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Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel has told children in the state to stay away from such anti-social tendencies as cultism but rather focus on their education and other ennobling pursuits. In his felicitations to the children on the occasion of 2020 Children’s Day celebrations, Emmanuel said “the future is yours to secure and keep.” The theme of this year’s celebration is “Promoting Girl Child Education for Sustainable Development.” A press release by Ekerete Udoh, his Chief Press Secretary, Governor explained “The reason we have invested huge resources in ensuring that our children are made ready for the globalized world of…

As Nigerian children join their counterparts worldwide in marking the 2020 Children’s Day Celebrations amid COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio has observed “Every child is a different kind of flower.” Akpabio who is the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs in his official Twitter handle on Wednesday wrote “All together they make this world a beautiful garden. Happy Children’s day to the children of the Niger Delta and every child in our great country Nigeria.” On her part, Aisha M. Buhari said “The theme for this year is Promoting Girl-child Education for Sustainable Development. It tells us that despite…

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 276 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total active cases to 8,344. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official twitter handle, said that as of May 26, 2020, fatalities have reached 249, which means that 16 deaths were recorded in the country. The health agency said no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. The 276 new cases of COVID-19 were reported as follows: Lagos-161, Rivers-36, Edo-27, Kaduna-19, Nasarawa-10, Oyo-6, Kano-4, Delta-3, Ebonyi-3, Gombe-2, Ogun-1, Ondo-1, Borno-1, Abia-1, Bauchi-1. Till date 8,344 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in…

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)’s 2019 budget was inflated with more than 500 non-existing projects. Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, the acting Managing Director of the commission, stated this on Tuesday while addressing journalists in Port Harcourt while making clarifications on allegations of corruption levelled against the Interim Management Committee (IMC). Pondei said that billions of naira were appropriated for the non-existing projects. The acting managing director said the interim management committee made the discovery while investigating the 2019 appropriation to the commission. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2019 ordered forensic audit of…

By: Akanimo Sampson The political assault boats of Transportation Minister, Chibuike Amaechi, in the Rivers State wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are currently attacking Governor Nyesom Wike on his administration’s claim of an underground plot to topple his government. Before 2015, Wike and Amaechi, both prominent Ikwerre sons have been locked in a worrisome political antagonism. The rift between them seems to be worsening every passing day. The previous Tuesday, the state’s Information and Communications Commissioner, Paulinus Nsirim, a church pastor, ruptured the relative peace in the troubled state with a seeming unguarded claim that the Wike administration…

Nigeria has recorded 229 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), increasing the confirmed cases in the country to 8,068. Confirming the new cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) posted on its official Twitter handle; “229 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-90; Katsina-27; Imo-26; Kano-23; FCT-14; Plateau-12; Ogun-9; Delta-7; Borno-5; Rivers-5; Oyo-4; Gombe-3; Osun-2; Anambra-1; Bayelsa-1″ On Sunday, the Centre reported that 2,263 persons who successfully recovered from the virus have been discharged. There was, however, an improvement as the total number of patients discharged has increased by 48, totalling 2,311. Lagos State remains the epicentre of the disease…

By: Akakan Umoh They were all huddled together in the conference room brainstorming ideas and discussing delicate and personal matters. About five of Ukowo’s trusted men, including his successor in waiting, Akama, and his spokesperson, Ceeboy, were in the conference room of the Throneroom. “Hon. Principality, it seems Bobby has a stronghold on the youths. What do we do to make sure he doesn’t win the governorship elections of 2023 in Akwa Efak Colony? Any plans?” Akama asks looking bothered. “Don’t worry about it. As long as I am the governor and principality of this colony, I have the power…

By: Akanimo Sampson Some dissatisfied traditional rulers in the Niger Delta, Nigeria’s polluted oil and gas region, are likely to wage a “traditional war’’ with 2023 power seekers and their sponsoring political godfathers who are troubling the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC). There are concerns in the region that the Commission is more of a festering nest of corruption than an interventionist agency. The obviously disturbed Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities in the Niger Delta, (TROMPCON) does not want the oil region’s political warlords to keep using the NDDC as their diamond field. TROMPCON’s Secretary-General, Chief Frank Okurakpor, has…

By: Akanimo Sampson Anambra State, the commercial nerve centre of South East Nigeria, is ecologically not safe as the rains begin to pour this year. Prospects are loss of lives and valuable properties are looming large because of the menace of gully erosion in the state. Already, Onitsha, the commercial hub of the East and the Niger Delta is under serious threat. Local sources say gully erosion has been ravaging the commercial city since last year. But, the menace seems to be assuming an alarming proportion this this year. Anambra Works Commissioner, Marcel Ifejiofor, however says there are more than 1,000…

By: Alkali Tsoho The adverse economic boomerang which sparked off rows in various sectors in the country forced the Federal Government to have introduced what was called Austerity Measures. This was done by the President Shehu Shagari-led National Party of Nigeria (NPN) administration in 1982. Soon the regime lost political power on December 31, 1983. Their import licence policy was abolished but counter-trade was introduced with the aim to exchange crude oil for essential commodities – a new addition to the lexicon in the life of Nigerians. Long queues emerged, which the National Supply Company could not cope with. Common…