The South-South Youth Assembly has condemned what it described as media attacks on the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, by a group in Kaduna under the aegies of Northern Emancipation Network. In a statement by the group’s president, Mr. Ben Jaja, and Secretary, Mr. Joseph Tenelaibe, on Thursday, the group condemned the northern […]
THE lawmaker representing Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Mr. Ogbonna Nwuke, has condemned the arrest and detention of suppoters of Governor Rotimi Amaechi in the Peoples Democratic Party in his constituency. In a statement made available to journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Nwuke accused the police of bias in the political crisis […]
Operatives of the Joint Task Force are detaining two professionals, a medical doctor and a lawyer, allegedly for their roles in the prevailing violence in the area. The authorities of the Defence Headquarters are silent on the issues that culminated in the arrest of the doctor and the lawyer. It was gathered that while the […]
When in November 2012, Winifred Okey, received a call-up letter to begin her National Youth Service Corps programme in Rivers State, she was extremely happy. This was because she wanted to be posted there so that she would be close to her friends, who were staying there. The 23-year-old graduate’s happiness was however cut short […]
Warning! This story contains a graphic photo some may find disturbing By EVELYN USMAN Reports of Fulani herdsmen attacking members of their host communities with AK 47 rifles and other dangerous weapons have often been treated as a fairy tale by those saddled with the responsibility of protecting lives and property of the citizenry. Recently, […]
Ethiopian Airlines has said it is set to commence four weekly flights to Nigerian cities including Enugu, the capital of Enugu State beginning from August 24. Mr Tewolde Gebremariam, the Ethiopian airline chief executive confirmed this to newsmen in Addis Ababa. It will be recalled that the airline in a statement last month announced plans […]
The father of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Alhaji Ademola Fashola, who died on Monday, has been buried. The deceased, 80, was buried on Tuesday at the Vaults and Garden, Ikoyi, a private cemetery in the state. The governor’s father began his final journey at his residence on Ladipo Labinjo Street, Surulere, Lagos, where […]
OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission stormed Rivers State on Monday and started quizzing public office holders in the state over a yet-to-be mentioned financial impropriety. Already, the EFCC investigators had quizzed the embattled Majority Leader of the state House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, over the finances of the House, our correspondents learnt. […]
By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo, Nigeria | August 5, 2013 – I read with dismay the letter written by the Chief Judge of Imo State Honourable Justice Benjamin Ahanonu Njemanze via his solicitor Prof F.C Dike( SAN) of Nnaji Dike Chambers threatening libel suit against Emperor Iwuala and two media houses based in Owerri (Trumpeta […]
By David Emma | Uyo, Nigeria | August 5, 2013 – In what appears to be their personal estates, the brothers of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio have remained unruffled in their continued milking of the treasury of the 31 local government in the state. A source close to the Local Government […]
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