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...”
Political office holders have been called upon to always include the less privileged in the society in their budgets. The Mayor of the Port Harcourt City Council, Hon Chimbiko Akarolo who stated this on Christmas day when he visited the Port Harcourt Children Home and the Home of Elderly, noted that there was need for [...]
Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has called on all warring Ikwerre communities to embrace peace in order to attract development. Amaechi gave the charge during the 193rd convention of the umbrella body of Ikwerres, Ogbakor Ikwerre Convention held at Ovogo Odegnu community in Emohua Local Government Area of the state earlier in the week. The [...]
Some experts in the energy sector on Monday urged the Federal Government to work toward a sustainable power generation and distribution process. They told newsmen in separate interviews in Lagos that government must focus on power generation, and control transmission. The Managing Director of PowerCap Ltd, Mr Biodun Ogunleye said the projected 5,000 megawatts by [...]
A federal legislator, Mr Abiodun Balogun, has called on the executive and the legislative arms of government to tackle the challenge of wastages in government business. Speaking with journalist in Abeokuta on Tuesday, Balogun said that wastages were one of the major impediments of economic growth and national development confronting Nigeria today. Balogun, who represents [...]
The Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Bauchi State has called for collaborative efforts from all stakeholders, to end the spate of violence in the country. An official of Bauchi CAN, Rev Lawi Pokti, who made the call recently in Bauchi when he paid Christmas homage to Gov. Isa Yuguda of Bauchi, said the situation [...]
The Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, South South I Regional Headquarters, Port Harcourt would tomorrow commence a 4-in-one prayer vigil to mark the end of 2011 and usher in 2012. A press statement signed by the Regional Church Administrator of MFM, Pastor Tony Adeosu said the programme would comprise cross-over prayers, prosperity prayers, power [...]
The chairman of the Aca demic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Port Harcourt Chapter, Dr. Kinikanwo Anele, has decried the poor reading culture of Nigerians, saying, the trend has contributed to the fallen standard of education in the country. Anele who bared his mind at the launch of a book titled, ‘Malpractices in [...]
The Apiti of Rumueme and President-in-council Rumueme Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State Nyenwe-Eli Omunnakwe Nyeche Nsirim, has charged Chiefs to be exemplary in conduct and to always use their positions fairly in dispensing justice in their various communities without fear or favour. Nyenwe-Eli Nsirim made the [...]
Rivers State Deputy Governor, Engr. Tele Ikuru, says Christians should continue to rely on God as the ultimate source of power and upliftment. Engr. Ikuru said this at the thanksgiving service in honour of the Bishop of the Niger Delta Diocese, Rt. Rev Raphael Ebirien, at St. Philip’s Anglican Church, Ekede, Andoni Local Government Area [...]
Crude oil prices, on Wednesday, declined for the first time in seven days, as a surge in the European Central Bank’s balance sheet to a record high highlighted the growing risks of the region’s debt crisis. Crude oil for February delivery declined $1.68, or 1.7 per cent, to $99.66 a barrel at 11:48 a.m. on [...]
