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Earlier today we broke the story of how four pro Amaechi governors were prevented from leaving Port Harcourt International Airport by armed miscreants backed by the Presidency and the PDP. Excerpt of a press release issued by Ibim Semenitari, Rivers State Commissioner of Information and Communications revealed that sponsored thugs had a four litre keg […]

Can the president of the Federal Republic levy war against a state and get away with it? From the conduct of President Goodluck Jonathan’s henchmen and women in the Rivers contrived crisis, that appears the case. It is nothing short of criminalising the presidency. But how much of this impunity can the civil order bear […]

The Federal Government has banned 10 companies from operating their businesses in the country, citing unresolved allegations of corruption. Making the announcement in Abuja at a one-day stakeholders’ workshop on the presentation of debarment procedure, Director-General of Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Emeka Ezeh said the ban was made to ensure effective implementation of the […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has temporarily suspended its mini-convention earlier slated for 31st August as well as the Southwest 24th August convention. According to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, the organising committee chaired by Professor Jerry Gana will suspend its work, owing to violations of the party’s constitution. “In view of […]

Despite several denials, the Presidency on Tuesday resumed its interference in Rivers State politics. Jittery over the scheduled solidarity visit of four PDP governors to Rivers State, the Presidency in cahoots with the state chapter of the People Democratic Party, with Nyeson Wike as arrow head have mobilized miscreant to disrupt the visit. Eyewitnesses reveal […]

Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal has assured that assets seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) would be properly managed. According to Tambuwal, who was speaking at a three-day investigative hearing organised by the Committee on Drugs, Narcotics and Financial Crimes to evaluate the status of assets seized […]

Independent Service delivery monitoring group, a transparency advocacy organization, has scored President Jonathan’s administration low on transformation programs saying nothing on the ground to match the achievements recently flaunted by many ministries. Rising from a one-day forum organized to assess the mid-term report of the administration, the  group noted that the “midterm report did not show any […]

 The lingering political crisis in oil-rich Rivers State, South-Southern Nigeria, is indeed a source of apprehension to every lover of democracy. Aside the fact that the electorates are the ones suffering the consequence of the stand-off, parties involved in the tussle have by their actions, further adulterated whatever is left of decorum and decency. At […]

Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Chief Bola Tinubu has condemned the crisis in the Rivers State House of Assembly, describing it as a danger to constitutional democracy and individual liberty. He also censured the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its role in the capitulation of the Assembly, observing that the complicity of […]

Despite being fingered as the mastermind of last week`s chaos that engulfed the River State House of Assembly, First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, Monday, appealed to the feuding parties to apply restraint  quickly and find ways to resolve all political differences. In a statement issued by her Special Assistant on Media, Ayo Osinlu, the First […]

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday urged the Federal Government to immediately disband the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North for its incompetence and insincerity. Last week, Minister of Special Duties and Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki announced that the committee had reached a ceasefire […]

“Without the will of incorruptible judges and other law enforcement officials, all our modest efforts would have come to naught.” I read Mahmud Jega’s Daily Trust column a fortnight ago, with the title “Gra-gra versus softly-softly”.  It was composed in his characteristic meticulousness which also touched a nerve that concerns all.  It also involved me, […]