From Dianabasi Effiong,Calabar Foremost Nigerian environmentalist, Mr Nnimmo Bassey, has called for the revocation of permits granted by the Federal Government to Monsantho, a multi-national company, to bring genetically- modified crops into Nigeria. He made the call in an interview in Calabar on the side line of the 18th... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong, Calabar Gov. Ben Ayade, of Cross River has signed the 2017 appropriation bill of N707 billion, christened Budget of Transposition, into law. Speaking while signing the budget into law, at the state executive council chamber, Calabar, Ayade said the state was adopting deficit budgeting so as... Read more
From: Dianabasi Effiong Former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ekweme on Sunday in Cabalar, urged Nigerians to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari currently on medical vacation in . He also urged Igbos to aspire for the presidency of Nigeria and continue from where he stopped... Read more
Governor David Umahi (6th right) with his deputy, Kelechi Igwe (5th right) and team leader, Zero Hunger Forum, Dr. Kenton Dashiel after the team made a presentation on how to end hunger by the year 2030 at the Government House, Abakaliki on Friday. With them are SSA to... Read more
By Nnia Nwodo Some days ago in the most peaceful and celebrated contest for the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo, I was elected as President General of Ohaneze along with sixteen other members of the National Executive Committee to lead our organization for the next four years. Our mandate was... Read more
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has relocated its Kolo Creek-Soku gas pipeline across Kolo River in Bayelsa from the river surface to the river bed.. A visit to the Kolo Creek Oilfield operated by SPDC shows that the gas pipeline was no longer located on the water... Read more
Ongoing labour dispute at Radio Bayelsa disrupted operations of the radio station on Thursday as two unions at the radio station held a protest blocking the entrance for several hours. The workers had threatened to shut down the station but timely intervention of state government officials who engaged... Read more
Eleven people were killed by Nigerian security operatives when over 1,000 southern Nigerian secessionists took to the streets on Friday to express the hope that newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump might help counter Muslim influence in their country. Shouting “Biafra for Trump”, protesters held up U.S. flags and... Read more
The President of the Igbo umbrella group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo on Thursday criticized President Muhammadu Buhari over what he termed the abysmal representation of Ndigbo in the current Federal Government. His words: “Under the current Federal Government, Igbo representation is abysmal and fall extremely short of the... Read more
Port Operator Decries Non Dredging of Calabar Port 10 Years after Concession
Nigeria January 5, 2017
From: Dianabasi Effiong, Calabar EcoMarine (ECM) Terminals, operators of Calabar Port, have decried the continuous non dredging of the port channel by the Federal Government 10 years after the port was concessioned. Speaking in Calabar while receiving the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008 Quality Management System certificate on... Read more
