Senate leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has said that the proposed amnesty for members of the Boko Haram sect, which necessitated the setting up of a dialogue committee by the federal government, should be given a chance. The Senate Leader, representing Cross River Central Senatorial District in the Red Chamber made the remark in Abuja, while reacting to the eventual approval of the constitution of a presi ...

Late Nollywood actor, Justus Esiri of Nigeria has emerged Best Actor in a leading role with his female counterpart, Florence Maseba of South Africa as Best Actress in this year’s Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, which held at the Gloryland cultural centre in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Out of the 27 categories of the awards, Nigeria clinched 13 followed by South Africa with 4 awards. Belinda Effah ...

Immediate past Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Modibbo has hired three top Abuja lawyers to prosecute a N100 libel suit he slammed against an Abuja-based news magazine Power Steering. Modibbo and his contractor-wife, who doubles as a member of the House of Representatives, Aishat Dahiru reportedly paid N80 million to three Senior Advocates of Nigeri ...

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has stressed the need for the movie industry in the country to focus more on projecting the positive values and rich cultural heritage of the people to the outside world. Governor Dickson made the remark at a cultural event, which featured Wrestling, traditional dances and Boat Regatta as part of activities marking the 9th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awar ...

His Eminence Cardinal John Onaiyekan(CON),Metropolitan Bishop of Abuja, has faulted the Commander of the Order of the Niger award now been conferred on Nigerians, saying he is no longer comfortable with been a Member of the CON. The Cardinal made the remarks at the Home reception ceremony organised in his honour by the Sons and daughters of Kabba in Kabba Local Government Area of Kogi State. Onaiyekan says ...

From GEORGE ONYEJIUWA, Owerri Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, yesterday sustained head injury when his car was involved in a ghastly accident on Orlu-Owerri road. Consequently, he has been taken to London, en route Port Harcourt, for further medical attention. While on his way to Orlu for project inspection, the governor’s official car had a head-on collision with a Mercedes Benz car, when the y ...

The Bayelsa State Government has challenged other security agencies to take a cue from the Nigerian Air Force to join forces with the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) to reduce the impact of natural disasters in the country. Governor Seriake Dickson made the call at the Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, during the closing ceremony of the two- week Civil-Military Operations, code-named “Exercise Ebiye Rin ...

Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged government at all levels to give priority attention to the welfare of teachers in the country. The Governor who made the call when he played host to the national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), led by its national President, Comrade Mike Olukoya at the Government House annex, Warri stressed that teachers’ welfare was key to the success ...

Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, has hailed the Federal Government for setting up a dialogue committee to engage members of the Boko Haram sect. In a statement signed by Abatemi-Usman’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Michael Jegede, the Senator expressed confidence that the move, aimed at checking the activities of the group, which is said to ...

Reports Wednesday evening said a fresh bomb blast has occurred near the palace of the Emir of Kano,Alhaji Ado Bayero. Details of what happened were sketchy at the time of writing this report but there were claims that two suspected suicide bombers were killed during the incident. The blast is bound to cause further concern coming months after the emir survived an attack on his convoy in the city . This fres ...