The police command in Rivers has denied the report that its personnel prevented the destruction of an illegal oil bunkering site in the state. The command’s Acting Spokesman, DSP Grace Iringe-Koko, said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that policemen who visited the illegal refining site for operation were resisted. Iringe-Koko said that…
The Governor of River State, Nyesom Wike, has ordered all the 23 Local Government Area Chairmen to hire bulldozers and destroy every identified illegal crude oil bunkering and artisanal refinery sites in the state. Wike gave the order on Wednesday in a statement issued to newsmen by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, his Special Assistant on Media,…
The Edo Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday continued its clampdown on illegal miners in the state with the arrest of four suspected gold miners. Mr Aniekan Udoeyop, Commandant of the corps in the state, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in his office in Benin. He said the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Edo State says it arrested three men with a truckload of suspected psychotropic substances valued at millions of naira. Mr Buba Wakawa, the State Commander of the agency, made the disclosure on Monday in Benin during a media briefing. Wakawa disclosed that the arrest was made last Friday…
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the 8 a.m. train ride from Ujevwu in Delta from Jan. 17, due to technical glitches. Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, said that measures where, however, in place to rectify the issues at the earliest possible time. “This is to inform the general public and most especially…
Delta State Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mrs Rose Ezewu, has urged teachers in public schools to be more committed to their duties, to improve students’ performance. Ezewu, according to a statement in Asaba on Saturday, made the call when he paid a visit to some secondary schools in the state earlier in the week. She…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Saturday said that Nigeria’s unity was achieved on the blood of its fallen heroes and should not be taken for granted. Obaseki made the assertion shortly after laying of wreath to celebrate 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Benin. “The unity of this country has been achieved on the…
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Edo State has arrested six persons in connection with illegal gold mining in Ojirame-Afe, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. Mr Aniekan Udoeyop, Commandant of the corps in the state, made the disclosure on Friday, in Benin. Udoeyop, represented by Mr Richard Ogbebor, the command’s…
As a way of reducing harvest losses through storage, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday distributed agricultural storage items to farmers in Akwa Ibom. The distribution was done through the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI). The Executive Director of NSPRI, Dr Patricia Pessu, during the distribution of the items to…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Rivers State says it is partnering with sister security agencies to ensure security in custodial centres. Mr Alex Oditah, the state NCoS Comptroller, stated this in a statement in Port Harcourt on Thursday by the command spokesperson, DSC Juliet Ofoni. Oditah, who visited the state Comptroller of Nigerian Immigration…
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has read riot acts to operators of illegal refineries who are planning to relocate to the state. The warning is coming on the heels of the ongoing clampdown on illegal refineries in neighbouring Rivers State. According to him, the state cannot afford to also be polluted by soot as…
A Civil Right Activist and Author based in the Niger Delta, Isreal Joe has urged political leaders to stop using youth to intimidate and bully opponents during elections. In an interview with The informant247, he said this act is the starting point of ugly trends of bullying in society, adding that if people are to…
The Cross River Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Tanko Ashang, has commended the three former staff of the ministry recently appointed judges in the state. The commissioner who gave the commendation on Wednesday in Calabar, at a reception held by the ministry in honour of the judges appointed as High Court and Customary…
An Australian-based Nigerian gyaenacologist, Dr Uche Menakaya, has urged women to jettison the belief that fibroid was spiritual or death sentence. Menakaya said this while speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the ongoing “Coastal/Junic Gynaecologic Ultrasound Training Programme” in Warri. He described fibroid as a denied growth of the muscles of the uterus which…
