta region. He assured that the Commission would construct the road leading to the artiste’s community and implement other…