Gunmen | credits: news2.onlinenigeria.comTHE wife of an owner of popular Bougainville Hotel, located on Sanni Abacha Road in Port Harcourt, has been kidnapped by a group of gunmen at her…
Governor Rotimi Amechi
By Chuks Okocha in Abuja
Determined to save the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) from disintegration, several governors, especially those considered to be pro-presidency, have begun moves to ensure that…
University of Port Harcourt main gate | credits: africanspotlight.comTHE Trade Union Congress has called on the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, to compel the management of the University…
HUNDREDS of young men at the weekend thronged the Rangers training pitch in Enugu and Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt to participate in the trials for this year’s MTN Football…
Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
Rivers Integrity Group has condemned the alleged plot to eliminate Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and some of his political associates.
The group, in a statement…
Gunmen | credits: news2.onlinenigeria.com THE wife of an owner of popular Bougainville Hotel, located on Sanni Abacha Road in Port Harcourt, has been kidnapped by a group of gunmen at her residence. The victim, Mrs. Grace Dickson, was said to have been abducted by her assailants at about 11pm on Sunday while she was returning [...]
Governor Rotimi Amechi By Chuks Okocha in Abuja Determined to save the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) from disintegration, several governors, especially those considered to be pro-presidency, have begun moves to ensure that the chairmanship election billed for Thursday does not hold. Instead, they are opting for the emergence of a chairman of the forum on [...]
University of Port Harcourt main gate | credits: africanspotlight.com THE Trade Union Congress has called on the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, to compel the management of the University of Port Harcourt to pay the gratuity and outstanding salaries of workers that were relieved of their jobs 14 years ago by the institution. [...]
HUNDREDS of young men at the weekend thronged the Rangers training pitch in Enugu and Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt to participate in the trials for this year’s MTN Football Scholar. The trials, which started the series of auditioning for Season Three Academy, saw the enthusiastic youths demonstrating soccer artistry in groups under the watch [...]
Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi Rivers Integrity Group has condemned the alleged plot to eliminate Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and some of his political associates. The group, in a statement by its Coordinator, Phillip Ezenna, noted that from events unfolding in the lingering crisis in Rivers State’ Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) it was [...]
Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has stated that the state was ready to give the late literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe a befitting state burial. The Governor who made the statement on Sunday while inspecting St. Philip’s Anglican Church, Ogidi, where the funeral will take place on Thursday, said government will continue to honour people [...]
Posted on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 at 10:14 AM By BellaNaija.com Every few months, news reports of a new “baby factory” or baby selling syndicate hits the news headlines in Nigeria. This shocking trend seems to be growing from strength to strength despite the fact that there is a structured process from adoption in most [...]
Chinua Achebe By Emeka Osondu Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has said that the state is ready to accord the late literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe, a befitting burial and that the state government would not relent in honouring people like him, who contributed positively to the advancement of the society. The governor spoke [...]
The city of Asaba on Sunday, played host to governors of the South-South and South-East region in a meeting which held in the new government house, Asaba. In a press briefing held at the new Government House, Asaba, a communique was jointly presented by Governors Liyel Imoke and PeterObi, as all the governors agreed to [...]
Five out of a seven-man kidnap gang were gunned down at Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra state by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The remaining two were arrested with severe bullet wounds as five corpses of the slain kidnappers were displayed at the SARS premises in Awkuzu. The dead kidnap [...]
Super Eagles Victor Moses By Duro Ikhazuagbe Nigeria’s hope of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup and also performing well at next month’s Confederations Cup in Brazil that will precede the Mundial, suffered a massive setback Monday following the withdrawal of Victor Moses and Kalu Uche from the campaigns. The two players are going to [...]
by Humphrey Njoku 21 May 2013, 09:29 <!– –> <!– Fantasy Store –> The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has pencilled down Nigeria’s Super Eagles to host the Elephants of Ivory Coast between July 6 and 7 in the first fixture of a two-legged qualifying match for next year’s Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). Caf in [...]
The Association of Professional Footballers of Nigeria, APFON, has congratulated Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye on his recent appointment as the Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC). Speaking to Daily Trust yesterday, the president of APFON and former international Dahiru Sadi said Elegbeleye’s appointment is well deserved. He said contrary to feelings in some quarters, [...]
Everton forward Victor Anichebe announces his retirement from international football to the surprise of the Nigerian Football Federation. “The best thing for me at the moment is to focus on club football,” Anichebe told the BBC. “Without club football there is no international football and everyone at Everton was with me every step of the [...]
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United States president Barack Obama will not be visiting Nigeria as recently speculated in the media. Obama and his wife Michelle will only visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania between June 26 and July 3. A statement by the Office of the Press Secretary in the White House stated this yesterday while clarifying Obama’s visit [...]
Nairobi — Victoria J. married in 2009 at age 14, and became pregnant shortly after. “I started labour in the morning on a Friday … The nurse kept checking and saying I would deliver safely. On Monday she said I was weak. “The doctor decided to operate on me. (During the) operation they found the [...]
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon shares the concerns expressed earlier by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union over the latest developments in the electoral process in Madagascar, according to the spokesperson for the world body’s chief. “The presentation of candidate nomination papers by Transition President Andry Rajoelina, Mrs. Lalao Ravalomanana [...]
Having cut short a trip to South Africa and annulled a planned state visit to Namibia, President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria declared a “state of emergency” in three northeast states on May 14. In a speech to the nation, Jonathan acknowledged that there is an “insurrection” and that the government has lost control of certain [...]
Johannesburg — In this column, Mandeep Tiwana, policy and advocacy manager of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, writes that civil society organisations around the globe face grave threats to their efficacy and existence. In violation of international commitments to foster increased participation of the NGO sector, governments everywhere continue to crack down on civil [...]
The party was just getting started at a plush club in this teeming Nigerian city, hip-hop blaring, the bar bathed in blue light — and champagne bottles on ice already adorning tables. “Too much oil money,” said a 40-year-old man at Rhapsody’s in the high-end Victoria Island district of Lagos, when asked about Nigerian spending [...]
Why I married Igbo woman – Yoruba actor, Gbenga Animashaun Hits: 92 Gbenga Anaimashaun As Nollywood actor, Gbenga Anaimashaun cleaved to his spouse, Chinelo Aningwu at St. Leo’s Catholic Church, Ikeja, Lagos, on Saturday, May 4, his face brimmed with undying joy; from his countenance, one could assuredly avow that their union was indeed made [...]
The issue of N3 billion Government Intervention Fund which is meant to improve the Nollywood industry has brought about uproar amongst practitioners. ANAEMENA Priscilla Chinenye writes. When on Saturday, March 2, 2013, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan honoured Nigerian film makers with a dinner at the State House, Marina, Lagos, his subsequent pronouncements brought smiles to [...]
These are sad times for Nollywood diminutive actor, Chinedu Ikedieze, otherwise known as Aki who lost his father yesterday to the cold hands of death. The funny actor made the grieving announcement through a broadcast message on the blackberry instant messaging platform. “Hello everyone, I just lost my dad” was his statement through a broadcast [...]
Nollywood actor-cum-director, Desmod Elliot has said taking care of veteran of Nollywood actors who fall sick is beyond the industry as the government ought to cater for movie stars. The Glo ambassador expressed dissatisfaction with the rate Nollywood veterans die because of poor medical attention and the inability to foot their hospital bills. He said [...]
HEALTH experts have called for heightened efforts to tackle malnutrition in children, through enhancing and improving childcare manpower base in the country by training and re-training of primary healthcare providers and paediatricians. At a 3-day international conference put together by Sub Saharan Health Solutions Nigeria in partnership with paediatricians from the Imperial College, London, the [...]
Health: Nigeria accounts for 10 percent global maternal mortality rates Global maternal mortality rates – Indications emerged Wednesday that Nigeria accounts for 10 per cent of the world’s maternal mortality, indicating that women were being shut out of the impressive economic growth. The United Kingdom’s International Development Minister, Ms. Lynne Featherstone, said this in Abuja [...]
The Federal Ministry of Health has called on Nigerians and government at all levels to support efforts for the eradication of Guinea Worm in a bid to aid the certification of Nigeria as a Guinea Worm free country. This call was made by the national coordinator of the Nigeria Guinea Worm Eradication Programme, (NIGEP), Mrs [...]
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter tries to comfort 6-year-old Ruhama Issah at Savelugu Hospital as a Carter Center technical assistant dresses Issah’s extremely painful Guinea worm wound. The agency boss promised N25,000 cash reward on genuine informants of guinea-worm. The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday called for support for its Guinea Worm Eradication Programme [...]
Senate president, David Mark, has called for oral health to become an “integral part of healthcare system”. “Unless it is embedded in the health policy, we will swimming against the tide,” warned Mark, a national champion for oral health. His comments came as he inaugurated 37 state ambassadors, including Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole and [...]
Fulani Forum to NEF: You Do Not Represent The Good People of North Nigeri
Fulani Forum to NEF: You Do Not Represent The Good People of North Nigeria In lieu of your statement: NEF to Jonathan: You‘ve declared war on Northern Nigeria We progressive youth of North Nigeria hereby assert that the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) does not represent the good people of North Nigeria. We are disappointed in [...]
Japan, a subtle but effective partner for Africa
Japan, a subtle but effective partner for Africa Interview with JICA President, Akihiko Tanaka By Jocelyne Sambira Africa’s continued growth has sparked the interest of investors from industrialized nations, resulting in fierce competition for its resources and markets. The aggressive economic expansion efforts by China and India, among others, come to mind. Japan, however, has [...]
Clergy Bethrand Osinachi Ujunwa calls for unity among Christians
Clergy Bethrand Osinachi Ujunwa calls for unity among Christians By Nwaorgu Faustinus The former parish priest of St. Paul’s Catholic Parish Umuodagu Ntu in Ngor/Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, Rev. Father Bethrand has called on Christians to be united as a body. Rev. Bethrand made the call at a send-off and reception church [...]
Malian children face education crisis
Malian children face education crisis Conflict disrupts schools By Kingsley Ighobor While the world remains focused on ending Mali’s conflict following rebel incursions into the northern part of the country early last year, there are about 400,000 Malian children facing severe disruptions in their education, warns the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. The fund and other [...]
Livestock tracking in Africa goes high tech
Livestock tracking in Africa goes high tech By Pavithra Rao In an era of lightning speed, ever-present wireless connectivity, high tech is now also being used to benefit livestock farmers in rural areas of Africa. Widely known for being used to track wild animals, GPS, or “Global Positioning System” tracking devices are being adapted by [...]
Boko Haram Are Cannibals and Drug Addicts; It Is Time To Eradicate This Scourge
Boko Haram Are Cannibals and Drug Addicts; It Is Time To Eradicate This Scourge To the President and Nigeria’s people AssalamualikumWe the MuslimsAgainstTerror.com here by offer our prayers and support for the mission to bring an end to Abubakar Shekau’s Boko Haram. We are pleased to hear of the declared states of emergency. Even though [...]
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Gunmen abduct Rivers hotelier’s wife
Gunmen | credits: news2.onlinenigeria.com THE wife of an owner of popular Bougainville Hotel, located on Sanni Abacha Road in Port Harcourt, has been kidnapped by a group of gunmen at her residence. The victim, Mrs. Grace Dickson, was said to have been abducted by her assailants at about 11pm on Sunday while she was returning [...]
NGF Moves for Consensus Chairman
Governor Rotimi Amechi By Chuks Okocha in Abuja Determined to save the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) from disintegration, several governors, especially those considered to be pro-presidency, have begun moves to ensure that the chairmanship election billed for Thursday does not hold. Instead, they are opting for the emergence of a chairman of the forum on [...]
UNIPORT workers seek FG’s intervention on ex-staff salaries
University of Port Harcourt main gate | credits: africanspotlight.com THE Trade Union Congress has called on the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, to compel the management of the University of Port Harcourt to pay the gratuity and outstanding salaries of workers that were relieved of their jobs 14 years ago by the institution. [...]
MTN Football Scholar trials berth in Enugu, Port Harcourt – Guardian
HUNDREDS of young men at the weekend thronged the Rangers training pitch in Enugu and Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt to participate in the trials for this year’s MTN Football Scholar. The trials, which started the series of auditioning for Season Three Academy, saw the enthusiastic youths demonstrating soccer artistry in groups under the watch [...]
Group Condemns Plot against Amaechi
Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi Rivers Integrity Group has condemned the alleged plot to eliminate Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and some of his political associates. The group, in a statement by its Coordinator, Phillip Ezenna, noted that from events unfolding in the lingering crisis in Rivers State’ Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) it was [...]
Jonathan fighting Amaechi over 2015 election– Tam David-West
Tam David-West | credits: Prof. Tam David-West, a former Petroleum Minister and later Minister for Mines, Power and Steel, speaks on the state of the nation with ALLWELL OKPI Having been in government twice as minster, what do you think about the state of the nation today? If these bombs going off everyday kills any [...]
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