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WED: American alumni warns against indiscriminate felling of trees

NewsDeskNgJun 18, 2024June 18, 20240

From the left: Mr Francis Eghehan, member, United States Government Exchange Alumni Association (USGEAA), Rivers State; Mr Temple Bright, PRO, USGEAA; Prof. Edward Ezedike, Chairman, USGEAA, Prof. Helen Emasealu, Librarian, University of Port Harcourt; Prof. Andrew Obafemi, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Management, Uniport and Dr. K.U. Nwanyanwu, General Secretary,...

Board appointments: Abia APC members write Tinubu, reject State nominees

NewsDeskNgJun 18, 2024June 18, 20240

…say only two are party members The All Progressives Congress (APC), Abia State Chapter under the aegis of Abia APC Stakeholders Forum (AASF) has rejected the nominees for appointments into the various governing boards/councils of Tertiary institutions in Nigeria, except two persons. The Forum stated that outside the former minister...

GPP launches innovative Ecoline web printing machine, pledges to curb capital flight

NewsDeskNgJun 18, 2024June 18, 20240

From R-L: Mr. Richard Imonije Ag Regional Manager, representing MD BoI, Pastor Lanre Alabi, Director LW CGI, Mrs. Yemisi Edun, MD/CEO FCMB, Pastor Yemisi Kudehinbu, Chairman GPP, Pastor Ifeoma Chiemeka, Loveworld Inc Director, Corporate Affairs, Pastor Folasade Imoagene, MD/CEO GPP and Mr. Babajide Salako, President, Chartered Institute of Professional Printers...

Emulate Fubara on tenure of LG Chairmen, Group tells Nigerian Governors

NewsDeskNgJun 18, 2024June 18, 20240

Nigerian Governors have been urged to emulate Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara in respecting the Local Government Chairmanship tenure system. The Young Christians’ Forum of Nigeria (YCFN) gave the advice in a statement signed by its President, Rev. Simon Pam, on Tuesday. The group hailed Governor Fubara for putting his...

Amnesty International Goofed

NewsDeskNgJun 18, 2024June 18, 20240

The statement credited to Amnesty International (AI) on the 10th of June, 2024, on the alleged treatment meted to Nigerian girls who had escaped from Boko Haram and the ones captured by the Nigerian Armed Forces to safety in order to reintegrated them to their communities is false, unethical, unprofessional,...

Gov Kefas’ empty promises of N245,000 to NYSC members raises dust

NewsDeskNgJun 18, 2024June 18, 20240

Seven months after Gov. Agbu Kefas promised to pay the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in public schools in Taraba State N245,000 each, as welfare package, the hopes of the Corp members’ are still hanging in the balance. In September 2023, Governor Kefas reportedly announced the award of...

CSOs back Shippers Council Regulatory Bill

NewsDeskNgJun 17, 2024June 17, 20240

A group of 45 civil society groups under the auspices of the Coalition of Civil Society Groups in Nigeria for Promotion of Accountability and Transparency in Governance (CCSGNPATG) have thrown their weight behind the proposed Nigeria Shippers Council regulatory agency. Recall that the Bill for an Act to Repeal the...

Tinubu govt under siege by cabal – Ex-minister Dalung

NewsDeskNgJun 17, 2024June 17, 20240

Nigeria’s former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has suggested that President Tinubu’s government might be under siege by a cabal. This is even as Dalung questioned the sincerity of the President in calling on Nigerians to sacrifice, love and believe in the country. Recall that Tinubu recently...

Obasanjo visits Nigeria’s First Lady 48 hours after wearing ‘Tinubu cap’

NewsDeskNgJun 17, 2024June 17, 20240

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday met with the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu. Obasanjo’s meeting Mrs Tinubu was made public by the First Lady’s Media Aide, Busola Kukoyi via X. Sharing photos of the two individuals, Kukoyi wrote: “Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and...

Taraba Sallah killings: Police, community differ over number of casualties

NewsDeskNgJun 17, 2024June 17, 20240

The Taraba State Command of the Nigerian Police Force, NPF, has confirmed a clash between farmers and herders in Bali Local Government Area of the state. What is however not certain is the number of casualties that was recorded as the community and the police have continued to reveal different...

“This Is Strength. This Is Leadership”: Muri Issues Sweeping Apology to Supporters, Rivals

The Tree, The Root and The Rot: A Philosophical Indictment of Constitutional Subversion in Nigeria’s Political Culture – An Essay on the Metaphysics of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC)

ChessMasters 2026 Sets New Benchmark For Interschool Chess In Nigeria, Boosts Push For Country’s First Grandmaster

WED: American alumni warns against indiscriminate felling of trees

Board appointments: Abia APC members write Tinubu, reject State nominees

GPP launches innovative Ecoline web printing machine, pledges to curb capital flight

Emulate Fubara on tenure of LG Chairmen, Group tells Nigerian Governors

Amnesty International Goofed

Gov Kefas’ empty promises of N245,000 to NYSC members raises dust

CSOs back Shippers Council Regulatory Bill

Tinubu govt under siege by cabal – Ex-minister Dalung

Obasanjo visits Nigeria’s First Lady 48 hours after wearing ‘Tinubu cap’

Taraba Sallah killings: Police, community differ over number of casualties