Ebonyi to set up joint Security guards
Nigeria September 10, 2015
A Joint security guards will soon be put in place in Ebonyi State. Governor David Umahi disclosed this in Abakaliki while receiving the new commissioner of police for the state police command,Mrs Peace Abdallah. Goernor Umahi, who was full of praises for the immediate past commissioner of police in... Read more
By Oluwatayo Alofun Following the down turn in the international price of crude oil and its effect on oil dependent economy like Nigeria, the Nigeria president, Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to foster development of non-oil sectors and the speedy diversification of the country’s economy. Reacting to... Read more
The Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, has charged the newly appointed Caretaker Committee Chairmen of the 13 Local Government Areas in the state to go and develop agriculture in their respective areas. “You are going there to develop agriculture. That is what you are going to do. The... Read more
By Valentine Obienyem The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has challenged Nigerians to emulate the virtues of Prof. Dora Akunyili. He said this while delivering Dora’s one- year memorial lecture at Nike Lake Hotel. Speaking to the press after the lecture, Obi said that Nigerians from... Read more
The Bayelsa government has warned oil firms operating in the state to comply with guideline for oil spill response or face stiff sanctions and penalties. The warning was contained in a letter Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Joint Venture partners operating onshore and offshore Bayelsa.... Read more
Ebonyi Assembly to begin LG caretaker nominees Monday
Nigeria September 6, 2015
*Women dominate vice-chairmanship, secretary positions The Ebonyi State House of Assembly will on Monday begin the screening of caretaker committee nominees for the 13 Local Government Areas of the state. For women in the state, it was a cheery news as the list sent to the state House... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiog, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has described the ceding of the oil rich Bakassi Peninsula by the Federal Government to the Republic of Cameroon as the most unconstitutional and most ungodly act in recent times. Ayade expressed this when he received the Chief... Read more
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) says it is set to deploy the Quick Count election observation methodology for the December 5, governorship poll in Bayelsa. Unveiling the Quick Count project on Thursday in Yenagoa, Mr Ibrahim Zikirullahi, Chairman, TMG said the methodology employs statistical principles and sophisticated... Read more
Armed men in the early hours of Friday abducted of an 85year old Paramount ruler of Gbarantoru community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the State, His Royal Highness Chief Benjamin Weke at his residence. The spokesman of the Bayelsa State Police Command, Asinim Butswatt, confirmed the... Read more
