Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike has vowed to expeditiously tackle the festering security and economic challenges facing Nigeria If elected President Governor Wike maintained that at this critical juncture, the country desperately requires a leader with political will and courage to decisively end the scourge of insecurity and revive […]
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Breaking: Women Affairs Minister visits Abuja home of deceased Gospel Artist, Osinachi Nwachukwu.
The Minister of Women Affairs,Dame Pauline Talen on Monday visited the home of the late “Ekwueme” singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu at Lugbe located along the airport road in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja. It was gathered that the Minister known for her zero tolerance for abuse on Women had gone […]
Breaking:Pandemonium in old Port Harcourt Township as gunshots verberate in alleged jail break.
Exchange of gunfire alarmed the neighborhood of the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Prison mid Monday as residents reveal a jail break by inmates. The prison is said to be the most populated in the country with nearly 5000 inmates. The Vice President,Yemi Osinbajo decrying the state of the prison during […]
Twelve bodies recovered, several missing in Bille,Bonny waterfront fire.
Twelve corpses have so far been recovered and several people including children missing in the early Monday morning fire that engulfed Bille,Nembe and Bonny Waterfronts in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. A source who lives close to the area told our reporter that the incident happened about midnight , […]
2023 Presidential Poll : Nigeria’s Vice President Declares Interest to Contest.
By Goodluck Ikiebe Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo says, I’m running for President. (Full Text Of Declaration Speech) My experiences, insights, opportunities must be used for Nigeria and Nigerians. In the past seven years, I have served as Vice President under a true Nigerian patriot, a servant of the […]
Older Persons Bill : Group Begs Nigerian President to Give Assent After Passage by Parliament.
By Goodluck Ikiebe. A Coalition Group of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the older Persons Bill into law after its passage by both chambers of National Assembly. The group’s President, Senator Eze Darlington Ajoku, who made the appeal in […]
NDLEA intercepts Cocaine concealed in children duvets at MMIA Lagos.
The Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA) has intercepted 101 parcels of Cocaine concealed in eight children duvets at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA’S Director of Media and Advocacy,Femi Babafemi said the illicit drug was trafficked into the country by a […]
Domestic Violence: Ezekwesili calls for probe of “Ekwueme” singer’s death
.……says Everyone, including Churches must take issues of Violence Against Women seriously, Urgently. Former Minister of Education,Oby Ezekwesil has reacted to the sudden demise of Gospel Artist,Osinachi Nwachukwu popularly known for her gospel lyric” Ekwueme”. The former Minister who is saddened by reports that Osinachi died as a result of […]
2023 Elections : South-East Presidential Aspirants Meet to Chart United Front For PDP Ticket.
By Goodluck Ikiebe. Contrary to the erroneous assumption that Igbos cannot agree politically, the presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party from the South-East have come together demanding that the party’s presidential ticket for 2023 should be zoned to their area. They made the request after their meeting in Abuja […]
Nigeria’s Economic Development : Budget and National Planning Ministry To Collaborate with MSME Forum For Private Sector Involvement.
By Goodluck Ikiebe. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, has promised to collaborate with the MSME Forum to pursue private sector involvement in the development of Nigeria. Prince Agba gave this indication when the executive members of the Forum and five BOT members […]