Year: 2016

Rivers Re-run: Independent Observers Laud Army, Police Over Conduct

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An Independent election observer group, the New Initiative for Credible Leadership (NICRel) and its CSO Partners which deployed several observers and monitors to last Saturdays re-run election in Rivers state have commended the Nigerian Army as well as other security agencies for their professional conduct in the face of severe provocation by thugs loyal to politicians. The group also condemned the killing of police officers and demanded that a proper investigation be carried out to ensure that those found culpable are brought to justice. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Executive Director,…

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49 Hearty Cheers To An unrelenting Governor, Nyesom Wike

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The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, CON, on behalf of the entire PDP family heartily congratulates H. E. Chief Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Governor of Rivers State on the Occasion of his 49th birthday. 2. At 49, you have affected the lives of so many Nigerians both at your State and the National level. Your contributions as Minister of Education in the last administration and now Governor of Rivers State cannot be overemphasized. The results of your unflinching loyalty to our great Party,…

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Buratai Assets: Group Threatens Legal Action Against Premium Times Over False Report

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A civil rights activist and public attorney, Ugochukwu Osuagwu has threatened to drag an online publisher, Premium Times before a  court of law over false reports emanating from its website targeted at diminishing the image and institution of the Nigerian Army. Osuagwu said in its publication of December 12, 2016, Premium Times had alleged that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen TY Buratai is to appear before the Code of Conduct Bereau (CCB) over false asset declaration. But the legal practitioner according to a press release made available this…

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Assets Declaration: CCB Commends Buratai, Seminitari, Others

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*Invites Fashola, Adeosun, others for clearance The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), has hailed the Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Tukur Buratai for his asset declaration, which according to it (CCB) has again been certified to be accurate. Several other public servants also got commendation from the Bureau for declaring their assets within the time frame. These other public servants include: Semenitari Mary –Gab Tamunoibim (Ag. MD/CEO NDDC); Ibrahim K. Idris (Inspector General of Police), Boboye Oyeyemi (Corps Marshall FRSC); Amina Mohammed (Minister of Enviroment) and Hope Odhuluma…

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#RiversRerun: Observer Group Hails INEC, Decries Widespread Violence

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An election observer group, the Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG) has condemned the widespread violence during Saturday’s re-run election in some parts of Rivers State. The group however commended INEC for showing leadership, while it called on political parties to eschew rancour and inflammatory statements capable of causing breach of the security and possible loss of lives and property as well as discourage their agents from obstructing INEC duties or officers from carrying out their legitimate mandate. This was contained in a statement signed by the ISDMG Director Communications/ Team Leader, Faith…

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Wike’s River Of Blood And The Rest Of Us

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By Best Agbese As my friends from Edo-Delta would say, “person dey grow pass don’t be silly”. They went on to explain that the expression connotes the fact that maturity must set in at some point in a person’s life such that they become self regulatory and do not have to be coerced into behaving responsibly. It however seems that Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike is unaware of this nugget of wisdom from his neighboring state. His obliviousness to this dictum reminds me of another expression that “one can take…

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IMN Crisis: Borno Elders And Diseased Conscience

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By Gabriel Onoja Famous Jihadists leader in Nigeria, Othman Dan Fodio once admonished mankind with this timeless wisdom; “Conscience is an open wound, only truth can heal it.” A few days ago, some Nigerians under the umbrella of Borno Elders Forum (BEF) wrote President Muhammedu Buhari (PMB) a brief letter. It expressed half-hearted concerns about the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) induced crises with security agents, constituted authority and segments of the Nigerian public. The BEF letter purportedly signed by its chairman, Ambassador Usman Gaji Galtimari pretended on the face…

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Kaduna Youth To Borno Elders: Our State Will Not Be Breeding Ground For Insurgents

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A youth group, the Kaduna Youth Coalition for Peace and Development on Friday backed the  Kaduna State White paper on the Zaria clashes which designated the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) as an insurgent group. The youths were responding to a letter purportedly written to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Borno Elders Forum in which they warned that the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) could become the next Boko Haram because Kaduna State Government has designated it an insurgent group. Addressing a press briefing in Kaduna, President of the group,…

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Buhari: The Shadows Of Childhood Years On Adulthood

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By Nkechi Odoma The life of a leader is both complex and simple. He is usually endowed with virtues very rare to find. In leadership, he exudes what he was at childhood and brings it to bear on his leadership of the people or the country in adult life. Nigeria’s President Muhammedu Buhari (PMB) has an inspiring background. And a perusal of his teenage days discloses a promising child whom fate would later entrust with leadership of Nigeria. Most Nigerians would hardly know that what Buhari has demonstrated today in…

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IDPs’ Plight as Terrorists’ Latest Weapon

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By Bukar Raheem One really wonders why some people still can not stand the fact that their doomsday predictions for Nigeria failed. Despite glaring realities, said group of people choose to disbelieve the fact that the Nigerian military, indeed, is the best. This is evidenced in the incontrovertible fact that they, the Nigerian military, have been able to defeat one of the world’s deadliest and once dreaded terrorist groups; the Boko Haram. This is a feat other nations could not attain despite mass availability of public support and unlimited resources.…

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