…Exco, Management, Staff condole Pinnick on loss of brother, Emma Tuoyo The Nigeria football firmament was badly shaken on Thursday after news filtered in that a former Chairman of then Nigeria Football Association, Brigadier-General Dominic Obukadata Oneya (rtd) had died. He was 73. General Secretary of the NFF, Dr... Read more
A Yenagoa based group deploying the cooperative model to engage in foreign exchange trading, Barazar Multipurpose Cooperative Society on Tuesday denied having the funds of Bayelsa government trapped in its botched investment scheme. A statement by Mr Miebi Briebina, Chief Executive of the society denied reports that the... Read more
Very Rev. Fr. John Konyeke has inaugurated a high-powered committee for the public presentation of the book, THE EXPERIENCE, authored by renowned journalist, Comrade Fidelis Egugbo, Special Assistant (Media) to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. The Committee has the Executive Assistant to Governor Okowa on Communication, Dr. Fred... Read more
The Rivers State Executive Council has approved a total shut down of the Oginiba slaughter market located in Trans -Amadi Industrial layout in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area. The council at its meeting, that was presided over by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Monday, directed a stop to all forms... Read more
Former Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday, called on women to deploy their God-given talents and endowments to promote peace in North and South Korea. Mrs Jonathan spoke at virtual International Leadership Conference tagged: ‘Toward a Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula, organised by the Universal... Read more
Global energy firm, Shell announced the appointment of Mrs Elohor Aiboni as the Managing Director of its Nigeria deep-water business, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) The development is coming on the heels of the oil and gas firm’s recent announcement to divest from its onshore and... Read more
. Executive Council also endorses mandatory registration of residents Rivers State Executive Council has approved the proposed bill that will give legal backing to the ban on open rearing and grazing of livestock in the State. The endorsement was made at its meeting at Government House, Port Harcourt, which... Read more
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has declared that the money his administration is spending on the Dr. Peter Odili Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Centre in the State is not a misplaced priority. The governor made this known on Thursday when he visited the project site at Rumuokuta... Read more
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has challenged the Federal Government on the need to strengthen the combat capability of the nation’s Army. The governor said the goal of such investment should be to make the Nigerian Army the strongest and the best in Africa. Governor Wike gave... Read more
Justice Gideon Kurada of the Kaduna State High Court has acquitted and discharged the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El- Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat Ibrahim who have been standing trial in the court for the past four years. Delivering the judgement earlier today,... Read more