Buhari defends choice of IGP
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government has high expectations that the newly appointed Inspector General of Police would be able to perform while in office. The C-in-C who spoke to newsmen on arrival from the United Kingdom where he had gone for a routine…
Etche takes a great leap forward, urges stakeholders to embrace a new agenda
The Etche and Omuma Local Government Councils have been asked to back a campaign which would eliminate cultism from the ethnic nation through the enlightenment of children of impressionable minds who are in school. This is part of a strategy designed by participants at an…
Etche Nation Reviews Developmental Pace, Vows To Chart A New Way Forward
Participants at a one – day retreat have urged the Etche people to define their agenda as an ethnic nation and pursue the socio-economic transformation of their environment. To this end, the people of the Etche Ethnic Nation have vowed to work together in order…
Imo On The Precipice by Dakuku Peterside
The mayhem in the Eastern Heartland of Imo State has left everyone perplexed. Security eruptions in Imo state appear to be an indicator of what the country is turning to .The state’s stories seem like scenes from blockbuster sci-fi movies meant to entertain fans in…
Okrika Local Government Council Chairman: Kidnappers demand N150 million
Unknown persons who are holding the outgoing Chairman of Okrika Local Government Council, Phelemon Kingoli, hostage have eventually made their move. According to what the Port Harcourt Telegraph has learnt, the abductors of the Council Chairman, presumed to be kidnappers, are reportedly asking for ransom after…
President, pleased with home-state of DG Campaigns – APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has patted the Federal Government on the back over its decision to appoint several sons and daughters of the State into governing councils of federal universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education. Chief Ogbonna Nwuke, APC’s Spokesman in Rivers State said…
Minor touches stand between us and the completion of the Lagos – Ibadan rail line – Amaechi
Reports coming in from Lagos, the nation’s economic capital say that minor touches to facilities that are being provided by the Federal Government is all that is required to complete work on the project. The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi who was in…
INEC moves to retrieve materials from CBN
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has begun the evacuation of sensitive electoral materials deposited by its leadership with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. This is authoritative. INEC has a cooperation pact with the CBN which enables it to store critical but sensitive materials…
Power Rotation: Why Ikwerres won’t give up governorship – Sergeant Awuse
Chief Sergeant Awuse, a high ranking PDP member and close associate of Governor Nyesom Wike has openly declared the Ikwerre nation would aspire to produce another governorship candidate. Awuse’s assertion is coming as preliminary reactions trail what is most likely to turn into a fierce…
Kidnap of a Rivers indigene on Easter Day: APC urges unconditional release of the victim
The Rivers State Chapter of the APC has urged those who are behind the kidnap of a chieftain of the party in Khana Local Government Area to release their victim unconditionally. The kidnap incident is coming as the APC and the Rivers Government fight over…
