Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, on Wednesday said he agreed to a peace accord with his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, in the interest of the state. Briefing members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a rally in the Degema area of Rivers state, the governor said he willingly participated in the meeting because of […]
Continue ReadingThe Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged every Combat Unit in the Nigerian Army to remain focused “until insurgency in the North-East is crushed”. Buratai gave the charge on Wednesday while declaring close, the three-day “Combat Support Arms Training Week 2016″, held at Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri. He also charged the units […]
Continue ReadingSelf-medication has been identified as a major cause of kidney failure among Nigerians. This assertion was made by to Dr Musa Obadiah, the Director, Taraba HIV Programme Implementation Unit, when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Jalingo. He said that this was so because drug consumption without prescription often put organs of […]
Continue Reading“Transparency Group”, a group in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday demanded the investigation of Speaker Yakubu Dogara, and others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged padding of the 2016 budget. The lawmakers made this known in Abuja while briefing journalists. They insisted that Mr. Dogara and other principal officers mentioned […]
Continue ReadingAlhaja Zainab Asari Dokubo, who is the first wife of Mujahid Asari Dokubo, founder of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF), is dead. She was said to have died in a motor accident alongside her friend while on her way to Ibadan, Oyo state capital. Her death was confirmed in a statement issued on […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government of Nigeria had on the 20th of July, 2016 deported three (3) Koreans namely Lee Yoo Song, Lee Byeung Woo and Moon Een Soo for Immigration related offences. The Hon. Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahaman Dambazzau (Rtd) in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 45(2) and (3) […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is on the right track and there is no alternative to what it is doing.The minister stated this at a meeting with the members of staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Madrid, Spain. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Continue ReadingAccording to Mrs. Margaret E. Umoh, Director of Information & Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, the Federal Government in its determination to provide food and jobs for Nigerians, is set to commence its Graduate Farmers’ Scheme as the Honourable Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu flags off the programme. Engr. Adamu […]
Continue ReadingThe United Bank of Africa (UBA) has officially distanced itself from the July 15 failed coup in Turkey. Recall that Yenisafak, a Turkish newspaper had pointed at John F. Campbell, a general in the US Army, as the orchestrator of the failed military coup attempt, stating that CIA operatives transferred millions of dollars from Nigeria […]
Continue ReadingThe Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has taken exception to the statement made on Monday by Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, describing it as “provocative”.Recall that while speaking at the inauguration of the newly built ultra-modern 2 brigade headquarters complex and Olympic-sized swimming pool in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state, Buratai who was […]
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