In what appears to be a shake-up in the military high command, the Defense Headquarters has effected a leadership change at the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta saddled with the task of combating oil theft. The new Joint Task Force JTF Commander, Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Atewe at the... Read more
Members of the Oganiru Ndigbo Foundation known online as Igboville, have elected Ozo Igbonekwu Ogazimorah, a veteran journalist and former Enugu State Commisioner for Information as the new President General of the group. According to a statement by the Chairman of the group’s Board of Trustees, Mazi John Okiyi Kalu, Dr Ogazimorah beat... Read more
NDDC Builds New Link Road To Calabar
Nigeria March 3, 2014
Motorists plying the ever-busy Itu-Calabar road, a major highway into the ancient city of Calabar, will soon get a relief, as a new bye-pass is now under construction to reduce the pressure at the Odukpani section of the road. The 15-kilometre Adiabo-Eseku Road in Odukpani Local Government Area, is... Read more
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has warned operators in the fisheries sub-sector that the days of the fishy business of stripping away the fishing terminal assets are now over. Dr. Adesina, who made this known in Abuja yesterday, disclosed that the federal government is... Read more
From:Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Journalists in Cross River state have condemned in strong terms a recent statement credited to the General Manager of Nigerian Chronicle, Mr Dominic Kidzu, alleging that “the Cross River state Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) is on its knees” and it has “a stooge” as Chairman.... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Cross River State Government has charged its delegates to the forthcoming national conference to canvass for resource control, compensation over loss of Bakassi Peninsula to the Republic of Cameroon Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River State gave the charge in Calabar while addressing stakeholders at... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar A group of Ibibio people in Diaspora has called on the Federal Government to make appointments to any office in Nigeria to reflect its ethnic diversity. The group under the umbrella of Ibibio Nation stated its position in a statement which summarised what it... 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
Apparently deferring to the recent court decision stating that he must appoint military service chiefs with the approval of the country’s Nationa Assembly, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved changes in the Nigeria’s Military High Command, according to a statement by his spokesman, Reuben Abati. By the new appointments,... Read more
