The Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Rivers State chapter and Network of Women Leaders in Non-Profit Organisations (Net-WIN), have called on political parties, leaders, candidates, supporters and other stakeholders to prioritise peaceful political dialogue and inclusive peacebuilding ahead of the 2027 general elections. This was disclosed in a statement jointly signed by Rita Kigbara…
The Mother of Good Counsel Initiative (MOGCI) has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to address sexual and reproductive health challenges affecting adolescent children and young people, including sexual abuse, teenage pregnancy, child marriage and gender-based violence. The call was made during a pre-summit dialogue between MOGCI and the African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA), Rivers…
Stakeholders in oil and gas sector have called for reforms to the country’s investment treaties and greater public participation in treaty-making processes to safeguard energy transition efforts and preserve the government’s regulatory authority. The call was made at a two-day Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), Energy Transition and Investment Governance in Nigeria, organised…
The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) has called for an immediate, independent and transparent investigation into the reported deaths of 37 persons in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. The organisation also demanded the prosecution of any officers found responsible for the deaths. In a…
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has rejected the Federal Government’s approved concession of King’s College, Lagos, to the King’s College Old Boys’ Association (KCOBA), describing the arrangement as a transfer of the government’s responsibility for funding and managing public education. The organisation urged the Federal Government to use the two-week suspension of the…
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has launched the Rivers State Plea Bargain Guidelines in order to strengthen the administration of criminal justice and ensure fair and efficient dispensation of justice in the state. Justice Amadi made the launch during the event organised by the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Council Rivers…
An inferno that gutted a house in Okochiri community, in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, has claimed the life of a mother and her four children in the early hours of Friday, September 18, 2026. The victims, said to be four children and their mother, reportedly died in the inferno before community youths…
There is something curious about Nigerians’ relationship with the police. We complain about them, criticise them, film them and sometimes mock them. Yet when armed robbers strike, kidnappers invade communities or violence breaks out at night, the same institution many Nigerians love to criticise becomes the one they expect to respond. When a child goes…
Secretary of the Forum of CEOs of State Social Health Insurance Agencies (SSHIA) in Nigeria and the Executive Secretary of the Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme (RIVCHPP), Dr. Vetty Agala, has joined other health experts in advocating greater data visibility to build public trust and strengthen the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The…
Lî Ny’údū Úpātá III of Úpātá Kingdom, His Majesty Dr. Felix Enene Otuwarikpo, has celebrated nine years on the ancient throne of the Úpātá people. The anniversary was observed quietly across Upata Kingdom, while the monarch call for greater unity among Ekpeye traditional rulers and the people of Ekpeye. In a statement issued on Wednesday…
