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The Peoples Advocates (TPA) is an association and assembly of public interest lawyers and citizens of Nigeria who are interested in the rights of peoples globally. We are part of the Public Interest Lawyering Network in West Africa, Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Rivers State Network of Non-Governmental Organizations, CSO I-Report Platform/CIEPD Election Situation Room, Network of Police Reform in Nigeria, Transition Monitoring Group, Civic Space Watch Cluster etc. One of the significant lessons from May 29 in the history of Nigeria is that POWER IS TRANSIENT and as such citizens who have been given the mandate to…

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The state secretariat was once the centrepiece of the Port Harcourt skyline evoking memories of the good old days, when the young military governor, Alfred Diete-Spiff held sway as the helmsman of the old Rivers State. It used to be a beauty to behold. Alas, today the Rivers State Secretariat is a shadow of itself. As it were, it has received the beating of a lifetime. A beating punctuated by tales of decay and sheer neglect. The Rivers State secretariat is now more of a monstrosity than the beautiful state secretariat residents often showed off to visiting friends and relatives,…

It was a carnival like atmosphere, as the creme-de-la-crème of Kalabari, Rivers State and beyond besieged Abonnema, the Headquarters of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area as they defied the heavy downpour to bid Emeritus Prof. Nimi Dimkpa Tobin Briggs, final goodbye on Saturday May 20, 2023. He was aged 79 years. Ninah Nimi Briggs, the first child and only son of Prof. Nimi Briggs eulogized his father, stating that Prof. Nimi Briggs touched lives. “I’m only in his passing coming to understand the scope of what Nimi was all about. To all intents and purposes, I only knew him as Daddy.…

Women in Eleme Local Govern-ment Area of Rivers State have protested the culture of denying women the right to inherit family property. The women raised their voice at a one-day programme on Story Telling on Women Inheritance held at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Alode, Eleme last Tuesday. The programme was organized by Mba Okase Initiative Eleme and supported by Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre. Leader of Mba Okase Initiative, Eleme, Dr. Patience Osaroejiji, said, “Eleme culture and traditions have had no place for girls and women with regards to inheritance of land and houses, either from their father’s side…

The President-elect of the National Association Of Delta State Students Union (NADESSTU), Comrade Monday Wiska has frowned at the diverted N25m earmarked by the state government for Students’ Town Hall Meetings, describing it as an aberration. He promised members that all property and belongings of the union must be judiciously used for the benefit of students. Wiska made the revelation on Tuesday at the NUJ Press Centre, Asaba, Delta State while briefing journalists. Harping on prudence and accountability, he declared that all those who in the past had misappropriated the finances of NADESSTU must be brought to book. He congratulated…

The Branch Controller of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Benin City, Apostle Michael Mgbeze says e-Naira will make a significant positive difference to Nigeria and Nigerians. The Branch Controller made the statement when he and his entourage met with the management of the Benson Idahosa University (BIU), Benin City. He said the e-Naira is the digital equivalent of “Cash Naira.” According to him, expected gains from eNaira include improvement in the availability and usability of Central Bank money, support to a resilient payment system, ecosystem, encouragement of financial inclusion, reduction of the cost of processing cash, enabling direct…

The management of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, has dismissed 13 of its academic and non-academic staff for alleged offences ranging from falsified age to financial fraud, gross misconduct, extortion and sexual harassment. Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Asomwan Adagbonyin, said the decision to terminate the appointments of the alleged erring staff was reached following the recommendations of the University Staff Disciplinary Committee, which found them guilty of the offences. Adagbonyin made the disclosure while presenting the committee’s report to the chairman, Andrew Olotu, and members of the AAU Special Intervention Team on Monday in Benin City.…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zone F, has condemned the neglect and non-completion of major roads in the South – South states, especially the East/West, Calabar/Itu Highway, Benin/Sapale Road and Benin/Lokoja Road and called on the Federal Government to take immediate action on the roads, as it has done in other zones of the country. The media body which, made call in a communique issued at the end of its zonal meeting held at the Press Centre, Uyo, AkwaIbom State, also urged state governors in the South – South to work closely with the in-coming federal administration to ensure…

A US based Edo State Labour Party leader, Dr. Kingsley Oghogho Okundaye, says all politics is local, which is why he found it very important to identify with his people to build the party. Dr. Okundaye made the point in an interview with journalists after addressing the LP Oredo Ward 6 members at their secretariat in Benin City, Edo State. He challenged the party members to wake up to their duties, by ensuring that the young generation takes its rightful place in governance and do not allow older people dominate the political leadership of the country. He said, “If you…