… Says Development of Niger Delta, Directly Linked to National Security By Amos Odie, Yenagoa There is a clear nexus between development and security. So, the development of the Niger Delta region must be linked to national security. President of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC Worldwide, Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri Snr, …
Read More »APC Calls For Emergency Rule in Rivers, as ‘Amaechi’s Faction’ Disagrees
By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Following the crisis that erupted across the 23 local government areas of Rivers State on Tuesday over control of the councils, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the state. The call was made …
Read More »Rivers Political Crisis: Fubara Raves as Wike Likely Retreats – Part 5
By Ehichioya Ezomon Has the political heat in Rivers State simmered in the past week to suggest perhaps – just perhaps – that conventional wisdom has taken hold of the dramatis personae in the crisis to pull back from the precipice they’ve pushed the state to in the last eight …
Read More »Abe Begs Supporters to Trust ‘Reconciliation with Wike, Return to APC’
By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Sen. Magnus Abe, the senator who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial district in the 9th National Assembly, on Wednesday appealed to his teeming supporters to trust his recent reconciliation with the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and return to the All Progressives Congress, APC. He …
Read More »Rivers Political Crisis: Fubara Raves as Wike Likely Retreats (2)
By Ehichioya Ezomon As noted in part one under this header on Monday, April 29, 2024, Governor Siminalayi Fubara voluntarily and freely signed the peace agreement emanating from his solicitation for President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the political crisis in Rivers State that’s pitted the governor against his predecessor …
Read More »Amnesty Programme will Promote Tinubu’s Vision for Peace in Niger Delta ~ Otuaro
… As 26 Amnesty Students Bag First Class at Igbinedion Varsity By our Reporter The administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Chief Dennis Otuaro, has expressed commitment to sustaining the peace, security and development in the Niger Delta through the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), in line with the vision of …
Read More »Niger Delta Youths Pass Vote of Confidence on Tinubu, NDDC Boss
By Godwin Chukwumaechi Youth leaders in the Niger Delta, under the aegis of Niger Delta Opinion Leaders, Youths and Weighted Stakeholders, have passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu and the managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku and his team. The youths …
Read More »Remove Policies Frustrating Scientific Innovation, University Dons tell Tinubu
By our Reporter Science lecturers and members of the academia from Nigerian universities have urged President Bola Tinubu to revisit policies frustrating scientific innovation and economic development. The university lecturers, in a communique issued at the end of the First Annual Faculty of Science International Conference held at the Academic …
Read More »Abia Repeal of Life Pensions for Ex-Govs, Deputies: Matters Arising (1)
By Ehichioya Ezomon Abia State Governor Alex Otti’s the rave of the moment among his peer governors, and most Nigerians, for “infrastructural development,” and particularly for signing into law a Bill passed by the Abia State House of Assembly (ABHA) to repeal life pensions for former governors and deputy governors …
Read More »PAP: Group Rejects Otuaro’s Appointment, Asks Tinubu for Replacement
… Claim Otuaro ‘Worked for Atiku’ By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa The appointment of Dennis Otuaro as administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has been rejected by the Delta State APC Transparency and Advocacy Group. The group rather called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to replace him with a registered …
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