By Ignatius Okpara, Onitsha – The popular Afor- Nkpor, in New Tarzan area of the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State, was thrown into tension, as a nine-year-old primary school girl was crushed to death by a liquor haulage van, which also left 24 persons seriously injured. According to an eyewitness, who wished not to […]
One of the vibrant delegates in the 2014 National Conference and advocate of derivation and resource control, Senator Nimi Barigha-Amange, has given a major boost to the re-election bid of Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson. Senator Amange, a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), announced his support while receiving the governor at […]
Some former employees of Radio Port Harcourt have issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the management of 91.7 Radio Port Harcourt for the payment of their outstanding salaries, pension fund and leave bonuses. The former employees, who left the company over a year ago, are being owed salaries and other entitlements ranging from four to eight […]
Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Prince Chibudom Nwuche has called on politicians in Rivers State to eschew the negative culture of bitterness, blackmail and chicanery in their desperate bid to witch-hunt and denigrate political opponents from the state, all in an attempt to pull down Rivers sons and daughters and stop […]
The Ijaw Young Professionaals in Bayelsa State has denounced the claim that about N1.5 b was spent to host the recent declaration of Governor Seriake Dickson for a second term in office. Dickson had last Tuesday at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa, the state capital, made a formal declaration in the presence of his […]
*Flays His Policy Thrust On Dredging The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State on Thursday made mockery of the idea of dredging as a major policy thrust by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Timi Alaibe, if elected governor, describing it as ridiculous. The PDP said Alaibe is interested in dredging because […]
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The Counsels to parties involved in the Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia, the State capital have adopted their written addresses, preparatory to delivering of judgment on the petition filed by the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA), Labaran Maku in the April 11 […]
A socio-cultural organisation, Bayelsa Renaissance Forum, has warned Bayela State indigenes not to be deceived those who defected to from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing them as “traitors who are not for us.” “The “truth” that was made evident by the decamping of these individuals, is that they […]
An overnight fire has burnt a family of five to death in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. The scene of the tragedy is No. 21 Michael Oguns Street, Lawanson area of Surulere. Eye witnesses said the entire family were burnt to death in the inferno that occurred at the early hours of Wednesday. The victims include […]
By Collins Amadi – Four Edo State, South South Nigeria Commissioners have been shown the way out of the State’s Executive council, by the Comrade Governor, Adams Oshimhole. The development was made public in a statement issued Wednesday in Benin, the State capital, by Oshiomhole’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Prince Kassim Afegbua. […]
*We’ll Wind Up APC On December 5 –Dickson Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson on Tuesday formally declared his intention to seek re-election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and vowed that his government will wind up the All Progressives Congress (APC) on December 5 when the election would take place. […]
By Collins Amadi – The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors have alleged Nigeria is presently under a ‘shadow’ democratic rule and drifting into dictatorship. The allegation was raised Tuesday in a communiqué presented by the PDP Governors’ Forum Chairman, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, after a meeting of the body, at the inner chamber of the […]
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused the Care-Taker Governor of the State, Chief Nyesom Wike, of wasting over N120 billion during his first 100 days in office, which his administration attained two days ago without anything to show for it apart from falsehood and propaganda. The party made the allegation […]
Ahead of the December 5 governorship elections in Bayelsa State, political heavyweights in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) including ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and former governor of the state, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha have endorsed the re-election of Governor Seriake Dickson. The party leaders including PDP acting National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus and former chairman, PDP Board […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka – Two suspects, who specialises in vandalization of power installations of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), were at the weekend send to their untimely graves, after they were electrocuted. One of the suspect, identified as Francis Ezeugwu, and his accomplice, whose identity could not be ascertained as at press time […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will no longer stomach the continued unlawful use of state apparatus of power by the APC-led Federal Government to harass its elected officials at any level across the country. The party said the APC-led government, last Friday crossed the line in unleashing the Department of State Services (DSS), […]
*Jonathan, Wife To Make First Public Appearance Ondo State governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, will lead 12 other governors to attend the formal declaration of Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, for a second term in office on Tuesday, September 8. It was learnt that activities for the event […]
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed says there is no basis for the 14-day ultimatum issued to the state government by the state chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) over salary arrears owed to primary school teachers’ in the state. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia – Residents of the Commercial City of Aba, Abia State, were Friday thrown into anxiety, as a tanker loaded with diesel exploded and destroyed property valued over N30 million along the ever busy Aba-Owerri road. Although, no casualty was recorded in the incident, but over seven vehicles, three tricycles and five […]
By Tom Garba, Yola – Following the establishment of electronic payment system (E-payment), Adamawa State Government has uncovered about 3,000 ghost workers in its workforce. The Head of civil service in the state, Barr. Musa Kaibo, disclosed this on friday in an interview with journalists in Yola. He added that the introduction of E-payment method […]
