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Hon. Rotimi Amechi “Government must not be for one section of the Society.It must be for the rich and the poor,emphasizing the upliftment of the poor...”

Editorial

UNIPORT: That Protest For VC’s Appointment

UNIPORT: That Protest For VC’s Appointment »

About 10 days ago, staff and students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) who are of Ikwerre extraction disrupted all academic, business and social activities of that institution in protest against what they perceived...

February 15 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Clearance For NECO Registration Begins Today

Clearance For NECO Registration Begins Today »

Clearance for the registration of this years National Examination Council (NECO) Examination begins today at the Rivers State Ministry of Education.  A document from the Education Ministry made available to The Tide stated that all proprietors...

February 15 2010 / No comment / Read More »

News

60% AU Funds From Nigeria – Rep. »

60% AU Funds From Nigeria – Rep.

About 40% of the funds accruing to the African Union (AU) from member nations come from Nigeria, while the nation has not domesticated many...

Mar 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Re-inventing The EFCC For Results »

Re-inventing The EFCC For Results

The recent  suggestion by the Chairperson  of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),  Farida Waziri that special courts be designated to hear cases...

Feb 26 2010 / No comment / Read More »

RSG Approves N3bn For Pension, Gratuities Arrears »

RSG Approves N3bn For Pension, Gratuities Arrears

The Rivers State Government has approved the sum of N3 billion for the payment of arrears of gratuities owed retirees from the state Public...

Feb 26 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Business

Investors Earn 10.4 % Equity Returns »

Investors Earn 10.4 % Equity Returns

Investors on listed equities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) earned approximately 10.4 per cent returns on their investment, according to NSE’s monthly review chart.  The performance chart, copies of  which were made available to our correspondent on Monday,  showed that the returns were cumulatively made...

Mar 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Petroleum Industry Bill will protect investors’ interests- Ajumogobia »

Petroleum Industry Bill will protect investors’ interests- Ajumogobia

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Odein Ajumogobia, has said that the petroleum industry bill will protect interests of local and foreign investors. Ajumogobia made the clarification in an interview with newsmen at the just concluded Nigeria Oil and Gas seminar in Abuja. He said that...

Mar 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Reduce SMS Tariff, Operators Urge NATCOMS »

Reduce SMS Tariff, Operators Urge NATCOMS

Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, the President, National Association of  Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), has urged telecoms operators to reduce  the tariff on Short Messaging Service (SMS). Ogunbanjo made the appeal on Monday in Lagos in an interview with our correspondent. He said the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had last year...

Mar 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Opinion

Sit-Tight Perversion Of Leaders »

Sit-Tight Perversion Of LeadersSit-tight perversion is a trap the mind sets for leaders who have inordinate desire for power and wealth. It is a delusive attachment of leaders...

Mar 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »
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Rivers

Okocha, Agbese To Feature At NUJ Workshop

Okocha, Agbese To Feature At NUJ Workshop

Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Chief Onueze Okocha and co-founder and Editor-In-Chief of Newswatch Magazine, Dan Agbese are among dignitaries that would present papers at a workshop organised by the...

Mar 3, 2010 / More »

Niger Delta

Adventist Church Launches Multi-Lingual Bible

Adventist Church Launches Multi-Lingual Bible

As part of efforts to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ nearer to the people, the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Sunday, at Isaac Boro Park, Port Harcourt, unveiled to the public a multi-lingual...

Mar 3, 2010 / More »

South East

Host Communities Withhold Agric Varsity Land

Host Communities Withhold Agric Varsity Land

Vice Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Prof. Ikenna Onyido, has expressed fears that the master plan of the university would be seriously altered due to the refusal of land...

Mar 3, 2010 / More »

Nation

THE STATES

THE STATES

Adamawa   Dr Mohammed Barau, the Rector of Federal Polytech             nic, Mubi in Adamawa, has been commended for his compliance with federal character principles in the recruitment of staff.   A community leader in Mubi, Alhaji...

Mar 3, 2010 / More »

Oil & Energy

When Will Long Queues Disappear From Filling Stations?

When Will Long Queues Disappear From Filling Stations?

Fathoming the intrigues of oil politics in Nigeria has remained a fundamental contradiction. With an economy that is heavily dependent on crude oil revenue, Nigeria has wobbled consistently in the production, distribution and...

Feb 15, 2010 / More »

Features

NURTW Decries Harassment Over RSESA Stickers, Waste Baskets

NURTW Decries Harassment Over RSESA Stickers, Waste Baskets

The National Union of Road Transport Workers of Nigeria (NURTW), Abali Park branch, Port Harcourt, has decried the incessant harassment of transporters by touts over Rivers State Environmental Sanitation Authority’s(RSESA) vehicle stickers and...

Mar 3, 2010 / More »

Health

Facilities At Maitama Hospital Are Overstreched -MD

Facilities At Maitama Hospital Are Overstreched -MD

The Medical Director, Maitama District Hospital, Dr Francis Alu, said in Abuja yesterday that facilities in the hospital were over stretched. Alu, who is also the chairman of the hospital, told newsmen that more...

Mar 3, 2010 / More »

Sports

Owerri Fans Angry With Heartland FC

Owerri Fans Angry With Heartland FC

The fans of Heartland FC of Owerri are unhappy with the players and officials of the club for playing a 1-1 draw with visiting Niger Tornadoes of Minna on Sunday in Owerri. The fans...

Mar 3, 2010 / More »
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