From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The election petition tribunal sitting in Calabar was told by a witness that although he roundly lost in his unit, ward and Local Government Area he eventually won the National Assembly election. Sen. Gershom Bassey,(PDP) representing Cross River South at the current... Read more
By Oluwatayo Alofun Following the down turn in the international price of crude oil and its effect on oil dependent economy like Nigeria, the Nigeria president, Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to foster development of non-oil sectors and the speedy diversification of the country’s economy. Reacting to... Read more
The Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, has charged the newly appointed Caretaker Committee Chairmen of the 13 Local Government Areas in the state to go and develop agriculture in their respective areas. “You are going there to develop agriculture. That is what you are going to do. The... Read more
Less than 12 hours after Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa declared his interest for a second term Mr Fyneman Wilson Special Adviser to Bayelsa Governor on Political matters was in the early hours of Wednesday kidnapped in Sagbama, a Suburb in Bayelsa. Wilson was reportedly abducted along with... Read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Dame Patience , Gov Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo, Gov Nyisom Nwike and several deputy governors on Tuesday endorsed the re-election bid of Gov Seriake Dickson at the Samson Siasia Sports complex in Yenagoa. Jonathan, who led others endorsed... Read more
By Valentine Obienyem The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has challenged Nigerians to emulate the virtues of Prof. Dora Akunyili. He said this while delivering Dora’s one- year memorial lecture at Nike Lake Hotel. Speaking to the press after the lecture, Obi said that Nigerians from... Read more
The Bayelsa government has warned oil firms operating in the state to comply with guideline for oil spill response or face stiff sanctions and penalties. The warning was contained in a letter Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Joint Venture partners operating onshore and offshore Bayelsa.... Read more
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors on Tuesday at a meeting attended by 2 out of 13 PDP governors condemned last week’s invasion of Akwa Ibom government House by operatives of Department of State Security Services (DSS). The governors, under the aegis of PDP Governors Forum, expressed their... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiog, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has described the ceding of the oil rich Bakassi Peninsula by the Federal Government to the Republic of Cameroon as the most unconstitutional and most ungodly act in recent times. Ayade expressed this when he received the Chief... Read more
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) says it is set to deploy the Quick Count election observation methodology for the December 5, governorship poll in Bayelsa. Unveiling the Quick Count project on Thursday in Yenagoa, Mr Ibrahim Zikirullahi, Chairman, TMG said the methodology employs statistical principles and sophisticated... Read more
