By FRED AGBEYEGBE, ESQ. & TONY NNADI, ESQ. The LOWER NIGER CONGRESS, made up of indigenes of The Lower Niger, (the Homeland of the ethnic nationaliities of the former Eastern and Midwestern Regions of Nigeria), involved in the mission of evolving a LOWER NIGER FEDERATION, The FEDERATION OF OODUA... Read more
Okorocha to Hold Interactive Session in Washington DC, Maryland Area
FeaturedPress Releases January 1, 2014
December 31, 2013 PRESS RELEASE The Governor of Imo State and Chairman Progressive Governors’ forum, His Excellency Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha (OON), will be in Baltimore / Washington Metropolitan area on Friday 3rd of January 2014 , and also in New York Tri-state area on Saturday 4th of January 2014 for an interactive session to discuss and answer questions regarding All... Read more
South Sudan’s army fought on Sunday with “White Army” ethnic militia, accusing rebels of mobilizing the force despite its offer of a truce to end the conflict in the new country. Two weeks of fighting have left at least 1,000 dead and split the oil-producing country barely two... Read more
Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State, has charged the newly sworn-in local government chairmen to leave a legacy of transparent leadership in government, even as they work timelessly and unrelentingly to ensure the progress of their individual constituencies and... Read more
Rebels in South Sudan have seized some oil wells and captured half of the capital of the main oil-producing region, the government and army said on Thursday as African leaders held talks to avert civil war. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn met South... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar A new Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) network, GOtv which uses latest generation Digital Video Broadcasting Standard (DVB-T2), has berthed in Calabar, Cross River. GOtv was lunched on Tuesday in Calabar with a promise to provide affordable but excellent service, particularly to those who... Read more
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has dismissed as false, speculations that a ban on fish importation in the country was in place following orders from his ministry. Adesina, in a press release made available to Africanewscircle.com, Washington DC, by his Special Assistant on... Read more
Defunct Action Congress (AC) Governorship candidate in the 2007 general election, Prince Tonye Princewill is a member of the PDP, a prominent player in the politics of Rivers State has broken his silence on the politics of the state and other matters. He spoke on his support for the... Read more
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has replied the controversial letter which his predecessor, Olusegun Obasanjo wrote him and made public recently. Below, is President Jonathan’s reply: December 20th 2013 His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR Agbe L’Oba House, Quarry Road, Ibara, Abeokuta. RE: BEFORE IT... Read more
Nigeria’s finance minister presented lawmakers Thursday with a proposed budget of 4.642 trillion naira ($29 billion) for 2014, saying it was lower than last year because of rampant oil theft and lower customs duties. Minister Ngozi Ikonjo-Iweala said the proposal includes capital expenditure of just 1.1 trillion naira... Read more
