Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has directed that the bailout fund by the federal Government should not be used for any other thing in the state,but for salary payments.Umahi gave the directive while inaugurating the State and Local Government Development Joint Committee Projects at the Government House, Abakaliki... Read more
Signal Group Limited, a company owned by a former Borno State Governor Ali Modu-Sheriff, has renewed talks with the Ebonyi State Government for the establishment of a cement plant in Ebonyi State. Modu-Sheriff, who was received by the state Executive Council in Abakaliki on Friday, said his firm was interested... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Federal Government has expressed its resolve to encourage Cross River Government to complete the 260-kilometre dual Superhighway for commissioning within the first tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. President Muhammadu Buhari’s gave the assurance on Tuesday in a speech at the... Read more
Worried by challenges of payment of salaries and other bills at Local Government Areas (LGAs), a Catholic non-governmental organisation, Caristas Nigeria has called on the National Assembly to revisit the issue of Councils’ autonomy. The Catholic said, the national Assembly should out rightly abolish the current joint account... Read more
Inneh Queens Chairperson, Falode, Hails Falconets, Eagles, Decries State Of Women’s League in Nigeria
Sports October 23, 2015
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Foremost Women’s Sportscaster and Chairperson of Inneh Queens FC Of Benin City, Aisha Falode, Wednesday hailed the qualification of Nigeria’s Women’s U20 National team, the Falconets, for making the final round of the World Cup. The Falconets defeated Congo DR 2-1 away and won the... Read more
A former Chairman of Punch newspapers, Chief Ajibola Ogunshola, has said the practice of online journalism comes with its own responsibilities. Ogunshola said just like the traditional media, practitioners of online must be ready for the consequences of their actions whether good or bad. Speaking on Thursday at... Read more
Operation Pulo Shield (OPPS), the joint military outfit deployed to protect oil installations in the Niger Delta, Friday said its troops caught nine oil thieves ‘in the act’ in Delta. The oil theft suspects were arrested at a pipeline within an oilfield operated by Mid Western Oil Company... Read more
By Uju Nwokorobia FACTS ABOUT BIAFRA! (1) Biafran agitation has nothing to do with HYDROCARBON/CRUDE OIL deposits in Niger Delta. Imo, Abia, Anambra are currently oil producing states in Nigeria with huge natural gas reserves, not forgetting the enormous untapped coal deposits in Enugu! (2) Biafra is not land-locked.... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has denied media reports that its Director General, Mr. Haruna Jauro “defended” the contract between the Agency and Global West Vessel Specialists Limited (GWVSL) during a working visit to the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete... Read more
