By Uchenna Nnadi ALADINMA’S proclamation,Daily Sun, Thursday, June 21, 2012 made interesting reading. We note and appreciate Aladinma’s burning desire to establish or nurture cordial relationships between Ndigbo and the South-South peoples of Nigeria. But we do think that such cordiality should not be founded on falsehood, outright misrepresentation... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Rep. Orok Duke Chairman Cross River Sports Commission, has called on relevant stakeholders to make Table Tennis popular, universal and inclusive. He made the call in an interview with our Wednesday on the side-line of the “World Table Tennis for All Day’’ celebration by fans... Read more
By Ifeyinwa China Onyeabo Growing up, despite my dad being a civil servant, he was also a farmer on a small scale. You cannot afford not to be a farmer if you happen to come from my village. My mum too was a farmer despite being a teacher. Her... Read more
. Says Travel Expenditure to drop by about 20% In line with its mandate, the Efficiency Unit of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Finance is collaborating very closely with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) and the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of... Read more
*Says “dwindling revenue has taught us never to rely on FG allocation for development again” The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Tuesday said never will his administration base the execution of its programme on allocations from federal revenues allocations again. The Governor, at the signing into law... Read more
Alpha Edge LLC, Washington DC, USA in partnership with the David A. Clarke School of Law of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) invite participants to the 15th annual “Human Rights on the Hill” program, a week-long human rights course featuring talks by individual and NGO activists,... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong,Calabar Stakeholders in journalism and the Mass Media have decried the deployment of armed police and army personnel to the State Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Calabar. The armed security operatives were sighted in large numbers as they cordoned off... Read more
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has described the late mother of Ebonyi State Governor, Deaconess Margaret Umahi, as a “Christian icon and a great mother of the state.” Speaking at the Osborn La-palm Hotel Event Centre, Agu-Ugwu Umunaga, Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area during a thanksgiving service in honour of... Read more
By James Pam There is a Bill before the Nigerian National Assembly that has successfully scaled through second reading in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, which deserves very close scrutiny by all Nigerians. The international community should also be interested in this Bill because of the... Read more
Umahi laments death of nine in auto crash, tasks FRSC
News April 2, 2016
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has expressed sadness over the death of nine persons in a motor accident which occurred yesterday at Ezzamgbo- Abakaliki- Enugu Expressway. Umahi, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Emma Anya, described the accident as very sad especially judging by the... Read more
