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Edo State Police Command has said the five persons that were arrested during the protest by Edo State civil society organisations in Benin recently, were arrested because they conducted themselves in a bestial manner by taking animal carcasses dripping with blood to the state secretariat premises where they rained curses on the government and Governor Godwin Obaseki. The commissioner of Police said in a statement issued by the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Chidi Nwabuzor, that the protesters also did not notify the police before they carried out the protest. The protesters had taken to the streets, to…

Niger Delta Patriots (NDP) has demanded that the Federal Government should without further delay inaugurate the Board of the Niger Delta Development Board (NDDC) or face another round of crisis in the Niger Delta region. The group, which addressed a press conference in Asaba on the issue, also called for immediate action by the Federal Government to rehabilitate critical infrastructure destroyed by the recent flood disaster in the Niger Delta, especially the East-West road,” he added. It said there could be agitations in the creeks of the Niger Delta which could cripple the economy if the NDDC board was not…

The national chairman of the Labour Party, Mr. Julius Abure, has narrated how the party in Edo state was denied the use of Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium and other venues in the state for its presidential rally by the state government. Abure, who was addressing party members and supporters in Benin recently, also accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for causing hunger, insecurity, unemployment and other social vices prevalent in Nigeria. He therefore called on the electorate to throw away the parties as bad products out of government in the next general elections. The LP…

Critical infrastructure refers to any physical or virtual networks, systems, and assets critical to the nation that their destruction or incapacitation would harm national security, public health, and safety, economy, or any combination of them. In simpler terms, critical infrastructure consists of all people, systems, or things that must always be operational and intact for daily works and lives to succeed” – DHS· Power/electricity is unarguably one of the vital critical infrastructures that supports the society BACKGROUND The Nigeria power sector is made up of 3 sub sectors, namely: – Generation – Transmission – Distribution There are 23 grid-connected power…

Ijaw Republican Assembly Patriotic Front IRA-PF gathered Ijaw people and friends in honour of Ijaw persons who have pushed issues of Ijaw justice and development over the years. Among those honoured, were Chief Government Akpemupolo, aka Tompolo foremost Ijaw/Niger Delta activist and leader of the defunct movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND. Others include, Prof. Banjamin Ogele Okaba, President Ijaw National Congress INC, Timi Kaiser-Wilhem Ogoriba, founder of MOSIEND, Annkio Briggs, environmental and human rights advocate, Ibiba DonPedro Managing Director, National Point weekly/CANDOUR magazine. More still are, Alabo T.O. Graham Douglas, Prof. Lawrence Ekpebu who received post…

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Let me start by reaffirming publicly what my acceptance to speak at this very illustriously appointed event indicates – an honour to be thought worthy to facilitate this discourse in memory of his Lordship, the Late Justice Ambrose Allagoa. 1.2 His Lordship, the Late Justice Ambrose Allagoa, an illustrious Ijaw man, the first lawyer of Nembe Sie origin and the first indigenous Chief Judge of the old Rivers State left an indelible impression on the tapestry of jurisprudence as a fearless purveyor of truth, equity, and justice. 1.3 We ride on the shoulders of giants to attain…

Proceedings at the Coroner in respect of Sylvester Oromoni vs Dowen College resumed at the Magistrates Court, Ikeja, Lagos. Oromoni family lead lawyer Femi Falana SAN arrived the Court shortly after other lawyers including Andrew Efole and Victor Chukwuma from the Chambers of Anthony George – Ikoli SAN got there before 8am. On hand to witness proceedings were INC Lagos Chapter Chairman Pst. Ebitimi Dio Posibi, IYC Lagos Chapter Chairman Comrade Tikima Arigban, his Vice Ibifaka Winifred, past IYC Chairman Henry Oyobolo, rep of IYC National Otiena Amafina, Elders Robinson Oyanene, Godbless Ozegbe, INC’s Ebiowei Benson and other IYC members.…

Applicants who succeeded in the last computer-based test for overseas postgraduate scholarship scheme of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have begun to undergo the second stage of the interviews from which the successful 200 will be selected. The computer-based test was conducted for 3,000 applicants in November, according to a press release on Monday by the Director of Public Affairs of the NDDC, Dr. Ibitoye Abosede. The Acting Managing Director, Mr. Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua, who monitored proceedings at the venue of the interview, said the process would be fair and transparent. “We want to create a solid foundation for our…

Say it in the Headquarters of the 23 Local Government Area that the terror grip on the state has started falling apart. Let the women in Abua-odual, Asa, Etche, Omuma, Egene, Eleme, Ibani, Obolo, Ikwerre, Kalabari, Ogonis, Eleme & the Oba, Egbama and Ndoni rejoice in dancing that Emperor and Pharaoh of the State has started tasting the bitter pill of disgrace of his dictatorship. At first he came as a fury Fire as he dishes out his Executive Order 21 and thereafter dragging all the Political Parties in the State other than the PDP to the Federal High Courts…

The World Cup in Qatar was not only about winning the trophy and taking it home, figures released by FIFA shows how much players and countries that participatd in the World Cup in Qatar. The champions for instance will take home $42 million (about N30 billion) prize money Joshua Thomas of The Sporting News gives details of the prize monies an their history. As well as silverware and pride, there is plenty of prize money on the line at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. While the focus for most teams will be on lifting the iconic trophy and…