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…Gives FG three-point demand to move Nigeria forward…Reiterates position on Twitter Suspension…Advises on carrot and stick approach, not brute force…. Demands Respect and Practice of Democratic Tenets Members of the, The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus of the House of Representatives on Saturday June 12, called on the federal government to respect June 12 as the symbol of democratic freedom and the supremacy of the people’s power, and handed down to the Buhari administration, a four-point demand to move Nigeria away from the abyss of total destruction.In a statement signed by the caucus leader, Hon Kingsley Chinda, the laid down…

The Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (IHRHL) once again commends the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari for declaring June 12  a “Democracy Day”, acknowledging the victory of the people of Nigeria in a free and fair election in 1993, when MKO Abiola won the election but was dictatorially disallowed the peoples mandate to govern, an act which disfigured the reputation of the General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida-a real dictator.IHRHL immediately reminds the president that the essence of democracy is the prevalence of the will of the people exercised through periodic elections, checks and demands for accountability from the government.It…

Prof Benjamin OkabaPresident, Ijaw National Congress (INC)Ijaw Wari, Sani Abacha Way,Yenagoa, Bayelsa. Dear Sir,I join all well-meaning individuals and organisations to congratulate you and the National Executive Council,  NEC of the  Ijaw National Congress, INC the  apex  socio-cultural organisation of the  Ijaw ethnic nationality.Your victory in the  April 30, 2021 election,  swearing  in and your stepping  forward  to speak  up on national issues of real concern to our people could not have occurred at a more opportune time than now, with the country facing deeply troubling challenges to the economy and insecurity.Your emergence as president is particularly remarkable as an affirmation…

The current state of insecurity resulting from failure by the Nigerian government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to uphold its primary obligation to the people-protection of lives and properties-has thrown Nigerian women as mothers, wives, girls, into deep pain; a pain so intense that they are unable to shout out.Nigerian women are losing their husbands, sons, daily to bandits, terrorists, Fulani herdsmen, cultists and robbers, more than at any other time in history. They have even become instruments of warfare-captured from their husbands and taken away as sex slaves by bandits and other groups, and all they get from the…

…INC  Applauds Halt of Onion Shipment To Iboland….Says Move Will Help South East Internal Agric Overhaul The Igbo National Council (INC) worldwide is deeply worried on the state of terrorism and insecurity in the Igbo Nation States, the South-West and North Central Regions of Nigeria. The trend and escalation of terrorism, banditry and wanton killings in the Igbo Nation States in the recent times calls for thorough forensic audit of the insecurity in these regions and urgent overhaul of the nation’s security architecture in these regions.We will recall that a few months ago, the United States Intelligence Agency published a…

The Delta State Police Command has rescued one Efe Caroline, who, was kidnapped by gunmen in Oreokpe, in Okpe Local Government Area of the state.According to NaijaCover, spokesperson of the Command, DSP Edafe Bright, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, June 8, said three suspected cultists and two armed robbers were also arrested.“On the 6/6/2021 at about 21.45hrs, the divisional police officer, Orerokpe Division received a timely distressed call from an unknown caller that four(4) armed men, suspected to be kidnappers shot sporadically at Biokoro extension and kidnapped one Efe Caroline ‘f’, 38yrs. Consequently, Police operatives from Orerokpe…

The Human Rights for Development Alliance joins the rest people in the world, including governments, intergovernmental organizations, Indigenous and minority communities and other civil society organizations to celebrate this year’s World Ocean Day on June 8, 2021.Coming on the heels of the just celebrated World Environment Day, it clearly demonstrates the deepening concern that the global community is showing towards protecting our ecosystem, in this case, the marine ecosystem.Undoubtedly, Oceans form an essential part of the web of life and sustains a greater percentage of life’s biodiversity and livelihoods.It is regrettable that in recent years, the activities of man are…

I woke up this morning to see that Twitter was trending with multiple terms related to the state of affairs in Nigeria. I found this rather odd and here’s why.I use Twitter more as a listening tool, to keep my finger on the pulse of things. One look at the trending topics, and you could have a summary of current affairs for the day. When I left Nigeria last year, I updated my location on the Twitter app to ‘United States’ as I now wished to be updated on current affairs in the US.Consequently, whenever something significant happened in Nigeria,…

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) wishes to express its concerns over the restriction on twitter by the Nigerian government. MOSOP considers this decision to be inappropriate, unjustifiable and an assault on the rights of Nigerians to free speech and association.MOSOP is of the opinion that Nigeria’s Twitter ban is not only improper, it is derogatory and diminishes the status of the government, being in response to an internal decision of Twitter, an independent, private business network.It is our opinion that the action of Twitter in response to a perceived violation of its terms of service…

Dear Mr President,Your Excellency, PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI,Thank you for your speech for which we all waited with bated breaths.Thank you for promising to work on the present situation of volatile insecurity in Nigeria.Mr President Sir, I must remind you, that you cannot put out fire with fire. Your administration has rehabilitated unrepentant terrorists, has paid monies out to kidnappers, protected rampaging herdsmen even as they sack villages burning, looting and raping innocent women.BUTWhen South East Nigeria requests a referendum, when they complain they feel excluded from opportunities in Nigeria, to mention just a few grievances, there is no negotiation, no…