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It has been revealed that Nigerians consume 6.84 million litres of sachet water daily, amounting to 2.5 billion litres in the year 2025. The revelation was made by the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Innocent Barikor on Tuesday January 27, 2025 in Abuja at the inception meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Child Project 11193, titled “Circular Solutions to Plastic Pollution in Nigeria”. Bags of Pure water Prof Barikor who said that this staggering volume of sachet water, also known as pure water was produced by over 32,000 manufacturers nationwide also added…
More than 197 femicide deaths were recorded in Nigeria between January and December 2025, according to a recent DOHS Cares Foundation’s femicide report. According to the report, the 2025 figures show a sharp increase of about 30% from 2024, when 133 Nigerian women and girls lost their lives to gender-based violence, indicating that femicide deaths in the country are on the rise. Gender Base Violence (GBV) in Nigeria Details of the findings of the report were published on the foundation’s tracker dashboard, which collates data on suspected femicide cases across the country. Unlike homicide, femicide is the killing of women…
The troubles confronting immediate past governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chief Nyesom Wike appears unending as he battles them frontally like a besieged commander. Smarting out of the impeachment saga in his home state of Rivers, where he’s embroiled in a political supremacy battle with his political godson successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara to a victory at the National Industrial Court on Tuesday where he successfully obtained an injunction against striking workers in the FCT. President Tinubu But the Court of Appeal has turned that victory into a pyrrhic one as it has…
For the second time in less than three years, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu briefly stumbled and fell during a ceremonial march-past organised in his honour at the parade ground in Ankara, capital of Turkey on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The first time was in June 2024 when the President slipped and fell at an official event to mark 25 years of democracy in Nigeria. President Tinubu Then, the president, aged 72, fell as he climbed down the steps on a vehicle meant to take him around Eagle Square in Abuja. He had to be helped back to his feet by…
The Kano State Government said the state is expecting the birth of between 600,000 and 700, 000 new babies in 2026 alone. Kano city The Executive Secretary of the Kano State Hospitals Management Board, Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda, who disclosed this in Kano over the weekend, during the maiden convocation of the Sardauna College of Health Sciences and Technology, a private health institution in the state said that the figures are based on the 2006 population growth projection of 3.5 per cent in the state. Advertorial Warning that the state faces a daunting health challenge as its population continues to…
The Rivers State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the attackers of the King of Bangha Kingdom in Khana Local Government Area of the state, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Suanu Timothy Baridam. The monarch was reportedly shot in the leg while returning from an engagement in Okwale community in the same LGA on Sunday, January 25, 2026. Reports say the attack occurred between Taabaa Junction and Sogho in Khana LGA when armed assailants attempted to stop his vehicle. But that the driver reportedly refused to halt, prompting the attackers to open fire, injuring both the king and his driver. We gathered that the…
Iho Dimeze Ancient Kingdom witnessed a moment of cultural pride and historic significance on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, as renowned Journalist, Chief Emeka Amaefula, was formally installed with the chieftaincy title of “Ugo Oha I of IHO Dimeze.” The prestigious title was conferred by His Royal Majesty, Eze (Dr.) Chieze Martin Amaku, Dimeze II of Iho Dimeze Ancient Kingdom, in recognition of Amaefula’s outstanding service, commitment to community development and contributions to humanity. Chief Amaefula, a respected media professional and Bureau Chief of City People Magazine as well as former Bureau Chief of the now-defunct High Society Magazine, Lagos, was honoured…
A royal father, HRM King A. P. Ataisigwung Uboon Owawa of Ayama kingdom has commiserated with the good people of Opobo kingdom on the demise of their esteemed Monarch, King Dandeson Douglas Jaja, the Amanyanabo of Opobo kingdom. The traditional ruler opined that though it was not too good to start the year on a negative note, but that death is a necessary end and a call that everyone must answer, he noted that it’s very painful that the late Amanyanabo took a bow when his fatherly advice was needed the most, especially for Opobo people, Rivers State and even…
The National President of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN ), Dr. Badaki Aliyu, says the inauguration of the South South Zonal Council of the association calls for members to close ranks to further establish a stronghold on tourism development in the country. Speaking to members of the Travel Writers Corps, Rivers State Chapter, at the Le Meridien Hotel, Ogeyi Place, Port Harcourt, on the sidelines of the Inauguration, Aliyu, who drew strength from earlier observations that FTAN is fragmented in the zone said, such divisions would not be allowed under his watch. “I have assured the government…
It was a celebration of life and time well spent last Thursday November 13, 2025 in Egwi in Etche LGA of Rivers State when Professor Naboth Hanacho Alozie Nwafor buried his mother, late Deaconess Janet Amandem Nwafor (Nee Nwuzi) at the ripe age of 104 years. Prof Nwafor said that it is with inestimable Joy and happiness that he’s bidding his dear mother farewell, who, according to him, not only loved them as her children but also did her best to raise them up from nothing to the great heights they’ve all attained today. Prof Naboth said that her mother’s…