Gov. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State on Wednesday in Port Harcourt flagged off his campaign for a second term, declaring that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost the political struggle in the state due to the greed of a political godfather. Speaking at the State Campaign Rally... Read more
Justice over greatness Threats to truth and justice are mounting. How should we respond?
FeaturedSpecial Reports January 16, 2019
During the spring of 1816, four decades after Thomas Jefferson drafted the United States’ Declaration of Independence, he exchanged letters with an old colleague and companion from his days as minister to France’s court of Louis XVI. This friend, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, had written to Jefferson... Read more
Dear Colleagues and Friends, For me, the holiday season often arrives and departs with the echo of Maya Angelou’s wisdom ringing in my ears and rattling through my consciousness. With the pause in our individual pursuits and the joy of shared celebration, with the retrenchment of the night and... Read more
…Say House of Assembly Candidate is a promise keeper Some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Delta Central on Wednesday reacted to the orchestrated attack on the House of Assembly Candidate, Sapele Constituency, Chief Felix Anirah, describing him as “a man of impeccable credentials.” They also called... Read more
Koluama Community Launches Manhunt For Those Behind False Report Of Attack On Conoil In Bayelsa
News January 16, 2019
The people of Koluama 1 in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa have launched a manhunt for those behind the false report that an oil facility in the area was attacked on Friday. A group ‘Koluama Seven Brothers’ had on Sunday claimed that it blew up a pipeline operated... Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the successor to Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as Inspector General of Police(IGP). He is AIG Mohammed Abubakar Adamu. Buhari chose IGP Idris over and above three Police officers, DIG Emmanuel Inyang, DIG Peace Ibekwe-Abdallah, and AIG Godwin Nwobodo, all seniors to the new IGP. The... Read more
EFCC PRESS RELEASE The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to the falsehood which has been spreading on the social media that the EFCC has arrested the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. This is not only a figment of the imagination... Read more
…says ignoring NJC is curious The President General of Umbrella organisation of Ndigbo, the Ohananeze, Chief John Nnia Nwodo has warned the federal Government that they are heating up the polity by the needless action it’s taking against the Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN. The President General said that... Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday released the regulations and guidelines for the conduct of the general elections. The 33 page document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja says Smart Card Readers (SCRs) and Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) would be used for the... Read more
Governor Wike to FG: Nigerians will resist your attempt to truncate the nation’s democracy Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that Nigerians will resist any attempt by the APC Federal Government to deliberately truncate the nation’s democracy. Speaking during the inter-denominational service to mark this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance... Read more
