Tinubu’s Criticism of Kachikwu as Veiled Shadow Boxing of Buhari
Inside sources have confirmed that the public spat between the national leader of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, is as a result of the appointment of Onikepo Animashaun, as the GM Legal of the Nigerian Petroleum... Read more
Duke, Others Call for Action on Gender Parity as Nigeria’s Senate Rejects Enabling Bill
Owanari Bobmanuel Duke, Chairman, Child Survival and Development Organisation of Nigeria has called for advocacy and action on gender parity. She made the call [on Tuesday, 15 March at a symposium hosted by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and the Centre for Black and African Art... Read more
Umahi, Aregbesola admonishes on the message f Easter
The Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi  has called on the  people of  the state  to always meditate on the central  message and the purpose of the birth, death and resurrection of Christ by ruminating on the essence of Easter just as his Osun State counterpart, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has... Read more
.Challenges states to begin process of robust revenue generation   The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has disclosed that the Federal Government, as a sign of its commitment to stimulate the economy, will in the next one quarter pump N350 billion into the system in form of capital... Read more
Gas Explosion Victims At CBN Calabar Out Of Danger List In UCTH—CMD Thomas Agan
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Some survivors of March 11 gas explosion at the Calabar Branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), admitted at University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), are out of danger list. Prof. Thomas Agan, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH),... Read more
Rivers Re-Run Polls: Ijaw Youths seeks probe of violence
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) says it condemns the violence in some parts of Rivers during the rerun legislative elections held on Saturday. The youth group called for the investigation and prosecution of those behind the electoral violence and regretted that most of the victims were youths in their... Read more
Air Force Commander pledges support in fight against kidnapping, oil theft in Niger Delta
The Mobility Command of the Nigerian Air Force in Yenagoa has pledged tactical air support for the fight against kidnapping, oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta.   AVM Emmanuel Akogu, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Mobility Command, made the pledge during a courtesy visit to News... Read more
Celebrating women in 2016: Little Drops, a Stage Play by Prof. Ahmed Yerima lights up Calabar
By Dianabasi Effiong   On March 8, 2016 the world celebrated the woman with the theme: “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up For Gender Equality”.   The International Women’s Day (IWD) anniversary also held in Calabar where it was further highlighted on March 14 by the hierarchy of... Read more
Ayade Set to Ensure 24-hr Power Supply in Calabar, Environs as Cross River Govt. Condoles With CBN, Victims of Gas Explosion
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Determined to ensure a 24-hour power supply in parts of the state, Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River State has signed a memorandum of undermining (MoU) with SkipperSeil Limited of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The signing of the MoU was the highlight of a three-day... Read more
Osun pledges to pay salaries, commissions King’s University as completion date for Gbongan-Osogbo Road is set for year’s end
The Government of Osun on Sunday described as uncalled for, insinuations that the state would not pay salaries of its workers in March as a result of the N6 million federal allocation that accrued to it for the month of February. The Government assured its workers that just as... Read more