Sixty pupils from primary schools in the Niger Delta states of Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers were on Friday (September 4) awarded full secondary school scholarships under the ‘Cradle-to-Career’ (C2C) programme run by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) operated Joint Venture. They are the latest beneficiaries in …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has expressed unhappiness over the state of affairs at the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) which signals currently cannot be received in parts of the state. The governor observed that the station’s service signals lacked wide coverage as they were not received in remote …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the closure of the courts in the state for about a year constituted the darkest days in the history of the state. Speaking at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday when he received a delegation from the Economic Community of West …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has agreed to partner with the government of Great Britain on security, agriculture and education. The governor made this disclosure when he received the United Kingdom’s Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Ray Kyles, who paid a courtesy visit to the Government House, Port Harcourt, …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa A governorship aspirant in the forthcoming Bayelsa State elections, Reuben Okoya has pulled out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), shortly after ex President Goodluck Jonathan endorsed Governor Seriake Dickson for a second term. Okoya had purchased the PDP Governorship elections Expression of Interest and Nomination form …

Rivers State Government and the State Police Command have agreed to further their partnership to enhance security in the State. Both parties reached the  agreement  when the new Rivers  State  Police  Commissioner, Musa Kumo visited the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Speaking  …

‘The RED Summit’, West Africa’s biggest gathering of media leaders across sectors in the sub-region has announced a line-up of Keynote Speakers for the first edition. The speakers includes; Ije Nwokorie, Managing Director of global agency Wolff Olins, Biodun Shobanjo, Chairman of Troyka Holdings and John Momoh, Chairman of Channels …

The City of David Parish of The Redeemed Christian Church of God under its Healing Stripes Hospital commissioned its expanded dialysis centre and a brand new dental unit. It also re-launched its popular charity shop; It’s New to Me. The dialysis centre and dental unit were commissioned by Mr. Akinwunmi …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the Kogi state governorship primary, earlier scheduled to hold on Thursday, September 10, even s a new date has been announced. A statement by Chief Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, explained that the …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa President, Association for Non-Violence in Niger Delta Region, Comrade Kennedy Tonjo West has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for paying the monthly stipends of ex -Niger Delta agitators for the months of May and July. Speaking to our correspondent, in Yenagoa, the state capital, Wednesday, Tonjo West also …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Leadership of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly has vowed to suspend any lawmaker who fails to deliver his ward or constituency to Governor Seriake Dickson come December 5, when the governorship election will hold. Speaker of the Assembly, Hon Friday Konbowei Benson, stated this, Tuesday, in …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa The Police in Bayelsa State have confirmed the abduction of Governor Seriake Dickson’s Special Assistant on Political Matters, Mr. Fred Fyneman Wilson, by unknown gunmen barely 24 hours after his principal declared for a second term in office at a rally in Yenagoa, the state capital. Fyneman …

Camps Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA, Mr Sa’ad Bello, has said that the agency has received another 650 Nigerian Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) sent back home from Cameroon Republic. Bello who disclosed this, Wednesday, in Fufore, Adamawa, added that the repatriated Nigerians were mostly women and children. “So …

Over 1000 cartons of phones worth about N150 million have been seized by the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) in a raid at a warehouse in Kano. The organization also arrested an alleged owner of the fake phone warehouse, Yi Fang Communication in Kano. State Head of Standards Organization of …

AKHERE Godwin, Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has terminated the appointment of four Commissioners in the State Executive Council. The move, the governor explained in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Prince Kassim Afegbua, Wednesday, ‘is in line with government’s commitment to strengthen the …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa A frontline political group in Bayelsa State canvassing re -election of Governor Seriake Dickson for a second term in office, the Restoration Legacy Network (RELNET), has faulted the sudden change of mind by Dame Patience Jonathan, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, to support the governor’s political …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Tuesday, presided over the monthly Security Council Meeting at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, with an assurance that the law enforcement agencies in the state will intensify its enforcement against street trading as well as ensure the Road Traffic Law is enforced to the …

Fuelled by population growth, urbanization and rising consumption, the volumes of waste are likely to even double in lower-income African and Asian cities by 2030, warns the Global Waste Management Outlook, launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), Tuesday. According to the …

Head coach of the Nigeria national team, Sunday Oliseh says his players always try to compete against themselves and not opponents as they try to raise their level of play. Oliseh made the disclosure when addressing reporters after Nigeria’s 2-0 friendly international against Niger in Port Harcourt. “What we are …

Anyone in their right mind will tell you that virtually every footballer is overpriced. The amount of money that clubs spend on players is nothing short of ludicrous for people just to kick a ball. And no-one overpays for players more than Premier League clubs, according to a new study …

The duo of Taiwo Abiodun and Ekele Danuloko won their boxing bouts in the light heavyweight and flyweight categories respectively at the All Africa Games in Congo. Abiodun dispatched his Zambian opponents, Emmanuel Kabwe, to reach the next round of the 52kg. Though Abiodun progressed at the expense of the …

The ISL franchise completed their foreign quota of signings with Nigerian striker Uche and Dutch winger Verhoek joining their ranks. David Platt’s foreign quota of players has been filled after FC Pune City signed up forward Kalu Uche from Levante and winger Wesley Verhoek from Dutch club ‘Go Ahead Eagles’. …

  Queen Elizabeth II has become Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, September 9, surpassing the record of her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, after 23,226 days, 16 hours and roughly 30 minutes on the throne. The exact moment at which the 89-year-old monarch will reach the milestone is hard to pinpoint, as the precise …

The latest entrant into the world of promotion of literature in Nigeria, the telecom giant, Globacom, which launched a literature prize for undergraduates of higher institutions recently, has received pats on the back for its efforts from another foremost literary promoter in the country, ExodusForArt, a literary NGO. In a …

Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has raised the alarm that security challenges like, kidnapping, pipeline vandalism and armed robbery are likely going to constitute a major threat to the nation’s socio-economic and political development if measures are not taken to nip them in the bud. To this end, …