Igwurita is a very busy semi-urban community in Rivers State. Though, it is one of the closest communities to Port Harcourt, the state capital, Igwurita community is in Ikwerre local government area of the state. On Saturday, March 17, 2012, the peacef...
It is not in the African culture to take one’s life but it seems that things are taking a different pattern in our society now a days. Out of fear of being disowned, young Maryam decided that she was better off dead. BLESSING UKEMENA writes. Mary...
In every part of Katsina State, one is sure to find illegal road blocks constructed by communities in the guise of guarding against over speeding and reckless driving. In virtually all the road side communities especially those on the highways the peop...
The Director General of the Edo State Liaisons Office in Abuja Tony Aiyijina, in this interview with JAMES UWEM, he talks about his stewardship and as well evaluates political developments in the state. How has it been like serving as ...
Former Kaduna State military administrator, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali, in this interview with Correspondent MIDAT JOSEPH believes that for the north to retrieve power in 2015, it must seek another platform other than the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (...
Accidents can be avoided if necessary precautions are taken into consideration. However, it is a pity that the safety of children on Nigerian roads is often not considered by many, a terrible oversight that has led to several avoidable fatal accidents ...
Charles Apple is a freelance visual journalist and instructor. A long time news artist and designer, He teaches design and graphics workshops and seminars around and outside U.S.A. He has won numerous awards from the Society for News Design for graphic...
In the past few months, unease has enveloped the Nigerian telecommunications sector especially the service providers with the avalanche of notices from various local and state governments and their agencies seeking to collect levies and taxes from the ...
Diamond Bank Plc has recorded N11.254 billion loss in its Audited Report for the Period Ended December 31, 2011.The bank’s financial position was contained in a filing made to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) last Friday for verification. By thi...
Guinness Nigeria, has revealed that its ongoing drive to expand its operations, has seen it invest $225 million (N55.billion), into its Ogba and Benin breweries in the country. Adebayo Alli, capacity expansion project lead, Guinness Nigeria...
Mr. Bode Adediji, the Group Executive Chairman of Bode Adediji Partnership, Kontinental Developers Nigeria Limited and House of Estate Limited and President of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers spoke with FLORENCE&nbs...
Bukky Ayoade, the Relationships Manger at the Netherlands Business school, Abuja in this interview speaks to Blessing Ukemena about how attending a business school is best for anyone who wants to be one step ahead in this competitive age. How do you de...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested over 150 operators of illegal oil bunkers in some parts of the country. The Commandant-General of the corps, Dr Ade Abolurin, said this in Abuja on Saturday, while addressing 50 ...
The Sokoto State government says over 811,385 children will be immunised during the four-day National Immunisation Plus Days ( NIPDs) against polio which commenced on Saturday. Alhaji Garba Kadi, the Director, Sokoto State Primary ...
Alhaji Saidu Dakin-Gari, a former Kebbi Governor and PDP candidate in the re-run governorship election on Saturday, voted at 12 40 p.m. and expressed confidence of winning. ``I am confident of victory, but the Almighty Allah has...