Thursday, May 27th would remain a memorable one in the political life of Rivers State as the leadership and members of the Princewills Political Associates worldwide rolled out the drums to celebrate her supreme leader, the honourable minister for transportation, former governor of Rivers state, former speaker of the state, leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Rivers State and South-South zone, Rt. (Hon) Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. The occasion had over one thousand members of the Princewills Political family drawn from the various sub-groups which make up the PPA namely the United waterfront, the PPA women wing, The…
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The cases and deaths due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic or outbreak are increasing daily as shown in the high-level statistics shown below, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 170,957,422 Deaths: 3,555,052 Recovered: 152,997,457 Active Cases: 14,404,913 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions. Closed Cases: 156,552,509 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total cases: 1. United States (USA): 34,042,083 2. India: 28,046,957 3. Brazil: 16,515,120 4. France: 5,666,113 5. Turkey: 5,242,911 Top 5 cases by total deaths: 1. United States (USA):…
Nigeria COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic case statistics as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are highlighted below: Confirmed Cases: 166,285 Discharged Cases: 156,557 Death: 2,071 31 new cases reported across the states listed below: Lagos: 15 Gombe: 5 Akwa Ibom: 4 FCT: 3 Kaduna: 2 Kwara: 2 Please, let’s keep well and stay safe wherever may be to curtail the spread of the virus. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call NCDC on this toll-free number (080097000010).
The cases and deaths due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic or outbreak are increasing daily as shown in the high-level statistics shown below, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 170,558,922 Deaths: 3,546,881 Recovered: 152,531,290 Active Cases: 14,480,751 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions. Closed Cases: 156,078,171 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total cases: 1. United States (USA): 34,031,968 2. India: 27,893,472 3. Brazil: 16,471,600 4. France: 5,657,572 5. Turkey: 5,235,978 Top 5 cases by total deaths: 1. United States (USA):…
The discordant tunes in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that once held sway for 16 years in the reins of power in Nigeria has taken a new turn as a major plan was hatched over a year now by the governors elected under the party in the old Eastern region. The decision to swell up the ranks of the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC), by these Governors who have actually held tight the party’s stronghold in the South East and the South-South States is part of a planned coup to ouster the owners of APC in a bid to…
To the Glory of our Almighty God, 23rd May 2021 marks my 29th Wedding Anniversary with the former Miss Ada Chioma Henrietta Nwaorgu. A journey that started in the University of Calabar (UNICAL) where we were undergraduates in 1987 that led to our formal wedding at St Theresa Catholic Church in Yola, Adamawa State on May 23rd, 1992 under the then Rev Father Ignatius Kaigama the present Arch Bishop of Abuja Catholic Diocese and President of Catholic Bishops in Nigeria. To the glory of God, our union has produced six beautiful children, five graduates and one undergraduate. When I reflect…
Niger Delta leaders yesterday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State stated they had no reason to doubt that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva over the completion of the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery. The leaders said they knew President Muhammadu Buhari and Timipre Sylva well enough to believe them whenever they give their word on any issue. They expressed dismay that despite several public assurances by Sylva, some Nigerians are still cynical about the Port Harcourt Refinery. At a meeting in Yenagoa, the leaders praised Sylva for setting positive parameters for future political leaders. “Chief Timipre…
It was a pleasant surprise when I got a call from Barrister Uchenna Orji, the workaholic Ebonyi State Commissioner of Information, through whom I and the entire world have read much about the magic being ignited by the incumbent Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi in the State. The call was for me to join him on a project/facility tour of most of the key projects this energetic and visionary leader of this dispensation has achieved in less than six years. Having heard so much about the gale of projects permeating the nooks and crannies of the once…
South-South leaders yesterday took a swipe at some youths in the zone, urging them to be decorous. They urge oil companies to ignore seven days ultimatum, justify forensic audit and the appointment of the sole administrator. The leaders also queried the rationality of the ultimatum given to international oil firms to vacate the Niger Delta region. “There is no reason for any such thing.” Leader of South-South Front (SSF), Chief John Harry and other notable leaders in the zone, said the South-South had fared better in the last few years under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. They described the position of…
The conversation elicited since the Asaba declaration of the Southern Governors of Nigeria is still ongoing but not with the unexpected clap back from different groups and individuals. Since the decision by the Governors to ban the much controversial Open Grazing, there has been a round of applause for the once regarded docile leaders, cutting across party lines, ethnicity, and religion. After a successful meeting hosted by the Delta State Governor in the wake of the rising insecurity in the country, trickling from the North and gradually spreading to the South, there has been a disturbing disquiet from their Northern…
Lagos State Government has started a three-day capacity building on fish cage culture system for 120 women and youths in Afowo Community area of Badagry. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya who made this known in Lagos today explained that this initiative would boost local fish production by an additional 162 tonnes of fish per annum, create over 100 direct jobs and 300 indirect jobs for cage construction workers, equipment suppliers, marketers and input suppliers. She added that the State Government would further empower additional 80 women and youth in the Cage Culture System of fishing in the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has frowned at the appointment of former Rivers South/East Senator, Magnus Ngei Abe, into the Legal Process and Security and Special Engagements Sub-Committees of the All Progressives Congress by the Mohammed Abubakar-led Contact & Strategy Committee of the party. Eze states that the APC Leadership’s continued romance with Abe even after he vehemently refused to revalidate membership is antithetical to progress, encourages unfaithfulness, rebellion; and therefore demands an urgent reversal of the party’s action. In…
Nigeria was recently awash with the sorrowful story of the heinous crime of kidnap and gruesome murder of Iniubong Umoren, an innocent job seeker and a University of Uyo graduate, somewhere in Akwa Ibom State. Nigerians were shocked to their marrows when it became apparent that one Frank Uduak Akpan was responsible for not only raping her but killing and burying her in a shallow grave somewhere in the State. The police declared the said Frank wanted but arrested his father who was suspected as an accomplice when it became apparent that Frank was on the run. As God would…
The World Head and Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, has strongly condemned the cruelties being perpetrated upon the Palestinians by Israel. Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said: “The (Israeli) police are using tear gas and bullets and now airstrikes have started. They say they are targeting their enemies and militants but in reality, horrific and unjust cruelties are taking place and innocent civilians are being attacked.” Calling on the Muslim world to show a united front, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said: “The Muslim world is divided and there is a complete lack of unity amongst…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill has condemned the lack of a clear cut implementable political ideology across party lines and blamed it for the cause of the absence of developmental politics in Nigeria, adding that the country politics has been divisive and needs major surgery. Prince Princewill, who made this known on a live radio programme “Politics Nation Wide” monitored in Port Harcourt, asserted that politics is too important to be left to politicians and calls for active participation. “I think our politics is in need of a lot of surgery.…
The Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has reported the 2/IC, Ogombo Divisional Police Station in Ajah area of Lagos State to the Police authority and called for immediate disciplinary action against the said lawless Police officers for engaging in unprofessional conduct because of selfish interest. The report has it that the 2/IC lead the team of Policemen from the Station on the violent attack against the law-abiding citizens living in the Emerald Housing Estate in Ajah area of the State over tenancy matter between one Madam Yusuf, the Co-tenant/Caretaker and her tenant, Favour Idigo. It was discovered…
Lagos State Government has disclosed that its World Bank-assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project would be constructing and rehabilitating no fewer than 13.16km farm access roads in four cluster areas across the State. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, who disclosed this at a press briefing in commemoration of the second year in office of the Sanwo-Olu’s administration in the State, explained that the access roads when completed would aid better movement to and from the affected farms; reduce losses particularly by egg farmers occasioned by broken eggs as a result of bad road…
The anticipation, the glamour, the glitz and the thrills of celebrity poker players ever known are being showcased for your knowledge and enjoyment. With poker offering the full range of emotions, there is little wonder it has become supremely popular among celebrities, sportsmen, women and those with a taste for the finer things in life. From high-stakes private games (you may recall certain actors coming under scrutiny in the bestselling book and movie Molly’s Game) to competing in World Series of Poker tournaments, celebrities enjoy edge-of-the-seat card action just as much as the rest of us. Some experienced plenty of…
This being an open letter written by Oby Ndukwe to the River State Governor, Nyesom Wike and titled “The Need for Reflection and Action”. Read and share your view. Dear Excellency, this curfew extension is only a cosmetic arrangement. We are no longer in Lockdown. It is time to show the investments in security. Let us see if what you were part of during Amaechi’s Invasion of the Okochiri Forest (a smaller version of the Sambisa Forest) can still happen. These unknown Gunmen would have been tracked down before any attack if you had not disbanded the C4i put in…
The Commissioner for Agriculture in Lagos State, Ms Abisola Olusanya, disclosed that the two upgraded Lagos State Food Production Centres located at Badagry and Araga would help boost the state’s food self-sufficiency status as well as reduce its dependence on other States for food. Olusanya who made this known today at a ministerial press briefing in commemoration of the second year anniversary of the State Government noted that the State Government would continue to treat agriculture as a combination of business and development platform. According to her, such treatment would enable the State to concentrate on the value chains where…