Special Documentary Series

NCAA Mandates Overland Airways To Refund Passengers After VAT Mix-Up

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority issued a refund directive to Overland Airways on Saturday, February 28, 2026, ordering the airline to reimburse passengers who were wrongly charged Value Added Tax…

Politics

25 Osun Assembly Lawmakers Dump PDP, Join Adeleke In Accord Party

Twenty-five members of the Osun State House of Assembly have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the Accord Party, following the path taken by Governor Ademola Adeleke, who left…

Business

Abia Hosts Business Roundtable To Boost Private Sector

The Abia State Government has announced that it will hold an Abia Business Roundtable on Thursday, March 5, 2026, aimed at fostering collaboration between the government and the private sector.…

Metro

Customs Rescue Five Pangolins, Hand Over To Wildlife Foundation

The Nigeria Customs Service has formally handed over five live pangolins to the Green Fingers Wildlife Foundation for rehabilitation and eventual release into their natural habitat. The handover took place…

Videos

Nigeria Finally Rescued from $11bn P&ID Scam

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Entertainment

Seyi Tinubu Rejects Threat Allegations, Says Narrative Is Baseless

Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, has denied allegations that he threatened social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, describing the claims as false and baseless.…

Foreign

Reports Claim Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Killed In Tehran Strikes, Iran Denies

Conflicting and rapidly evolving reports have emerged regarding the fate of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, following the joint U.S.–Israeli airstrikes on Tehran earlier today. Multiple Israeli media outlets, citing…

Sports

Cameroon Edge Nigeria 1–0 In Friendly Ahead Of WAFCON Preparations

The Cameroon women’s national football team secured a narrow 1–0 victory over the Nigeria women’s national football team in a fiercely contested international friendly played on home soil on Saturday,…

Opinion / Column / Guest Writer

Gov Hope Uzodinma: Harassment of Joseph Ottih and Family Must Stop

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the governor of Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodinma, to call the Tigerbase police station to order following the continued persecution and harassment of Joseph…

Exclusive

Circular Carbon Economy: New Pathway to Global Growth and Energy Stability

By Adéṣẹ́gun Ọṣìbánjọ́ Global energy demand continues to rise sharply, even as nations struggle to balance sustainability goals with economic growth. For developing countries, especially across Africa, this tension has…

Health

World Cancer Day: Rivers State Offers Free Screening To Residents

Over 500 people have benefited from a free cancer screening organised by the Rivers State Ministry of Health at the Dr Peter Odili Cancer and Cardiovascular Centre in Port Harcourt…

Power & Performance with Dakuku Peterside

Board of Peace, Bleeding Republic

Nigeria is bleeding in places the nation rarely names until the funerals force a headline. In just the past two weeks, insurgent violence has torn through Kaiama Local Government in…

Opinion

Gov Hope Uzodinma: Harassment of Joseph Ottih and Family Must Stop

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the governor of Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodinma, to call the Tigerbase police station to order following the continued persecution and harassment of Joseph…

SWEET AND SOUR: FAREWELL, DISTINGUISHED BROTHER

This column originally appeared in Vanguard I’ve just been told that Senator Barinada Mpigi, who represented the Rivers South East senatorial district, has died aged 64, following a protracted illness.…

Environmental Racism in Nigeria: Why Pollution Affects the Poor More

In Nigeria, pollution does not fall evenly from the sky. It settles where power is weakest. It appears in communities with little political voice, seeps into wells that serve as…

Education

Mercy Johnson Okojie Launches First Book, Expands Creative Career

Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson Okojie has released her first book, titled YOU-berty, a children’s guide on puberty and personal development. The book was officially launched on Thursday February 26, 2026,…

Tech

NASA Executes First Medical Evacuation, Returns Four Astronauts

NASA has returned four astronauts from the International Space Station in the first medical evacuation ever carried out in U.S. human spaceflight, after one crew member developed a health condition…

First News TV

Bayelsa Creatives Converge: Igniting Innovation and Growth in the State’s Creative Industry

Bayelsa state recently hosted a remarkable gathering of local artists, innovators, and entrepreneurs, highlighting the state’s growing creative sector. The event showcased the talent and potential within Bayelsa’s music, fashion, art, and technology scenes, fostering collaboration and growth.

Bayelsa’s First Lady, Mrs. Gloria Diri, Former Commissioner for Information, Dr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, Rt. Honourable Tonye Isenah, Ovieteme George and Mr. Harry Porbeni were among the key figures who shared inspiring words with attendees.

THE NIGER DELTA OF OUR DREAMS

AN EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTARY BY FIRST NEWS MEDIA

“THE NIGER DELTA OF OUR DREAM”

Is it possible for the owner of the well to lack water in his house? Sadly this has become the story of the Niger Delta. The Niger Delta region is home to the lifeblood of Nigeria’s economy yet our life and blood is left to ruins. How did we get here? Was the discovery of oil in our region a curse or a blessing?
The answer depends on the choices we make today.
What is the way foward?
Find out in this very insightful documentary.
This is the story of the Niger Delta, the struggle for its soul, and the possibility of a better tomorrow.
Our voices will continually be heard until we see the Niger Delta of Our dreams.

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Let’s make our region great again!.

Food

Hilda Baci Hosts Gino Jollof Festival in Record-Breaking Attempt

Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci has embarked on a new culinary milestone as she attempts to cook the world’s largest pot of Nigerian jollof rice at the Gino Jollof Festival,…