Group cautions Gov Wike over attempt to demonize the Nigerian Army

Following scathing remarks in the build up to the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the Niger- Delta Change Ambassadors Forum (NDCAF) has warned Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to desist from any further attempt to demonise the Nigerian Army. The South-South based group gave this reprimand at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday […]

Fish out fake NDDC contractors, Frank tasks audit panel

A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has commended efforts by the current leadership of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to audit and document projects and contracts awarded by the commission. Frank said in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, that there is […]

Armed Forces Remembrance: Group defends Army alleges Wike would have spilled more blood

The Good Governance Advocacy Centre (GGAC) has suggested that there would have been massive blood bath in Rivers State during the last elections if not for the presence of the military. The group believes Governor Nyesom Wike would have had a filled day and spilled more blood had the gallant troops not been on ground […]

Bayelsa Governorship: Nabena Hails Appeal Court over Lokpobiri, Lyon Case

The Court of Appeal ruling which struck out the case of former Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri challenging the candidacy of the Bayelsa State Governor-elect, Chief David Lyon is an affirmation that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Direct Primaries was credible, transparent and reflected the wish of APC members on who should […]

Arewa youth leader, Shettima lauds South-west govs over Amotekun Draft

Contrary to insinuation in some quarters, leader of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) Yerima Shettima, has expressed support for the newly inaugurated security measure in the South-west named Amotekun, saying he has been an advocate of Community Policing all along. Shettima also distanced himself from a nothern group earlier condemned the South-west move. He […]

Caring as Gen. Buratai’s Golden Rule

By Peter Otene “Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” —Theodore Roosevelt   It is absolute trite repeating the visible and unassailably signposted positive impacts of the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari on combating Boko Haram insurgency and its Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) terrorist’s booster in Nigeria. It […]

Ugwuanyi and the transformation of Enugu as Africa’s Dubai

By David Onmeje   Until state creation propelled by the crave for rapid development, thrusted the balkanization knife into the old Anambra state to birth a fresh Enugu state, the coal city was the heart of South-eastern Nigeria. It bubbled with commerce and industry, which spilled into other cities of the region. Enugu state would […]

Inter-faith group lauds PMB on war against insurgency, religious tolerance, others

Pentecostal Arch-Bishop of South- South, Dr. Julius Ediwe, has showered praises on President Muhammadu Buhari for remarkable successes recorded in the war against insurgency and religious tolerance among various groups across the country. Dr. Ediwe who is also the Grand Patron of the National Inter- Faith and Religious Organisation for Peace spoke on behalf of […]