Historical Distortion Attempts of Itu LGA Spell Doom – Group

By Our Political Correspondent

            A group known as Itu Equity for Unity initiative (IEUI) has spoken against attempts by groups and individuals in the area to distort or erode the established and well known history and structure of the area for what it called their very personal and selfish political interest gains and causes. Read the rest of this entry

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S’SOUTH WHO IS WHO CONVERGE IN UYO

…transformation of the region, South South Economic Submit top agenda

By our Government House Correspondent

It was a roll call of who is who when Governors of Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta as well as the Deputy Governors of Rivers and his Akwa Ibom counterpart; South-South Legislators in the National Assembly and the Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly converged in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital to brainstorm on ways and means to pull the huge resources of the zone to transform the region. Read the rest of this entry

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Amaechi and Non-Rivers Indigenes Involvement

In Government While scrutinizing his government, as was reported on March 11, 2012, Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State said that over 2,000 Rivers and non-Rivers indigenes have so far benefited from his Special Overseas scholarship programme. Read the rest of this entry

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Kogi state political quagmire; Breaking the silence!

By: PHRANK SHAIBU

History tells us that a society sows seeds of dissent when people entrusted with its leadership become economical with the truth or remain silent in the face of injustice.  In fact, to keep silent in times of injustice is in itself injustice. Read the rest of this entry

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If Nigeria Is So Rich, Why Are Nigerians So Poor?

By John Campbell

Femi Awoyemi, in a lucid and thoughtful article in the April 5 Leadership (Abuja) highlights that more than ninety percent of Nigeria’s population is poor “and exists largely at the mercy of fate.” Read the rest of this entry

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Amaechi’s Economic Environment

It is becoming glaring everyday that Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State is turning a new leaf. Unlike in his first tenure he didn’t and was not caring about the common citizen, entirely. This time, he is making sure that the wealth of Rivers State ends up evenhandedly on the area of facilities. Read the rest of this entry

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Leyii Kwanee tasks Journalists on Advocacy

By David Amusa

The Deputy Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Leyii Kwanee has implored Nigerian Journalists to engage in advocacy in order to accelerate development of the nation. Read the rest of this entry

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2015 : ‘The moment for Tonye Princewill’

EVEN as discussions and permutations ahead of 2015 general elections are yet going on in hushed voices, political watchers believe that this is the moment for Prince Tonye Princewill, the Prince of Niger Delta Politics. For nearly a decade, Princewill has remained a dominant voice in the political firmament of Rivers State, Read the rest of this entry

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