“The Constitution Provides for the Federal Character; That Every Part of the Entity Should Have Relevance…”- Offoboche
Nigeria November 6, 2013
Chief Matthias Oko Offoboche, Gynaecologist, Politician, PDP Chieftain, Elder statesman and former Deputy Governor of Cross River State speaks on the position of Cross River North Senatorial District in respect of the governorship of the state in 2015 in this interview with newsmen in Calabar. Offoboche, who was Chairman... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Chief (Dr) Matthias Offoboche, a PDP Chieftain and former Deputy Governor of Cross River has called for power shift to the Northern senatorial District in the 2015 governorship election. Offoboche also said that it was unfair for people to use the 1979 Calabar-Ogoja Accord to... Read more
By Obichi Ikechi Like a plot unfolding in stages, the attacks on Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Madam Stella Oduah have sunk to a sad new low. As the commissioned attackers could not nail their target on the leaked BMW purchase ‘scandal’ they have resorted to attacking her widely acclaimed airport... Read more
Golden Eaglets’ Head coach Manu Garba (MFR) said he was confident that his wards would deliver the goods yet again in Tuesday’s semi-final decider against Sweden at the Rashid Stadium in Dubai. “All my life, I have never entertained any fear and I don’t even know what fear means,” posited a self-... Read more
From: Eno Effiong Akpabio (Uyo) Controversy has continued to trail the on-going saga between ExxonMobil and its host communities in the Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria over an oil spill that occurred late last year in November in which the regulatory authorities claimed 300 barrels of crude oil leaked... Read more
Buguma Community Hails NDDC’s Policy on Quality Jobs
Nigeria November 4, 2013
Chiefs and elders of Buguma community in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State have praised the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for its uncompromising stand in demanding high quality performance from its contractors. The community leaders, who had gathered at the Kalabari National College, Buguma, for the commissioning... Read more
The renegade faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned in strong terms what it said was a second attempt by the police to disrupt its G7 caucus meeting which took place on November 3, 2013, at the Kano State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, where the faction had... Read more
Nigeria: AfDB Board Approves US$152.50 Million Financing for Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program
Press Releases November 3, 2013
PRESS RELEASE The overall goal of the Program is to transform agriculture into a profitable business TUNIS, Tunisia, November 1, 2013/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (http://www.afdb.org) has approved an ADF* loan of US$ 152.12 million (UA98.78 million*) and an ADF grant of US$... Read more
ATNS Promotes Talks on Industry Innovation, Research and Development
Press Releases November 3, 2013
The 2nd Annual ATNS AVI AFRIQUE Aviation Innovation Summit will be held at the Innovation Hub in South Africa on October 31 TSHWANE, South Africa, November 1, 2013/ — Aviation and aerospace industry experts, academia and critical role players from various government departments and state-owned entities, multinational companies and... Read more
Golden Eaglets’ Head coach Manu Garba (MFR) says there won’t be any escape route for Uruguay when they meet for the first time at the FIFA U-17 World Cup at the Sharjah Stadium on Saturday for a semi-final ticket at UAE 2013. The South Americans recently had an... Read more
