Most Nigerian leaders play the citizens like a game. How do you explain that a man whose negligence may have caused the under remittances of Operating Surplus at the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) leading to the current ordeal of madam Hadiza Usman is now the acting Head of the same NPA? How? Hear this: “Mr.
By Sanni Onogu, Tony Akowe, Frank Ikpefan, Abuja; Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin, Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt, and Okungbowa Aiwerie, Asaba – The Nation Newspaper A huge division broke in the country yesterday over the call for restructuring and an urgent national dialogue by South’s Governors to fashion a way out of the worsening insecurity. Tuesday’s bi-partisan
By Chukwudi Akasike, The Punch Newspapers The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has called on the Federal Government to demonstrate sincerity in tackling insecurity in the country. PANDEF said this was necessary in order to prove the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu wrong in his allegations that there was bias
By Arinze Chijioke, International Policy Digest Arinze Chijioke traveled to Opuama, a community in Nigeria’s Delta State, to report on the impact of an oil spill that had devastated many local families. The time was 10 am in late March. Over 60 women, old and young, gathered outside the house of 90-year-old Julius Loboh, the
Nseobong Okon-Ekong writes that the predictable gimmick of interim management committees and forensic audit reports deployed by Senator Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs to delay inauguration of the Niger Delta Development Commission Board is about to run its course. Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs is used to having his
By News Agency of Nigeria The Rapid Response Register (RRR) under the National Social Safety-Net programme said it had trained 108 enumerators in the 18 Local Government Areas of Cross River State. Mr. Chris Anake, State Coordinator of the programme fielded questions from journalists on Wednesday in Calabar on its performance. Anake said that RRR
By News Agency of Nigeria The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has created additional 998 Polling Units in the 18 Local Government Areas of Cross River State. The Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in the State, Dr. Emmanuel Hart made the disclosure in Calabar at a stakeholder’s forum on Expanding Voter Access to Polling
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River command of the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday paraded 40 suspects arrested from different parts of the State for various offences. The Commissioner of Police, CP Sikiru Akande said the offenses ranged from murder to armed robbery, rape, stealing, malicious damage, unlawful possession of firearms, gangsterism and dealing in