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
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent Governor of Imo State and the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial election flag-bearer, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, the winner of the Imo State Governorship election concluded on Saturday. The electoral umpire also declared the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)... Read more
4th Annual Igbo Conference: Igbo Womanhood, Womanbeing and Personhood
NewsPress Releases April 11, 2015
The Igbo Conference Team in conjunction with The Centre for African Studies, SOAS Univeristy of London presents “The 4th Annual Igbo Conference: Igbo Womanhood, Womanbeing and Personhood” This conference seeks to engage with various conceptions of Igbo womanhood, in relation to the changing position of Igbo women and the changing... Read more
Former Gov. Rescues INEC Officials, Corps Members, Electoral Materials From Hooligans In Cross River
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Mkpani Chief Clement Ebri, former civilian governor of Cross River Saturday rescued INEC officials, NYSC members and electoral materials from hoodlums who attacked them in Mkpani area of the State. Ebri told journalists in Mkpani, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River that the attack on... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The national offices of Caritas Nigeria and Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC), a Catholic based organisation, has expressed total shock at the recent comments by the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, against Ndigbo (Igbo ethnic nationality in Nigeria) should they fail to... Read more
