From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar, Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State Tuesday called for the removal of Section 285, Sub-section 6, from the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for failure to improve the electoral process. Fashola, stated this in Calabar, Cross River State in a paper he presented... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Founder/Board Chair, Partnership Opportunities for Women Empowerment Realization, POWER, Mrs. Obioma Liyel Imoke will be the keynote speaker at the Luncheon event of the Conference of the International Association of African NGOS holding Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. The conference is scheduled for September 5-7, 2013... Read more
Nigerian Lawyer, Ozekhome Kidnapped by Unknown Gunmen
Nigeria August 24, 2013
Gunmen have kidnapped a prominent Lagos-based lawyer and social critic in southern Nigeria in an apparent ransom bid, a colleague and police said Saturday. “I have just received with shock, the news of the kidnap of my learned friend and brother, Chief Mike Ozekhome…,” Festus Keyamo, a lawyer, said... Read more
The historic take-off of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu took place on Saturday amidst celebrations as an Ethiopian Airlines flight landed at the international wing of the airport on schedule. The grand opening marked the commencement of commercial international flight operations in the South-East of Nigeria and hallmarks... Read more
Using every resource from psychologists to agriculture experts and security forces, the Nigerian state at the heart of an Islamic uprising hopes to reach a reservoir of angry and rootless young men easily recruited by Islamic extremists and transform them into productive members of society. “We are trying to... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Cross River Ministry of Lands and Housing recorded an improvement in its revenue profile from N200.6 million generated in 2011 to N1.1 billion in 2012. This was disclosed Friday in Calabar by the Commissioner, Mr Raphael Uche, at an interactive forum with journalists at... Read more
NDDC Admonishes Contractors on Project Standards
Nigeria August 20, 2013
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has warned contractors handling its projects to follow specifications and deliver top quality jobs that meet the needs of beneficiary communities. Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NDDC, Dr. Christy Atako, issued the warning while inspecting the Commission’s hostel project at... Read more
From: Diana-Okon Effiong, Calabar The Cross River Government has so far spent N100 million to enable Tinapa Business Resort host about 9,000 delegates during the forthcoming Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) conference in Calabar. Mr Bassey Ndem, the Managing Director of the resort, stated this when he... Read more
Femi Fani-Kayode, the self-confessed serial adulterer has many false Facebook accounts which he uses for dubious purposes. Back in Nov 2011, a source and the source’s close group of friends, which included Femi Fani-Kayode, were invited to a group chat by a lady of Yoruba extraction who apparently was being harassed by a certain Osahon Audu whom those in... Read more
Worried by the simmering anger of some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and workers over the lingering non-payment of civil servants’ salaries, the Rivers State Government has rallied banks to the rescue with a pledge to pay back the banks from its next allocations from the Nigerian Federation Account.... Read more
