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As a grown man I have always subscribed to the notion that some class of persons are born great while some others by dent of diligence and hard work attain greatness. There is of course yet another category of persons who have greatness thrust upon them by providence. This last group of persons is generally perceived to be in the minority. An African Idiomatic expression rightly describes this category as “Nwa Chinaemere”. Different strokes for different folks you may say. However when we consider the saying that “No man is an island” it presupposes the fact that no greatness was attained in isolation. Suffice to say that the world will be better for it if persons who have attained greatness in any given society use their success, prowess, influence, talent and resources for the betterment of their kinsmen, country men and humanity in general and stand-out as a beckon of hope to bring about positive impartations, motivation and inspiration to the society they live in. T...

Members of the Civil Society that observed the All Progressives Congress Ward Congress in Rivers State has given the party a pass mark on the Congress which held on Saturday the 5 th of May 2018 across the country. The observers who briefed journalists on the outcome of the Congress said the exercise in Rivers State went smoothly without any case of irregularity or violence. Leader of the team of observers that covered the state Jackson Okojie said it is erroneous to say that the Congress was tilted towards ensuring that a particular people were returned as against the general wishes of the party members as suggested in some quarters. “As much as we do not want to delve into party issues, I wish to state that it is misleading and erroneous to say that the Congress was conducted to please a section of the members of the party. We are aware of the complaints that trailed the Congress by some party members but on the field, on Saturday, we did not experience any crisis at a...

Governor Ayodele Fayose has blasted the APC over what he alleged as the way, and manner aspirants in the party have monetised the party primaries saying that it is a strong indictment of the party’s claim to fighting corruption. Fayose The governor, who expressed the fear that the alleged movement cash might be used to influence the governorship election slated for July 14 in the state, said that APC funds are now being celebrated in beer parlours all around the state as he cautioned voters not to mortgage their future with filthy lucre. Speaking with newsmen in Ado Ekiti yesterday, Fayose wondered where the aspirants were getting their money from, saying that a particular aspirant allegedly gave each delegate N250,000 with a promise to offer them N1 million each on the day of the party primary. He urged the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and other relevant agencies to beam their searchlight into the alleged monetization of the electoral processes in the state. “Th...

As workers in Rivers State join their counterparts all over the world to celebrate Workers Day, the state Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr   Felix Obuah, has urged workers in the state to remain committed to their work to reciprocate the good gestures of Governor Nyesom Wike. Obuah, In a statement, yesterday, to felicitate with workers in the state,   urged them to leverage on the enabling environment provided by the administration of Governor Wike whom he described as the most workers friendly governor in Nigeria. He urged them to continue to work hard and increase their productivity, adding that “to whom much is given, much is also expected.” Recalling what he called the dark era for Rivers State workers under the administration of the immediate past state government, he said the former governor subjected workers to untold hardship with months of unpaid salaries. “To the glory of God, Governor Wike has, as at today , not only cleared all of those u...

  …moves to recall lawmakers for endorsing gov’s son-in-law ALL Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State has explained why it passed a vote of no confidence on the state governor, Rochas Okorocha, saying he has personalised affairs of governance and offended the very people that voted him into power.  This was as the deputy governor of the state, Eze Madumere; Senator representing Imo North, Ben Uwajumogu; the National Organising Secretary of the party, Sen. Osita Izunaso;   Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume and over 50 others in a memo to the National Working Committee, NWC, of the APC asked the party to call the governor to order, vowing to resist attempts to destroy the party ahead of the 2019 general elections. Chief Rochas Okorocha Submitting a petition to the NWC on behalf of the delegation which also had majority of the state executives of the party in attendance, leader of the APC stakeholders in the state, Chief Okey Ikoro said:  “In a well-attended meeti...

The Christian Association of Nigeria, civil rights groups and the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Wednesday said the comment of the United States President, Mr. Donald Trump, on the killings in Nigeria was a wake-up call to President Muhammadu Buhari.   Trump, before a closed-door meeting with Buhari on Monday, described the killing of Christians in Nigeria as a serious problem.   CAN, in its reaction, said Trump hit the nail on its head when he informed Buhari that Christians were being killed in Nigeria, noting that the American leader told the Nigerian government the right thing. The spokesman for CAN President, Pastor Bayo Oladeji, said the President should address the killings in the country. He stated, “We are happy that President Trump has told President Buhari the right thing to do. We hope and believe President Buhari would do the right thing and sit up. He has to sit up. “Every time we tell them Christians are being killed, they ...

The Plateau State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has zoned the party’s governorship position to the Southern Senatorial District of the State. These was part of the party’s resolutions at the end of its State Executive Committee (SEC) meeting held in Jos, the Plateau State Capital. Addressing journalists, the Party’s Publicity Secretary in the State, John Akans, said, “After an exhaustive deliberation of issues on the agenda, SEC resolved that the party will organise a retreat for its executive committee, and members the national and state assemblies. State Working Committee was mandated to organize and communicate date for same. “Pursuant to the provision of the new Party Constitution, which gives each State Chapter the opportunity of producing one additional member of the Board of Trustees member, SEC zoned same to the Southern Senatorial District considering the fact that both the Central and Northern Districts are represented, ” he said. Akans...

Alhaji Hamza Akuyam, Bauchi state People’s Democratic Party Chairman has said thatPresident Muhammadu Buhari is unfit to fight corruption in the civil service. Akuyam disclosed this to DAILY POST in an interview in Bauchi on Tuesday, saying, APC administration is a product of corruption. He added that the opposition was vindicated with the sack of former secretary to the federal government, Mr David Babachir Lawal who was linked to alleged contract scam. Similar, corruption allegations, Akuyam stress, culminated to the sack of former NIA boss, Mr Ayodele Oke apart from those Buhari deliberately spared. ” Under Buhari, there is no evidence that APC will erode corruption in the civil service since the scourge started in presidency with the sack of ex-SGF and NIA boss which I am sure received daily directive from the Presiden,t” Akuyam fumed The PDP chairman maintained that under APC administration, workers work under repulsive environment with low moral for commit...

...says APC Symbol of Nigerians' faith A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, said a lot of politicians left the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)-led government after sixteen years in power because of their strong belief that Nigeria and Nigerians needed a better alternative. This is as he said the APC is not just a political party but the symbol of the faith of Nigerians and a political expression of the conviction of the Nigerian people that Nigeria can be made to work for the majority of Nigerians. Abe, who spoke in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, during the inauguration of his liaison office, christened, "Freedom House", urged APC members to make whatever sacrifices that are necessary to reflect this idea and the desire of the Nigerian people, not just to do things differently, but to do things better. He said, "I want to remind us all that...

Press Statement Stop Playing Politics With Soot In Rivers, PDP Tells APC …Says Hope Of Winning 2019 Election By APC Is Daydreaming The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State chapter says it’s shocking that the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State having failed in politicizing State Security to instigate crisis in the State, has resorted to using same propaganda and blackmail to bear on the ravaging Soot in Port Harcourt, describing the development as self hate. The State chairman of the PDP, Bro Felix Obuah stated this through a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Jerry Needam in reaction to accusation by the APC, linking Governor Nyesom Wike to illegal refineries and other activities inducing the Soot in the State. Attributing the APC’s blindness to the virtues of the Wike administration, particularly his untiring efforts to contain the Soot ravage in the State to hate, the PDP said in no imaginable situation has th...

The cause to create awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals for Secondary schools in Rivers state will receive a boost with the hosting of the first United Nations Sustainable Development Goals flag Off at the Holy Rosary College Port Harcourt. The event which is been put together by the International Association of World Peace Advocates IAWPA is aimed at raising awareness of students in the state as to the activities of the United nations and the Sustainable Development Goals SDGs. The International spokesman of IAWPA Amb. Emmanuel Nkweke who spoke to newsmen in Port Harcourt city said it is disheartening that most students in the state are at loss as regards what the SDGs entail. He said his association will ensure that the SDG goals which member countries came together to adopt in September 25 th   2015 is given huge awareness across the country   beginning from Rivers State in order to ensure that Nigeria is not left behind. Amb. Nkweke lamented that it...

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has asked Nigerians to give President Muhammadu Buhari another four years as the country’s leader. Akiolu, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the 17th Lagos Housing Fair, on Monday, stated that a second chance would enable the President to improve the country’s economy. The traditional ruler stated that he preferred Buhari’s administration to that of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, adding that President Goodluck Jonathan would also have been a better leader if he was not a victim of circumstances, who allowed some people to use him. He said, “Buhari has to do more, I agree, but we all have to assist by giving him another four years and see where he will take Nigeria to. I am supporting what is good for Nigeria. “In 2011, Buhari sent Tony Momoh to me that he was coming to meet the leaders of Lagos in my palace by 1pm, he came by 3pm and said he was delayed by bad roads and traffic. I told him he caused it because he cancelled th...