National Council for Arts and Culture forms CLAP/ICE/ORIGINS implementation committee. The Creative Leap Accelerator Platform (CLAP) was launched at the end of August by the Hon. Minister, Hannatu Musa Musawa and she announced the National Council For Arts and Culture as the key implementing agency. Further to this, Mr. Obi Asika, the DG of NCAC […]
Now that people of Rivers State have boldly asserted their civic and constitutional rights by coming out to vote in theLocal Government election on Saturday, this is the time for former governor of the state and now FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to allow Governor Siminalayi Fubara work and deliver dividend of democracy to the people. […]
By Emmanuel Onwubiko The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged on May 29th of last year with its inauguration. The arrival on the big political stage as the president of the world’s largest but one of the poorest nations, of President Tinubu, followed a tumultuous electoral contestation in 2023 and the subsequent vicious post-election […]
In view of the recent political developments in Rivers State, the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP Bala Mustapha hereby convey the directives of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, for the immediate withdrawal of all police personnel previously deployed to seal and safeguard the Local Government Secretariats in the state. […]
Adrienne Munju, a 41-year-old Canadian woman, has been apprehended by officials from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). She was at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for bringing in a significant shipment of ‘Canadian Loud,’ a potent type of synthetic cannabis. NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in statement on Sunday, October 6, said: “The […]
On this special occasion of World Teachers’ Day 2024, I am deeply honored to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the dedicated teachers of Idemili North and South Federal Constituency, Anambra State, and to all teachers across Nigeria. Teachers are the cornerstone of knowledge, guiding and shaping the future of our nation. Their unwavering dedication, passion, […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU CONFERS GCON ON HOUSE SPEAKER, TAJUDEEN ABBAS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on 1 October, President Tinubu conferred the Commander of […]
Prominent pro-democracy advocates: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has backed the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara for foiling an attempt by the Nigerian Police, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), to take over the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) at 1 AM on Friday, 4th October, 2024. HURIWA has […]
Hon. Uchenna Harris Okonkwo’s “Light Up Idemili Project Sparks Hope as Solar-Powered Streetlights Installation Starts in Odume Obosi, Idemili North. In a significant step toward fulfilling his campaign promises, Hon. Uchenna Harris Okonkwo, representing the Idemili North and South Federal Constituency, has commenced the installation of solar-powered streetlights in Odume Obosi, Idemili North. The project, […]
By Newscount Sir Paul Chukwuma Celebrates with Dr. ABC Orjiakor, Chairman, Seplat Energy. Sir Paul Chukwuma, founder of Olivia University, Burundi, and Pro-Chancellor of Benue State University, has felicitated with Dr. ABC Orjiakor, Chairman and co-founder of Seplat Energy, on the occasion of his 64th birthday celebrations. Sir Paul Chukwuma described Dr. Orjiakor as a […]
