Activities across the South-South have been disrupted by a five-day gridlock triggered by worsening conditions on major roads, a challenge that has paralysed businesses in the zone and brought the economy to a standstill. Whereas the full effects of the crisis are difficult to estimate, manufacturers said they have lost over N500 billion to fa...
•Peter Obi and Tinubu The latest Oxford Metro Analytics public pulse reveals a sharply divided regional picture ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with Peter Obi commanding the South East and South South while President Bola Tinubu leads across key northern zones and the South West. The figures show Obi with 62.6 per cent of […]
•Terrorists Many of the terrorists dislodged from Zamfara and Sokoto states have been relocating to the South-East and South-South regions, security and intelligence sources have revealed. The insurgents, according to the sources, are utilising interconnected forest corridors and riverine routes stretching through Niger, Kogi, and Anambra stat...
•President/Chairman of Council, CIBN, Prof. Pius Olanrewaju The President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Prof. Pius Olanrewaju, has stated that the South-South region contributed N34 trillion to the country’s economy in 2024. He made the remark at the South-South Zonal Banking and Finance Conference in Calabar today, reports...
•Governor Umo Eno …pledges total commitment to party victory Akwa Ibom State governor , Pastor Umo Eno, has reaffirmed his full commitment to the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that Akwa Ibom is firmly aligned with the progressive family and working resolutely for the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC in the ...
•Governors Diri (Bayelsa), Fubara (Rivers) Eno (Akwa Ibom) and Oborevwori (Delta) The membership tsunami raiding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set for Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom states. With one-too-many party grievances yet unresolved and 2027 political calculations on overdrive, there is a growing concern about what ...
•Archbishop Dr Emmah Gospel Isong The leadership of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has appointed the General Overseer and founder of Christian Central Chapel International (CCCI), 8 Miles, Calabar, Archbishop Dr Emmah Gospel Isong, as National Vice President of the fellowship for South South zone. According to the letter addressed...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has assented to the South-West Development Commission Bill, the South-South Development Commission Bill, and the Nigeria Anti-Doping Bill, 2025. Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Basheer Lado, made this known in a statement, noting that the legislations reflect Tinubu’s commitment to inclusive go...
•Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike The Pan Niger Delta Elders’ Forum (PANDEF) has condemned the recent remarks by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, describing them as divisive and detrimental to ongoing peace efforts in Rivers State. The minister, a former governor of Rivers State, had publicly underm...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved that the earlier postponed party’s zonal congress in the South South Zone will now hold on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary of the PDP in a statement also said the NWC has approved the shifting of the South […]...

