Mr Kachikwu, the younger brother of Nigeria’s former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, was declared winner after polling 977 votes against his closest contender, Mr Moghalu. The founder of Roots Television, Dumebi Kachikwu, has emerged as the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). He emerged the winner after defeating […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said there is the possibility of a person of Idoma extraction emerging the governor of the state in the near future. The Governor made the assertion when he received a delegation of the Benue Rebirth Movement, BRM, led by AVM Monday Morgan (retd), who yesterday visited him in […]
The Benue State Government through its Internal Revenue Service, BIRS, has sealed up the offices of the Jos Electricity Distribution Company, JED, in the state and a cement manufacturing company over N634.1million unpaid accumulated taxes. Leading the enforcement team, yesterday to shut the organisations, the Executive Chairman of BIRS, Mrs. Mimi Adzape-Orubibi, explained that the […]
The governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States will hold on June 18 and July 16, respectively. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday, called for stronger support from the Nigerian Armed Forces ahead of the off-cycle governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states. He made the call during […]
Financial and business analysts at the weekend blamed the collapse of some companies on their inability to innovate and change their business models in line with the dynamics of the contemporary business world. They spoke in Lagos at the maiden edition of The Marketing Conclave, a thought-leadership conference organised by First Katalyst Marketing, a leading […]
Police said it’s intelligence gathering is “top notch.” The police in Lagos have dismissed claims that some criminal elements have camped in the Badagry area of Lagos State, preparing to attack the residents. In a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Wednesday, the police said the viral voice note on WhatsApp claimed that […]
His abductors are demanding N50 million ransom. A photojournalist working with the Ebonyi State Government House has been abducted, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The man, identified as Uchenna Nwube, was abducted by suspected kidnappers on Okigwe-Aba-Enugu Expressway. Mr Nwube, who was allowed access to his phone by the kidnappers, told reporters […]
Monrovia — Eighteen promising Liberians, selected to participate in the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, departed for the United States on Tuesday, June 7. Ambassador Michael A. McCarthy met with the Fellows during a pre-departure orientation and expressed his support and excitement for the program. “From business and civic leaders to those […]
Athens — Deputy House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa has called for the expansion of Liberia’s position in the international maritime industry, which will allow the country to regain its place as the number one registry in the world. The Deputy Speaker said although the sector has contributed to the Liberian economy over the years, […]
Tubmanburg — At long last, Western Cluster Mining Company has finally broken grounds to start full operation in the western region of Liberia. Citizens of Bomi County, inclusive of the local leadership, chiefs, and elders turned in their numbers as the elders of the region welcomed the Indian company to start its operations in the […]
Palala — Two teens were sentenced Monday by the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Bong County for wasting acid in the eyes of a 21-year-old motorcyclist in Duta, Palala District. Rufus Moses, 19, and Daniel Dolokelen, 18, had each pleaded guilty to their commission of the crimes of Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Criminal Attempt to […]
There is no gainsaying the fact that the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, desires a trustworthy, incorruptible, competent, wise, good listener, problem solver, intelligent and experienced politician to be by his side as Vice President, to solve the multifaceted socioeconomic problems and infrastructure deficit flowing from the abysmal performance […]
Songwriter and social activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has said he will leave Nigeria if the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, or his counterpart of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, wins the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu won the APC presidential primary election […]
As part of its contribution to address the scourge of unemployment in the country, the National Agricultural Mechanization Cooperative of Nigeria, NAMCON, is set to create Nigeria agro extension service centres in 528 local government areas across 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The aim of the scheme is to […]
Asaba — The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has alerted Nigerians to new trends in human trafficking by owners of orphanages and football agents. This revelation followed the rescue of 75 children, who were trafficked from an orphanage in Abuja, seven years ago. The agency’s Director, Public Enlightenment, Josiah Emerole, […]
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series on the aftermaths of timber sales contracts (TSCs), which were canceled in March 2021 following years of illegitimacy. MONROVIA – The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) awarded and approved five contracts–meant for companies with majority Liberian shareholders–to foreign companies, a violation of forestry laws and regulations. Some […]
This piece may appear in the news pages but the subject is news to no one: The business model supporting journalism in Liberia is broken. For decades those of us who care about Liberia’s democracy and economic development have watched as heroic journalists delivered quality news from the fumes of a fuel-soaked rag. The dirty […]
“I needed the deputy governorship slot, but I have not been given.” An aide to Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, Janet Amba, has resigned her appointment with the state government. Mrs Amba, until her resignation, was a senior special assistant to the governor on Small and Medium Enterprise. In a letter to the […]