Kalabari ethnic nationality pledge unflinching support for Amaechi
FeaturedPress Releases June 17, 2013
An address presented by the Amanyanabo of Kalabari Kingdom His Majesty, King Prof T. J. T. Princewill, CFR, JP, Amachree XI On the Occasion of the Courtesy Visit on the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Right Honourable Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, CON on June 11, 2013: Protocol On... Read more
The United States is not asking NATO to back a Syria no-fly zone and the issue is not currently on the alliance’s agenda, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to NATO said on Monday, hours after Russia declared that it would not permit such action to be imposed over Syria. “We... Read more
In tweets, songs, telephone calls, cards and more, messages of love have come from across South Africa and the world for 94-year-old Nelson Mandela, giving the family comfort and hope as he remains hospitalized in serious condition with a lung infection, his wife said Monday. One of Mandela’s daughters,... Read more
“Let there be a proper election where even the opposition may win” – Ebiri
FeaturedSpecial Reports June 17, 2013
Former governor of Cross River State and Chairman of the Presidential Committee on the Review of the Nigerian Constitution (1991-2001), Chief Clement Ebri, spoke to Regional Correspondent, Diana Okon-Effiong in Calabar on the implications for institutionalisation of a six-year-single tenure for the presidency, governors as canvassed in some quarters including the Senate of the... Read more
By Dan Okon-Effiong The Senator representing Akwa Ibom South Senatorial district in Akwa Ibom state Senator Helen Esuene has formally declared her intention to contest the 2015 governorship election in the state. Esuene made her intention known on Wednesday night in a closed door meeting with her support group.... Read more
Bayelsa governor upgrades Abuja liaison office, appoints Ikiogha as head
Press Releases June 12, 2013
In view of the increasing engagements and official programmes of His Excellency, the Governor of Bayelsa State in the Nation’s Federal Capital as well as the strategic nature of these engagements to the conduct of government’s business, His Excellency, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has approved the upgrading of the... Read more
Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following “a difficult last few days,” South Africa’s president said. President Jacob Zuma told parliament that he is happy with the progress that the 94-year-old is making following his hospitalization on Saturday. Mandela... Read more
Young men armed with machetes and sticks have entered the streets of Nigeria’s biggest city in the northeast to target suspected Islamic extremists, even as soldiers continued an offensive against the radical fighters. The vigilante group, known as “Civilian JTF,” a play off the acronym used to describe the... Read more
Gov Dickson holds monthly transparency briefing, declars N29.5BN balance for May 2013
NigeriaPress Releases June 7, 2013
Bayelsa State Government has declared a total sum of N29.5bn as balance in its coffers after statutory deductions and capital payments as at the end of May. Addressing the media on the income and expenditure profile of the state for the months of April and May 2013, at its... Read more
NGF will not disintegrate, but better positioned to strengthen nation’s democracy – Gov Dickson
NigeriaPress Releases June 7, 2013
Contrary to speculations making the rounds, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has expressed optimism that the current crisis rocking the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) would not make it to disintegrate. Governor Dickson made this remark at a state banquet organized in honour of the National Executive Committee of... Read more
