Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Friday reviewed last Monday’s invasion of Ukpabi Nimbo Community in Uzouwani Local Government Area of the state by suspected Fulani herdsmen, where scores of people were killed and property worth millions of naira destroyed. Ugwuanyi disclosed that “only the security agencies can... Read more
From: Dianabasi Effiong, Calabar The United Nations Children Fund (unicef) and representatives of media groups in Cross River have called for concerted efforts in driving the campaign to end violence against children (VAC). The call was made in separate presentations by child protection specialists and select journalists at a... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Asaba Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called for sustained collaboration with the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, the public and private sectors to ensure development of infrastructures. Governor Okowa made this appeal when the Minister of State, Ministry of Niger Delta, Prof... Read more
One of Africa’s music icons and world renowned Congolese superstar musician, Papa Wemba is dead. Aged 66, Papa Wemba whose real name is Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba collapsed on stage during a live performance early Sunday morning in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reports say the Soukous exponent slumped during... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Arguments as to whether the construction of the 260 kilometre super highway through pristine forests in Cross River should be sanctioned or not, took a new dimension as the state Governor. Ben Ayade and an environmentalist, Dr Odigha Odigha, who also hails from the... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has called for payment of contractual fees and charges to multi-national companies in local currency. Ayade made the call when he received the Chairman and members of Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, on a three-day workshop in Calabar... Read more
Further to the states debt repayment deferral for the month of March that was announced last Thursday, the Federal Ministry of Finance has clarified that the debt repayments due to the States’ creditors will be fully paid notwithstanding the deferral. The Federal Government will make the due debt repayments,... Read more
Environmental Rights Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has reported an underwater gas leak from an oil field operated by Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) in Kalaba, Bayelsa. A field report signed by Mr Morris Alagoa, Head of Field Operation at ERA/FoEN made available on Monday... Read more
The leading elements of the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu’s leading convoy were about 8:30 a.m. ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists enroute to visit troops in Bama. Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, disclosed this in... Read more
Port Harcourt DISCO says power outage in Bayelsa linked to N10.5 bn unpaid bills
Nigeria April 19, 2016
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) says extended power outage in Bayelsa was caused by unsustainable indebtedness by its customers in the state. Mr Jonah Ibome, Manager, Corporate Communications, PHEDC told our correspondent on Wednesday that indebtedness of customers in the state as at December 2015 stood at... Read more
