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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, June 11th, 2017
Diete-Spiff …he founded The Tide and Roland Amaewhule, first Editor, Nigerian Tide As history beckons today on the Golden Jubilee anniversary of Rivers State, one monument of history that cannot be forgotten amidst the pomp, pageantry and manifold emotions of the day is The Tide. It is rightly so. Lively as the victor, illimitable as […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, General Politics, Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, June 11th, 2017

Osinbajo Visits Maiduguri Hours After Boko Haram Attacks That Killed 18, Injured 24 Less than 24 hours after the deadly attacks by the Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, defied the presumed security threat posed by the insurgents, and paid a one-day working visit to […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, June 11th, 2017
Rivers first cabinet in 1971 with Gen Gowon. In Nigeria’s political and economic history, Rivers State is revered in the comity of states that constitute the Nigerian Federation. Perhaps, that is why torrents of encomiums and congratulatory messages from individuals and corporate organisations have continued to flood the state to mark the state’s Golden Jubilee […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, June 11th, 2017
By Victor Tew Major Isaac Adaka Boro Selfless. Bold. Courageous. Powerful. Influential. Athletic. Enigmatic. They were all these and more. The Pathfinders, Great Lives who shaped Rivers State. A time like this is a time to reflect, and in reflecting, the past comes alive, especially when attempting to capture, even if adumbratively, the life (and […]
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Education, Headlines, Philip Amiola
Saturday, June 10th, 2017
NBTE Approves Open Distance and Flexible Learning in 25 Polytechnics As part of efforts towards improving access to quality education, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on Wednesday May 24, 2017 approved the implementation of Open Distance and Flexible Learning (ODFL) for 12 programs including Science and Laboratory Technology, Computer Technology, Statistics, Accountancy and […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Saturday, June 10th, 2017

By New Nigerian Politics Sports Writer South Africa today in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital, achieved the unbelievable, a dream result with a sound defeat of the Super Eagles by a 2-0 margin. Both goals were scored in the second half with a very unmotivated Nigerian team unable to put up any resistance or […]
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Articles, Columnists, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Friday, June 9th, 2017

By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye _ Lagos, Nigeria | June 9, 2017 – When President Muhammadu Buhari announced the people he has selected to occupy some of the most strategic positions in his regime, there was understandable uproar across the country. Nigerians looked at the profile of these fellows and wondered what could have motivated their choice, […]
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Abia, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, State News, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Friday, June 9th, 2017

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | June 9, 2017 – Media hype is an awkward cachet of Nigerian public life. Not surprisingly, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), in its media hype, indict, try and convict suspects in the media, and then, with its shoddy investigations and sloppy prosecution, loses the case in […]
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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists
Friday, June 9th, 2017

Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Abuja, Nigeria | June 9, 2017 – Reno Omokri: What we can learn from one another Reno Omokri’s article, ‘Hegemony: What the Igbo can learn from Yoruba and Fulani about power’ – published in the Vanguard of June 3, 2017, was very insightful and could mainstream conversations about inter-ethnic perceptions […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, First Ladies, General Politics, Latest Politics, Patience Jonathan, Raw Politics, Top Stories, Women Politics
Friday, June 9th, 2017

Another multi-billion naira property has been traced to a former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to mark the property as “being under investigation” and may place it under Interim Asset Forfeiture, The Nation learnt yesterday. The relationship between Mrs. Jonathan and two companies was being probed by detectives as […]