Igbo traders protest targeted killing f their kinsmen in Bayelsa      
Igbo traders in Bayelsa Monday protested the serial killings of prominent Igbo businessmen in Yenagoa, the state capital, by unknown gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers and hired assassins.   The  Igbos in Bayelsa mostly traders, joined by other Igbo indigenes in the state capital, staged a protest and... Read more
Cross River Govt. Receives N250m Refund from FG for repairs of Federal Roads—official
Diana Okon-Effiong, calabar The Cross River State Government says it received N250 million refund so far from the Federal Government on repairs of Federal Roads. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Works, Mr. Dane Osim-Asu, in an interactive session with some journalists in the state. Osim-Asu also stated... Read more
Nigeria’s DSS Faulted On Alleged IPOB Abduction, Murder and Secret Burial of 5 Hausa-Fulanis in Abia
Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Service (DSS) which is known for its silence on the persistent murders, kidnaps and heinous crimes by Hausa/Fulani herdsmen has come under criticism for seeking to implicate the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in the alleged abduction, murder and secret burial of... Read more
THE UNSUCCESSFUL FRAMING UP OF IPOB AS A VIOLENT AND TERRORIST GROUP: BUHARI AND DSS SHOULD TRY HARDER NEXT TIME
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA April 10, 2016 Press Release   Retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari and his Gestapo Organization called Department of State Services (DSS), henceforth referred to as “Gestapo-DSS“, have once again failed in their attempts to portray the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a violent and... Read more
Zik/Eyo Ita face-off: Aladinma’s misrepresentations
By Uchenna Nnadi ALADINMA’S proclamation,Daily Sun, Thursday, June 21, 2012 made interesting reading. We note and appreciate Aladinma’s burning desire to establish or nurture cordial relationships between Ndigbo and the South-South peoples of Nigeria. But we do think that such cordiality should not be founded on falsehood, outright misrepresentation... Read more
Make Table Tennis All-inclusive Sport–Rep. Orok Duke
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Rep. Orok Duke Chairman Cross River Sports Commission, has called on relevant stakeholders to make Table Tennis popular, universal and inclusive. He made the call in an interview with our Wednesday on the side-line of the “World Table Tennis for All Day’’ celebration by fans... Read more
Salient Questions On The Grazing Fields’ Controversy In Nigeria
By Ifeyinwa China Onyeabo Growing up, despite my dad being a civil servant, he was also a farmer on a small scale. You cannot afford not to be a farmer if you happen to come from my village. My mum too was a farmer despite being a teacher. Her... Read more
Efficiency Unit, OSGF Collaborate on Cost Cutting Measures on Travels
. Says Travel Expenditure to drop by about 20% In line with its mandate, the Efficiency Unit of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Finance is collaborating very closely with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) and the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of... Read more
Aregbesola signs Osun Land Use Act Law
*Says “dwindling revenue has taught us never to rely on FG allocation for development again” The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Tuesday said never will his administration base the execution of its programme on allocations from federal revenues allocations again. The Governor, at the signing into law... Read more
FOI:Group Set To Sue EFCC, NSCDC, ISOPADEC
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar   For their refusal to respond to requests made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, a Non-governmental Organisation, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption (MIIVOC) says it is set to sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigerian Security and Civil... Read more