The joint military task force in the Niger Delta operation Pulo Shield has sent a 10-man team to mediate in the crisis between Agip and its host community Egbebiri which has disrupted oil production. The Egbebiri community in Yenagoa Local Government Area had on Tuesday shut down six... Read more
Text of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s Inaugural Speech: PROTOCOL My beloved Abians, I am humbled by the great and onerous responsibility you have bestowed on me to serve you and lead our State as the 4th democratically elected Governor, to develop her potentials and achieve our collective dream of uplifting... Read more
Last week Friday, at the Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, in the United States, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina received a prestigious honorary Doctor of Agriculture degree. The award was conferred on him during spring commencement ceremonies in the West Lafayette campus’ Elliott Hall of... Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has described the eight-year stewardship of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as unequalled since the creation of the State in 1967, declaring that he will leave office in a blaze of glory when his tenure ends on May 29, 2015. “Governor Amaechi... Read more
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta , Operation Pulo Shield on Thursday announced the arrest of four suspected sea pirates by its operatives in Bayelsa waterways. Gov Dickson denies plans to defect to APC Briefing journalists at JTF’s Headquarters in Yenagoa, Lt.-Col. Isa Ado, Spokesman... Read more
A team of journalist’s from various media houses recently undertook a visit to the Line 11 and Evacuation Road projects constructed by the United Cement Company of Nigeria Limited (UniCem) in Cross River, Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region. They also spoke with Mr Oliver Lenoir, the Managing Director... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Akamkpa The United Cement Company of Nigeria (UniCem) says its on-going 20-kilometre evacuation road construction project in Cross River will cost more than N9 billion upon completion in 2016. The Managing Director of UniCem, Mr Olivier Lenoir, disclosed this during the media tour of... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong Akamkpa (Cross River) A Non-Governmental Organisation has called for the expulsion of Wilmar plantations, an agro-based multinational from Cross River State over alleged land grabbing, community and environmental rights violations. The call was made in Akamkpa by Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) at an... Read more
Healthcare Provider, Angela Iheoma Invents Portable Device For Pelvic Examinations
FeaturedSpecial Reports April 29, 2015
A Washington DC-area healthcare provider, Angela Iheoma has invented a portable device, the WomanHomeExamBed to make pelvic examinations widely available to women all over the world. The device enables early detection and treatment of Cervical Cancer. Early diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer at stage 0 equates to 93% survival... Read more
Delta State Speakership: Okpe Leaders Insist on Igbuya
Politics April 26, 2015
Okpe political leaders Tuesday recognized the contributions of the Majority Leader of Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya to the progress of the kingdom, describing him as a distinguished politician and patriot. Igbuya, who is also the national vice-chairman of Urhobo Political Forum, UPF, was re-elected... Read more
