●Departing Ministers To Be Replaced Without Delay. By Goodluck Ikiebe. President Muhammadu Buhari has bade farewell to outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), affirming that a significant number of them have been sufficiently equipped to aspire to higher elective offices, including the Office of the President. Speaking at […]
Month: May 2022
Resignation: Malami,Ngige cannot Return To Cabinet.
…They have to be reappointed and face fresh screening and confirmation by Senate. Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana says the withdrawal of resignation letters by Ministers is illegal since they wrote and their letters were received by the authority or person to whom it is addressed. In a statement on […]
FishNet Alliance Decries Introduction of GM Tilapia into Nigeria.
Nigerians may be unaware, but genetically improved tilapias are on theway to the country and should arrive this month, May 2022. According toreports, the improved tilapia is to be introduced following “aninclusive legal agreement” between WorldFish and Premium AquacultureLimited through a programme on genetically improved farmed Tilapia(GIFT). According to a […]
Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development Confirms Appointment of Three-Time Olympian as Team Coordinator for Commonwealth Games 2022.
By Goodluck Ikiebe. As the the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games continues to draw closer, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has officially confirmed three-time Olympian and 1990 Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Yusuf Alli, as Coordinator of Team Nigeria for the 2022 Edition of the Commonwealth Games. […]
Nigeria’s Main Opposition Party on Path to Perdition Over Refusal to Zone Presidency- Coalition Group.
By Goodluck Ikiebe. Two national grassroots organisations in Nigeria have warned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it’s on the Path to perdition over its refusal to zone presidential ticket to the southern region of the country. The Southern and Middle Belt Alliance (SaMBA) and Peter Obi […]
Capacity Training Workshop for Nigerian Editors ends in Port Harcourt
…. as agenda setting role of media in democracy, FOIA , the Niger Delta Issue among others, dominate discussions. The final phase of the Capacity Building Training Workshop for members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors ( NGE), sponsored by the United States Embassy in Nigeria has ended in Port […]
Breaking: DSS removes Nigerian journalist from watchlist.
..By our reporter The Department of State Service (DSS) has removed a journalist, Lanre Arogundade, from a watchlist in which his name featured for 38 years, the Director General of the Service, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, has said. Mr. Bichi spoke on Wednesday when a delegation from the Nigerian chapter of […]
Rivers community gets free medical services,farm implements from Rotary Club of Port Harcourt Spring Gardens.
Over 500 indigenes in Okarki community in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State have benefitted from a free medical outreach and farm tools distribution by the Rotary Club of Port Harcourt Spring Gardens. President of the club, Ajoke Enebeli said the gesture was carried in partnership with Guaranty […]
Nigeria Withdraws Basketball From International Competitions.
By Goodluck Ikiebe. Following the unending crises that have plagued and nearly crippled Basketball development in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate withdrawal of Nigeria from all International Basketball Competitions for a period of two years. The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, who […]
Can President Buhari’s twelve million votes be transferable in the 2023 elections?.
Iliyasu Gadu (08035355706 sms only) As the clock winds down on President Buhari’s tenure, one of the underlying question and expectation is what will happen to the twelve million guaranteed votes that the president has consistently garnered in all his election outing from 2011 up to 2019. To put it […]