from Vincent Egunyanga in Port Harcourt Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emerged as the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Part (PDP) in the 2019 Presidential election coming up in February. In the highly contested election in Port Harcourt on Saturday Atiku polled 1,532 votes to beat his closest river Governor Aminu Tambuwal who…
NIGERIAN Youth Leaders have vowed to petition the International community and Federal Government over alleged neglect of communities of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State by Shell Petroleum Development Company. The youth leaders made this call on Friday at Kula Community during a fact finding visit to the area to ascertain the level of…
Press Conference Osun: PDP Rejects INEC Declaration of Osun Guber as Inconclusive The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejects in its entirety, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) declaration of the September 22, 2018 Osun State Governorship election as inconclusive. The PDP insists that the process was conclusive and that its candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, who…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licence of ailing Skye Bank Plc.. CBN also renamed Skye Bank to Polarise Bank The Managing Director of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), disclosed this at a media briefing on Friday. The CBN had in July 2016, removed the former board and management of…
Worried by the violence that marred the Port Harcourt State Constituency Three Election, Ambassador of Ireland to Nigeria, Sean Hoy has called on the Federal Government to take steps to ensure that elections are conducted within the ambit of the rule of law. Similarly, the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Ketil Karlson declared meaures…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has debunked the sensational headlines reported in some newspapers last week to the effect that the Board has queried the infrastructural development in the rail sector and delayed passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). The Board’s General Manager, Corporate Communications, Dr. Ginah O. Ginah who…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has charged youths in Nigeria’s oil-producing communities to join in campaigning for peace and security in the Niger Delta region. Speaking after receiving an award for excellence from the Niger Delta Youth Forum, the NDDC Director Corporate Affairs, Dr. Ibitoye Abosede, stated that development can only take place in…
BY: Desmond Agbama CPS To Oba of Benin His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, Oba of Benin has welcomed the idea of the British Museum to collaborate with the Palace of the Oba of Benin to develop a World Class Museum to accommodate stolen artefact from Benin Kingdom. The Benin Monarch…
1990 —2014 : NIGERIA RECEIVED USD1TRILLION FROM OIL ……Prof Osinbajo ….says Nigeria needs fiscal Federalism, good governance, not geographical Restructuring. The Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo said oil revenue accruable to Nigeria under successive administrations between 1990 and 2014 is about one trillion dollars. Relying on the statistics of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries…
A communiqué issued at the end of the 25thAnnual LAPO Development Forum held at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos State on Friday, August 24th 2018, under the theme: Towards Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation of Nigeria: Options for Non-State Intervention. PREAMBLE The 24th Annual LAPO Development Forum of the Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), a…
