COMRADE Ovuozorie Macaulay is the outgoing Secretary to the State Government in Delta State. He became the pioneer chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ in the State before he was later elected as State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. In the heat of the Warri crisis, he was appointed Commissioner for Ethnic and Conflict Resolutions by former Governor James Ibori. In this interview with select journalists, he spoke on the achievements of the outgoing administration of Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan among other issues.

The cleric in charge of the Bomadi Vicariate of the Catholic Church, Bishop Hyacinth Egbebo, has called on the president-elect, Gen. Muhamadu Buhari, to re-invigorate the three key instruments of development in the oil-rich Niger Delta region.

Mr. Babatunde Fashanu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was called to the  Bar 35 years ago after which he bagged a masters in Law, a year later. In this interview, he spoke on the muscle flexing between the National Assembly and the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan over the fourth alteration Act of  the 1999 Constitution. […]

The President of Church of Christ in Nations, COCIN, Rev. Dachollom Datiri has lamented the recent attacks in parts of Plateau State which have claimed the lives of two of the church’s pastors and many of its members and urged security agencies to rise to the occasion by routing terrorists in the state.

A chieftain of Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, Mr. Godwin Ezeemo, yesterday, called on the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, to make job creation, diversification of the economy and agriculture pivotal in his administration.

THE paucity of funds facing the Federal Government has placed the N100 billion mortgage backed Federal Government of Nigeria bond in jeopardy.

In the first week of May every year, Itsekiri people and their friends from all walks of life converge on Warri for the annual anniversary of the coronation of the Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse II, CON. However, this year’s edition which marked the 28th year of Ogiame Atuwatse II on the pristine throne of his forefathers as the 19th Olu of Warri, was with a difference. Son of the soil and award-winning filmmaker cum media practitioner of over 18 years, Alex Eyengho produced and directed a widely acclaimed world-class play about Olu Akengbuwa, the 16th Olu of Warri who reigned from 1795 to 1848.

STAFF of Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, in Benin City, Edo State, yesterday commenced three days warning strike following failure by the management of the company to reverse the alleged sale of OML 42, one of the priced oil assets of the company.

OUR first prayer point today is that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, shall not die. It shall live to provide the services of a minority party. It is only people who do not understand the full import of a minority party that will not say “Amen” to this prayer point. Among other things, it is the function of the minority party to provide the constructive criticism that keeps the majority party constantly on its toes.

I HAVE been in Ilorin over the past two weeks, including even the days I spent in Lagos and Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, to attend a funeral ceremony, as I reported, last week. The most important political issue in Kwara state today, is Bukola Saraki’s ambition to become the next Senate President.