In fulfillment of his promise, Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Adaka Boro Memorial Institute at Boro Town in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the State. Governor Dickson who described the project as symbolic, said it would form part... Read more
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Friday in Yenagoa led prominent citizens in the Country, including the foremost Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark and Alhaji Tanko Yakassai in calling for a united and formidable Nigeria devoid of ethnicity, terrorism and religious bigotry. Reminding the people of the historic... Read more
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has decorated the Commander of the State’s internal security outfit “Operation Doo Akpo”, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bello Ahmed with his new rank of Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police. Speaking in a brief ceremony in Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Dickson described the newly... Read more
By Dianabasi Effiong Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart in Cross River State, Chief Francis Bullem, has thrown his weight behind the 6 years-one term tenure for the president and governors in the country. He gave the opinion in a chat in Calabar on the future of Nigeria’s democracy and and... Read more
By Dianabasi Effiong Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyawu has arrived Calabar for his maiden official visit as the new Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Calabar (UNICAL). According to a statement by UNICAL’s Information Officer, Mr Effiong Eyo, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. James Epoke, led other Principal Officers,... Read more
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor said on Thursday that Kenya must prove it would “genuinely” conduct proceedings against President Uhuru Kenyatta for alleged crimes against humanity if it wants the court to drop his case. Kenya has asked the tribunal to refer its case against Kenyatta back... Read more
Ugandan police end 10-day occupation of newspaper
Africa May 30, 2013
Ugandan police on Thursday ended their occupation of a newspaper after 10 days during which they looked for evidence against an army general accused of publicly discussing politics. The Daily Monitor reported on its website that some staff accessed its premises in the capital, Kampala. Hillary Onek, Uganda’s interior... Read more
A lawyer says British diplomats recommended that a British man detained in Kenya 2 ½ years ago on suspicion of attempting to join Islamic fighters in Somalia be freed. He was let go and last week allegedly helped butcher a British soldier on the streets of London. Wycliffe Makasembo... Read more
A tattered “Wanted” poster with an infamous screen shot photo of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau promises a lucrative bounty for anyone who can help capture him or any of his commanders. Yet there is little incentive for residents in this battered Nigerian city – epicenter of an ugly... Read more
Lawmakers in Nigeria have passed a bill banning gay marriage, setting prison terms of up to 14 years. Nigeria’s House of Representatives passed the bill Thursday in a voice vote. The Senate previously passed the bill in November 2011. It was not immediately clear if there were differences between... Read more
