From: Dianabasi Effiong, Calabar. With barely a few weeks to the flag off of the proposed dual carriage super highway linking Calabar-Ikom-Ogoja-Obudu Local Government Areas, elders from the three senatorial zones have expressed excitement over the multiple billion naira road infrastructure. Lauding Governor Ben Ayade for what he... Read more
From: Arodiegwu Eziukwu, Yenogoa. The Chief of Defense Staff Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh on Friday warned , ex-militants, oil thieves and criminal in the Niger Delta to refrain from testing the will of the armed forces or face unpleasant consequences. Badeh who spoke at the... Read more
From: Arodiegwu Eziukwu, Yenogoa The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has expressed mixed feelings and concerns over the inaugural address of President Buhari in relation to the Niger Delta region. According to a statement issued by Mr Eric Omare, Spokesman of IYC and made available to journalist on Sunday,... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Freedom of Information Coalition in Nigeria (FOICN) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria to ensure that individuals appointed into his cabinet declare their assets before they are sworn-in. National Coordinator of the Coalition, Walter Duru, made the call in an interview... Read more
Being text of Senator (Prof) Ben Ayade’s inaugural speech as Governor of Cross River State Fellow Cross Riverians With the greatest humility, I stand before you today to answer the call of history and, accept with an open heart and hands, the monumental challenge to provide leadership... Read more
The Peoples’ Democratic Party, (PDP), Bayelsa State, has described the Special Assistant to the immediate past President on Domestic Affairs as an ingrate, noting the party’s contribution to his political growth. Expressing dismay over his conduct, which led to his expulsion from the Party, the Party in a statement... Read more
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
