Group Throws Weight Behind Jimi Agbaje’s Guber Dream

An interest group, few days ago, threw its full weight behind the governorship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje. The group, Jimi Agbaje Independent Campaign group, JAICG, which has no particular affiliation to the PDP, has members drawn across key players in the organized private sector, OPS, Youths and…

Jonathan Appoints Anenih, Ali, Fani-Kayode, Others As Campaign Directors

Ahead of the February 14, 2015 presidential poll, President Goodluck Jonathan has confirmed the appointments of some chieftains of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, into key positions of his campaign organisation. Jonathan appointed former National Chairman of the PDP, Ahmadu Ali, as his campaign organisation’s Director-General, while the Chairman of the Board of trustees of…

Carniriv 2014 Ends On High Note

The 2014 edition of the Port Harcourt Carnival, Carniriv, was climaxed in grand style at the Carnival Village, Port Harcourt, Rivers state on Saturday December 20, 2014, with sparkling performances by Timaya, Waje and many others to the delight of thousands of carnival lovers who kept faith with the event. The carnival, which kicked off…

6 Terrorists Die In Yobe Car Explosion

No fewer than six persons suspected to be insurgents were feared dead in an explosion that rocked a major town in Yobe State called Fika on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred when a bomb-laden vehicle went off near a security checkpoint mounted in the town. It was gathered that the human casualties were occupants of…

Uduaghan Drums Support For LG System

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has thrown his full weight behind local government administration in Nigeria, calling for urgent and pragmatic steps that would reposition the third tier of government for effective service delivery at the grassroots level. The governor, declaring open a two-day orientation workshop for newly sworn-in local government chairmen, vice-chairmen, secretaries,…

DPO Mysteriously Dies In Office

The Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Ijede Police Station, Nwaoha Uzoma, has died. It was learnt that Uzoma’s corpse was found in his office on Thursday, a day after he entered and locked himself in. Reports said when his mobile phone was called, he did not pick his calls, which made anxious relatives…