Celestine Ogolo It was a rainy day. But the terraces of the Yakubu Gowon stadium, Elekohia, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, were packed to the rafters. People of all walks of life defied the downpour and human, and vehicular traffic to witness the swearing-in of Sir Siminalayi Fubara as the sixth […]
Day: September 5, 2023
US Open: Coco Gauf Beats Jelena Ostapenko To Reach Semi finals.
World No 6, Coco Gauf has beaten Jelena Ostapenko to secure a place in the Semi finals of the Women’s singles in the ongoing US Open Tennis Tournament in New York The 19- year old American won Latvia’s Ostapenko in two straight set 6-0,6-2 to move into her first US […]
Edo Deputy Governor Toes Peace Path,Withdraws Suit Against Principal.
In an effort to remove friction and allow peace in the governance of Edo state,the Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu, has withdrawn the suit he filed at the Federal High Court against the governor, Godwin Obaseki. The suit was to stop the alleged move by the Obaseki to remove him from […]
Breaking:NNPP Suffers Further Depletion as National Chairman Resigns Membership.
The National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali has resigned from the party. The development comes days after he stepped aside from his position. In a statement he issued on September 5 and made available to newsmen in Kano Alkali cited the festering” needless […]
Fuel Subsidy Removal: FG, TUC Reach Agreement.
The Federal Government has reached a two – week agreement with the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to give the President Bola Tinubu-led administration address some of the grievances of the Labour union The agreement comes as the TUC’s allied congress, the Nigeria Labour Congress and some of its […]
JUST IN:IGP Redeploys Newly Promoted DIGs,AIGs
….. Bala Ciroma is new Head, Finance and Administration,Frank Mba, Training and Development. The acting Inspector-General of Police(IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, has announced the deployment of the newly promoted Deputy inspectors General of Police(DIGs), and Assistant Inspectors Generals of Police(AIGs). Under the new arrangement, DIG Bala Ciroma is the head, Department […]
To Wike, the ‘’Ikwerre Landlord’’ of Abuja.
Iliyasu GaduIlgad2009@gmail.com08035355706 (texts only) If you have lived in the ‘’Garden City’’ of Port Harcourt like I I did, you would know the term ‘’Ikwerre Landord’’ and what it means.With four local Governments, Emohua, Ikwerre, Obio-Akpor and Port Harcourt City, the Ikwerre ethnic group is considered to be the largest […]
Breaking: NNPP Wields the Big Stick,expels Rabiu Kwankwaso .
The presidential flagbearer of the New Nigeria Peoples Party,NNPP, in the February 25 presidential election,Sen. Rabiu Kwakwanso has been expelled from the party. Kwankwaso’s expulsion followed his alleged refusal to appear before the party’s Disciplinary Committee. It will be recalled that Kwankwaso, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of NNPP, had been […]
Presidential Election Judgment: “Stay Away” Defence Ministry,Police Warn Protesters.
Ahead of the presidential election petition court judgement on Wednesday,6 September, the Ministry of Defence and the Nigerian Police Force have sent a strong warning to individuals and groups who take to the streets to protest . The judgement decided by a panel of five justices headed by Justice Haruna […]