By Goodluck Ikiebe. President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated five key projects in Ogun State, assuring Nigerians that two major Federal roads under construction, the Sagamu-Benin Expressway and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, would be commissioned before the end of 2022. Addressing residents of the State on Thursday, the President heaped praises on […]
Dangers of Vote Buying and Attendant Consequences Ahead of 2023 polls in Nigeria
By Bello Shehu Sunni, Sokoto. Ahead of 2023 general election, politics of vote buying have been a nationwide sing song across the length and breadth of the country. Vote buying has taken the center stage in political activities. This is because parties and candidates have shown, by their conduct during […]
RIWAMA Sole Administrator, Obuah Says Wastes Will Be Noticed In Some Parts Of Port Harcourt From Friday, January 14
…Says Agency Facing Challenges With Dumpsites, Leading To Closure … Assures On Working Towards Acquiring New Dumpsites The Sole Administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency, RIWAMA, Felix Obuah has explained why wastes will be noticed in some parts of Port Harcourt, the State Capital and its environs from Friday, January […]
2021 AFCON : Nigeria’s Super Eagles Vow to Maintain Winning Momentum Against Sudan
By Goodluck Ikiebe. Ahead of the second game in Cameroon, Coaches and players of the Super Eagles have vowed to maintain their winning momentum in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament when they face Sudan on Saturday in Garoua. Nigeria currently top Group D with three points, Sudan and Guinea […]
Don’t increase fuel prices; it is a deadly trap for Nigeria (2)
Iliyasu Gadu 08035355706 (sms only) The argument that government will deploy the savings from the removal of ‘’subsidies’’ to improve health, transportation and other areas of our national life is gratuitous insult to the sensibilities of the people. We all know what has happened in the past with this sort […]
Breaking: FG reverses decision on Twitter, lifts suspension on operations
The Federal Government has formally lifted the suspension it imposed on Twitter about six months ago. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday issued by Kashifu Abdullahi, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency ( NITDA) , The statement reads in part; The Federal Government of Nigeria […]
Former Nigerian Minister ,Chu Okongwu dies at 87
Chu Okongwu,a former Minister during the regime of General Babangida has passed away. He died on Wednesday at age 87. Okongwu was appointed by the Babangida administration first as Minister of Finance from 1985-1986 and later as Minister of National Planning from 1986-1990 He was as Minister of Cabinet Affairs […]
Breaking: 10 illegal oil refiners arraigned in Court, remanded in Prison
The Police Command in Rivers State has officially charged ten out of the eighteen persons it arrested for alleged involvement in illegal oil refinery on the directive of the state Governor, Nyesom Wike. They were arraigned before a magistrate court on Tuesday in Port Harcourt with a 2- count charge […]
Breaking: Ex- Oyo State Governor,Alao – Akala is dead
Former Governor of Oyo State,Otumba Christopher Alao- Akala is dead. He was aged 71 Akala’s death came a day after the passing of former Interim National President, Chief Earnest Shonekan was announced. It was gathered that the death of the former Oyo strong politician is third in the series of […]
Court remands Saipem MD,two others over alleged fraud
A Rivers State High Court has remanded the Managing Director of Saipem Contracting, Mr. Walter Peviana and Kelechi Sinteh Chinakwe in Port Harcourt Correctional Centre over an alleged conspiracy to cheat and with intent to defraud the government of Rivers State of the sum of One Hundred and Thirty Million […]