The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru says the Federal Government is yet to receive the controversial £3,000 cash bond for first-time visa applicants from Nigeria and 5 other Commonwealth countries. The other 5 countries are Kenya, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. The ministry of foreign affairs in a statement signed by Ogbole […]
By Eric Ojo Water Aid Nigeria has applauded the historic decision of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to declare 19 November as World Toilet Day to help boost efforts geared towards bringing sanitation to all and end open defecation. The General Assembly resolution was unanimously adopted on 24 July in New York with a […]
By: Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Recently some group of people passed some information around Nigeria media reminding us to insist together that our daughters should be sent to school and not to infant marriage homes. The originators of this piece of information had expected the Senate of Nigeria to support the […]
Ahmed Sani Yerima, the former Governor of Zamfara state is indeed a man who derives joy in controversy. He has lived most of his active political years pursuing trivial agenda laced with religious sentiments. His hypocritical nature is seen in the way and manner he personalised the issue of Sharia and currently the issue […]
Akintokunbo A. Adejumo I was about to write another article dealing with Africans’ penchant for power, abuse and perpetuation in power, and then our First Lady’s excesses caught my imagination instead, and in a way, what I was going to write was apt to the First Lady anyway. I have studied and observed my people […]
By Prof. R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria A recent survey carried out amongst several races in America society indicates that the back race remains more racist than either the whites or the Hispanics. The poll was carried out only amongst the Americans, but if it was extended to the blacks in the other part […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly reconvened for its 3rd Session of the 7th Assembly today 9th July 2013. In attendance at the Sitting were twenty-two (22) Honourable Members of the House. The House had in its Order of the Day – Virement of Certain Heads in the Capital Expenditure Items in 2013 Appropriation Law. […]
*House Leader Lloyd denies Impeachment of Speaker The Leader of the Rivers House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, has denied that the leadership of the house has been impeached saying an attempt by five members of the house opposed to Governor Chibuike Amaechi to remove the speaker was foiled. Hon. Llyod said the five members loyal […]
Barrister Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike is the Minister of State for Education. He seems to have circuitously ditched this appointment. His combatant attitude in the smeared politics of Rivers State, buttresses this fact. His incessant appearance in the media, but in warring features, no longer portrays him as a diplomat, but as a dirty politician […]
By Eric Ojo, The United States Agency for International Development (USAID and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have expressed optimism that the new $47 million Scaling Seeds and Technologies Partnership scheme for small scale farmers, will accelerate progress to reduce hunger and poverty in Africa. USAID and AGRA said in Dakar, […]
By Eric Ojo, The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) has urged Nigeria to frontally tackle corruption by implementing and enforcing the tenets of the UN convention against corruption in order to enable the country benefit maximally from its huge natural resources. The UNGC is a leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible […]
By Eric Ojo, The United States Agency for International Development (USAID and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have expressed optimism that the new $47 million Scaling Seeds and Technologies Partnership scheme for small scale farmers, will accelerate progress to reduce hunger and poverty in Africa. USAID and AGRA said in Dakar, […]
