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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…

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, says the Ogoni people will resist any coercion into Ibo Biafra. Speaking in Eeken in Khana Local Government Area, rivers State on Sunday, where he met with the Kingdom coordinators and chapter leaders of MOSOP in Babbe Kingdom, president of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke, said the Ogoni people will resist any force of coercion into an exclusive Ibo nation whose design is to advance the powers and domination of the Ibo people over the Ogonis of the Niger Delta region.A release signed to that effect by Alex Akori, secretary-general, MOSOP dated…

As the world continues to  condemn the Nigerian Government’s rash suspension of Twitterin Nigeria, the PDP Caucus of the House of Representatives in the National Assembly has asked thefederal government to rescind its order or face legal action.In a press release titled, Suspension of Twitter Nigeria,signed by the caucus leader, Hon KingsleyChinda sent to National Pointdaily.com, the lawmakers dubbed the government act unlawful and dangerous to democracy.“We condemn the Federal Government’s decision to suspend Twitter in the strongest possible terms and call on the authorities to immediately rescind this decision in the interest of free speech and the rule of…

Consternation has overtaken many persons in the Ijaw youth activism family over the whereabouts of the President of the Ijaw Youth Council Comrade Timothy Peter Igbifa who was reported to have been ‘kidnapped’ by unknown persons on Tuesday. This strange development happened just as the D-Day,Tuesday May, 25ththe day announced for a show down with the Federal government, to announce a substantive Board to run the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC landed. The ‘Mother of Protests’ was anticipated as a tactic to return the Niger Delta to its core forte of activism for development.Igbifa after the crashNational…

We continue our discussion on things that get you ready to meet your Ruth and Boaz.The third secret to finding your Boaz or Ruth is to dare to dress for success. Dress for the job you want, not the one you’ve got; dress to be respected, recognized for honour.Once again, let’s look at Ruth 3:3 in the Amplified Bible which says:“Wash and anoint yourself therefore, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking”.When you were young and going on…

A release from the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN national secretariat to all national leaders, zonal chairman and state chairmen ….This is to inform you that the CAN president, in view of the continuous killings, banditry and host of other problems in Nigeria, has considered it imperative and absolutely necessary that our country needs prayers for God’s mercy and intervention in our lands.Consequently, all local churches are expected to gather in the evening of each day set aside (May 28th – 30th) for the prayers to pray to God in the attitude of mourning or soberness for the bloodshed of…