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 »Diri Assures Support for Wike’s Presidential Bid
… May God Forgive Those Planning to Continue Buhari’s Legacies ~ Wike By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has assured his Rivers State counterpart, Chief Nyesom Wike, of support in his presidential aspiration. The Bayelsa helmsman said such support for Governor Wike could be taken for …
Read More »IGP Upgrades Police Criminal Database, ‘Enhanced Forensic Investigation’
… Orders Comprehensive Training for Personnel By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ensured an upgrade and re-launch of the Nigeria Police Crime and Incident Database (NPC & IDB) Centre towards providing additional aid to police operatives in acquiring credible electronic criminal database. The …
Read More »Diri Approves 100% Increase in Retirees’ Gratuity, Prioritises Workers Welfare
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has approved additional N200 million for the payment of pensioners’ gratuity for the month of May. The governor gave the approval on Sunday at this year’s Workers Day celebration while responding to the demands of labour leadership in the state. Diri …
Read More »Gunmen Kill Bayelsa APC Chieftain, Sunday Frank Okputu
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday stormed the residence of a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Hon. Sunday Frank Oputu, and shot him dead. It was gathered that Frank-Oputu, who had also served as state chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), …
Read More »CSOs, Rivers Politicians Condemn Cost of APC’s Nomination Forms
By Amaechi Okonkwo, Port Harcourt Outrage has continued to trail All Progressives Congress’s pegging of its nomination forms for the presidential and governorship slots at N100 million and N50 million respectively, with politicians, journalists, civil society organisations and the general public describing the amounts as outrageous. Most of the respondents …
Read More »Abe Warns Rivers APC to Beware of 2018 Mistakes
By Amaechi Okonkwo, Port Harcourt Governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, has warned members of the party to avoid the mistakes or 2018 that left the party unable to present a candidate in the 2019 general elections in the …
Read More »IAUE Gets Full-fledged Faculty of Agriculture
By Tunde Uchegbuo A full-fledged Faculty of Agriculture has been established at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, and will commence the admission of pioneer students soon. Until now, Agriculture was a department in the faculty of Vocational and Technical Education at the institution. This was made known by the …
Read More »Agip Fixes Vandalised Gas Line, Resumes Export
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa Eni, the Italian parent company to Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) says it has fixed the breached of the 24-inch gas line at Okaka in Yenagoa which crippled its gas export. The incident on the gas pipeline operated by its Nigerian unit, NAOC, cut gas export …
Read More »Delta 2023: Urhobo Nation ‘Adopts Edevbie as Sole PDP Candidate’
By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The people of Urhobo, in Delta Central senatorial district of Delta State, have adopted Olorogun David Edevbie, as their “preferred and sole Peoples Democratic Party candidate” for the state’s governorship election. This was contained in a communique issued on Sunday, April 17, 2022 by the supreme …
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