Leadership (Abuja) Ajibade Alabi 31 December 2011 interview With many of international awards to show for her short stint in the industry, the latest being the Best Supporting Actress at the last Afro Hollywood Award in London, Halimat Abubakar has become one of the big names in the Nigerian movie industry. The beautiful Kogi State-born [...]
Emeka Ike, is arguably one of the best actors in the Nollywood industry and has no doubt carved a nitche for himself having featured in over 100 movies and playing lead roles. The talented actor was on Wednesday 28, December 2011 honored with a Chieftaincy title, at his home town by the traditional ruler of [...]
The Songs of Africa Ensemble, a multicultural vocal ensemble, will perform two upcoming concerts: a Kwanzaa Celebration, taking place 7 p.m. Friday, December 30 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 6800 Washington Ave., and as a featured artist at the First Night St. Louis celebration at Xavier College Church, at the corner of Grand and Lindell, from [...]
By Luaine Lee M cCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Saturday December 10, 2011 9:18 AM View Slideshow National Geographic Big-cat researchers Dereck and Beverly Joubert, fording a river in Africa When they focus on endangered species, many people think of the red wolf, the black rhinoceros or even the short-haired chinchilla. They rarely consider the big cats. [...]
For many nations worldwide, rice is a dietary staple featured with nearly every meal. African countries are no exception to this trend. As one of the highest produced grains in the World, rice is relatively easy to cultivate, particularly in regions with low labor costs and high rainfall. Valued for its nutritional composition and bland, [...]
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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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 [...]
Recasting the Jonathan-Amaechi Rift
Polscope with Eddy Odivwri eddy.odivwri@thisdaylive.com, 08053069356 Although the hitherto managed quarrel between President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, has become such a motor-park gossip talk, the two protagonists still pretend that all is well between them. None of them or their spokespersons, has publicly admitted that there is fisty feud. Yet, [...]
Update: Amaechi/ Jonathan face-off: Court orders police to vacate Rivers council
Governor Rotimi Amaechi A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday ordered the police to withdraw its personnel from the Obio/Akpor Local Government Secretariat and maintain minimal security at the premises. The police had on May 3, sealed the secretariat, located at Rumuodomaya, preventing members of the caretaker committee, staff and the public from gaining access into [...]
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