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Youths in the Niger Delta region, under the aegis of the Obolo Youth Coalition Worldwide, have flayed the oil firm operating OML 115 and OML 67, Oriental Energy Resources Limited (OERL), for failing to comply with the policies and guidelines of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in host communities of Effiat/Mbo in…

Leeds powered back to the top of the Championship with a 3-0 win against Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road on Sunday. Manor Solomon gave Leeds a flying start before late goals from Largie Ramazani and Ao Tanaka ensured Daniel Farke's side would remain on course for promotion to the Premier League. Leeds are…

Members of the recently dissolved Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) have filed a ₦619 million lawsuit against Governor Monday Okpebholo, alleging their removal violated constitutional provisions guaranteeing their tenure. The case, filed at the National Industrial Court in Benin City, challenges the legality of the December 2024 announcement that dissolved the commission before the…

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has described public sector corruption as the greatest problem in the country, with procurement and contract fraud accounting for 90 per cent of Nigeria’s corruption and fraud issues. The anti-graft czar disclosed this in a meeting with a delegation of the management team of…

US President Joe Biden has pardoned five people including the late civil rights activist Marcus Garvey, the White House said Sunday, just hours before he cedes the Oval Office to Donald Trump. Garvey, who died in 1940, was a Jamaican-born writer and orator seen by some as a Rastafarian prophet who advocated for the African…