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Jude Okoye, brother to Peter and Paul Okoye of Psquare has welcomed a baby girl with his wife Ifeoma. The news of the baby arrival was first shared by Paul’s wife Anita on Snapchat before the proud father took to Instagram to share the picture of the cute baby and mother.

The bill by the former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu,  described as unnecessary. Such critics say there are already enough existing laws that only need to be implemented and that the bill was designed to muscle NGOs and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). However the National Assembly on Tuesday, September 26, says it cannot be intimidated into abandoning its legislative duty of providing a platform for Nigerians to agree or disagree on any proposed legislative measure. The speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, stated this in his address to welcome lawmakers after the seven-week recess. The former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, described the bill as unnecessary. Such critics say there are already enough existing laws that only need to be implemented and that the bill was designed to muscle NGOs and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). However the National Assembly on Tue...

Anybody found with Biafra flag will be arrested – Abia police commissioner The new commissioner of police in Abia state Anthony Ogbizi has warned that anybody found with the Biafra flag will be arrested. Ogbizi said anyone seen with the Biafra emblem will be arrested and charged to court. Speaking while parading seven suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, the newly deployed state commissioner of police said the proscription of the group by the governors of the south east automatically make its illegal. He said it has become illegal for anyone to operate under the IPOB which was declared a terrorist organization by the Nigerian military or adorn its emblems.

China to stop the productions of diesel and petrol vehicles as Volvo plans to lunch electrical driven cars 2019 China, the world’s biggest car market, plans to ban the production and sale of diesel and petrol vehicles. This development is sequel to the announcement of UK and France plans to ban new diesel and petrol vehicles by 2040, as part of efforts to reduce pollution and carbon emissions. The country’s vice minister of industry, according to BBC report, said it had started “relevant research” but that it had not yet decided when the ban would come into force. He said “those measures will certainly bring profound changes for our car industry’s development,” Xin Guobin told Xinhua, China’s official news agency. China made 28 million cars last year, almost a third of the global total. Chinese-owned carmaker Volvo said in July that all its new car models would have an electric motor from 2019. Geely, Volvo’s Chinese owner, aims to sell one million electric cars by 2025. Other glob...

I don't believe we are out of recession  says Governor Wike The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has said he does not believe Nigeria is out of recession. He said: “When you say you are out of recession, it has an implication. The implication is that the economy has bounced back. When the economy has bounced back, it means there is food on the table for people to eat. “For the government, it means there is money for states to embark on infrastructure and development of their various areas. “But you can see that most politicians try to deceive the people who have given them the mandate and their votes to represent them. “I don’t believe that Nigeria is out of recession because there must be signs to show that we are out of recession. “All these things they are saying about Nigeria out of recession are gimmicks. Each time, the ruling party has a problem, they find one thing to talk about in order to keep on moving so that Nigerians can continue to believe in them. “Th...

More Problems for Nigeria Universities as SSANU, NASU, NAAT join ASUU, declare indefinite strike The problems facing the Nigerian educational institutions are about to increase as all the major non-teaching staff unions of public universities have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike. According to Premium Times, the strike is set to begin from September 11. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists, (NAAT), announced the strike on Wednesday, September 6. The president of SSANU, who is also the chairman of JAC while speaking at a press conference in Abuja explained reasons for the industrial action, saying the nationwide strike would be total and comprehensive. He said: “During the strike, there shall be no provision of services, no matter how skeletal. Concessions shall not be granted while all our members are to sta...

UNIPORT 2017/2018 POST-UTME SCREENING EXERCISE The University of Port Harcourt hereby invites candidates who chose the University as First and/or Second choice in the 2017 Unified MatriculationExamination (UTME) and obtained a minimum score of 180, to apply for Screening Exercise for admission into the University. The University shall not admit candidates into Geology in the 2017/2018 session.  Candidates who chose Geology as their programme of study are hereby informed that they could be admitted into other/related areas of study, subject to acceptable performance.  They are to contact JAMB for change of course or change of Institution for admission into Geology. The Schedule of the Screening Exercise is as indicated below: DAY/DATE OF EXERCISE                                      ...