South-South Governors’ Forum Restates Regions’ Demand For Restructuring, 13% Derivation
The Forum of South-South Governors has restated their demand for restructuring and 13 per cent derivation from the Federal Government. The forum restated the demand after members one day meeting on Wednesday in Port Harcourt. Spokesperson of the Forum, Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, said after the meeting that... Read more
Nigeria Names Squad For World Cup, Rohr Takes ‘Plenty of Positives’ From Wembley Friendly
From: Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup Squad has been revealed even as technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, takes plenty of positives from the Wembley friendly where the super eagles lost 1-2 to the three lions of England.   The 23-man squad include Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho; Daniel Akpeyi; Ikechukwu... Read more
Nigeria: A Nation That Lies To Itself
By Ebirim Anozie There is something inherently absurd about a nation like Nigeria. A nation that lies to itself. Is it not wonderful that 1200 candidates passed the police recruitment exam from the north west and only 600 from the south east. That’s double. The south east and the South... Read more
World Cup: Mikel Obi Leads 25 Eagles To London
. Simon for further checks in the UK   From: Dianabasi Effiong Skipper Mikel John Obi was joined on the chartered flight from Abuja to London on Wednesday afternoon by deputy skipper Ogenyi Onazi, defender Kenneth Omeruo, pacy winger Ahmed Musa and 21 other players as the Super Eagles headed for... Read more
Governor Wike Joins Soccer Fans To Send Off Super Eagles To Russia 2018
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Monday night joined about 40,000 football lovers to watch the World Cup  send off match between Super Eagles and Democratic Republic of Congo. Also present at the International Friendly were: the President of Confederation of African Football, Ahmad Ahmad, Minister of Sports,... Read more
CAF President Lays Foundation For Historic Real Madrid Academy In Port Harcourt 
Officials of Real Madrid Football Club and Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday performed the historic foundation laying ceremony  for the Real Madrid Football Academy in Port Harcourt,  initiated by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. The foundation laying ceremony which took place at the precincts of Yakubu... Read more
Looters list: court gives new date for PDP national chairman’s suit against FG
A Rivers High Court has fixed a new date to hear Prince Uche Secondus, the National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) suit contesting his inclusion in the looters list. Looters list: court gives new date for PDP national chairman’s suit against FG The matter was slated for hearing on... Read more
Sundiata Post Launches Nigeria’s First Educational Social Network, Sundiata Scholar
Sundiata Post Media Group, an online news platform has launched the country’s first specialised social network, Sundiata Scholar (https://scholar.sundiatapost.com), an educational social media platform. Sund­iata Scholar provides an avenue for people in the education industry namely students, teacher­s, lecturers, professors, administrators, alumni groups and education stakeholders, among others, to... Read more
Rudman, IXPN boss to preside DigitalSENSE forum 2018
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Mr. Muhammed Rudman, would early next month, June, preside over the annual 2018 edition of Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) series on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable. Confirming this at the... Read more
Africa Is lagging Behind The Rest Of World In Terms Of Investments In STEM Education – Says Microsoft’s Bremaud
Celine Bremaud, Sales, Marketing and Operations VP, Microsoft Middle East and Africa fields questions from Africanewscircle on the company’s STEM education program in Africa     Q: What is the level of acceptance of STEM education in Africa? How has your program impacted on women in the continent? Has enough... Read more