Author: miebaka ikiriko

The Diocese of Okrika Anglican Communion will on Thursday this week hold its Diocesan Mothers Union Conference at Saint Agnes Anglican Church Ogan-Ama Deanery. The conference theme “Complete In Him” will also feature honouring of distinguished members and Launching of Ten Million Naira Mini Estate Project. A statement jointly signed by the Chairman Local Organizing […]

At least fifty persons are reportedly trapped in the twenty-one storey building collapse in Lagos. The National Emergency Management Agency Acting Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed the number of casualties to be over fifty persons. Director General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, Femi Oke-Osanyinlolu also said the persons trapped appeared more than fifty […]

Three suspected criminals, Three suspected criminals, two males and a female with a large substance suspected to be cocaine have been arrested by the Police Area Command in Eleme. The Police with the support of some vigilante youths of Alesa and Ogale invaded the hideout of the criminals apprehending the three suspects who are now […]

A Human Right advocate, Higher King has joined other well-meaning Nigerians to condemn the invasion of Justice Mary Odili’s Abuja residence as tromp up charges.  Higher King dropped the hint while speaking as guest on Radio Rivers Weekly Current Affairs Programme, Spotlight yesterday.  Higher King described the invasion as a shame saying that the invasion […]

The National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, held over the weekend has ended with new officers who emerged mainly as consensus candidates to pilot the affairs of the party with Iyorchia Ayu emerging as the National Chairman and Umar Iliya Damagun as the Deputy National Chairman North. Tuofeek Arapaja Deputy National Chairman South, […]

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikppeazu, has congratulated the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, Comrade Chris Isiguzo, on his re-election at the just concluded Triennial Conference of the Union hosted in Umuahia, the Abia State Capital. A statement by the Commissioner for Information Chief John Okiyi Kalu said Governor Ikpeazu expressed appreciation […]

Yesterday International Day of the Girl Child. The United Nations General Assembly on 19th December, 2011 passed a resolution declaring October 11 every year as the International Day of the Girl Child. The Day primarily focuses on the necessity to acknowledge the challenges that girls face around the globe and to empower them towards fulfilling […]

 World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with membership from more than one hundred and fifty countries. The theme for this year’s […]

Today is 2021 World Teachers Day. It is a day set aside to celebrate the invaluable contributions of teachers to the educational development of nations across the world. Speaking in a Live Interview on Radio Rivers tagged Spotlight, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers Rivers State Chapter Sir Dumnatah Lucky Nkpogoneh explained that this year’s […]

A team of twenty-two Senior Advocates of Nigeria has stormed Nigeria’s Supreme Court to address the Apex Court on the legality or otherwise of the contentious Executive Order Ten issued by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senior lawyers stormed the court on the invitation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammad as amicus curies […]