The Bayelsa State Government has accused Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi of distorting the facts on the Soku oil wells, and blackmailing President Goodluck Jonathan. The State Government also accused Amaechi, who recently defected to the opposition All Progressives’ Congress (APC), of using Soku to... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar As part of activities following on the heels of the carnival parade which held on Friday, December 27, top of the shelf musical performances by Nigeria’s great music icon, TuFace Idibia, and stars such as Iyanya, Davido, Sound Sultan, among others, were... Read more
South Sudan rejected rebel calls for an immediate release of detainees after the two sides met briefly for the first time on Tuesday seeking to end fighting that has left the world’s newest state on the brink of civil war. “They are destroying the whole process,” Yohanis Musa... Read more
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said on Monday that Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel deserved to be named Africa’s best player of 2013. Mikel is in the running for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) award with Ivorian stars Yaya Toure, of Manchester City, and Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba. The... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Senate Leader, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba has restated his support for a bicameral legislature in Nigeria for the simple reason that it is not as expensive as is being speculated. He stated this in an interactive session with journalists at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre in... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar In compliance with section 121 sub section one of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River state has given assent to the 2014 appropriation bill after legislative deliberations and approval. Imoke had on November 4, 2013 sought the approval... Read more
The Peoples Man, Mentor and Maverick: Tonye Princewill At 45
Opinion January 7, 2014
By Hector Spiff The fourth of January of every year is not just a day on the calendar but a very important day for one of Nigeria’s brightest stars. Prince Tonye T.J.T Princewill, the son of the Amanyanabo of Kalabari Kingdom, king (Prof) T.J.T Princewill, CFR, Amachree XI, is that bright... Read more
A young lawyer who is also a pig farmer has commended the agricultural transformation agenda under the leadership of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Boluwaji Iwajomo, a barrister from Akure, Ondo State, at the week end, amplified on a statement recently made by... Read more
Africa Must do More to Tackle the Threat of Unemployment – Tony Elumelu
Press Releases January 7, 2014
PRESS RELEASE A ‘Marshall Plan’ for Africa’s employment challenge ABUJA, Nigeria, January 6, 2014/ — Tony Elumelu, the entrepreneur, philanthropist and chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited (http://www.heirsholdings.com), a pan-African investment company, argues that Africa must do more to tackle the threat of unemployment, which risks derailing Africa’s economic growth, in... Read more
The Rivers state Chapter of All Progressives Congress has described as “very unfortunate and sad”, Monday’s bomb explosion at the Ahoada East High Court premises of Rivers State in Nigeria’s South-South Zone. The party further attributed the blast to what it called “the handiwork of undemocratic elements.” The blast which... Read more
