Okagbare gets $120,000 yearly training grant Named Youth Ambassador Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State Friday in Asaba honoured Delta-born Africa’s fastest woman, Blessing Okagbare with a charge on politicians not to distract the athlete as she prepares for the 2016 Olympics.... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar National Table Tennis coach, Richard Edem, has assured on need to groom upcoming and talented table tennis players to enrich the pool of players which abound in Nigeria. Edem, a coach with Cross River Sports Commission, stated this in an interview with our correspondent in... Read more
In an apparent move to rid his cabinet of partisan appointees loyal to those opposed to his leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked nine ministers. A source told told www.Africanewscircle.com that the move was in consonance with an agreement reached with defecting... Read more
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has denied the existence of a new PDP in the state, saying the party remained a united body marching ahead to fulfill its destiny as laid down by the founding fathers. In a statement in Yenagoa, the ,Secretary of PDP... Read more
NGOs take Malaria Eradication Advocacy Programme to Super Eagles camp, Seek to Raise 15 million Nets
News September 9, 2013
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar A malaria eradication advocacy programme that seeks to shore up support for prevention of the scourge in Nigeria have been taken to the Super Eagles camp in Calabar. Our correspondent reports that the programme was anchored by two NGOs, Global Dream Foundation Nigeria and Sustainable Healthcare Initiative,... Read more
The splinter Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Executive Committee chaired by Alhaji Kuwa Baraje has called on Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Abubakar to as a matter of urgency reopen its national secretariat which was sealed last week. The Baraje-led faction which identifies itself as the “new PDP” condemned in... Read more
Shell officials on Monday began talks in Nigeria’s southern city of Port Harcourt with representatives for the Bodo community on compensation and cleanup five years after one of the worst oil spills in Nigeria’s history. Some experts say two oil spills that started in 2008 caused the largest loss... Read more
From: Diana Okon-EffiongCalabar Nwankwo Kanu, former Eagles Captain some players of the senior national team as well as soccer buffs are upbeat that Nigeria will qualify for Brazil 2014 World Cup The stated this in an interview with sportswriters Saturday at the U,j.... Read more
NDDC Boss warns Partner-Banks of Consequences on Delaying Speedy Service Delivery
Nigeria September 7, 2013
The Acting Managing Director NDDC, Dr. Christy Atako has warned that the Banks Partnering the Commission faced the risk of being blacklisted if they frustrate the efforts of contractors at speedy projects delivery. Dr. Atako who handed down the warning at a meeting with Representatives of the Banks said... Read more
By: Keresifon Essien Any purposeful body, group, organisation or party of people must have certain laid down basic guiding principles that regulates or governs its operations and ensures equity, justice and fair-play, which members must respect in totality as re-echoed at the just concluded 2013 National Congress of the... Read more
