Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, marked his 96th birthday by releasing his memoir, titled ‘Brutally Frank.’ Speaking at a church service held at his Asokoro residence to thank God for his life, the leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, expressed his concern about the state of Nigeria and…
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has partnered with the National Population Commission (NPC) to develop a standard and digital postcode system that will aid the economic, political, social, and physical development of Nigeria. As part of this effort, the Commission is training functionaries for the ground-truthing of Postcode Area (PCA) Delineation Model at the National…
…hails the ex-minister’s contributions towards development of art in Nigeria. Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, His Excellency Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva has been awarded the most Literary Supportive Public Servant by the Abuja Writers Forum. Presenting the Award in Abuja, the Director of the AWF Mr Emman Shehu described Sylva…
The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, fnsa, visited the Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, CON, at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing Headquarters in Abuja today, to discuss possible areas of collaboration and support for the upcoming 2023 Population and Housing Census, particularly…
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has commenced the construction of seven units of five-bedroom buildings for Judges of Rivers State Judiciary at the Akassa Street Old GRA. The flats were initially owned by Bayelsa State Government, but were recently demolished by Wike’s administration. Governor Wike clarified that the relationship between Rivers and Bayelsa remained cordial,…
By: Godknows Igali On the day of its father’s funeral, the famous bird, the Woodpecker, had a boil on the foreskin of its beak and therefore could not carve its choicest drum to celebrate. Indeed, there are certain moments when the ink of the wordsmith dries up, and the stylus is unable to scribble the…
“The total requirement for the census (including post census activities) is N869bn ($1.88bn): census requirement – N626bn ($1.36bn) which is about $6 per capita (just slightly above the threshold of up to $5 per capita); post-Census (up to 2025) is N243bn ($527m).
According to Sunday Vanguard, there is an uneasy calm among various groups vying for leadership positions in the 10th House of Representatives. The Joint Task Force and Unity Group were reportedly locked in two separate locations in Abuja yesterday to review their strategies. This development has caused tension among the groups as they prepare for…
While it is true that there may be some truth to the allegations, it is important to consider the hard facts. Governor Wike’s uncompromising attitude towards the Bayelsa State Government’s property in Rivers State may not be unconnected with Senator Douye Diri’s refusal to join the ill-fated G5 group and their leadership’s disobedience against the PDP.
Governor Wike said he had met severally with Bayelsa State governor Douye Diri and told him to renovate or build a benefitting edifice on the parcel of land because the formal existing structure contravened the Rivers State urban renewal policy. “I spoke to my colleague, the governor of Bayelsa State, Douyi Diri severally. I said…
