AGENCY REPORT The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Osinachukwu Ideozu, winner of the of the Rivers West senatorial district election held between Saturday and Monday. Mr. Ideozu was certified winner Tuesday afternoon with 107,166 votes. He defeated Otelemaba Amachree of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who garnered…
Felix Tamuna in Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike on Sunday lambasted the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti- Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) describing him as “as a false intellectual with a broken moral compass, and a beneficiary of the current dictatorship of the All Progressives Congress-led government”. The governor, in a…
– The promotion takes effect from as far back as March 2014 for some officers and as recent as December 2016 – Obasanjo’s son and 112 others were promoted to the position of colonel The Nigerian Army Council has approved the promotion of no fewer than 227 officers. Among those promoted are Adeboye Obasanjo, son…
The Bayelsa State Government says, plans are on to fully re-kit its security outfit, code named, ‘Operation Doo Akpo’ as well as procure additional patrol vehicles to beef up security in Yenagoa and its environs. Governor Seriake Dickson, who made this known in Yenagoa, while interacting with newsmen, assured that, the marine component of Operation…
Thomas Pere in Port Harcourt It was a great disappointment in Rivers State at the weekend as the Rivers Rerun election slated for Saturday was characterized by massive shootings, bomb explosions ballot box snatching etc. Voting did not start in most polling centres until about 10 am in the morning. In Okubolo Local Government areas,…
Agency report Worshippers at the Reigners Bible Church had a black weekend on Saturday as scores were feared dead and many injured when the church building collapsed. The Reigners Bible Church, located along Uyo Village Road, was filled to capacity because its pastor was being consecrated as a Bishop, when the tragedy occurred, witnesses said….
The national chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun, has defended the borrowing plans of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, saying borrowing is inevitable in view of the current economic realities in the country. Mr. Odigie-Oyegun said Nigeria must borrow to invest in infrastructure and grow the economy. The APC Chairman spoke on…
The Delta State Ministry of Justice as a statutory Ministry of Government is key to the successful implementation of governmental policies and programmes as it provides the necessary legal framework and advice for Government to achieve its overall objectives. The Ministry of Justice as a service oriented delivery Ministry is crucial to the formulation of…
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, on Monday described the Igbos as “the most truthful, committed and trust -worthy people but often misunderstood in the country.’’ Speaking when he received the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, in Government House, Owerri, Mr. Okorocha said that Imo had witnessed tremendous progress under his leadership. He described Imo…
Salau Jatau in kaduna The Kaduna State Government has officially labelled the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, an insurgent group. In a White Paper released by the state government in Kaduna on Monday, the state government said “For all intent and purpose, the IMN is an insurgent group and ought to be treated as…
