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Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has enlisted 14 professors and 23 research students from various Nigerian universities for the Renaissance Joint Venture sabbatical and internship programmes. Renaissance’s General Manager, Relations and Sustainable Development, Igo Weli in a statement, said, “Providing practical industry experience opportunity for lecturers and research students is a sure way to strengthen teaching and research capability that will translate into building a pool of industry professionals that can drive Nigeria’s energy ambition beyond the 21st century.” According to the statement issued by Michael Adande, Spokesperson of Renaissance, Weli spoke at the induction ceremony held at the company’s…

It was interesting reading through the arguments advanced by my learned brother silk, Chief Joseph B. Daudu, SAN, in support of the unconstitutional declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu and the subsequent and equally unconstitutional endorsement of the declaration by two-thirds membership of both chambers of the National Assembly. Chief J. B. Daudu SAN tried to justify his position by asserting that no court had ever declared any state of emergency unconstitutional. In other words, we have to wait for the courts to make pronouncements on otherwise clear, explicit and self-explanatory provisions of…

The Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, with support from Global Green Fund grants held a multi-stakeholders dialogue on localizing gender action plan on climate change in the Niger Delta on Monday 29, April 2025. Welcoming participants to the event which held at the institute’s secretariat in Port Harcourt, the executive director, Mrs Anyakwee Mgbechi, said the dialogue aimed at to addressingthe urgent need for collective action to tackle the pressing challenges of climate change which disproportionately affect vulnerable populations particularly, women and girls. Mrs Anyakwee Mgbechi disclosed: “Through this dialogue we will harness our collective expertise, experience and commitment to drive meaningful change and promote gender responsive climate action. Our goal is to develop actionable strategies, strengthen partnerships and drive impactful change”.…

African environmental justice advocates have taken demands for climate change crisis a step higher with the submission May 2, 2025 of a demand by the lawyers to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Tanzania. The advocates are a coalition of African civil society organisations, front-line communities, defenders, feminist groups, youth groups, public interest environmental and human rights lawyers, and indigenous communities for an advisory opinion on African states’ human rights obligations in the context of climate change in Africa. In a release announcing the move, signed by Alferd Brownell, the coalition coordinator, the climate justice activists stated: “This Request, a first…

PILEX CENTRE PRESS RELEASE 10 A.M SATURDAY APRIL 12, 2025 Dear People, THE STATE OF DECEPTION IN RIVERS STATE AND NIGERIA GENESIS 27:22 _Jacob went to his father Isaac, who touched him and said “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau”_ How President Bola Ahmed Tinubu circumvented the will of the people of Rivers State and declared a state of emergency when there was no constitutional basis for same, reveals how low he would stoop to steal what belongs to the people whom he stole their mandate. He has a companion in…

The Rivers Women Unite Prayer Group has staged a fresh protest demanding the immediate end to the emergency rule imposed on Rivers State. Led by Dr. Nancy Chidi Nwankwo and Dr. Vivian Ige-Elenwo, the group vehemently criticized the actions of the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), alleging that the emergency rule is a politically motivated tool to stifle dissent. “The actions of the Sole Administrator have deepened the political divide rather than fostering reconciliation,” stated Dr. Nwankwo. “He has dismantled democratic institutions and orchestrated policies aimed at achieving political domination, serving only the interests of those who appointed…

Rivers State Government has issued a strong rebuttal to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the association’s recent decision to relocate the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC) from Port Harcourt to Enugu State. In a statement signed by Hector Igbikiowubo, Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Rivers State Government, the administration expressed deep disappointment over what it described as a breach of mutual agreement and trust by the NBA. Central to the government’s grievance is the NBA’s alleged characterization of a ₦300 million payment from the state as a mere “gift,” rather than a contractual commitment tied to the…

The Kogi State Accountability Platform (KAP) has called on Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to fulfill his campaign promises of convening senatorial town hall meetings to engage directly with constituents to improve service delivery.The call was made during a citizens’ perception meeting in Lokoja, which evaluated the state government’s performance across key sectors impacting daily life and developed actionable recommendations for improving service delivery.According to a communiqué issued on Friday by KAP Chairman Hamza Aliyu, the promised town hall meetings by the Governor have not yet occurred, thereby limiting direct engagement with citizens, urging Governor Ododo to fulfill his campaign promises.However,…

The Chairman of the Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has made clarifications about protest that shut down an oil producing facility in Ogidigben in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. According to Tompolo’s media aide, Dr Paul Bebenimibo, the oil platform is not covered by Tantita, the security company owned by Ekpempolo, that keeps surveillance over oil pipelines and facilities in the Niger Delta. The affected oil facility was shut down by Itsekiri youths protesting alleged gerrymandering by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Warri South-West Local Government Area. Bebenimibo said Ogidigben oil…

3rd April, 2025Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), CFRAdministrator,Rivers State,Government House,Port Harcourt. Dear brother and Admiral, OUR DEEP CONCERNS OVER TEARING DOWN OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS IN RIVERS STATEI have thought it important and quite pertinent to write to you to raise a matter of serious concern to all watchers of event in Rivers State and particularly leaders of various groups in the South-South of the country. This is as it pertains to what we observe to be a systematic tearing down of various structures, which are important for the continued building and consolidation of democracy in Rivers State right now taking…