Mr Patriot Ogomah, State Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria in Bayelsa says he remains hopeful that President Muhammadu Buhari would heed appeals and accent the Peace Corps bill. It would be recalled that President Buhari had on February 27 declined assent on Nigerian Peace Corps establishment bill , citing... Read more
Ohanaeze Youth Wing (OYW) has urged the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Mr Ibrahim Idris to go beyond the apology over the illegal raid on the residence of elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark.. Chief Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa, Coordinator of OYW who made the call in an interview session on Saturday in... Read more
. Shell, Host Community bickering on impact of Aghoro spill stalls JIV report Members of Aghoro, a coastal settlement along Ramos River in the Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has raised an alarm over the intimidation f its community leaders involved in the investigation of an... Read more
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri and Egypt’s Dina Meshref have been seeded as top seeds as the singles event of the 2018 ITTF African Championships serves off on Friday September 7, 2018 in Mauritius. Action will return to the Beau Bassin Sports Complex after a one-day rest following the conclusion of... Read more
… Clan Reject aspirants from Elume, Ugborhen, others Okpe leaders Tuesday drew battle-line with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the Sapele State constituency seat. “We are prepared to stake everything in this political war in order to vindicate our cause” the leaders... Read more
…Urges Individuals, organizations To Mobilise Resources, Skills To Combat Scourge Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Seriake Dickson on Tuesday called for concerted action against the reality and dangers of the cancer scourge by creating awareness on early detection and treatment of the terminal disease. Governor Dickson made the call when... Read more
By Atiku Abubakar My attention has been drawn to a letter written to Premium Times in response to an essay on restructuring authored by me. Faced with an avalanche of public condemnation for his 360-degree turn on the concept of restructuring, it is understandable that the Vice President, Professor... Read more
The Government of Abia State has presented the State’s second highest honour to the Chairman of two –time CAF Champions League winners Enyimba Football Club of Aba, Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu. Anyansi-Agwu, a ranking member of the NFF Executive Committee, is the most successful club football administrator in Nigeria... Read more
…Agbo, Eze, two others on standby Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has released a list of 24 Nigeria senior players who will do battle for the three points in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles in Victoria on Friday, 7th September. Rohr, flanked by NFF... Read more
It was in Agadir, Morocco that Egypt’s Dina Meshref surrendered her title to veteran Olufunke Oshonaike of Nigeria at the 2016 ITTF African Championship. But this year in Mauritius, the African Games champion is eager to reclaim her title and also enjoy the beautiful Island. “I hope I can... Read more
