From: DianaOkon-Effiong,Calabar Leaders from the southern part of Nigeria under the umbrella “Southern Leaders’ Summit’’ rose from a meeting in Calabar and passed a vote of confidence on President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. The group, which stated this in a communiqué at the end of the summit with the... Read more
A prominent youth activist in Akwa Ibom State, Obong Iwaad Emmanuel Mbong has frowned at the misrepresentation of the official insignia of Afigh Iwaad Ekid, a foremost socio-cultural group in the state, by a section of some indigenous print and social media in a bid to defame the... Read more
NDDC boss pays condolence visit to Oba of Benin
News February 18, 2014
The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, on Friday visited the palace of the Benin monarch, His Royal Majesty, Oba Erediauwa to commiserate with him over the death of his eldest wife, Oloi Esther Omoyenmwen Erediauwa, the Eson N’Erie of Benin kingdoms, who died on Saturday,... Read more
The Association of Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing Communities of Nigeria (TROMPCON) has called for the reactivation of the Partners for Sustainable Development (PSD) Forum, which serves as the clearing house of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The royal fathers made the call on Tuesday when they... Read more
For the second time in five months, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned and handed over a 174-room modern prototype hostel to the authorities of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), in Imo State. The commission had on July 18, 2013, handed over a similar hostel... Read more
Adefuye Wins 2014 King Legacy Award
News January 27, 2014
By: Uzochukwu Nwokwu Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States, Professor Adebowale Adefuye has won the 2014 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award for International Service. The Award will be conferred on the Ambassador on Sunday, January 19, 2014 during the 23rd Annual International Salute to the Life and... Read more
Imoke Swears in 14 new Permanent Secretaries.
News January 27, 2014
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar As part of the strategy to consolidate on his administration’s service delivery, Cross River State Governor, Sen. Liyel Imoke has sworn in 14 new Permanent Secretaries. Our correspondent reports that four of the 14 newly sworn-in Permanent Secretaries are women. Performing the ceremony at the... Read more
“Amaechi Dustbin” in Obigbo: Rivers State Government’s Toxic Waste Dump in a Densely Populated Residential Area
FeaturedNewsNigeriaSpecial Reports January 26, 2014
The Rivers State Government’s Department of Environment has ironically decided that the best way to improve the environment and living conditions of Rivers State inhabitants is by dumping toxic waste next to their homes in Obigbo (Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State). The site of this dump is... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Asaba The Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara has recorded what is still considered a rare feat in the medical field in Nigeria with a successful kidney transplant. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, a Medical Doctor who was among the medical team in the theatre during the operation,... Read more
Cross River First Lady Urges Young People to Embrace Science and Technology education
News January 8, 2014
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Mrs Obioma Liyel-Imoke, the First Lady of Cross River has called for more enrolment of students in Science and Technology subjects at the basic and senior secondary school levels of education. The governor’s wife stated this Friday at the 3rd Innovation JETS Science Teachers/Students’ Conference and award... Read more
