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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...”
Against the order of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),Joseph B. Daudu (SAN), urging all lawyers to boycott last Friday’s swearing-in of newly appointed Senior Advocates of Nigeria, the event went on as planned. Among the SANs sworn-in were three from the Port Harcourt branch of the Bar in Rivers State, namely Faye [...]
There was pandemonium at the Eleme junction flyover along the Port Harcourt-Aba Expressway, as a businessman lost his car and the sum of eight million naira in cash, in a multiple auto-crash, last Friday. An eyewitness told The Tide that the accident occurred when a Mack truck carrying bags of cement had a break failure [...]
The United Nations (UN) yesterday said no baby died in the crèche of its building which was bombed on Friday, in Abuja. Addressing newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, UN Deputy Secretary-General, Dr Asha-Rose Migiro said no baby was in the crèche at the time of the incident. Migiro said 23 persons were so far known [...]
Dr. Yemi Kale, the Statistician General of the Federation, has called for an increase in the budgetary allocation of the National Bureau of Statistics. Kale, who made the call in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja, said that inadequate funding was one of the challenges of the bureau in the generation of statistics. “While [...]
Rivers State is set to host the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) sponsored Under 13-14 swimming competition for all secondary schools in the Niger Delta states. The tournament is scheduled to hold from October 12 through 16, at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Sports Complex. This was disclosed by the Secretary of Rivers [...]
European football chief, Michel Platini, wants FIFA to look again at its nationality rule switch in a proposal that could have serious consequences for African nations. The Frenchman is proposing that players be made to commit to an international career when they are 18 years old rather than allow them to make the switch later [...]
Nigeria took no chances with the safety of the Super Eagles in Abuja in the wake of recent bomb blasts in the country as they prepared for the crucial Nations Cup qualifier away to Madagascar. A team from the police Anti-Bomb Squad has been detailed to be with the team, and regularly inspect the team [...]
Ahead plans by the Rivers State Government to handover the management of the new 24 model secondary schools to foreign managers, the State Governor, Rt. Hon Chibuike Amaechi has conducted an Indian education consortium, Educomp Solutions round some of the schools under construction in various parts of the state. Leading the team headed by its [...]
Delta State Government has sought for N100billion bond from the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) to enable it accelerate infrastructural development in the State. The State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan who announced this when the Chief Executive Officer of the Exchange, Mr Oscar Onyema paid him a courtesy visit in Asaba, said the bond was in [...]
The Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has urged Muslims in the country to further consolidate on the peace and unity of Nigeria as they celebrate this year’s Eid -El Fitri. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr. David Iyofor, yesterday, Governor Amaechi congratulated Muslims on [...]
