Day: August 31, 2017

Gov. Wike swears in commissioners, permanent secretary

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The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday swore in 14 commissioners and told them to demonstrate 100 per cent loyalty. Wike also swore in a new Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Ibiware Ogolo. He said, “We demand 100 per cent loyalty. This work deserves total commitment. When you have the opportunity to serve the state, it is a rare privilege. Therefore, you have to be committed to service. “We are rebuilding the state because a lot went wrong during the immediate past administration of the APC. You need to put…

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Presidential rats and Nigeria’s greatness

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When the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed, last week, that rodents had wrought plenty damage in President Muhammadu Buhari’s Aso Rock office, he was just unconsciously reflecting the inbuilt culture of “beggarlism” among the Nigerian ruling class; a syndrome not easily discerned, unless it comes out in a “slip of the tongue” like in the case of Garba’s gaffe. Ours is a country so blessed that we lack virtually nothing. Nigeria is rich in natural, human and spiritual resources. Our only problem…

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Suspected Militants Kill 4 Soldiers in Bayelsa

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Four soldiers were killed in what sources said was an ambush by suspected militants along the waterways of Letugbene, Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. A civilian was also said to have died in the incident. Sources confirmed that a team of soldiers returning from Letugbene community on Monday became victims of an ambush laid by armed youths believed to be militants. It was gathered that the militants overpowered the soldiers, seized their arms, moved them to a location in the creeks and shot them dead. While one of the…

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Germany’s Allianz takes over Nigerian insurer

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Germany’s Allianz plans to pay $35 million for 98 percent stake in Nigerian insurer Ensure Insurance in a push for growth in Africa, where many people are uninsured. Foreign insurers are banking on growing premiums as the continent develops its infrastructure and a consumer class demands protection from risk. Allianz said that it would acquire the stake from UK-based holding company Greenoaks Global Holdings. Ensure Insurance offers life and non-life cover to businesses and retail clients and generated 11 million euros ($13 million) in gross premiums last year. The Allianz…

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