It was in Agadir, Morocco that Egypt’s Dina Meshref surrendered her title to veteran Olufunke Oshonaike of Nigeria at the 2016 ITTF African Championship. But this year in Mauritius, the African Games champion is eager to reclaim her title and also enjoy the beautiful Island. “I hope I can... Read more
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that no official of the Rivers State Government will appear before EFCC over her politically motivated investigations until the commission approaches the Court of Appeal to set aside the 2007 Judgment barring the commission from investigating the state. In a statement... Read more
Former Governor of Cross River, Chief Clement Ebri, has been reaffirmed as the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State at a meeting of the State Executive Committee (SEC) of the party in Calabar. The South South Zonal Executive Committee of the party led by Ntufam... Read more
Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has reiterated its resolve to support the candidacy of former vice president and frontline presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, come 2019. The group made its position known on Sunday when it hosted Atiku in Lagos. Speaking at the event, a leader of the group and pro-democracy... Read more
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has through its emergency interventions restored the failed sections of the Okigwe-Arondizuogu-Akokwa Road in Ideato Local Government Area of Imo State. Speaking after inspecting the major federal highway linking Imo and Abia states, the Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba,... Read more
Chief Style Benjamin, National Chairman of Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) on Sunday dissociated the group from ongoing fraudulent jobs and contract scams in Bayelsa. Benjamin said in Yenagoa that fraudulent people were using the name HOSTCOM to defraud unsuspecting people in Bayelsa and across... Read more
Prominent Nigerians from all walks of life on Tuesday gathered in Port Harcourt to celebrate the 70th Birthday of Former Rivers State Governor, Dr Peter Odili for being a defender of sustained development of Nigeria. Former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Former Edo State Governor, Lucky Igbinedion,... Read more
By Dianabasi Effiong In Nigeria, soot is often perceived from exhaust pipes of diesel engines and trucks it is felt on windowsills, nets and panes at homes or smokestacks. When one cooks with firewood, burn tyres, wipe hands on exposed surfaces such as a parked cars, soot will definitely... Read more
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) says it recovered more than 95 per cent of spilled oil from the recent spill incidents in Bayelsa and Delta states. This was disclosed in a statement by its Media Relations Manager, Mr Bamidele Odugbesan, made available to the journalists... Read more
Stand –in Captain Rasheedat Ajibade was the heroine as the Nigeria U20 girls weaved their way into the 9th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup quarter finals following a 1-1 draw with their Chinese counterparts in Dinan/Léhon on Monday evening. The Falconets’ top scorer in the African qualifying series... Read more
