President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has emerged presidential candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with a total of 2812 votes. Jonathan also announced Vice President Namadi Sambo as his running mate for the 2015 presidential election. Following his emergence as presidential candidate of the PDP, Jonathan has challenged the... Read more
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has given assurances that all will be well at the end of the day during the next year’s general elections. This message of hope was given at a one-day sensitization workshop held in Port Harcourt at the weekend to kick-start a series... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Mr Mike Igini, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross River Monday chided some political parties over what he called irregular conduct of ongoing primaries ahead of the 2015 polls. Igini, who stated this in an interview with journalists in Calabar, said that the political... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Senate Leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba has petitioned the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) National Assembly Electoral Appeal Panel alleging “lapses and irregularities” at the Cross River Central Senatorial primaries. The party’s primaries for the district held Dec. 7, 2014 in Ikom where Rep. John Owan-Enoh,... Read more
Bayelsa Boosts Study Of Ijaw Language With N16.7M, Says N2.2B Available for Same Purpose
News November 29, 2014
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson on Wednesday presented cheques worth N16.7 million to scholars studying Izon language under the pilot programme for the teaching and learning of the Ijaw language, just as he declared N2.2 billion as total funds available for spending at the end of October 2014. Making the presentation at the Monthly... Read more
The Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN) on has commended the National Assembly for recommending a $3.96 billion compensation for the December 2011 oil spill from Bonga oil fields. House of Assembly Committee on Environment on Wednesday endorsed a compensation of $3.96 recommended by National Oil Spills Detection... Read more
Ogonis in US, Ndigbara, Wiwa Hails Rivers APC Consensus Governorship Candidate
Politics November 29, 2014
The leader of the Ogoni Stakeholders Forum (OSF) in the US, Chief Solomon Ndigbara and the Wiwa family of Bane have hailed the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress for choosing Hon Dakuku Peterside as its consensus governorship candidate. The Ogonis in US in statement signed by Mr. TamBari Lebee, Spokesperson, OSF, Washington DC said... Read more
The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta , Operation Pulo Shield says it has launched an operation to free three expatriate construction workers abducted by gunmen at a construction site of Friday. An Indian and two Pakistani construction workers were abducted at Emakalakala in Ogbia Local Government... Read more
Rivers APC On Adoption of Peterside As consensus Candidate
Politics November 27, 2014
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, says its attention has been drawn to various news reports especially by the electronic media concerning the adoption of a consensus governorship candidate by the party. The party in a statement issued today and signed by the publicity... Read more
Ndoma-Egba On Reason For Seeking A Fourth Senate Term
Politics November 27, 2014
Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba spoke with A Cross Section Of Journalists At his Residents In Calabar On Why He is Aspiring For A Fourth Term In The Senate On The Platform Of The Peoples’ democratic Party. Our Regional correspondent, Diana Okon-Effiong Was There. Excerpts: As regard your aspiration, people say... Read more
