Yesterday, 30th November, 2016, Toyin Saraki was named as one of Thought Catalog’s 7 Unsung Heroes To Remember Heading Into 2017 written by Daniel Myrick. Mrs. Saraki was recognised for her global work in health, gender equality and clean water sanitation. Daniel Myrick wrote: “People like Toyin Saraki are few and far between trying to alter the balance of power.” The 7 Unsung Heroes also includes Jamaican Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson and historical figures such as the Swedish Humanitarian Raoul Wallenberg who gave protected passports during the Holocaust. Daniel Myrick honors Mrs. Saraki with a description of her work…
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The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged a plot by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to pull down the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration and weaken the ruling APC. The party, in a statement issued on Thursday in Port Harcourt, fingered the State Chapter of PDP and Governor Nyesom Wike as leaders of the plot using their unrelenting campaign against the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, as a ploy. The statement signed by Rivers APC Chairman, Chief (Dr.) Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, disclosed that, in the latest manifestation of the plot, Wike and…
Ebonyi State Government has been commended by the Group Managing Director of UBA, Kennedy Uzoka, for its strong partnership with the bank. Uzoka made the commendation after he met in private with Governor David Umahi at the Government House in Abakaliki on Tuesday. Fielding questions from journalists after meeting, he lauded commended Umahi for his developmental projects within a very short period in office and assured that UBA, would remain committed to helping the state. The UBA boss said, “We are here to thank the governor for the great relationship that exists between the state and the bank which has…
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The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) said it is exactly one year since the party and other stakeholders held the Rivers Black Day march in honour of all those who were killed before, during and after the 2015 general elections in Rivers State. The party in a statement signed by its Spokesman, Senibo Chris Finbone recalled that “the APC lost well over a hundred persons to the political violence that preceded and trailed that election and the killings have continued apace ever since. Security agents also lost their officers and men in the process; same for innocent…
In a uniquely unprecedented unity, the wives of Distinguished Senators of the 8th Senate and wives of Honorable Members of the House of Representatives led by Chair of the Forum of Senators’ Wives; Her Excellency Mrs. Toyin Saraki and Her Excellency, Mrs. Gimbiya Dogara, wife of The Speaker, House of Representatives, yesterday joined hands on Giving Tuesday to contribute their efforts once again, to the plight of displaced persons as they visited and donated relief materials to NYSC Orientation Camp Damare, Malkohi, Saint Theresa and Fufore Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camps in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State. The entourage…
I have read the deliberate misinformation and twisted facts by the desperate gang of impostors who claim to be members of the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and my initial position was to ignore them. However, if falsehood is allowed to be peddled unchallenged, it could take on the toga of the truth; hence my reaction. It simply illogical that some meddlesome interlopers who have NEVER made any financial contribution to the party, are the ones purportedly questioning us on the accounts of the party. Can you ask anyone to give account of what you never…
Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday in Yenagoa said that a 50 kg bag of Nigeria rice is selling in Ebonyi State for N8,000. This was disclosed by the Acting Director, Corporate Communication, CBN, Mr Isaac Okoroafor, in Bayelsa State. Speaking at a sensitization workshop for the CBN Anchor programme for farmers, he said: “We should eat Nigerian rice provided for by the CBN Anchor Programme; 50 Kg of local rice is now N8,000 in Ebonyi. Already, the Abia Government has ordered rice from Ebonyi for Christmas,”. He said that the Anchor Borrowers Programme for the promotion of Agriculture has set the…
The great and respected world leader, Nelson Mandela of South Africa, once stated: “There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a programme that will help me bring a little happiness to those with no resources: those who are poor, illiterate, and ridden with terminal disease.” In my search for a compassionate leader who have taken this statement of this great statesman not only to heart but in practice, God answered my prayer when I came across the Mission Statement of a new leader in Nigeria, Engr Dave Nweze Umahi, the indefatigable Governor of Ebonyi State, who has…
Amasses More Than 3,000 Customers and a Staggering $3 Billion in Cumulative Revenues in Less Than Three Years • More than 3,000 customers have purchased XtremIOAll-Flash storage arrays worldwide • More than US$3 billion in cumulative XtremIO revenues in less than three years in the market Dell EMC today announced that the XtremIOAll-Flash Array (AFA) has surpassed another set of customer and revenue milestones, with EMC (now part of Dell EMC) further solidifying its position as the All-Flash market leader, amassing a 40% revenue share according to IDC , nearly 2.5x its nearest competitor. Since its November 2013 debut, XtremIO…
The Save Lagos Group (SLG) has called for the resignation of the Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State from office as Chief Security Officer of the State over the recent incessant security threat to the lives and property of the masses in the Metropolis, saying that the development has shown the ineptitude and inefficiency on the part of the State government despite the tax payers money being spent on the provision of security of people of the State. It however called for immediate removal of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2, Mr. Cornelius Aderanti and State Commissioner of…
Samsung’s commitment to producing innovative, life-changing products and services will be on display in its new campaign tagged, “Open Your Mind.” Samsung Electronics West Africa stated that the campaign will demonstrate Samsung’s commitment to innovation, quality and service to its consumers. The campaign will also serve as a reminder to consumers of Samsung’s unflinching support in the provision of world class devices that would help them in realizing their dreams and potentials. Emmanouil Revmatas, Director and Business Leader, Information Mobile and Technology, Samsung Electronics West Africa, said that as the market leader in smart devices and solutions, “Samsung will continue…
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that with less than two weeks to the legislative rerun elections in Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike appears to have thrown all caution to the wind as he goes berserk and launches a campaign of blackmail on everyone especially the APC, INEC and the Nigeria Police. The APC in a statement by its Spokesman, Senibo Chris Finebone said, “Like the proverbial masquerade that has lost his entire arrows, Gov. Nyesom Wike is cutting a pitiable image of a disarmed dictator and this is understandable. Fact is that Gov. Nyesom…
My attention has been drawn to news reports credited to the spokesman of the National Caretaker Committee of our great party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Dayo Adeyeye that the party would “impose severe sanctions on Ali Modu Sheriff and his faction for all their actions intended to undermine the party’s interest”. I wish to say that I believe that Prince Adeyeye was either misquoted or misrepresented because it is totally inconceivable that anyone who has the interest of the party at heart would contemplate such at this time. No one is afraid of any sanctions so long as we know…
The Rivers governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general elections, Dr Dakuku Peterside has congratulated Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN of the APC for winning the Ondo State governorship election. Chief Akeredolu defeated the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alliance for Democracy (AD), Social Democratic Party (SDP), among others in a keenly contested election that has been adjudged free, fair and credible. Dr Peterside, who is also the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), repeated for the umpteenth time that the APC would any free, fair and credible election devoid of…
With the trouncing of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the governorship election in Ondo State Saturday, the Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) is asking the governor of Rivers State to immediately retrieve and return the sum of N2bn of Rivers money he donated to the Ondo State branch of the PDP. Making the demand Sunday afternoon was the Rivers State Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress, APC, Senibo Chris Finebone while addressing APC supporters in Port Harcourt shortly after the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Chief Rotimi Akeredolu of the APC as the winner of the 2016 Ondo…
The Federal Government has given its backing to Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi’s ban on the sale of foreign rice in the state. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audi Ogbeh, stated this when he visited Ettem Amagu Rice Farm in Ikwo Local Government Area as part of his assessment of agricultural potential of the state. Ogbeh, who was in company with the Chairman, Presidential Committee on Rice production, Abubakar Bagudu and Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele, commended Umahi for his agricultural policy, particularly in ensuring massive rice production in the state. The minister said,” Governor,…
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has lamented the outcome of the Ondo State Governorship election, saying the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) connived with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its collaborators in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the election before it was conducted. He said; “Just as I would have loved to congratulate the winner, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), because in every contest, there must be a winner and a loser, the role of INEC in awarding victory to him in the election left much to be desired.” The governor, who reacted to the…
…Alleges O/C SARs, Police Inspector of complicity A civil rights group, Save Lagos Group (SLG) has dragged the three (3) citizens of the Republic of India and their company, SUNOLA Vegetable Oil & Foods Limited Company, a subsidiary of KEWALRAM Nigeria Limited, Lagos, before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over illegal and fraudulent seizure of One Hundred and Six million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira Commission rates of the goods bought by the Company Authorized Distributor, Mr. Selim Alamutu, the Chairman CESSA-KAMSEL Integrated Investment Limited since 2004 till 2016. It also alleged Inspector Sule with Phone Number-08052313414 and Officer-In-…
Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has signed the Ebonyi State University Amendment Bill and the 2016 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N11.8bn into law. While signing the two bills at the Government House in Abakaliki, Umahi explained that the Ebonyi State University amendment bill was necessary because of some issues affecting the institution’s staff recently. But the new law cost the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Francis Idike his job as he was expected to vacate office November 26. Umahi further explained that non-gazetting of the university staff and the tenure of the vice-chancellor as well as other management staff had been…