Foremost public affairs analyst Martins Ogolo has said that the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC)’ Holistic Opportunities Programme/Projects for Engagements, tagged “Project HOPE,” is the hope for Niger Delta youths. Ogolo disclosed that the NDDC was established 24 years ago by former President Olusegun Obasanjo with the oversight responsibility of facilitating the rapid socio-economic and overall growth of the people, making them economically prosperous and politically stable. In a bid to redraft its pattern with a critical focus on her creed, making a difference… Read Complete Ne ..read more

Kenya Airways (KQ) on Friday called for the release of two of its employees detained by a military intelligence unit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The KQ employees, who work at the company’s airport office in the DRC capital, Kinshasa, were arrested on April 19 by the Military Detection of Anti-Homeland Activities (DEMIAP) allegedly because of “missing custom documentation on valuable cargo”, the airline said. According to the KQ statement, a military court in the DRC had promised their release on Thursday, but… Read Complete News Here ..read more

Military commander of an army camp located at Sabon Garin Dan’Ali, in Danmusa local government area of Katsina state has reportedly been killed in an ambush. Sources said the incident happened Thursday evening and the corpse of the deceased, a major in the army, was deposited at a hospital in Katsina. Daily Trust gathered from reliable sources that the commander, (name withheld), was ambushed at Malali village in Kankara local government area, where he was called to provide reinforcement to repel an attack on the village. “As you know, Malali is along Zangon Pawwa road, and that… Read Comple ..read more

Nigeria’s top think-tank, the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) and Bruit Costaud, an indigenous advisory and strategic communication organisation led by former information minister, Lai Mohammed, are putting together a high level summit towards resolving the challenges obstructing the optimal development of Nigeria’s mining industry. The two-day summit slated for April 29 and 30, 2024, at Abuja Continental Hotel will bring together all the stakeholders from the industry practitioners to government regulators, the academia and investors, and all o ..read more

The Federal Government has announced that the demolition of buildings situated within the right of way of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road will commence this Saturday. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Korede Keisha, disclosed this during a press briefing held in Lagos on Thursday. Keisha urged all residents whose houses have been earmarked for demolition to visit the ministry’s secretariat in Lagos to address any necessary procedures required by the ministry. She stated that the demolition team would commence the removal of the marked properties on Saturday. Keisha said,… Read C ..read more

Ganduje’s meeting with aggrieved APC contestants deadlocked Former deputy governor to the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, emerged Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) standard-bearer for the November 16 gubernatorial election in Ondo State.    He polled 264 votes to beat other six other aspirants to the ticket in Akure. Ajayi was declared the winner by the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who served as Chairman of the Primary Election Committee.     One-time House of… Read Complete News Here ..read more

India’s six-week election juggernaut resumed Friday, with millions of people lining up outside polling stations in parts of the country hit by a scorching heatwave. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to win a third term in the election, which concludes in early June. But turnout in the first round of voting last week dropped nearly four points to 66 percent from the last election in 2019, with speculation in Indian media outlets that higher-than-average temperatures were to blame. Modi took to social media shortly before… Read Complete News Here ..read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Friday that Russia’s capture of a major nuclear power plant threatened a radiation catastrophe, as the country marked the anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Russian forces seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in southern Ukraine in the first days of its 2022 invasion. Both sides regularly accuse each other of endangering safety at the site, Europe’s largest nuclear facility. “For 785 days now, Russian terrorists have held the Zaporizhzhia NPP hostage,” Zelensky said on social media. “It is the… Read Complete News ..read more

Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a multi-agency security task force maintaining peace in Plateau State, on Thursday, met with key stakeholders from Bokkos and Mangu LGAs following the recent resurgence of killings in the areas. Daily Trust had reported that 15 people, including a student of Plateau State University, Bokkos, were last Saturday killed in night attacks on communities in Mangu and Bokkos LGAs. At a meeting held at the headquarters of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army with representatives from both farming, Fulani communities and traditional leaders, the commander of OPSH,… Read Co ..read more

Four months into the 2024 fiscal year, the federal government is yet to begin implementation of the capital component of the 2024 national budget which has many implications on the nation’s economy. This was as the government said that it has released funds for all requisitions from Ministries, Departments and Agencies for the implementation of 2023 capital projects. The budget titled “Budget of Renewed Hope” has a proposed expenditure of N27.5 trillion, an estimated revenue of N18.32 trillion and N8.7 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year. Accountant General of the Federation Mrs… Read Complete ..read more