Anthony Akaeze, senior assistant editor is a dogged journalist. When he sets out to investigate a story, he does it with gusto such that obstacles cannot debar him. He is a goal getter. A testament to this was the Nigeria Breweries’ Golden Pen award he won shortly after we went to press two weeks ago.…
Magu Replaces Lamorde
As more reactions trail the sudden removal of Ibrahim Lamorde, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the anti-corruption agency, a replacement has been announced. He is Ibrahim Magu, a top-level official of the Economic and Governance Unit of the EFCC. Magu is reportedly known as a pragmatic investigator of the commission at…
Wike’s SA Media, Inko-Tariah Quits
By Emmanuel Obe The Special Adviser to Rivers State Governor, Mr. Opunabo Inko-Tariah, has resigned from his post, citing poor funding for his department and other reasons. Inko-Tariah, who has been working with the Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, since June this year also accused the governor of spurning his professional advice. He thanked the governor…
Berries of Beauty
If you are one of those looking to spice up your diet with some juicy fruit, the Acai Berries is an option you might want to explore. Commonly found in the rain forests of the Amazon, acai Berries is considered to be one of the healthiest fruits. Research show that Acai is capable of “fighting…
How Thousands Dig UP, Eat and Sell Condemned Chicken in Rivers
From Emmanuel Obe There was pandemonium on Saturday and Sunday near the Trailer Park at Ebubu in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers when thousands of youths, women and children descended on a burrow pit; dug out and took home several tonnes of chicken condemned and buried by men of the Nigerian Customs. The scavengers…
Nigeria: Time For Business Unusual
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is on tenterhooks. This is because the electoral gains of the party in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states are threatened, particularly in the light of the verdicts of Election Petition Tribunals over the last general elections in the affected states. Click here to download our magazines So leaders of the…
TELL Reporter Wins Golden Pen Award
Anthony Akaeze, a Senior Assistant Editor with TELL magazine, has been named winner of the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Award for 2015. At the award ceremony Friday at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Akaeze was announced winner of the ultimate prize ahead of Lawrence Njoku of the Guardian newspaper and Mojeed Alabi of the New Telegraph…
Saraki Loses Bid To Stop Trial
The trial storm eating into the personality of Bukola Saraki, the Senate president appears far from being calmed, as the the Court of Appeal in Abuja has on Friday dismissed an appeal Saraki challenging the constitutionality of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, to try him for alleged false declaration of assets. Led by Adumein…
Half of Nigerian Senate Confirms Amaechi as Minister
The rules of the Senate did not envisage that there could be a walk-out by all members of political party during a major consideration in the Senate. That is why when all senators elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP staged a walk out, because they failed to make the Senate…
China Ends One-Child Policy
Authorities in China have decided to put an end to its policy of one-child per family. The policy was started in 1979 as a drastic measure to control the ballooning population in the country. It is estimated that within the last 35 years of the policy over 400 million increase in the population had been…