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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a syndicate that sends drug mules on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. According to the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the syndicate disguised as sponsors on a holy pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, but the real intention was to use the pilgrims as couriers…
The presentation of a 30-kilometre segment of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as a completed and commission-worthy project has drawn sharp criticism from NEFGAD, a leading public procurement advocacy group in Nigeria. In a statement signed at the weekend by its country head of office, Mr Akingunola Omoniyi, NEFGAD said it notes with deep concern that…
Barikui Felix Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd), the sole administrator of Rivers State, has affirmed that educational development will remain a cardinal pillar of his administration. Ibas stated this revelation while speaking at the 43rd Convocation Ceremony of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt. Represented by the Secretary to the…
Barikui Felix In gratitude to God, women from across Rivers State, under the banner of Rivers Women Unite for SIM (RWUS), gathered at the Ecumenical Centre in Port Harcourt to celebrate the second anniversary of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara with a special thanksgiving service. The women said the event expressed appreciation for Governor Fubara’s steadfast…
Barikui Felix Recent moves by the Federal Government to resume crude oil production in Ogoniland with a capacity for 200,000b/PD have received a boost as Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, PINL, on Thursday brokered peace among warring factions of the oil-bearing community. The peace deal, which brings to an end decades of bloody intra-community conflicts which…
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has promised to give scholarship to children of the eight slain civilian JTF members. The eight members of the Force were tragically killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack along the Dikwa-Marte road on Tuesday. The governor also announced an immediate N5 million assistance to each of the…
The Korean Culture Centre Nigeria (KCCN) has officially rolled out plans to introduce a Korean Pop (K-pop) contest to foster cultural and artistic exchanges between Nigeria and South Korea. According to KCCN, this initiative would promote creative opportunities for Nigerian youth, particularly those involved in the arts and entertainment sectors. The Centre’s Public Relations and…
Barikui Felix A group, Coalition of Rivers State Youth Bodies, CORYB, has called on the government at all levels to prioritise the welfare of its citizens, especially the youth, as the future of the nation depends on them. The group’s chairman, Imeabe Saviour Oscar, stated this in Port Harcourt shortly after he was inaugurated as…
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has predicted that the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would usher the region into new vistas of development. This is as former Nigerian leader and only surviving founding father of ECOWAS, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd.) and ex-Minister of External Affairs,…
Emamuzo Iboma Marketing and industry experts have called on professionals to prioritise a deep understanding of consumer needs over the blind adoption of emerging technologies. The call was made at the recently concluded MarkHack 4.0, a trailblazing marketing communications and tech hackathon held in Lagos under the theme “Ignite the Future of Marketing: Where Innovation,…