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National Politics, Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT-A socio-cultural group, Ikwerre Youth Movement, IYM, has urged the vice presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Peter Obi, to apologise to the former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, if he (Obi) could not condemn Rochas Okorocha’s statement. Amaechi had said that for Igbo to be successful in their […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Saturday, June 15th, 2019
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri The Governor Emeka Ihedioha has reversed the status of the newly converted Imo State University of Agriculture and Technology, Umuagwo, to its earlier polytechnic status. The immediate past governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, had at the twilight of his administration elevated the polytechnic to a university status and appointed a Vice […]
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Akwa Ibom, Latest Politics, State News
Saturday, June 15th, 2019
Patrick Odey, Uyo President Buhari has appointed former Senate Minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio as the National Coordinator of the Presidential Support Committee Pastor Mfon Okon, the Akwa Ibom state Coordinator of the committee, who disclosed on Thursday, in Uyo said four indigenes of the state have also been appointment into the committee. They include […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Saturday, June 15th, 2019
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri The Imo State Police Command has rescued five children kidnapped by a dreaded child trafficking syndicate operating in the state. The children were rescued unhurt. Commissioner of Police in the state, Rabiu Ladodo, who reunited one of the children with his family on Friday, said his command would continue its crackdown on […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa The pristine and serene status of Ekpetiama kingdom in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has been desecrated. Crime and criminality has taken roots in the seven communities in […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, Imo, State News
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State and Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, Seriake Dickson, has hailed his Imo State counterpart, Emeka Ihedioha, for appointing Uche Onyeagucha, Secretary to the Imo Government (SSG). A statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Fidelis Soriwei, quoted the governor as having described the new Imo SSG […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
Tony John, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has proclaimed the Ninth State House of Assembly, urging the lawmakers to work for the development of their respective constituencies and the state. Performing the constitutional responsibility bestowed on him by Section 105 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Governor Wike urged the lawmakers to work with […]
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Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
Joe Effiong, Uyo Former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, has disclosed he is still being haunted by his resource control fight which was to make the states manage their resources while paying some percentage to the Federal Government. Though he never expatiated on the manner in which he is still being haunted, Attah […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
Tony John, Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has declared that the administration of Governor Nyesom Wike is not indebted to any bank in country, contrary to the falsehood being peddled by the Debt Management Office through media detractors that the government is highly indebted. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Mr. Paulinus Nsirim, stated this yesterday, when […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, NNP Columnists, State News, Walter Duru
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019
By Walter Duru, PhD | Owerri, Nigeri | June 1, 2019 – On Tuesday, April 9, 2019, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode inaugurated a 20-man Transition Committee, ahead of the May 29, 2019 Governorship Inauguration Ceremony of his successor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and charged them with clearly defined mandates. The committee is saddled with, among other […]
