The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the suspension of all the election in all constituencies in Rivers State held on Saturday, March 19, 2016. However, INEC clarified that the suspension does not affect constituencies where polls had been completed and the results declared by the returning officers. The electoral body, in a statement…
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has confirmed the appointments of three persons to serve as his aides. A statement issued on Sunday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, disclosed that appointments are with immediate effect. The news appointees are Onoriode Kevin Akpe, who will serve as the Head of Events, Abuja office;…
Governor Nyesom Wike has accused his opponent in the Rivers State governorship election in April 2015, Dakuku Peterside of killing an aide to his (Wike) Chief of Staff, Chukwuemeka Woke. Wike, while addressing journalist on Sunday, said Dakuku, who is the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, used his security…
Executive Director of Heritage Bank Limited, Mary Akpobome, has described financial literacy as a strong catalyst to financial inclusion and wealth creation that will aid the nation’s economic growth. This was her submission in her opening remarks at the Financial Literacy Day Programme organised by the bank at the University of Ilorin Secondary School, Ilorin,…
….As he escapes assassination attempt Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, says the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike is after his life. In a statement issued Sunday night by his Special Assistant on Media, Sylvester Asoya, the NIMASA boss said the attempt on his life “not only terrifying, but also…
Sevilla were on Sunday night demolished by Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in a La Liga match. Karim Benzima opened the score line for the Madrid giants in the first half with a world class volley, while Christiano Ronaldo doubled the lead for the Zinedine Zidane’s men after an earlier penalty miss in…
Liverpool lost a two-goal lead in the first half to lose against Southampton 2-3 on Sunday at St Mary’s in a Barclays Premier League game. The Merseyside team went ahead in the 22nd minute through Philippe Coutinho’s superb finish, while Daniel Sturridge dazed the host three minutes later. But the Saints fought hard and were…
Manchester United may eventually finish this season in top four and get the chance to play in the Champions League next season, thanks to Marcus Rashford’s strike at the Etihad on Sunday. The teenager’s lone goal was enough to rekindle the Red Devil’s hopes of finishing top four this season. Rashford scored 16 minutes into…
Nigerian rapper, 2Shotz, has claimed his estranged wife has not allowed him have access to the only child between them. In 2015, 2shotz’s wife claimed the artiste was assaulting her in their marriage and that she had to leave him to escape the regular domestic violence she had to suffer. 2Shotz had been very quiet…
Chief of Staff to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Chukwuemeka Woke, has been arrested by officials of the Department of State Security, DSS, in the state. Woke was apprehended on Sunday over an alleged assassination attempt on the life of Peterside Dakuku, the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, in…