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Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has enjoined the citizenry to uphold the prevailing peace in the state and the rest of the oil rich Niger Delta. Okowa, in a statement in Asaba by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, reiterated the administration’s determination to heighten service delivery and infrastructural development as his administration prepares to enter the third year. While thanking the people for their unflinching support in the past two years, he assured that with the return of peace to the Niger Delta region, the next two years will be better for Deltans in particular and Nigerians in general. The governor said: “With a deep sense of profound gratitude to God Almighty, I thank you all for your support to my administration in the past two years. I appreciate immensely the unalloyed support and cooperation that our administration has enjoyed from Deltans. I salute our collective resolve to continue to live together in peace. “I assure Deltans, that...

National Youth Movement, NNYM, yesterday, condemned  the removal of the host community development funds from the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB, passed by the Senate, describing it as anti-Niger Delta and a slap on the face of oil bearing communities in the  region. NNYM,  in a statement by its National Secretary, Presley Idi, lamented the silence on the enforcement of the Local Content Act in the bill, saying its passage “has further confirmed our belief that Nigeria hates anything that concerns the Niger Delta. “How can we explain the removal of funds that were supposed to be set aside for the development of our communities that are being devastated and left in ruins by oil exploration and production, with the effect lasting for generations. “Is this not the height of wickedness and to think that we also have legislators from the region who are part of the Senate is only making us feel worthless. “The 10 per cent of whatever these companies make ...

For over one month running, the airwaves have been replete and the national dailies inundated with stories and news of all kinds about Rivers State, the Treasure Base of Nigeria. The State has also paid host to a number of dignitaries from within and outside Nigeria within the period under review that minds are agitated to ask varying questions bordering on the need for the bravado. But the Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bro. Felix Obuah believes all the celebrations and sundry activities are worth the cost in all ramifications. According to the State Party Chairman and strong ally of the Rivers State governor, Chief Barr Nyesom Wike, the month of May this year is not just an ordinary month to Rivers people because it's symbolic in many respects. Besides standing out among others as the month Nigeria transited to a Democratic rule after many years of military dictatorship (May 29th), it also marks the 50th anniversary of the creation ...

Huddersfield Town on Monday gained promotion to Premier League after 45 years. The club won the final spot for next season by defeating Reading 4-3 via penalty kicks. Christopher Schindler sealed their return to England’s top-flight scoring the decisive penalty in the shoot-out. S chindler became the club’s record signing when he joined from 1860 Munichfor a mere £1.8m last summer and his goal has earned Huddersfield minimum of £170m. Huddersfield now joins Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion as the three teams that gained promotion to compete in the elite next season.

Rotimi Amaechi A pro-Rotimi Amaechi group, Inter-Ethnic Network for Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has dismissed speculations that the All Progressives Congress in the state was in crisis. The group, which insisted that the state APC was intact and ready to take over the seat of government in Rivers, said that party remained united and ready for the task in 2019. Speaking during the inauguration of the group on Saturday, the Chairman, Central Working Committee of INCRA, Mr. Achor Omodu, also dismissed the claim by the state Governor, Nyesom Wike, that the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, had formed a cult group in the state. Omodu argued that with Amaechi’s pedigree and legacy in the state, he would never contemplate having anything to do with cultism. He said, “There is no division in the APC in Rivers State. The party in the state is united under the leadership of Rt. Honourable Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. Describing the APC as a democratic party, Om...

Chris Ezike Imo CP Owerri – The Commissioner of Police, Imo state, Mr. Chris Ezike, Monday, said that the police has started show of “force” to build public confidence, ahead of the planned sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra, in the state. The CP also described the act as unpatriotic and inciting, through a release issued to newsmen in Owerri, by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Andrew Enwerem. According to the release, “The attention of the Imo State Police Command has been drawn to the statements, claims, publications and posts circulating in the social media by groups who claim to be representing Independent People of Biafra ,IPOB. “Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra ,MASSOB, and Biafra Independence Movement ,BIM, directing law abiding citizens and innocent Nigerians to sit at home on 30th May, 2017 in remembrance of the struggle for Biafra Independence. “These publications are not only inciting but represent a...

The Archbishop of the Enugu Province, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has said that the clergy are not in support of the sit-at-home declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) to commemorate Biafra Remembrance Day. Most. Rev. Chukwuma made this known at the Democracy Day celebration and second year anniversary of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu on Monday. “Before I offer the opening prayer, let me first of all state the position of the clergy on the sit-at- home declaration by IPOB and MASSOB. “We are not in support of the call. We advise all to ignore it and go about their legitimate businesses.” Recall that the pro-Biafra groups had declared a sit-at-home order to all Ndigbo to mark the Biafra Remembrance Day billed for May 30.