COMMUNIQUE OF THE NATIONAL FULL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (SWAN) HELD ON 27TH AUGUST, 2015, IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE
Sports August 31, 2015
The National Full Council meeting of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) was held at the Ernest Ikoli (NUJ) Press Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on August 27, 2015.After deliberations, the Full Council resolved as follows:1. Full Council thanked the Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike, and the... Read more
Barely three weeks after pirates killed 4 soldiers and one policeman at a military base in Nembe, a group of armed men suspected to be sea pirates Wednesday afternoon ambushed two speedboats and kidnapped three persons along the Ogbia-Brass waterways of Bayelsa East senatorial district. Asinim Butswat ,... Read more
Authorities Withhold Details On Mission Of Nigeria-bound ISIS Commander
FeaturedSpecial Reports August 30, 2015
By Vic O’Ben . Terror leader planned linking up with Boko Haram leaders As the Nigerian authorities remain taciturn as to the mission of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader, Ahmed Al-Assir, who was arrested in Lebanon on his way to Nigeria, anonymous sources... Read more
Rescuing PDP from the brink
Opinion August 25, 2015
By Felix Ofou Rescuing PDP from the brink, by Felix Ofou It is fortuitous that the Peoples Democratic Party has given the indication that a new national chairman will emerge by September, 2015 when the party holds a special convention for that purpose. It is a sure sign that... Read more
L-R: Speaker, Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru; Protocol Assistant, United States Consulate General, Lagos, Mary- Anne Onwuchekwa; Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State; Political/ Economic Chief, US Consulate General, Thomas Hines; Deputy Governor, Kelechi Igwe; Political/ Economic Assistant, US Consulate General, Danielle Grigsby; and SSG, Ebonyi State,... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Several pregnant women and nursing mothers were among thousands of applicants who thronged the U.J Esuene Stadium on Saturday as the Cross River State Government commenced the first phase of the screening exercise for recruitment into its Green Police. The exercise which started with a two-kilometre... Read more
The Bayelsa government on Monday said that investigations into the July 9, 2015 Pipeline Explosion that killed 14 people at Agip’s oil field was underway. It will be recalled that a regulatory official of Bayelsa Ministry of Environment and National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and... Read more
Special Report on Ebonyi
FeaturedSpecial Reports August 23, 2015
Ebonyi inaugurates committee to revamp education sector The Ebonyi State Executive Council on Thursday moved to rescue the state’s education sector by setting up and inaugurating a committee to prepare a working plan for making the learning convenient for students in the state. The decision followed the... Read more
