Year: 2018

…Winners to be honored at the International Forum on African Leadership in New York Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has emerged the winner of in the overall best governor category of the African Leadership Magazine Annual Good Governance Poll. Others governors who have been unveiled as winners in other categories of the Good Governance Poll include, Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike (best governor for infrastructure development), Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa (as best governor for grassroots and people development). Also unveiled as governors are Gombe State Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo as best…

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The Save Ijaw Nation Group (SING) has observed with great concern the developments in the polity in recent times. The slow descent into anarchy evidenced by the series acts of lawlessness and deplorable crises that tend to normalize disregard for civilized human conduct to the point where Nigerians just “move on” until the next episode in this shameful drama. SING condemns the latest shameful episode in the tragicomic drama that our nationhood has become. a situation where EFCC will virtually shut down an entire state government for political reasons is…

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Africa Women Arise For Change Network, on Wednesday took a swipe at the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, for his recent verbal attacks on the person and office of President Muhammadu Buhari. The women group wondered why Obasanjo is attacking on a government that has succeeded in delivering to Nigerians what he failed to deliver in the eight years as the Commander-in-Chief. Addressing a Freedom Rally for One Nigeria in Lagos, Mrs Josephine  Okpara, Executive Director, AWACN, observed that Obasanjo and his party laid the right foundation for Nigeria, the country…

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The Coalition for Change in Nigeria (CCN) has carpeted former President, Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent outbursts on the state of the nation. The group said it is so sad that Obasanjo, who is supposed to act as elder statesman has turned himself to the number one enemy of this entity called Nigeria. Comrade Jonathan Ogwuche, Secretary General of the group at a press conference on Tuesday, wondered why Obasanjo, who reportedlyt ran the country as an imperial emperor is now vocal against the current government. Obasanjo had last week…

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The Equity And Justice: Borno For All   (EJ &BoFA) has written the state Governor, Kashim Shettima, explaining why Southern part of the state must produce the next governor. According to the group, all the past six democratic governors have either come from Borno North or Borno Central Senatorial districts. The letter jointly signed by Alhaji  Abubakar Usman, Coordinator and Alhaji  Mohammed Aji, Secretary General, said, ceding power to Borno  South  was something  painlessly doable and  a major step that  can bring about justice, equity and  also, assuage frayed nerves  in…

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Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade has again assured that he has no plan to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that gave him wings to fly, stressing he remains a strong member of the party. The governor also revealed that former governor Liyel Imoke and him “have perfected plans to enhance consummate victory for the party in the state”. Ayade, fondly called the digital governor by his aides and teeming supporters stated this in a Facebook post on his wall in the early hours of Tuesday. The governor,…

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The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has assured of improved services in its pilgrimage operations. The Federal commissioner representing FCT on NCPC Board, Rev. Dr Israel Akanji disclosed this in Jerusalem during a Jerusalem Pilgrims Certificate presentation ceremony. Rev. Akanji who stood in for both the chairman of NCPC, Pastor Yomi Kasali and the executive secretary of NCPC, Rev. Uja Tor Uja thanked God for the success of the closing ceremony of the . pilgrimage circle. In the words of Rev. Akanji,” In the course of this pilgrimage, we have…

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