By Benjamin Njoku Nigerian movie marketers under the aegis of Film, Video Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (FVPMAN)are putting plans together to stop Dstv Channel, African Magic and other pay TV stations from showing Nigerian movies. The movie marketers made this move known at a world press conference held Wednesday at the popular celebrity [...]
DONNA BRYSON Associated Press= JOHANNESBURG (AP) — After Mr. Gay Ethiopia entered the Mr. Gay World contest, his father cut off all communications. Mr. Gay Zimbabwe withdrew, fearing the publicity was making life difficult for his mother. But Mr. Gay Namibia’s family accompanied him to the airport for a warm send-off when he left for [...]
Share with others: <!—-> THE impala, a gentle, fleet-hoofed grazing animal from eastern Africa, has long been associated with Chevrolet’s large upper-level models. In the pantheon of instantly recognizable mammalian automotive badges, it ranks with Ford’s mustang and Jaguar’s leapers and growlers. The latest embodiment of the beast, on the 2014 Impala that made its [...]
On the final day of his working visit to the Washington DC at the end of March 2012, President Kagame was hosted to a luncheon by members of the Atlantic Council; a council that promotes constructive U.S leadership and engagement in international affairs. Bringing the Council together, the meeting covered a range of issues including [...]
Boki stands still as Mbu goes home • Jonathan, govs, others pay tributes By The Sun Publishing Saturday March 31, 2012 More Stories on This Section President Goodluck Jonathan has described the late elder statesman, Ambassador Matthew Mbu, as one of the foremost political icons to have emerged from what is today the South-South geo-political [...]
Stemming The Tide Of Violent Extremism
Stemming The Tide Of Violent Extremism By Philip Amiola From the tides of terrorism that have reached a climax in Nigeria to the torrents of similarly horrifying tidings across the world, it will probably take a full time job to keep track of the tragic events that have become a normal part of our [...]
Open letter to NGF: Do not betray your own
Open letter to NGF: Do not betray your own By Igwe Douglas It is allegedly the highest height of desperation if what is being reported in an online news website -http://abusidiqu.com about how the President of Nigeria, Mr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan wants to compel the Nigerian Governors’ forum to hold its election in the Presidential village [...]
In Africa’s Great Lakes region, peace dividend must follow peace deal
In Africa’s Great Lakes region, peace dividend must follow peace deal By Ban Ki-moon and Jim Yong Kim Africa’s Great Lakes region today has the chance to achieve something that has eluded its war-weary people for several decades. It can silence the guns, boost trust and trade between neighbours, educate millions of out-of-school [...]
The Big Uniport Four (Jonathan, Amaechi, Wike & Princewill) And Way Out Of The Rivers Macabre Dance
The Big Uniport Four (Jonathan, Amaechi, Wike Princewill) And Way Out Of The Rivers Macabre Dance By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze. ezemediaconcept08@rocketmail.com, 08038199163 PREAMBLE Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of [...]
Divide Nigeria Peacefully OR by Civil War
The fact that Boko Haram has succeeded in waging war against Nigeria in total violation of the fundamental principles of society means Nigeria security arrangements have failed, and either the personnel are untrained or ill-equipped to meet the present and future threats to Nigeria territorial integrity The perpetual granting of amnesty to people who commit [...]
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 [...]
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Amaechi’s NGF Triumph Reinforces Divide in PDP
Governor Rotimi Amaechi Bad loser Akpabio cries foul How Northern governors swung victory By Chucks Okocha Despite intense lobbying that had made defeat for him seem like a foregone conclusion, Rivers State Governor, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, defeated his Plateau State counterpart, Mr. Jonah Jang, to remain the chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum [...]
NGF Election: Presidency Entices Governors with Release of Statutory Funds
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Ateke Tom leads protest against Amaechi, despite Police ban on procession in …
Ateke Tom, Leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante (NDV) on Wednesday led thousands of youths to protest against Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. DailyPost cannot confirm if the rally, which paralyzed normal business activities in Port Harcourt, had the permission of the state Police Command, which earlier on Tuesday vowed that no “illegal” public gathering [...]
Jonathan vs. Amaechi: House of Reps report indicts Aviation Ministry, Caverton …
The Aviation Ministry refused to submit required documents. The federal government’s allegation that Rivers State Government falsified permits used in operating its aircraft, is a deliberate falsehood that cannot be substantiated and enforces the state’s claim that it was a victim of federal “witch-hunting”, a House of Representatives committee has said in its report of [...]
Amnesty International slams slum evictions
The bulldozers came to the settlement just before midday, when most people were busy at work. Resident Jim Tom George was there to see over 20,000 people forcibly evicted from their homes in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. “They blocked the entry points to our settlement and just started to demolish everything,” he says of the day [...]
Jonathan’s 2015 campaign posters flood Port Harcourt again
Few months after outrage greeted the display of pro-President Goodluck Jonathan 2015 campaign posters in Abuja, a group of campaigners have again flooded the streets of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital with the President’s posters. The posters are canvassing supports for Jonathan to seek a second term in 2015. The posters, which were sponsored [...]
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