Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emiefele leads a host of other awardees at the maiden edition of AljazirahNigeria Good Governance Award as the Man of the Year. Conscious on the award table are Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Tukur Buratai, Abubakar Bagudu Atiku, who as Democratic Icon, Symbol of National Security, and governor of the Year, North-west, respectively. The award recognises governors and legislators from each of the six geo-political zones, Brand, Company, Administrator, Public Servant and Federal agencies and Institutions of the…
Read MoreYear: 2019
Red Cross and a handshake beyond the elbow
By Timothy Onwe In the over a decade, I have contributed to the national discourse, there has never been a time like now that I am writing with so much pain in me. The anxiety stems not from bodily harm, but that of disappointment from an organization that is on the ground in over 90 countries and prides itself as neutral, impartial, and independent. This same organization, for inexplicable reasons, has so decided to veer off its core mandate of helping people affected by conflict and armed violence to delving…
Read MoreBoko Haram: Centre accuses Red Cross of peddling falsehood to discredit Nigerian authorities, local CSOs
The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has accused the International Committee on Red Cross (ICRC) of a deliberately peddling falsehood to undermine the efforts of the Nigerian military in the North-East. The Centre believes the international humanitarian organisation is misrepresenting facts in a bid to mislead unsuspecting members of the general public. This trails a recent report where the Red Cross alleged that nearly 22,000 Nigerians are missing in the North-East. This figure, according to the ICRC, represented the highest number of missing persons registered in any…
Read MoreRevolutionNow: Civil rights group protest at AGF’s office, demands investigation of foreign associates in plot to destabilize Nigeria
The last seems not to have been heard on the embattled publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore as a group of civil rights activists today in Abuja took to the street to demand the investigation of his foreign counterparts in the RevolutionNow protest which authorities have claimed is targeted at destabilizing the country. The protesters, led by the Congress for Defence of Democracy (CDF), ended their walk at the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, calling for an urgent probe on the…
Read MoreENGR COSMAS EKAWU NAMED CHAIRMAN AS YEMA YALA GETS NEW EXCOS
BY EBRIKU JOHN FRIDAY The Chairman/CEO of Odecyn Contractors Nigeria Limited, Engr Cosmas Oloko Ekawu has been named the Chairman of Yema Yala Development Initiative after scaling through a well organized electoral process of the organization. He will be working with nine others elected to fill the various offices in the 10-member officials. He was declared winner and returned as the elected chairman by the secretary of the constituted Independent Electoral Committee, Prince George Ogonyi after a rigorous electoral process, which has been adjudged as transparent, free and fair. He…
Read MoreLAGOS GOV SANWO-OLU FLAGS OFF 2019 GENERAL PILGRIMAGE TO ISRAEL, ROME
BY EBRIKU JOHN FRIDAY Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday officially flagged off the 2019 general pilgrimage to Israel and Rome at the Chapel of Christ the Light Church, Alausa, Ikeja. He congratulated the intending pilgrims of Lagos State for their bold initiative to embark on holy pilgrimage to strengthen their faith in the Lord. The No. 1 citizen of Lagos State also thanked the leadership of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) for choosing Lagos State for the flag off of this year’s general pilgrimage exercise. He assured…
Read MoreCARNIVAL CALABAR: AYADE DECLARES TODAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN CROSS RIVER
BY EBRIKU JOHN FRIDAY Ahead of this year’s Carnival Calabar, which is an annual event, the Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade has declared today as public holiday in the state. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the governor, Mr Christian Ita and made available to the public in the early hours of today. According to the him, All public institutions except schools and banks are to remain closed. The statement reads, “In exercise of the powers conferred on the…
Read MoreChief Angela Ogeyi Odey – The Kind of Leader Yala Needs Now
Every era in history demands a leader who understands the interplay between time and changes and has the capacity to marry such changes to the demands of time. Yala has been in dare need of a leader, who can be there for the masses any time he/she is needed. Yala people have outgrown a stage whereby, mandates are given to people based on how interesting their political propaganda and pleasantries might sound. We are now in the era, whereby, we are judged by every single move we make, our utterances,…
Read MoreSowore: Beware of emergency activists faking as pro-democracy fighters, group warns
Following recent protests calling for the release of Sahara Reporters founder, Omoyele Sowore, the Initiative for Democracy and Good Governance (IDGG) has raised an alarm over the upsurge of misleading Pro-Democracy organisations purportedly defending human rights in the country. The group gave this warning on Saturday in Abuja to address what it described as the “Upsurge of Private Enterprises as Pro-Democracy Fighters”. Speaking on behalf of IDGG, Executive Director, Comrade Joseph Idoko described the trend as “worrisome” and “dangerous” for the entrenchment of democracy in the country. The group reckoned…
Read MoreLGA ELECTION: CHIEF MRS ANGELA OGEYI ODEY DECLARES FOR YALA CHAIRMANSHIP
BY EBRIKU JOHN FRIDAY …SAYS IT’S TIME TO ENTRUST THE FUTURE OF YALA TO A VISIONARY AND PRAGMATIC LEADER The immediate past Senior Special Adviser to Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade on Mobilization and Enlightenment, Chief Mrs Angela Ogeyi Odey has officially declared her decision to contest for Yala Local Government Area plum job, as chairman of council. Chief Odey, who made the declaration on Friday in a Facebook post, where she outlined her vision for a prosperous Yala said, “It is time to change the sordid narration of…
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