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By Iduozee Paul, Benin CorrespondentThe chairman, Benin branch of the  Nigeria Bar Association, (NBA), Collins Benson Ogiegbaen, has threatened to carry out citizen arrest of Chief Nosakhare Osadolor (aka Afro) over allegation that he is shielding from arrest, his children suspected to have assaulted one of their member, Osiobase Omo-Iyoha, whose whereabouts is still unknown. The abduction took place on May 9, 2020.Ogiegbaen issued the threat during an emergency joint meeting with civil society groups in Benin City. He disclosed that the lawyer, Omo-Iyoha, while trying to settle an argument between Osadolor‘s children and another fellow, was beaten to a…

Dear Mr. President, RE: ADDRESSING THE CONTINUED INJUSTICE AGAINST THE NIGER DELTA PEOPLE VIZ. THE LOPSIDED APPOINTMENTS IN THE NNPC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES/DEPARTMENTSFirstly, we wish to extend our deepest condolences to you on the passing of Mallam Abba Kyari, your late Chief of Staff. We supplicate the Almighty for the repose of his soul, and the souls of all our country men and women who have died as result of the corona virus pandemic. We commiserate with the families and loved ones of the deceased, while we wish all who are currently undergoing treatment speedy recovery. It is our hope that…

Child Protection advocates in Rivers State have hailed the sentencing to death of a 30 year old university student who murdered a little girl of eight years for ritual purposes. A high court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, presided over by Justice Adolphus Enebeli, has sentenced a second year student of Physics department at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Ifeanyi Dike, and one Ugochukwu Nwamiro, to death by hanging for the murder of an eight-year-old girl, Victory Chikamso Nmezuwuba.The two were sentenced to death without an option of fine. The judgement indicates that one is to be hung by…

One of the unintended ironies of the Coronavirus pandemic is that although it brings great suffering and death, it also presents an incredible opportunity to reimagine the world we live in, and to build a better future.In Rivers State, we can not afford to miss the opportunity that this crisis presents.As our forbears did after the Civil War, we have a chance to think and work together to recreate our State, from the emotional and psychological debris of this pandemic.But this means that we must think critically and keep an open mind.It means that our response to the pandemic must…

INTRODUCTIONWhile it is true that the Nigerian economy is dependent on Oil which accounts for over 90% of export earnings and 40% of government revenues coupled with the current gloomy oil market outlook, her fortunes prima facie looks bleak.A more cursory look in these times reveal otherwise; there are actually advantages that must be creatively harnessed for genuine organic growth and wealth redistribution.Natural resources – predominantly gas.Large young “working” population.creative minds that can recognize the opportunities, look inward and develop Nigerian solution to Nigeria’s challenges.approximately 80% of Nigerians do not rely on foreign import for their sustenance.NATURE OF THE OIL…

The ravages of COVID-19 in the country and States of the Niger Delta have shown up the failure of governance in the six states of Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Edo, Akwa Ibom and Cross River. Poverty ravaged citizens brought low by corruption, their life support systems degraded by pollution, battle to stay still caught between hunger, thirst and a ravaging pandemic in this feature by Ibiba DonPedro, a project of the Centre for Media, Environment and Development Communications CEMEDEC.Chief Nyesom WikeAn abrasive personality with a gravely, hoarse voice that comes in startling counter to the calm heights of the office he…

My attention has been drawn to the above mentioned on-line publication of 9thMay, 2020 credited to Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, Esq., SAN, wherein the author accused His Excellency, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, GSSRS, Governor of Rivers State of alleged acts of lawlessness and arbitrariness including alleged arbitrary arrest of two Pilots and oil workers and threatened auction of vehicles impounded from defaulters under Executive Order RSVG 06, 2020 which prohibits human and vehicular movements in Port Harcourt City Local Government and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas until further notice.The main thrust of Adegboruwa’s criticism is that the right to property is guaranteed by…

RIMAWA staffThe attention of the Sole Administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency, RIWAMA, Bro Felix Obuah has been drawn to unwarranted arrest, detention and attacks on Service Providers, working with the Agency.It will be recalled that the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike during a live radio programme in Port Harcourt on Monday last week, two days before the commencement of the total lockdown in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas, unambiguously stated that Service Providers working with the Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), are on ESSENTIAL SERVICE of keeping the State clean, and should…

The Nigeria Union Of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, has warned the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies in the state not to harass, intimidate or molest journalists who are on essential duties to report the total lockdown ordered by the Rivers State Government in Port Harcourt and Obio Akpor local government areas of the state.The Union stated that journalists should be given unhindered movement to enable them observe and report the level of compliance within the two local government areas under lockdown.The NUJ, in a statement signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Stanley Job Stanley and Ike Wigodo…