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By Deborah Nnamdi NIGERIA: The Rivers Police Command has busted a child trafficking syndicate at Ubima in Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State, arresting three suspects who stole and sold a one-year-old male baby for N1.4 million and shared the proceeds. The Police said that on August 25, 2024, at about 6.35 a.m., Operatives of the Command attached to Ubima Divisional Headquarters received a complaint from a middle-aged woman named Madam Grace (Not real name) indicating that one Miss Queen Orlu, aged 20 years was seen lying unconscious in Omeka Farmland at Ucheabuor in Ubima. According to SP Grace…

By Oghenekevwe Kofi, LM Ericsson Nigeria Limited Artificial Intelligence with its usage-is no more a fad confined to technical conferences or sci-fi movies. It has become an essential part of your life, and you use AI more than you think. From the time you wake up and ask your virtual assistant to tell you the weather to the time you scroll through Instagram and those eerily accurate ads pop up, AI is in the background, making life easier. AI is no longer a subject for the tech experts or developers alone; rather, it has grown to be part of everyday…

By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has attributed the drift in prospective economic development of the State to mismanagement. The governor assured that the State under his watch will be restored and transformed to its rightful position as an enviable and economically viable State. Governor Fubara disclosed this yesterday while inaugurating the new board of the Rivers State Investment Promotion Agency at the Government House, Port Harcourt. Addressing the inaugurated board, Governor Fubara, charged them to deploy their wealth of experience and expertise in different fields to restore the lost economic glory of the state. He pointed out…

Skylord Sheba with Agency Reports HOLLYWOOD: One of the most iconic African American actors of all time, famous for his commanding screen performances in Coming to America, the voice behind Star Wars villain Darth Vader, and Mufasa of The Lion King, among other blockbusters, James Earl James, died on Monday, 09 September, at the age of 93. Jones, a distinguished and unblemished actor, was famous for many roles including The Great White Hope, Field of Dreams (1989), Claudin, The Sandlot and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is most remembered in Nigeria and other parts of…

By Frank Efe, Warri NIGERIA: Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, on Monday morning faced another wave of violence, as armed men in military fatigue reportedly launched a coordinated attack on the village. Reports that could not be independently confirmed indicated that three persons were killed. The victims were Ojeh Asah, Uwhubunor James, and Enavwodo Peter. Community sources said the gunmen arrived in four gunboats and 11 speedboats, and indiscriminately opened fire, killing three youths and causing extensive damage to the beleaguered community. Eyewitnesses claimed that the attack was launched from neighbouring Okoloba community after…

By Deborah Sunday Nnamdi NIGERIA: As public and private primary and secondary schools in Rivers State reopen today for the 2024/2025 academic session, the state government has advised private schools operating without government approval to shut down. It advised owners of such schools to immediately approach the Quality Assurance Department of the State Ministry of Education for registration and approval. The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, Dr. Azibaolanari Uzoma-Nwogu, disclosed this in a statement yesterday, which was made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt. The statement also advised all government-approved schools operating without up-to-date payment of their annual…

By Deborah Sunday Nnamdi NIGERIA: Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, on Monday, debunked reports doing the rounds that the rate for Value-Added Tax (VAT) has been upwardly adjusted to 10% from 7.5%. The Minister, in a statement signed by him, affirmed that the VAT rate as contained in relevant tax laws and chargeable on goods and services remains 7.5%. “The current VAT rate is 7.5% and this is what the government is charging on a spectrum of goods and services to which the tax is applicable. Therefore, neither the Federal Government nor any…

The bustling city of Sapele in Delta State was thrown into shock at the weekend following the macabre murder of the wife of one Mrs. Faith Umukoro, purportedly by her 25-year-old son. The suspect, identified as Emmanuel Umukoro, a deranged young man with a history of regular and excessive drug abuse, attacked and killed his mother before setting her corpse on fire around Ugbeyiyi enclave of the town on Friday night. Until the gruesome event, Mrs Umukoro had four children, including the suspect and lived a modest life in the city where the family is well known and respected. A…

There are more troubles for former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and members of the former G-5 Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the party’s disciplinary panel submits its report on alleged anti-party activities against the group. It was gathered that the reconciliation and disciplinary panel set up by the PDP to sanitize the party had submitted its report, and Wike and his cohorts in the G-5 would now be summoned to defend themselves against the allegations. The panel’s Chair, Chief Tom Ikimi, had earlier vowed that Wike would be summoned over allegations bordering on anti-party activities during…

By Deborah Sunday Nnamdi USA: The U.S. Agency for International Development has offered $6.5 million in assistance to flood-related victims in Nigeria. USAID disclosed this in a press statement and said the assistance was part of USAID’s Fiscal Year 2024 support to assist local partners, including the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in responding to the severe flooding that has impacted various regions across the country. It said the agency had provided nearly $100 million to Nigeria to address various humanitarian needs in the current year alone, including those arising from other natural disasters. USAID Mission Director, Melissa Jones, stressed…