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NEDU MARK , Yenagoa Following the sudden death of the immediate past Bayelsa state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Col Sam Inokogba (rtd), Governor Seriake Dickson has expressed his ‘shock and total disbelief’ over the incident which …

The petition filed by the Labour Party (LP) and its gubernatorial candidate in the just concluded governorship election in Delta State, challenging the election victory of Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa at the polls suffered yet another major setback on Tuesday. At the resumed hearing of the substantive suit, the three-man- …

Governor Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has affirmed the determination of his administration to maintain the existing cordial relationship with the Press in the state to enhance information gathering and dissemination of government policies and programmes. The governor noted that his administration would endeavour to strengthen the existing cordial relationship with …

NEDU MARK Former state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Elder Sam Inokogba, has died, Tuesday night, in Lagos. Chief Inokogba who reportedly slumped and died, had recently defected to the APC along with hundreds …

One hundred civil servants of Enugu State on grade levels 01 – 10 have won one bedroom flat each worth three million, one hundred and fifty thousand naira (each) of the 100 flats purchased from a private developer, Elim Estate by state government under its housing equity share contribution scheme …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Bayelsa youths under the auspices of the Youth Forum for Progressive Change, have advised Governor Seriake Dickson not to contest the December 5 governorship poll in the state. The group, loyal to the state Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Chief Tiwei Orunimighe, however, urged governor Dickson to ‘take …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Bayelsa state and former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe and six others have procured the expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the 2016 governorship primaries in the state. Also confirmed to …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Operatives of the Joint Military Taskforce JTF, codenamed operation Polu Shield in Niger Delta has arrested 14 suspected illegal oil thieves in the various Niger Delta communities. The command said the 14 suspects were arrested at different locations while committing the economic crimes in the region JTF …

Rivers  State  Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has  restated  that  former  Governor Rotimi  Amaechi left an empty  treasury,  saying  that the  former  governor  left a grounded state with no resources Speaking  during  the  Rivers  State  Civil Service Day, Tuesday , Governor  Wike  said  that  he met a state without  resources, wondering  …

The Nigerian Press Council (NPC) has congratulated Mallam Garba Deen Mohammed on his election as the president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), just as the council pledged to continue to support and partner with the Editors’ Guild under the leadership of Mohammed. A statement signed by Nnamdi Njemanze, …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tuesday, said it has uncovered fresh plots by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration to tinker with the composition of the election tribunals in Rivers and other PDP states, ‘with a view to importing pliable judges to overturn the party’s victory in the last general …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has made a bold statement in health care in the state as he laid the foundation for a 200-bed specialist hospital in Orba, Udenu council area, Monday, Speaking during at the site of the proposed specialist hospital during the well-attended ceremony, the governor assured …

Nigeria has become the first country to reach one million responders on the SMS-based U-Report platform, designed to strengthen community-led development and citizen engagement, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced, Tuesday. UNICEF’s Global Innovations team has launched U-Report in 17 countries, mostly in Africa, as a way for community …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Tuesday, urged members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to key into the ongoing anti-corruption and re-orientation efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Governor, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the 45th Annual Conference of the ICAN, held at the …

In a dramatic twist, the Labour Party (LP) and its Governorship candidate in the April 14, governorship election in Delta State, Chief Great Ogboru has cried out in court that his star witness has suddenly turned hostile. The Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, the State capital …

The Media Office of former governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, has drawn attention of the public to recent comments credited to governor of the state, Bar. Nyesom Wike, claiming the incumbent governor is attempting to ‘justify his fraudulent, sham probe of the immediate past governor and distort our statement …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki bail (rtd) bail on self-recognition. The statement read in part: “You may recall that on July 16, 2015, the Department of State Services carried out search operations on properties belonging to the immediate …

The immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), will Tuesday begin his defence at the Federal High Court Abuja for alleged possession of firearms without licence, which the Department of State Security (DSS) linked to “treason.” This is coming two months after his house was searched and …

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s recently released post Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) report has blamed the challenges encountered in the nation’s economy on the absence of a clear-cut policy direction and fiscal gaps. According to the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, this situation had also handicapped the bank in proffering solutions …

The naira dropped, Monday by 2.3 per cent to 218 against the U.S dollar at the parallel market. This is even as it sold 213 at the black market, earlier Friday. Foreign exchange traders linked the development to huge demand for the dollar by importers, politicians and investors. “There is …

Another 150 youths from the Niger Delta are to benefit from the 2015 LiveWIRE programme of the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) operated Joint Venture, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to over 6,000 since the launch of the programme in 2003. LiveWIRE is a flagship youth …

Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has backed President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent appointments of his Chief of Staff, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Comptroller General of Customs and that of the Nigerian Immigration Service as well as the Presidential Liaison Officers to the National Assembly. …

Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the refusal of former governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to honour the invitation extended to him to appear before the Justice Omereji Commission of Enquiry investigating his administration, is ‘borne out of fear and guilty conscience.’ The State PDP …

AKHERE Godwin, Benin Three  siblings; Fome Amaye, Bola Amaye and Shola Amaye who allegedly stole the title documents of their late father’s properties (Engr Samuel Diden Yalaju Amaye) will know their fate on September 24, 2015 as ‎Chief Magistrate J.O. Ejale (Mrs) will begin hearing in a criminal suit against …

The former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has been involved in an auto crash, early Monday,  just as the Senate Minority Leader is said to be receiving urgent medical treatment at the National Hospital in Abuja where he was rushed to. Eye witnesses say Akpabio’s car was …