From: Arodiegwu Eziukwu The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Worldwide, said on Wednesday that President Muhammadu Buhari was determined to deal with eminent public officers holders of Niger Delta extraction, especially persons believed to be close to former President Goodluck Jonathan. The IYC in a statement by its spokesman,... Read more
Ebonyi state government has pledged to partner UNICEF in the training of teachers to ensure quality education in the state. Governor Dave Umahi,made this known in Abakaliki when he received in audience, the country representative of UNICEF,Nigeria and ECOWAS,Ms.Jean Gough, on Monday. Governor Umahi, who restated that his administration... Read more
From: Arodiegwu Eziukwu, Yenogoa A Yenagoa based socio-political group, the Bayelsa Democratic and Development Initiative (BDDI), has thrown its weight behind Mr Reuben Okoya, as governorship aspirant for the Dec. 5 governorship race. The group’s Executive Secretary, Mr Ekiyor Welson, said this at a news conference in... Read more
L- R. Eloghosa Iyamu, a student of the University of Benin, former Adviser to the President on Petroleum, DrEmmanuel Egbogah inspecting a car built by students of the institution for the Shell Eco-marathon competition at the 2015 conference and exhibition of the Society of Engineers in Lagos. Read more
The Ebonyi State Government plans to survey and register all farmlands in the state to end the incidence of government taking over lands from farmers without paying compensation. Making the plan known on Monday in Abakaliki during a state colloquium for stakeholders on ways of moving the agricultural sector forward, the state governor, Chief Dave Umahi,... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar has accepted the forensic report submitted by the examiner on the suits instituted by Senator Bassey Otu and Mr Dominic Aqua Edem, of the Labour Party in Cross River . The... Read more
By Felix Ofou There is something wrong with the average Nigerian politician. He never learns from his mistakes. Every contest is treated as a game of chance (try your luck) and he expects to be declared winner in the end. It does not matter if there are more than... Read more
From: Arodiegwu Eziukwu, Yenogoa A lingering face off between Shell and its host communities at Adibawa oil fields has hampered oil spill response for a leak that occurred on July 12, further endangering the environment. Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said that the oil leakage from its oil fields... Read more
Barely 24 hours after he assumed duties as the new Acting Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro has shaken up the agency, redeploying a good number of departmental heads. News Express can confirm that Isichei Osamgbi, until today... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) says 14 states including Cross River are currently benefiting from about N12 billion World Bank scheme to contain the spread of gully erosion in their domain. Mr Salisu Dahiru, National Project Coordinator, NEWMAP, said this... Read more
