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By Clifford Christopher CliffordNational President, Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), Comrade Kennedy Tonjo West, has bared his mind on certain issues around the Presidential Amnesty Program which late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua painstakingly put together to restore peace in the once troubled region.The MOSIEND leader congratulated Col. Milland Dikio rtd on  his  reappointment for a second tenure and commended the federal government for the reappointment but, with some misgiving.The Presidential Amnesty Programme is a security programme that is meant to cater for 30,000 ex-freedom fighters who on their own volition, submitted their…

By Clifford Christopher SolomonComrade Kennedy WestNational President, Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta, MOSIEND Comrade Kennedy West in a chat with National Point newspaper on Monday October 18, 2021 in Port Harcourt dismissed widely held insinuations that the problems of the Niger Delta region are caused by the Northerners.He said Nigeria is a country where you have several ethnic nationalities in decision making and so Niger Deltans in power have failed to develop the region.“Nigeria is a heterogeneous state where you have several ethnic nationalities that rise to the stardom of governance and take…

The President Standup for Women Society SWS, Barr Deborah Ijadele-Adetona, has called on Nigerian Women not to accept the word Impossible as everything is possible with determination. She made the call while inaugurating the FCT SWS Executives at the Tangier Hotel, Abuja.In her two page address she called on Nigerian Women to wake up to their responsibilities of being care givers. Adding that every woman must pick an enclave to touch lives. She commended the Executives of the FCT for hitting the ground running with the Empowerment Project, adding that this is a summary of SWS objectives.Earlier in her welcome…

FG SHOULD MAINTAIN BAN ON IMPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE- PASTOR KINGSLEY WORDU… TASKS YOUTHS TO EMBRACE FARMING By Clifford Christopher SolomonFollowing rising unemployment in both the government and private sectors in Nigeria, a cleric in the Redeemed Christian Church of Godband and farmer, Pastor Kingsley Wordu, has called on the federal government not to lift the  banning on the importation of agricultural produce in the country.He said the ban is helping Nigerian farmers as well as creating employment opportunities in the country.“Buhari’s administration’s banning the importation of agricultural products into the country has been a very big help to farmers…

The UN says there appears to be more glimmer of hope for things to return to normal in a couple of years in Nigeria’s insecurity-troubled northeast.Addressing reporters in Abuja on Friday, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Ahunna Eziakonwa, said remarkable progress had been recorded in the region.Mrs Eziakonwa who is also UN’s Regional Director Africa said UN’s intervention had already brought remarkable progress.The UN official who is in Nigeria on an official visit to access the impact of the UN’s intervention noted, however, that there was still much work to be done.She described her mission as an emotional one, having been born…

Story by Matthew Johnson-Ettefiah, today.ngChiwetalu Agu, the ace Nollywood actor, has stated that security operatives treated him with respect while he was in their custody.The veteran actor was first arrested on October 7 by soldiers for wearing an outfit themed after the Biafra flag.According to sources, the army publicly manhandled Chiwetalu, searched his vehicle, and fired shots to scare off the crowd that gathered.In its response, the army stated that Chiwetalu was arrested after he publicly displayed his solidarity for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a proscribed separatist group.Amid the public outrage, the film star was later released last…

BY SAM MEDNICK (AP) OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Africa’s largest film festival kicks off Saturday in Burkina Faso amid both the COVID-19 pandemic and a growing jihadi insurgency in the West African nation that has killed thousands of people and displaced more than 1 million in recent years.Alex Moussa Sawadogo, head of the Pan-African Film and TV Festival of Ouagadougou said organizers wanted to go ahead with the event known by its French acronym, FESPACO in spite of the challenges to show Burkina Faso can still “inspire imagination through cinema.”“This event will be a FESPACO of resistance because it is…

Matt Hancock has lost his new job at the United Nations just four days after being appointed, following outrage from figures who condemned the “jaw dropping” decision to appoint him as a special envoy for Covid recovery in Africa.The UN’s Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said his appointment was “not being taken forward,” following days of criticism.Mr Hancock, who resigned his job as Health Secretary in June after he was pictured on CCTV kissing an aide, had said he was “honoured” to take up the role of Special Representative for Financial Innovation and Climate Change.The Telegraph understands Mr Hancock was told by…

The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, is advising and cautioning politicians from the North, seeking to run for the Presidency, to wait till 2031, for the sake of national harmony and peace.Everyone has the right to take part in the governance of his/her Country; to vote and be voted for. But, it’s equally fundamental to uphold the indispensable principles of fairness, equity, and justice. Noting that without these, there can be no overall peace and progress.PANDEF avers that it should be, therefore, unthinkable that the North should contemplate clutching onto the Presidential Seat, in 2023, at the end of President…

Girls at an anti-gender based violence enlightenment campaignIn commemoration of the 2021 International Day for the Girl Child, a traditional ruler from Ogoni land has called for onward review of digital technological implements on ground for the development of girls in our society.Mene Ambassador Magnus Edooh, paramount ruler, Dee Eewa village in Kwawa community said in a press statement issued by his media team on his behalf, that girls as future leaders, need to be integrated into the digital world as the current world is a digital generation.“Girls are leaders, let’s implement this step in our daily business, mostly at…