A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, serving in Rivers State, has donated a sick bay to the Government Technical College in the state capital, Port Harcourt, for use by both students of the college and members of the host communities. The Youth Corps member, Mrs Osephni Dibaal Oghu, who …
Read More »Offor Lauds Wike on Fight against Illegal Oil Refineries
An engineer and managing director of Ramec Group of Companies, Engr. (Chief) Grant Offor, has lauded the fight against artisanal oil refinery operators in Rivers State by the governor, Chief (Barr) Nyesom Wike. Offor made this known while speaking with newsmen at his office in Port Harcourt. He praised the …
Read More »Business Activities Shut Down in Bayelsa Over 54th Remembrance of Ijaw Heroes
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Business activities in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital were Tuesday shut down in remembrance of the 54th Remembrance Day of our hero, Jasper Isaac Adaka Boro. Hundreds of Ijaw youths, under the aegis of the Ijaw Youths Council and Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic …
Read More »Counsel’s Absence Stalls Suit Opposing ‘Sole Administrator for NDDC’
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The absence of counsel for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Tuesday stalled hearing of a suit challenging the use of a sole administrator to administer the interventionist agency. Odighonin Nwadighi Adienbo and 10 others had filed a suit at a Federal High Court sitting …
Read More »APC is Determined to Rescue Delta in 2023 ~ Adjogbe
By Young E. Freeborn, Warri A popular aspirant for the Ughelli North Constituency 1 seat in the Delta State House of Assembly come 2023 general elections, Hon. Fidelis Adjogbe, has again assured Deltans and his constituents of the preparedness and determination of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rescue the …
Read More »2023: Nigerian Editors Set to Adopt ‘Demarketing’ as Tool to Sustain Nation’s Democracy
By Chukwumaechi Godwin, Port Harcourt As political activities enter the frenzy mode ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has declared that it would adopt ‘demarketing’ strategy as part of its agenda setting role, to protect Nigeria’s tottering democracy. To this end, the editors said …
Read More »Positioning IAUE among the Best, Duty to Accomplish ~ Onuchuku
By Tunde Uchegbuo The acting vice-chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Professor Okechuku Onuchuku, has revealed that he is committed to positioning the university among the best tertiary institutions in Nigeria. He said he would guard the integrity of the degrees awarded to ensure that the university under his …
Read More »Farah Dagogo: IYC Condemns Wike’s Use of ‘Derogatory Comment’ against Ijaws
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The leadership of the umbrella body of Ijaw youths worldwide, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has condemned the “derogatory statement” credited to the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, against the Ijaw ethnic group over their demand for the release of Hon. Farah Dagogo, describing his “outburst …
Read More »I’ll Win Southern Ijaw 3 Election If Given APC Ticket ~ Sigah
By Our Correspondent Leading aspirant for Southern Ijaw Constituency 3 seat in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Donny Sigah, says he will win the upcoming election if the party gives him the ticket to contest in the general election. Dr. …
Read More »Only Past Military Heads of State in ‘Agbada’ Can Be Presidents
By Young Erhiurhoro It always baffles me whenever I critically look at the present system of government in Nigeria in retrospect to our ugly past during the dark days of the military regime in the country. As a political analyst, if you habitually compare this present government known as democracy …
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