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By lduozee Paul, Benin     As governor s in Nigeria debate on how they can pay the newly approved minimum wage, the president general of the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSASGOC), Comrade Muhammad Attahiru Yunusa has called on President Buhari and state governors to cut down their spending on political appointees so that they can pay the new wage and cause workers to enjoy the fruit of their labour.  Comrade Muhammad Yunusa made the call a meeting with SSASGOC officials held in Benin city, at the weekend. He said the aim of the meeting…

Maidens at an Iria Marriage ceremony South East Culture

By Constance MejuHRH Elder P. Kpang, others at the town hall meeting in Calabar L-R: Mrs. Tammie Kammonke, Barr. William Itorok, Barr. Bisi Alade rep. Cross River State Comptroller and Mrs. Inyang Ikpeme, HOD, INEC CRS, Voter Education and Publicity (VEP)Families have been charged to change their attitude towards the girl-child with provision of opportunity for acquisition of leadership skills by the girl child as preparation for a more active role in national development.Thiswas part of resolutions at a town hall meeting in Calabar, Cross River State topromote enhanced participation of women in elections.Thetown hall meeting was held with women…

By Stanley Danjuma Ighalo The 60,000 capacity Tafawa Balewa Square venue of the finale of the 2015 Lagos Carnival was packed to the brim as carnival attendees chanted, clapped, stumped and danced with each and every performance troupe that paraded the square.Imbued with lively parades and festive colours, thecarnival is a must-see event that has indeed grown in its six years ofexistence by reinventing and making itself an integral part of the preeminentAfrican tourism destinations. The climax of the carnival featured ensembleperformances by energetic and talented young men and women. Attendees wereenthralled by the innovative, high energy, flawless and well-coordinated…

An Elder woman prays for now former Kano State Commissioner of Police, congratulating him for his bravery during the March 9 election Even though at the early stages of the history of Nigeria women played active roles that got the British colonial masters to commit to changes in their governance style and eventually led the presence of women like Chief Mrs Oluremi Ransome Kuti, Chief Margaret Ekpo, Hon Janet Mokelu, Hajia Sawamba, etc., on the political map and discussions on Nigeria’s pre and post- colonial days. Unfortunately, long military rule spanning over 30 years washed off the gains from the…

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PRESS STATEMENT DELIVERED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019, D-LINE, PORTHARCOURT.Annkio BriggsKalabari-Ijaw MothersAnd Daughters Condemn Abonnema/Niger Delta People Terrorization, Killings, Greetings.We, the mothers and daughters of KALABARI-IJAWNationality have gathered here today, in deep sadness and mourning to register tothe people of Rivers State, the Niger Delta, Nigeria and the world, our deepdistress, pain and anger over developments in our beloved ancestral home Abonnema,in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, Rivers State, which played out onSaturday, February 23, 2019 during the Presidential and National AssemblyElections.We are equally deeply pained at the needless deathsthat occurred in other parts of the state, including Asarama, Oweikorogha,Bayelsa State…

We thought it was the worst election in 2007 so women mourned but that was a better election than February 23, 2019Children queuing up to vote at the presidential election February 23, 2019Trouble isbrewing in the land; groups are up in arm against one another, community peopleare evacuating their homes in fear of being attacked by security forces or someherdsmen. Relentlessly, aggrieved personsare protesting the outcome of the February 23, 2019 presidential and NationalAssembly elections.Underlying allthese is the open abuse of due process that reverberated across the countrywhile the contest lasted.Firstly, aftertelling Nigerians and the world that everything was in…