From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar. Sen. Helen Esuene, Senator Representing Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District Saturday empowered about 1000 youths and women in Akwa Ibom to be self-reliant. Esuene disclosed this on the occasion of her 2013 Constituency Briefing/Empowerment programme in Eket Local Government Area. According to her, the... Read more
Engineer (Dr.) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the Executive Governor of Kano State would on Monday host players and officials of the victorious Golden Eaglets that recently won a record fourth 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in the UAE. The Governor’s gesture is coming on the heels of... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River Monday announced indefinite suspension of 20 of his 40 cabinet members for failure to attend an important public function. This was contained in a statement signed Monday by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Michael Aniah. According to... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Former Attorney General of the Federation, Senator Kanu Agabi, at the weekend in Calabar, reminded journalists in Nigeria of their crucial role in nation building, charging them not to underestimate their worth. He gave the admonition while presenting his keynote address during... Read more
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akin Adesina has emphasized Africa’s ability to be self-sufficient in food production and attain greatness if its agricultural potentials are unlocked through reforms. Adesina spoke in Nairobi Kenya over the weekend when he accepted the honour as Forbes Africa Person of the year... Read more
Rebels began withdrawing from the Central African capital of Bangui as the country on Sunday awaited an international intervention to halt the downward spiral of violence in the country. The rebels’ retreat came ahead of what is expected to be a key week for the strife-torn country as its... Read more
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, Chief Willie Obiano, has been declared Anambra State Governor-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The formal announcement was made in the early hours of Sunday by the state returning officer in the governorship election concluded on Saturday, Prof. James Epoke,... Read more
By Comfort Obi A SCARY but heart-warming incident happened in Imo State on September 27, 2013. Two teenagers, Gideon Emenike and Chibuisi Nwafor, aged between 16 and 17 years, performed a feat which not only shocked their rural community of Umuchima Ubaha, Okigwe LGA, but the whole state.... Read more
Police enforcing Islamic law in Nigeria’s city of Kano publicly destroyed some 240,000 bottles of beer on Wednesday, the latest move in a wider crackdown on behaviour deemed “immoral” in the area. The banned booze had been confiscated from trucks coming into the city in recent weeks, said... Read more
Apparently reacting to the long-awaited decampment of seven renegade governors and their staunch followers in its fold, the National Disciplinary Committee set up by Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has recommended the expulsion of leaders of the party’s breakaway faction, Alhaji Abubakar... Read more
