A south east interest group, Igbo Mandare Congress, IMC, has commiserated with families of the alleged massacred of members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, by the Nigerian Army. According to reports, several members of the Islamic group were killed in a raid by the military, including three children of leader of the sect, Sheikh…
The leadership and members of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment of Mrs Ibim Semenitari as the acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The party, in a statement signed by Chris Finebone, noted that the appointment further demonstrates the President’s…
An insight into the robust and pleasant relationship between the legislature and executive in the state was on Monday given by the Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Monday Igbuya. The speaker, in an interactive session with key local government functionaries in Delta State said, “the bitterness that has pervaded the passing of state appropriation…
Nok is a city in Kaduna state where mysterious and unique cultural statuettes were found as early as 500 BC. This incredible discovery brought global attention to the city as curious archeologists, wanderlust tourists and fun-seeking travelers paid visits to have a first-hand encounter with one of Nigeria’s best kept secrets. A tour of Nok…
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“It is quite true that man lives by bread alone — when there is no bread. But what happens to man’s desires when there is plenty of bread and when his belly is chronically filled?” (Maslow, 1943, p. 375). So many pundits have advocated reasons why cash transfer to Nigeria’s desperately poor is unnecessary and…
Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, on Monday pledged to work towards a robust Nigeria Union of Journalists in the years ahead by giving all the support, encouragement and cooperation in the realization of the union’s set goals, saying,“I am aware that the practice of journalism has become more expensive due…
Minister for State of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has assured Nigerians that the planned removal of oil subsidy next year may not affect the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly called petrol. Kachikwu made this known while speaking on Thursday in Abuja. According to the minister, “My focus is that, the federal government…
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has urged the National Assembly to enact a law to fix a time frame for the determination of corruption cases. Magu, who received members of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes led by its Chairman, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, explained that such…
Outcome of the April 11, 2015, governorship poll has been nullified by an Appeal Court sitting in Abuja. In a judgment delivered by Justice Adefunke Okojie, the appellate court held that the Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal erred when it voided election results from only 18 Local Government Areas of the state. Consequently,…