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Prof. Obari Gomba, an English and Literary Studies lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, Henry Akubuiro, a journalist and Abideen Ojomu, an engineer have emerged as the last three finalists for the 2023 Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) Prize for literature. The three emerged after judges considered their plays, Grit (Gomba), Yamtarawala, the Warrior King (Akubuiro), and The Ojuelegba Crossroads (Ojomu) the best out of the 11 that earlier emerged on the long list. The winner will take home a handsome prize of $100,000 (N90 million). The three playwrights were hosted to a reception in Port Harcourt last…

The Rivers State High Court has delivered Judgment in a Suit instituted by four sisters against their brothers for excluding them in the sharing of their late father’s property. The four sisters, Chinyere Abel, Perpetual Abel, Bethel Abel and Josephine Abel have dragged their three brothers to court for discriminating against them in the inheritance of their father’s estate. The claimants asked the court to interpret some sections of the 1999 constitution as amended and the Rivers State Prohibition of the Curtailment of Women’s Right to share in Family Property Law No.2 of 2022. In a Judgment delivered on Wednesday,…

As a public figure of several decades standing, my antecedents are widely known. Nevertheless, it has become necessary to restate who I am and correct some misleading information made about my person. My name is Florence Mayen Ita-Giwa (Asibong Ita, was also my maiden native Efik name). I was born on the 19th of February 1946. Although I do not have a birth certificate, I have an age declaration document sworn to by my late mother, which I have used all my life. My mother almost died of post-partum haemorrhage during my birth at the hospital; a situation which was…

For most of the third quarter of 2023, the attention of the world was focused on political developments in sub-Saharan Africa, where military officers toppled democratically elected governments in some countries. Unlike in previous cases in the region, where military coups were roundly condemned and efforts made to get the usurpers to give up power or follow a transition to return the countries to democratic rule, the coup in Niger Republic took a totally different dimension. While most of the West, particularly France and the United States, condemned the coup and called for military action to restore the ousted democratic…

Guinea’s military leader Mamady Doumbouya told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that the Western model of democracy does not work for Africa, as evidenced by a recent wave of coups. “Africa is suffering from a governance model that has been imposed on it… a model that is good and effective for the West but is difficult to adapt to our realities, our customs and environment,” he told world leaders gathered in New York. “It is time to stop lecturing us and stop treating us with condescension like children,” he said, adding that Africans were mature enough to design their…

As pressure mounts on the West to cut down dependence on fossil fuel and embrace cleaner green energy sources, many hydrogen filling stations are expected soon in Europe with their eyes on supply from developing countries. Cashing in on this, Morocco is planning a 5,600km hydrogen pipeline from Nigeria, passing through 11 West African states. The project will run parallel to a previously mapped out natural-gas pipe, with export to Europe in mind. The information is published in an international journal, Hydrogeninsight.com dated September 21. The project is expected to cut through Benue-Niger Triple Junction, Igarra pre Cambrian basement complex…

People from communities in Igbu-Akoh Clan in Ahoada East Local Government Area in Rivers State have been expressing fears about the safety of their lives and property following an all-out invasion of the communities by security agents to hunt the killers of the former divisional police officer, DPO, in the area, Mr. Bako Angbashim, by alleged members of a cult group at Odiemudie. Most of the communities have been deserted while the indigenes have escaped to other towns and local government areas to escape indiscriminate arrest by the security personnel. An indigene of Odiemudie, who now squats with friends in…

The board, management and staff of the Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development, CEHRD remember with humility the sudden and painful passing on of their organization’s founder, Comrade Patrick Naagbanton, who joined the triumphant four years ago on September21, 2019 . It is difficult to believe that four years have rolled past. Your presence, thoughtfulness, courage and passion remain irreplaceable but the foundation you laid continues to grow strong leading us to keep the legacies you left going. Current developments in the communities and country continue to recall the values you fought for striving for a better Nigeria. As…

The first lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Tuesday August 15, celebrated the Super Falcons of Nigeria with a heart-warming reception at the State House Abuja. Tinubu who received some of the players, their technical team and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) with hugs, said the girls displayed dedication, resilience and team spirit with the zeal and strength that defined Nigeria. The president’s wife paid glowing tribute to all the players who she said had represented Nigeria on the global stage, noting that the world took notice of the dexterity of the players. “Although the final result did not go…

Yesterday, the 31st of August 2023 the world woke up to a news story credited to the Commander, NNS BEECROFT of the Nigeria Navy, Commodore Kolawole Olumide Oguntuga, that the Nigerian Navy arrested four Tantita personnel for alleged crude oil theft. It would have been comedy, if it was not also tragedy. The Navy is a constitutional institution mandated to keep Nigeria’s seaward borders safe from invasion, criminality and free for economic activities. Tantita respects the institution and its constitutional mandate. And it was out of that respect that a couple of weeks ago when there was a face off…