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The National publicity secretary of Ijaw National Congress, Ezonebi Oyakemeagbegha says the Ijaw nation is not going to support any party with a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2023 presidential election Speaking to National Point recently, the INC Spokesman stated that Nigeria is a secular state with diverse religions maintaining nobody is going to indirectly impose a particular religion on others in the name of leadership. He said: “Nigeria is a secular state; particularly, we have two major religious groups in Nigeria, Muslims and Christians. It has always been Muslim- Christian ticket. “And for now there are rumors that the Nigerian…

Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS” or the “Company”), today made the following statement after the Milan Tribunal acquitted the company of charges related to Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245 in Nigeria: “We welcome today’s decision by the Milan Tribunal. We have always maintained that the 2011 settlement was legal, designed to resolve a decade-long legal dispute and unlock development of the OPL 245 block. At the same time, this has been a difficult learning experience for us. Shell is a company that operates with integrity and we work hard every day to ensure our…

The government of Bayelsa State recently empowered 210 small scale businesses owners with the sum of N42million to grow their businesses. The beneficiaries who received N200,000 each, were picked from the 105 wards in the state, and are to use the money to grow their businesses in order to contribute to the state’s local economy. Addressing the beneficiaries in Yenagoa, the commissioner for Women, Children Affairs, Empowerment and Social Development, Faith Opuene, said Bayelsa State is a civil servant state and that Bayelsans must be part of the business community. She announced that the governor said it was time to…

EMINENT Nigerians, including former Chief of Staff, Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe (retd); former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang; Second Republic Senator, Professor Banji Akintoye; President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo; former Vice-Chairman of Arik Air, Senator Anietie Okon; Commodore Idongegist Nkanga, (retd); of PANDEF, the leader of Middle Belt Forum, Dr. Bitrus Pogu; former Minister, Prof. Yusuf Turaki and 121 others, yesterday, alleged that the 1999 constitution was skewed in favour of the North They also petitioned the United Nations Security Council, African Union, European Union, United States and the British Government on the need to urgently convoke a…

The primaries of Nigerian political parties for the selection of candidates for 2023 General Elections have come and gone, leaving a trail of national dyspepsia of sorts. At a time when the opportunity of political change was expected to elicit eruptive cheers, this situation of staggering mood deserves, as the biological sciences would do, a deeper enquiry into understanding the forms and structures which underline the electoral process. Also, for historians as empirical scientists, which many of its practitioners claim to be, the main tool for accurately recording of current events for future generations entails getting into their roots and…

Gentlemen of the Press, This press conference is a direct response to the anxiety and concerns members of our great Party, the public and particularly the media have expressed privately and, sometimes, publicly over the resignations of some Party members in the past two weeks or so. We consider that our stakeholders, sympathizers, well-wishers and the general public deserve honest clarification on the development. To start with, we believe that movements of politicians in and out of political parties in Nigeria have become part of the political culture of politicians especially towards the end of every election cycle. It cuts…

The Rivers State Government has been urged to develop a comprehensive gender policy that will encompass all the laws already passed and policies to aid gender mainstreaming and social inclusion in the state. This was part of resolutions arrived at on Wednesday July 13, a one-day sensitization meeting in collaboration with WRAPA on the National Gender Policy for Rivers State Government ministries and agencies at Aldgate Hotel, Port Harcourt at the instance of a gender focused non-governmental organization, Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Center. Executive Director of Kebetkache, Emem Okon said the aim of the meeting was to identify the…

The Chairman of Andoni Local Government, Hon. Erastus Awortu, has warned youths of the Local Government Area against returning to illegal artisanal crude oil refining activities. Awortu, who spoke during the Unyeada fishing festival, said he had information that some people were making arrangements to start illegal refineries in the local waters. He said, “We cannot allow it because the waters and the swamp are the source of livelihood for our people- the people that trade in periwinkles; people that trade in fishes.” He said it was not everyone that can go far into the sea to fish and therefore…

As the Buhari administration begins the last leg of its administration, President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised by Niger Delta stakeholders to act fast to complete the East West Road and write his name in gold. Chima Williams, executive director Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, ERA/FoEN who was in Port Harcourt for some crucial meetings with the media and community members, said in an interview that the East/West Rd is critical to the Niger Delta and serves the federal government feeding the Port Harcourt Refinery, Petrochemical Industry Ndiroma, the Onne Seaport and Export Promotion Zone in addition to linking…

Anambra State judiciary has established a special court to try offences against children, sexual offences and gender based violence. The Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Onochie Anyachebelu, approved the establishment of specialized court in response to a request by the commissioner for women and social welfare Anambra state, Mrs Ify Obinabo. This court designated “Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Court Holden” Awka is the first of its kind in the state. This court which is a magistrate court will strictly try special offences that affect children or gender-based violence such as rape, child defilement, gender based violence crimes…