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Some riverside communities in Bayelsa State have been submerged by flood, destroying properties worth millions of naira. The lawmaker representing Sagbama constituency III in the State House of Assembly, Salo Adikumo, said in a statement in Yenagoa that the worst hit communities in his area were Asamabiri, Elemebiri, Ekperiware and Adagbabiri on the bank of River Niger and its tributary, the Forcados River. Adikumo, therefore, sought the intervention of the Federal Government through National Emergence Management Agency, NEMA. He also appealed to other relevant federal agencies to with haste come to the rescue of those affected by…

The presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Ibrahim Dankwambo, has pledged to use his wealth of experience in financial management and human capacity development to rescue Nigeria from incompetent leadership if elected as president in 2019. Dankwambo who is also the governor of Gombe State spoke in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, weekend, when he consulted with stakeholders of his party over his presidential aspiration, commended the party leadership for the roles it played in properly repositioning the party to return to power in order to rescue the country from incompetent leadership, foisted on Nigerians by All…

Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has raised concerns over the conduct of free and fair polls in 2019 following allegations of the creation of additional polling units in some parts of the country while other parts are being left out. Dr Lawrence Ekwok, Chairman of the Fellowship in Cross River State who raised issue over “secret polling units” during and interaction with the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo in Calabar said the secrets polling stations would give unfair advantage to some sections of the country in 2019 election, if allowed to function. Ekwok also raised concern over the frequent…

President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday, announced the approval of N3 billion to procure medical and relief materials to victims of flooding in some parts of the country. In his Twitter handle, Buhari tweeted ‘’I have approved 3 billion Naira for the procurement of medical and relief materials to meet the needs of victims of the flooding. NEMA is also providing me with regular updates on the situation.’’ Recall that 21 persons lost their lives in a flood disaster that ravaged parts of Jigawa State, an official has said. The victims included two children, the executive secretary, Jigawa State…

Twenty years after Muhammadu Buhari stated that General Sani Abacha, who ruled the country from 1993 to 1998 did not loot the national treasury, the President on Saturday took exception to the unflattering remarks about him by the global bank, HSBC, alleging that the conglomerate laundered about $100 million for the Nigeria’s late dictator. Buhari, who ruled Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 as head of state, and his successor, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, who ruled from 1985 to 1992, gave the late Abacha the clean bill in Kano on June 8, 2008, 10 years after the rememberance prayers that marked…

The Nigeria’s social media critic and public commentator has taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari over what  he described as lack of concern on the killing of a pastor and 50 Christians in Adamawa State by suspected Fulani herdsmen.   Femi Fani-Kayode, in his Twitter handle on Sunday wrote ‘’Fulani terrorists killed a Lutheran priest and 51 other Christians in Gon, Nzumosu, Bolki,Nyanga and Bukuto villages in Numan LGA,Adamawa state yesterday yet not a word from Buhari.   Fani-Kayode, a one-time Minister of Aviation lamented, ‘’All he is concerned about is a hurricane in America and the vote of…

A 33-year-old Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, Sunday, set the new world record by finishing the Berlin Marathon in less than two hours and two minutes, Kipchoge, who had won twice before in Berlin, raised the bar for marathon runners across the globe, setting an extraordinary time of 2:01:39 and beating a 2014 world record by compatriot Dennis Kimetto, which was also set in Germany’s capital. Regarded as one of the greatest long-distance runners of his generation, he won in Berlin in 2015 and 2017, positing times of 2:04:00 and 2:03:32 respectively. “I lack words to describe this day,” said Kipchoge, a former…

Like every country in the world, Nigeria has many professionals. Lawyers are among the core professionals in their field of study. Ideally, some lawyers specialise in corporate area (small and medium businesses, large corporations), banking debts recovery, criminal defense, property issues, immigration, divorce, public interest, transactions, etc. Any of these specializations can bring a lot of money to the practitioner if he grows into a professional, highly experienced and lucky person. Becoming one of the top richest lawyers in Nigeria depends on the person’s destiny, character, and hard work. Who are the richest lawyers in Nigeria? Our selection of ‘who…

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria defeated the Black Starlets of Ghana 3-1 on penalties in the final of the 2018 WAFU Zone B U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers played on Saturday, September 15. The Golden Eaglets beat host Niger Republic 2-1 in the semifinal while Ghana who defeated Cote D’ Ivoire in the other fixture to set up a final between the West African rivals. By defeating the Black Starlets in the final of the WAFU Zone B, the Golden Eaglets get ticket to represent he zone at the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/Chevron Joint Venture spent more than N20.6 billion on 600 programmes through the Chevron Global Memorandum of Understanding, GMoU since 2005. Mr. Esimaje Brikinnin, General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, PGPA, Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, stated this at the graduation ceremony and presentation of starter packs to the trainees under Itsekiri Regional Development Committee, IRDC. Represented by Sam Daibo, the Area Manager, PGPA Field Operation, Brikinn noted that the success of the capacity building/training programme “reinforces CNL’s belief that the process that is community-driven can stimulate quicker community development, than processes and systems designed without…