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An estimated number of over Five Hundred Thousand carnival lovers and participants are expected in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for the 2014 edition of Carniriv, the Port Harcourt Carnival, making it the biggest carnival brands in Africa. Speaking during an interaction with journalists in Port Harcourt, during the week, Director General of the Rivers State Tourism Development Agency, Dr. Sam ... Read More »

‘Late Night with Nike Oshinowo’, an exciting new entertainment and lifestyle late night talk show, showcasing the best of art, culture, music, politics and pop-culture, is set to premiere on the 27th of November 2014 on premier African terrestrial and cable television, AIT. Hosted by Nike Oshinowo, season one of this weekday show is set to debut with a live ... Read More »

Workers in Benue State may stage a peaceful protest during President Goodluck Jonathan’s planned visit to the state to demand the payment of their three-month unpaid salaries. it was learnt that civil servants in the state are already making consultations on how to carry out the protest. A civil servant in the state, who spoke to our correspondent on condition ... Read More »

The remains of elder-statesman, astute administrator and nationalist, Chief ‘Tayo Akpata C.O.N will be committed to mother earth on Friday November 21, 2014 in Benin City, Edo State. The late Ima of Benin passed on peacefully in his Ikoyi home on Monday October 13, 2014. According to a press statement released by the family over the weekend, the funeral arrangements ... Read More »

Q. Let’s start with the name of the brand itself, there seems to be some confusion about ‘Carniriv’ and the ‘Port Harcourt Carnival’. For the record, can you clarify what may be brand confusion for us? A. There is no brand confusion. Carniriv and the Port Harcourt Carnival are one and the same brand. The Carnival is held every year ... Read More »

The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, says its troops have rescued a sister of serving Nigeria minister from her kidnappers. Coordinator, Joint Media Campaign Centre, Lt.-Col. Mustapha Anka, said on Tuesday that the victim, Mrs Osiyo Agama, was abducted on October 22. He said Agama was whisked away in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on her ... Read More »

There was panic yesterday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos as a Nigerian, who had already been cured of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone arrived aboard Royal Air Maroc. The ebola victim, Mr. Theophilus Onnakhinon, was flown from Sierra Leone by the airline while his younger brother, Mr. Chinedu Eroka was said to have absconded from the ... Read More »

The Director General and CEO of the Rivers State Tourism Development Agency, Dr. Sam Dede has said that the 2014 edition of Carniriv, the Port Harcourt Carnival is set to go down in history as the most colourful and memorable carnival event ever witnessed on the African continent in recent times Dr. Dede, an award winning actor and lecturer, gave ... Read More »

Kwara State Government has expressed concern that it had suddenly slided from the 33rd slot to the bottom of the 36-state federation fiscal allocation table. This comes after the All Progressive congress (APC) Governors’ forum last week raised the alarm following its meeting in Ilorin, the state capital. The State Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, who expressed the concern in ... Read More »

…Says she would guide Lagos on how to use science to find answers to the issues of now and tomorrow Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, on Monday formalized the appointment of Dr Adekemi Oluwayemisi Sekoni as his Chief Scientific Adviser to always guide the state on how to use science to find answers to the issues of now ... Read More »