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By Iduozee Paul, BeninAs the electorates gather together to cast their votes, the coordinator for Girl’s Power Initiative, May Ekido, disclosed that most women do not participate in politics is because of the violence and assault they experience from their male counterparts.Ekido made the statement at a press conference in Benin City, and lamented that, women participation in politics in Nigeria is low as a result of the violence and abuse. She said what they are doing is to encourage women to come out and be involved in politics for good governance.“The conveners of the Stop Violence Against Women in…

By Iduozee Paul, BeninThe deputy executive director, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice ( ANEEJ), Comrade Leo Atakpu, says the highest number of migrants from Nigeria to Europe are from Edo State.Comrade Atakpu who made the disclosure in a press conference entitled: “Migration and Related Issues In Edo State’s 2020 Governorship Election,” in Benin city, said the reason people migrate is because of lack of infrastructural development.“The fact shows that a disproportionately high amount of all emigrations from Nigeria to Europe are from Edo State with the state contributing an estimated 50 per cent of all Nigerian migrants in…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaDelta State commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Chief Patrick Ukah, has commended Total Upstream Company and its partners for their collaboration with the state government towards driving infrastructural development in the education sector in the state.Chief Ukah, made the commendation in Onicha-Ugbo, Aniocha North Local Government Area, during the official commissioning of a science laboratory and equipment built by Total and its partners.The commissioner, who was represented by the permanent secretary in the ministry, Comrade Samuel Diateke, said it was heart-warming and a thing of encouragement to receive corporate social responsibility support from Total Upstream Company…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaNigerians have been advised to shun drug abuse in order to avoid the disastrous health effects associated with such abuse.The national chairman, Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigerian, Dr. Kingsley Amibor gave the advice in Asaba while speaking with journalists as part of programmes lined up to mark this year’s World Pharmacists Day with the theme: “Transforming Global Health; The Role of Pharmacists”.Dr. Amibor said the only way out of drugs abuse and other related effects on those who indulge in it is to dismantle what he called, “open drugs market” nationwide.He said once this…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaDelta State Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa (3rd Left),his Deputy, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro (3rd right), Senator James Manager (2nd right), Speaker Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori (1st right), and the State PDP Chairman, Barr. Kingsley Esiso and his wife Beauty, (1st and 2nd left ) during a victory thanksgiving Service by the State Chairman of the (PDP) in SapeleDelta State governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged Nigerians to support the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to take over governance in the country in 2023.The governor made the call on Sunday in Sapele at a…

Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo WikeThe Rivers State government has announced plans to increase the teaching strength in the state schools with the employment of no less than 6, 000 highly trained teachers./ The aim is to bridge the existing shortfall in the sector.This was disclosed by the state governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on a monitored Channels Television breakfast programme, “Sunrise Daily’.Wike said his administration is set to employ 6, 000 more teachers in a bid to further improve the standard of learning in the educational institutions in state.He said the employment of more teachers for Rivers schools is not negotiable.Reacting to…

The Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, has sent an SOS alerting the security leadership in Rivers State of an alleged plan by a community, Okposi 1 to invade a neighbor, Okposi 2 in ONELGA.In the petition dated September30, addressed to the Police Commissioner, Rivers State Command and copied to the Director State Security Department, DSS, GOC, 6TH Division Bori Camp Port-Harcourt, the Area Command, Omoku Police, Chairman, Ogba Egbema Ndoni LGA, the Oba of Ogba Land, Eze Igburu-Onelga, Ocha 1 of Okposi Community Onelga and OSPAC Local security and signed by Styvn Obodoekwe and Karl Chinedu on behalf of CLO, the…

By Constance MejuImposition of projects on communities against their desire and away from their needs has been identified as a root cause of conflicts in the Niger Delta.Participants at a four-day training on “The Right to Say No” organized by a foremost community women advocate group Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Center in Port Harcourt, made the observation while examining the role of varied stakeholders on development in the oil and gas region.They noted that while government does not care to understand the true needs of communities before siting projects there, oil and gas companies place profit above all else…

The Ijaw Nation Development Group (INDG), on 20th September 2020, in collaboration with other Ijaw organizations including, Ijaw Professionals Association (IPA), Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF), Ijaw Nation Forum (INF), Ijaw Ladies Association (ILA), Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG), Embasara Foundation, as well as individuals and representatives of Izon Organizations globally, via a virtual conference critically examined the National Water Resources Bill (2020) currently before the National Assembly and notes the following.1. The re-emergence and pursuance of a National Water Resources Bill, which had hitherto, been rested by the 8th National Assembly, due to widespread national opposition to its assent, but brought…