Month: September 2017

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for the exchange of ideas among Nigerians instead of insults and threats that are now common place on social media and pages of newspapers. Jonathan, who stated this on his Facebook wall on Friday, while reacting to growing tension in the South East and other parts of the country, appealed to men of all good will in the country to push for peaceful coexistence and restraints. The former leader’s reaction which is coming against the backdrop of the Nigeria Army’s operation python dance in…

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The National Working Committee of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has upheld the candidacy of Mr Oseloka Obaze for the November 18, 2017 governorship election in Anambra State. The decision of the party followed a petition by other aggrieved aspirants in the August 28 primary for the forthcoming governorship poll to the NCC of the party. The head of publicity division of the PDP, Adm. Chinwe Nnorom, who stated this in a statement he signed and made available to ThLeaderng on Saturday, said the leadership of the party urged…

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Following the recent nomination, screening and confirmation of Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, as a commissioner designate, His Excellency, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson Governor of Bayelsa State has approved the appointment of a new Chief Press Secretary. He is Mr. Francis Ottah Agbo Mr. Ottah-Agbo was until his present appointment, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations. In view of the fore-going, the Governor has approved the appointment of Mr. Fidelis Soriwei to take over from Mr. Agbo, as the new Special Adviser on…

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…as State candidates record impressive performance in maths, English and the Sciences The massive investment of the Bayelsa State Government in Education has continued to produce great fruits as the state on Thursday emerged overall third best in the latest National Examinations Council (NECO) results. According to the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Charles Uwakwe who announced the release of the results in Minna, Niger State, said Bayelsa came third with 84.52 percent behind Edo 84.61 percent and Ekiti 85 percent. The cheering news is coming few weeks…

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As reactions continue to greet the deployment of military forces under the name, Operation Python Dance 11 (Egwu Eke Ebo) to south-eastern part of Nigeria, youths from the south-south region of the country have called for the immediate proscription of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB before it becomes too late. IPOB is a group under the leadership of Nnamdi Kanu, agitating for the rebirth of the defunct Republic of Biafra. The group, under the aegis of Youths of Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Rivers, while welcoming the launching of the…

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By Bunmi Oteniya  The importance of agriculture to the development of Nigeria cannot be over-emphasized. Previous administrations in the country as well as various stakeholders have at different for a harped on the significance of exploring the agricultural angle for the development of Nigeria, but the required blueprint to make it a reality has eluded the country leading to the current situation where a great potential has been reduced to a miserable reality. Nigeria is an agrarian society with agriculture contributing about 24 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).…

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…wants President to end IPOB impunity The South-East  Renewal  Group (SRG) has raised an alarm over what it described as security threat posed by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to member of the public in the south east region In separate letters to President Muhammadu Buhari and the United Nations (UN), the group drew the attention of the Nigerian leader as well as the world body to various atrocities being carried out by IPOB members in the region. It expressed concern that if not quickly put in check, the…

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Anambra State youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in a statement condemned what it described as “frantic efforts to consolidate fraud” by winner of the party’s governorship primaries, Hon Tony Nwoye. The statement reads, “As concerned youths of the All Progressive Congress, APC, it has come to our notice the recent desperate effort by Tony Nwoye who has taken to both the traditional and the social media to spew lies and justify impunity. “We are not surprised by his present mendacity because he is really finding…

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Group, Domestic and Sexual Violence Rescue Team DSVTR has urged the Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Oluwole Edgal to join hands in the fight against domestic and sexual violence across the state. The group made the urge in a courtesy visit to the police headquarters, Lagos command on Wednesday. The team from DSVTR seek out from the CP absolute support in combating domestic violence in the state urging police officers to stand guard and bring to book any form of violence in the state most especially against women. “we…

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