Prince Tonye Princewill one time gubernatorial candidate of Action Congress and Labour Party in Rivers State, currently a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in this interview, throws light on some seemingly knotty issues confronting Nigeria and Nigerians as well as proffers solution on how the Rivers APC... Read more
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says that the fire outbreak from a stockpile of crude in two communities in Ogbia, Bayelsa, did not come from its operations. The SPDC Media Relations Manager, Mr Bamidele Odugbesan, said this in an interview in Yenagoa on Tuesday. He said that... Read more
Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, qualified for the semifinals of the men’s football event of the 12th African Games after a hard fought 2-2 draw with hosts Morocco on Friday evening at the FAR Sports Complex Rabat. The result meant the Flying Eagles garnered five points from three games... Read more
With less than three months to go before the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 kicks off, the FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 20 trios of match officials, five Support Referees and 17 Video Assistant Referees (VARs), representing all six confederations. This competition in Brazil will give ambitious FIFA... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong Comrade Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), who is also a renowned environmentalist, met with a group of about 70 young people at a training programme which underscored the importance of the Youth Roundtable on Climate Action to unlock youth innovativeness in Nigeria’s... Read more
True to bookmakers prediction, the two best table tennis playing nations in Africa – Nigeria and Egypt will come against each other in the final of the table tennis team event at the 12th African Games holding in Rabat, Morocco. The gold medal and the ticket to Tokyo 2020... Read more
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Tuesday commended the United States Government for working with the state government to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Also, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Stuart Symington said that the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) administered by the... Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday, August 25, declared that its recruitment exercise is free of any charge from prospective applicants. The Corps reiterated that its ongoing recruitment process is completely “free of charge” and executed in an equitable and transparent manner. It warned the... Read more
Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced that its 2019 FirstBank Agric Expo would hold on Friday, 30 August 2019 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. The 2019 edition – the third in the series – is themed “Agricultural Value Chain... Read more
USCIRF Statement on International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
FeaturedPress Releases August 22, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – On the first “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief,” declared by the United Nations General Assembly for August 22nd to condemn continuing violence and acts of terrorism targeting individuals, including persons belonging to religious minorities, on the basis... Read more
