Over 2,000 traders from Ajasa Street market on Saturday protested alleged forceful merger with Oseokwodu market in Onitsha, Anambra State. The protesters, mostly widows, also raised the alarm over heavy shootings by local vigilante group attached to a neighboring market in the process. Led by their woman leader, Mrs Ngozi Ezediniru, the traders said they…
Hon. Engr. Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei has become the first member representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives to establish a befitting and fully staffed Constituency Office in Oporoma, the headquarters of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. Since assuming office, the lawmaker has utilised the constituency office as a platform for governance, empowerment,…
The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Sports Development, Daniel Igali, has lauded Governor Douye Diri for spearheading the successful hosting of the maiden Yenagoa City International 10km Race, describing it as a landmark achievement for sports development in the state. Speaking with EMTV News shortly before the commencement of the race at the Opolo roundabout in…
“What I’m seeing here is better than what I expected. You have peace here compared to other parts of the country. Comparatively, you have peace here than in other states in this country. If what is happening here is replicated in all other state of Nigeria then we will say that we have a good country You have security, security without peace is no security, here you have peace, security and stability”
“We know the importance of agriculture and food and we want to produce food to feed Bayelsa people and even beyond. You are our next generation of technical farmers in our state.”
The Chairman, National Population Commission, Nasir Isa-Kwarra, will be meeting with President Bola Tinubu this week. President Bola Tinubu and NPC Chairman Nasir Kwarra The meeting, Erevision MediaTV gathered, may not be unconnected with the updates for conducting the 2023 Population and Housing Census, which was earlier scheduled for May 3-7 but was postponed indefinitely….
The Founder and Chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu, has said that prices of commodities and services in the country will continue to drop in the coming days, in view of the strengthening Naira. Speaking to reporters in Lagos after paying Eid-el-Fitr homage to President Bola Tinubu, Rabiu also projected that the with…
The Committee operates distinctly in purpose from the National Population Commission (NPC), the constitutionally mandated body responsible for planning, coordinating and conducting censuses in Nigeria.
Not too many decades ago, we could cast nets into abundant waters, reaping enough catch to nourish entire families. However, the oil boom has brought doom. Our lifeblood – our rivers – now flow with toxic oil residue instead of vibrant life.
By Etete Enideneze The enthusiasm of stakeholders towards the maiden Pan-Ijaw Economic Summit, affirms a concern to synergize ideas and chart a new path to economic wellbeing of Ijaws in the Nigerian State. This is coming after series of consultations and interactive sessions with leaders of thought, experts and groups within states where Ijaws are…
