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National Spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Ebilade Ekerefe has advised stakeholders from the Niger Delta region to adopt new strategies to tackle the persistent reluctance of the Federal Government to respond to their agitations. According to Ekerefe, the region must do away with obsolete strategies and adopt the new era of strategic alliances with other ethnic nationalities and intellectuals in an aggressive engagement with the federal government for accelerated development of the region. Speaking recently in Yenagoa at a colloquium to mark his 36th birthday and the unveiling of his book, “Chronicle of Ebilade Ekerefe, The Journey So…

May 29 is the baton handover date for Nigeria’s political leadership. With May 29, 2023, Nigerians come to the end of an eight-year leadership under President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressive Congress (APC), an era that has witnessed record anguish, abuse of office, deaths and desolation. An unprecedented 63,111 Nigerians are reported to have died from various conflicts within this period while the bulk of the skilled manpower, especially youths migrated abroad. These were as a result of governance failure, a system crash that began with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government in 1999, which the succeeding APC regime…

January 27, 2021, Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri (Coroner) presided over the Sylvester Oromoni vs Dowen College case in Epe, Lagos State. The sitting attracted a very large crowd of mainly Ijaw youths and elders from Lagos and Epe among other spectators. The Courtroom was filled to the brim. Lawyers representing Oromoni family, Dowen College, Lagos State Government, Nigerian Bar Association, Civil Rights Organizations and other lawyers representing some students accused of torturing Sylvester Oromoni jnr were also present. Outside the Court were policemen with patrol vehicles. Conspicuously parked opposite the Court premises was a mini bus belonging to Ijaw Youths Council…

A final-year Science student of Benson Idahosa University (BIU) Benin City, in Edo State, Bruno Chigozie Ezeonye has slumped and died while playing football at the institution’s football pitch. Information available revealed that the 21-year-old said to be the only son of his parents, died at BIU’s Legacy Campus. His father, who hails from Anambra, and mother, a South African, are said to be based abroad. It was learnt he was rushed to the Campus health centre where he was referred to Faith Mediplex Hospital on Airport Road, Benin, an affiliate of the university. He was confirmed dead at the…

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has urged the Nigerian judiciary to be sincere during the ongoing presidential election petition trials, adding that Nigerians are keenly watching. In a communique issued on Thursday at the end of the groups meeting in Abuja and presided over by elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, the group called on Nigeria youths to remain undeterred and emboldened to carry their foresight of building a new Nigeria to fruition. The meeting also had Chief Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere (South West); Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, CFR, president-general, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide (South East); Dr. Pogu Bitrus,…

The world was at Lekki in Lagos State last Monday to witness the inauguration of the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery, the biggest petroleum refinery in the world. It is estimated that the plant would boost the economy of Lagos State by generating thousands of jobs, downstream investments and taxes n Lagos. It would also attract multi-billion dollar foreign direct investments to Lagos and further enhance the economy in that corridor of the Gulf of Guinea. The refinery, according to the Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Rivers State, Dr. Joseph Obele, will stabilise…

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has said that Chief, Dr.Abraham Ayebakepreye Amba Ambaiowei still lives on, because of the indelible foot prints he has left on the sands of time. Speaking on Thursday during a public lecture to herald his burial ceremony, Gov.Douye Diri represented by the Secretary to Bayelsa State Government, Gidoen Ekeowei noted that the deceased has done well for the Izon Nation and promised that the Bayelsa State Government, will work with the ideals of Dr. Amba Ambaiowei to move Ijaw Nation. He described the deceased as a great man who provided free medical treatment to many…

With Nigeria as one of the countries in the Gulf of Guinea faced with challenges associated with organized domestic and transnational crimes, a one-day national conference on organized crime in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea was held on Friday, April 28, 2023, to address related salient issues, The event took place on Friday, April 28, 2023 at Land Mark Hotel, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Theme of the conference was, “Toward Strengthening Collective Effort Under The Network On Organized Crime In Nigeria And Gulf of Guinea (NOCINAG) To Address Challenges of Domestic and Transnational Crime In the Region”.    Youths and…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said the secret of the success of his administration was contained in a list handed over to him by former governor of the state, Dr. Peter Odili. The governor, who spoke at a public lecture cum book presentation in his honour in Port Harcourt on Thursday, however did not reveal items on the list that Odili gave him. He said those who expect that his successor, Mr. Joseph Fubara, will act like him would be disappointed, stating however that the incoming governor would surpass his own performance in office. Wike confessed that…

Tina Turner, one of the greatest rock’n ’roll singers of all time, has died in Switzerland at the age of 83. “Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock’n’Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland,” her publicist said in a statement, May 24. “With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model.” Tina Turner,the singer rose to prominence performing with her husband Ike Turner in the 1960s before overcoming his violent, abusive behaviour to go on to become a chart-topping solo artist. Turner earned a legion of fans for…