By John Okiyi Kalu You wrote the President, your boss, a private letter expressing concerns on issues related to your work. Fine and good. You now leak a copy of your “confidential” communication to a private citizen and somehow it got to the media and British parliament as a... Read more
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed shocked at what it said, were “reports of the attack on the party’s Secretariat in Yenagoa, capital of neighbouring Bayelsa State. The party’s position was made known in a press statement made available to Africanewscircle.com by Eze... Read more
In Rural Cassava Farming, Lagos City Boy finds Way to Fortune
FeaturedSpecial Reports January 9, 2014
By Dr. Olukayode Oyeleye Temitope Matthew Adewole had choices: either to join the bandwagon of white collar job seekers or to find a job for himself. He chose the latter, but decided on a job most young educated folks detest and disdain: that was farming. He is... Read more
Cross River First Lady Urges Young People to Embrace Science and Technology education
News January 8, 2014
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Mrs Obioma Liyel-Imoke, the First Lady of Cross River has called for more enrolment of students in Science and Technology subjects at the basic and senior secondary school levels of education. The governor’s wife stated this Friday at the 3rd Innovation JETS Science Teachers/Students’ Conference and award... Read more
The Bayelsa State Government has accused Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi of distorting the facts on the Soku oil wells, and blackmailing President Goodluck Jonathan. The State Government also accused Amaechi, who recently defected to the opposition All Progressives’ Congress (APC), of using Soku to... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar As part of activities following on the heels of the carnival parade which held on Friday, December 27, top of the shelf musical performances by Nigeria’s great music icon, TuFace Idibia, and stars such as Iyanya, Davido, Sound Sultan, among others, were... Read more
South Sudan rejected rebel calls for an immediate release of detainees after the two sides met briefly for the first time on Tuesday seeking to end fighting that has left the world’s newest state on the brink of civil war. “They are destroying the whole process,” Yohanis Musa... Read more
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said on Monday that Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel deserved to be named Africa’s best player of 2013. Mikel is in the running for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) award with Ivorian stars Yaya Toure, of Manchester City, and Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba. The... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Senate Leader, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba has restated his support for a bicameral legislature in Nigeria for the simple reason that it is not as expensive as is being speculated. He stated this in an interactive session with journalists at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre in... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar In compliance with section 121 sub section one of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River state has given assent to the 2014 appropriation bill after legislative deliberations and approval. Imoke had on November 4, 2013 sought the approval... Read more
