Month: September 2017

Lawyers and human rights activists under the aegis of League of African Democratic Lawyers have protested what they desrcribed as an attempt by the US government to destabilise Nigeria’s democracy by openly supporting secessionist agitation cum terrorists known as IPOB led by Nnamdi Kanu. The lawyers said even after being proscribed by a competent court in Nigeria, the US government still went ahead to show open support to a group that has called for violence in Nigeria to achieve their seccession plot. Barrister John Oboh, Country Representative of the group…

The Director General, Due Process and Price Intelligence Bureau, Governor’s Office, Calabar, Cross River State, Alphonsus Eba, said the recent flag-off of Ukele road project in Yala Local Government Area in Cross River State, by the Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, was historic and a new vista of development in the State. Eba stated this while he x-ray impact the project will make after completion that would facilitate socio-economic development of the entire communities in that part of the state. He said: “Unlike a man who has made a promise to…

The World Habitat Ambassadors Foundation (WHAF) has concluded plans to honour Swiss Golden World No.1 John Mukoro, Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier – General Paul Boroh (Rtd), Georgia State Representative, Hon. James Beverly, and others with Humanitarian & Philanthropic Award for Excellence 2017. This was contained in a statement signed by the Principal Consultant, WHAF, Ambassador Hillary Emoh, where he said the essence of the award was to honour and celebrate effort by outstanding individuals and organisations that have…

The office of the Special Adviser to the Digital Governor of Cross River State Senator Prof .Ben AYADE has commended the Governor for his efforts in industrializing the state and improving Agricultural Productivity. Chief Dr. Okeyim, thanked the Governor for instituting “Northfest” for the people of the Northern Senatorial District. “The celebration will go a long way unite the Northern Senatorial District and their cultural heritage”. In the light of the above, Diaspora Affairs has invited the Consular General of Equatorial Guinea and the Cameroon and other important personalities to…

Former Niger State Governor, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu, on Thursday, advocated for peaceful co-existence of Nigerians irrespective of where they live, work and do business. Aliyu made the call as chairman of maiden empowerment, graduation and award ceremony organised by a nongovernmental organization, Non-Stop Empowerment and Girls Education Initiative in collaboration with Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, where he said there was no need for antagonism and animosity by politicians, party faithful, religious organizations, different ethnic nationalities, groups and individuals across the country. He said: “We are all Nigerians and…

Protesters drawn from various civil society organizations, Thursday, stormed the United States of America’s Embassy in Abuja to register its displeasure over recent statement credited to the mission as a tacit support for terrorism against the sovereignty of Nigeria. Speaking at the protest ground, Comrade Richard Augustine, National Coordinator of the protesting group, Stand Up For Peace Movement, said it was annoying that a spokesperson for the US Embassy in Abuja publicly came out to counter the Nigerian government for labeling IPOB as a terrorist group. Augustine said, “People of…