PRESS RELEASE

2015 election: River State's image denting game

The defamatory and futile attempt to disparage the good image of Prince Tonye Princewill by some faceless junkyard dogs through their paymasters because of the Rivers State2015 general election has been brought to our attention and we wish to clarify the falsehood contained in the report alleging that the Prince influenced the emergence of Miss Sylvia Nduka as the 2011 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria because of his relationship with her and in the process gave her expensive gifts including a duplex in Garki and a BMW X6.

OPINION

 Orji's temperament against Kalu

By Odimegwu Onwumere

The bible account says that God said let there be light, and there was light. But some people yet preferred to walk in darkness. The later is the disposition of Governor T.A Orji of Abia State. Sometimes one thinks with embarrassing intuition and asks what did his political mentor and predecessor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu did against him that he cannot forgive and forget and make peace with him, owing to the glaring fact that in Nigeria today we need more peace than we need problem.

NEWS & REPORTING

Migrants to have a voice in Hungary

By Hakeem Babalola

People from all continents participated in a training/workshop on Friday March 30 to kick-start a project aiming to create a medium in which to raise migrants’ voice in an attempt to foster better relationship between migrants and Hungarians.

NEWS & REPORTING

International press headlines about Hungary's president resigning

President Pál Schmitt announced his departure at the end of an unscheduled speech in the Hungarian Parliament today. The Associated Press, one of the first to break the story in English, reported Schmitt saying he is stepping down because his "personal issue" is dividing Hungary.

SPECIAL FEATURE

Africa struggles for “Democratic Deepening" 

By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong

“If our political parties fail, our democracy will suffer.” - Michael J.K. Bokor, Ghanaian assistant professor of English at Long Island University, USA

Forget about the democratic hiccup in Mali, once of one of Africa’s emerging democracies. Or the fact that Mauritius is the only African country ranked as being “full” democracy by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual democracy index. Or the Economist Intelligence Unit also saying the shiny Botswana democracy is “flawed.”

OPINION

 Amaechi & power supply

By Odimegwu Onwumere

No matter how inane any government is there must an area it will improve on squarely. Without reservation, Governor Chibuike Amaechi-led government of Rivers State is improving in the area of electricity supply. At least, many of the towns can attest to enjoying electricity, though it might not be uninterrupted.

NEWS

Senegal’s new president sworn-in 

The new president of Senegal, Macky Sall, has been sworn into office to become the country's first new leader in 12 years. Around 2,000 people attended the ceremony, including 11 African heads of state, and crowds of people lined the streets to cheer Mr Sall.

OPINION

 My Teenager

By Stella Damasus

“If you want to hang out with us, you have to be able to manage dating 3 guys at the same time.. You can’t be our friend with the way you look, your dressing needs to be more revealing, you need to use more makeup…“Hahahaha, so you want to move around with us and you don’t party, you don’t drink, you’ve never had sex, you can’t even use a swear word?!”