Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on Tuesday formally pledged his allegiance to the All Progressives Congress, urging the people of the state to join him. Okorocha made the declaration at a rally in Owerri as part of activities marking his two years in office. He said his joining APC was to ensure that his […]
THERE are indications that some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly perceived to be pro-Governor Rotimi Amaechi are being wooed by the camp of the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike. Amaechi and Wike are the two dramatis personae in the current crisis tearing apart members of the Peoples Democratic Party […]
At least 39 people have been killed in Taraba State as clashes broke out between Christians and Muslims at a funeral in Wukari town. The violence broke out as a funeral procession held by Christians for a traditional leader passed through a Muslim area of the town on Friday. A 24-hour curfew has been imposed […]
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has sent the name of the Chairman of the State’s Universal Basic Education Board, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, to the House of Assembly for approval as the new deputy governor of the state. The office of the deputy governor became vacant following the death of Mrs. Funmilayo Olayinka, who died […]
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday said contrary to reports, the state government’s private jet costs $45m (N7.1bn) and not $57 (N9bn). The governor said this through his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, in an interview with our correspondent in Port Harcourt. Amaechi described the allegations that he inflated the […]
By JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT — Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Mr. Felix Obuah, has dismissed as mere speculations, allegations of plot to impeach Governor Chibuike Amaechi of the state. Briefing newsmen, yesterday, at the state secretariat of the party in Port Harcourt, Obuah said his cardinal programme was to unite […]
*Rivers govt explains, wonders why State was singled out for sanction By Okey Ndiribe & Jimitota Onoyume The House of Representatives, yesterday, condemned the grounding of an aircraft, a Bombardier BD 700 Global Express jet, belonging to the Rivers State Government by the National Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, describing it as “witch-hunt” of “perceived political […]
By SONI DANIEL, REGIONAL EDITOR, NORTH Indications have emerged that undue political pressure being mounted on Caverton Helicopters was behind the attempt by the company to disown its relationship with the Rivers State-owned aircraft, a Bombardier Global Express, currently grounded by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, in Port Harcourt. Findings by Vanguard revealed that […]
Seriki Adinoyi The Plateau State Police Command Tuesday said it recovered a cache of arms and Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) set to be detonated in the suburbs of Jos, the state capital. The state commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Olakpe, who disclosed this in his office while briefing journalists, said the force made the discovery […]
By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi / Ibadan, Nigeria / April 23, 2013 – AS PROFESSOR BASHIR ADEKUNLE OKESINA BECOMES UNIOSUN VICE-CHANCELLOR There is no disputing the fact that the paths leading to the appointment or re-appointment of a Vice Chancellor in most Nigerian universities today is highly contentious and not without its ups and downs. The Rivers […]
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