Rivers: Murder on the street
What could compel a trigger-happy-policeman to open fire on a defenseless female colleague who was on duty discharging her responsibility to society? That’s something the police in Rivers State are struggling very hard to unravel as the command launches a high level investigation into the…
Muslims engage in self denial as Ramadan arrives
The Ramadan fast, a significant observance associated with the Islamic calendar has commenced throughout the Muslim world. It is a season devoted to helping the needy, embracing the notion of universal brotherhood, engaging in self denial and pursuit of austere habits. Thursday, the Sultan of…
Rivers reports new case of the Coronavirus
The Rivers State Government may have celebrated the discharge of two persons afflicted by the Coronavirus with great aplomb, but latest reports indicate the State has recorded another case of the virus. Professor Princewill Chike, Rivers State Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure Wednesday in…
Victory over the virus: El-Rufai ready to return to work
Wike’s row with FG evaporates
What looked like a brewing row between the Rivers State Government and its Federal counterpart, which has left many Nigerians on edge, has suddenly evaporated. This is a result of a flurry of activities within the last one week which appears to have restored calm. Although…
Instability in crude prices: Nigeria heads for the brink
Nigeria may be headed for the cliff as oil prices take a plunge despite efforts by oil producers to shore up prices in the spot market. According to CBS News, oil prices fell below zero on Monday as demand for energy crumbled amid spiraling problems…
Early morning traders cut in Wike’s web
A group traders who specialize in the sale of edibles including vegetables were early Monday morning ambushed by members of the Taskforce set up by the Wike administration and taken into custody. We cannot however affirm if they have been left to go home. The…
Abba Kyari : The Best Man by Geoffrey Onyeama
I first met Abba Kyari in 1977 at Warwick University in England. I had gone there to do law as a second first degree. He had come to do a degree in sociology. I had a pending application to do Law at Cambridge and when…
Coronavirus : Arrested oilmen gain freedom
22 oil workers taken into custody by the Rivers State Government on arrival to the State from Akwa Ibom State have regained their freedom. The Government which earlier announced that they were being quarantined said through its Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice that the…
Stay-out-of-Villa-order normal – Buhari’s CPS
The Chief Press Secretary to the President, Garba Shehu has explained that there is nothing wrong with the directive banning those who attended the funeral of the late Chief of Staff from entering the Presidential Villa. Garba who took to his Twitter account alleged that…
