In the stormy wellspring of a torrential national discourse, something useful has emerged. Suddenly, the written word as the expression of national memory has emerged in a flurry of memoirs. We are in the season of memoirs and recollections. Selective remembering in writing has since emerged as a distinctive...
Port Harcourt
Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has paid a condolence visit to former Minister of Transportation and ex-Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, following the death of his mother, Dame Ezinne Mary Oduah Amaechi. Obi, accompanied by former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu...
2027: ‘I’m equally ready to die,’ Obi tells supporters as he rallies Nigerians to defend their votes
2027: ‘I’m equally ready to die,’ Obi tells supporters as he rallies Nigerians to defend their votes
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has declared that he was prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice alongside Nigerians committed to rescuing the country, as he urged supporters to remain resolute ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Friday during a town hall meeting in Port...
• Shows how Nigeria can surpass global estimated potential One of Nigeria’s topmost real estate and property entrepreneurs, My-ACE China (popularly known as ‘Mayor of Housing’), has reacted to the latest global report on real estate, which posted Nigeria and Africa as a new growth area. He has not...
Fresh from his two-week leave and back at work, Vice President Kashim Shettima is departing the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Vice President will proceed to commission the 33.5-kilometre Elele–Egbeda–Omoku Dual Carriageway, one of the major infrastructure projects being inaugurated by the Rivers...
Nigeria’s foremost leadership coach and motivational speaker, Fela Durotoye, and Chairman of the Mayor of Housing Group, My-ACE China, have said the true treasure of Rivers State lies not beneath the ground in crude oil but in the potential and capacity of its people. They also echoed the position...
By Prof. LEONARD KARSHIMA SHILGBA – Nigeria has become a nation perpetually “fighting insecurity,” yet insecurity appears to be fighting back with greater sophistication, wider reach, and frightening resilience. Every budget cycle produces another avalanche of “security votes,” “security interventions,” “security procurements,” and “security operations.” More patrol vehicles are...
As demand grows for cleaner and more cost-effective energy solutions, Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) has rallied industry leaders and investors in Port Harcourt to accelerate the adoption of natural gas as a catalyst for industrial growth, improved productivity, lower operating costs, and stronger business competitiveness. The forum coincided with...
• Urges orphans at Priesthood Orphanage to strive harder and focus harder on heavenly father than other children Asked why he chose a quiet moment to be at one of the Orphanages in Port Harcourt last Easter Sunday without publicity, the Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, replied that visiting...
Director-General of the Rivers State Investment Promotion Agency (RSIPA), Dr Chamberlain Peterside, has warned the BRACED states against allowing the economic carpet shift below their feet again. BRACED is an acronym representing the six states in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria that formed a regional economic development bloc....
• As experts call for effective health insurance in Nigeria to save the poor The Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, along with medical experts and philanthropists, have warned that health sector crisis may explode if health insurance is not strengthened to save the poor. They have also demanded a...
Rivers State seems to have restarted its economy with the 18th international trade fair going on in Port Harcourt at the Dr Obi Wali International Cultural Centre. This is as the Rivers State Investment Promotion Agency (RSIPA) has unveiled measures to enthrone ease of doing (EoDB) to win back...
A powerful coalition of charismatic leaders, including the President of The Men of Issachar Vision, Pastor Samson Ajetomobi, and the fiery Apostolic voice, Apostle Michael Orokpo, is set to descend on Port Harcourt this January for the 11th Annual edition of “Prayer Storm.” The highly anticipated spiritual convergence will...
The Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, has warned that building a world class estate without caring about host community buy-in could be waste of time. Mr China said his company, the Housing & Construction Mayor Limited, is the first to hand 10 equity stake in corporate social capital. This...
Foremost real estate investor in Port Harcourt and South-South, My-ACE China, popularly known as the Mayor of Housing, has bagged the Mandela Africa Leadership Award. The real estate success strategist, who is behind a new mini-city known as the Alesa Highland Smart City near Onne Port, said after the...
The Federal Government has raised serious concerns over the substandard construction work being carried out by China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) on the Aba-bound stretch of the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, in a statement released Monday by his media aide, Orji Uchenna Orji, said...
Senior leaders of the Shell Energy Nigeria organisation have said that Nigeria needs sustained actions to attract and retain investments in the gas sector to ensure economic growth and industrialization. They stated this during the 3rd edition of the Gas Investment Forum which held in Lagos this week. Investments...
By LEO IGWE – The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the police and other state authorities in Rivers State to prosecute the pastor who abused children during an exorcism. This call has become necessary following the reluctance of the police to press charges against the reckless and irresponsible pastor...
The Anti-Corruption Commissioner for the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), in Rivers and Bayelsa States, Mrs. Ekere Usiere, has advised staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to distance themselves from corrupt practices. Speaking during the quarterly anti-corruption sensitisation workshop at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, Usiere...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Ltd has officially ruled out sale of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, reaffirming its commitment to completing high-graded rehabilitation and retention of the plant. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC Limited, Bashir Bayo Ojulari, announced this at...