Less than 12 hours after Gov Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa declared his interest for a second term Mr Fyneman Wilson Special Adviser to Bayelsa Governor on Political matters was in the early hours of Wednesday kidnapped in Sagbama, a Suburb in Bayelsa. Wilson was reportedly abducted along with... Read more
Reflecting on the media and social critics in today’s Nigeria
Opinion September 8, 2015
By Bayo Adeyinka A nation is as transparent as its media. A nation is also as corrupt as its media. The more corrupt a nation’s media is, the more corrupt that nation is also. In fact, the corruption of a nation is directly proportional to the corruption of its... Read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Dame Patience , Gov Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo, Gov Nyisom Nwike and several deputy governors on Tuesday endorsed the re-election bid of Gov Seriake Dickson at the Samson Siasia Sports complex in Yenagoa. Jonathan, who led others endorsed... 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
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors on Tuesday at a meeting attended by 2 out of 13 PDP governors condemned last week’s invasion of Akwa Ibom government House by operatives of Department of State Security Services (DSS). The governors, under the aegis of PDP Governors Forum, expressed their... 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
Re: Lives Of Former Governors After Office: Uduaghan Returns To Medical Practice
Press Releases September 6, 2015
Press release For some time, there have been overt attempts to rewrite the history of governance in Delta State, especially the eighth-year tenure of His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, CON, immediate past Governor of the state, through outright falsehood and mischief. However, the report in the Sunday Leadership... Read more
The only official biography of Sir Odumegwu Ojukwu just completed by his nephew, Ifeanyi Obi, is billed launch on September 10 in Lagos. One of the organisers of the book launch, Dr Samue Obi, describes the book as “a good addition to your libraries for those who did not know about... Read more
