The Biafra protests

The pro-Biafra protests have entered the second week. What started as unco-ordinated voices of dissent reached a crescendo last week when the arrested director of radio Biafra was not released by the DSS. Many reports claimed that major cities in the South-East were shut down by the protesters although at least one Governor has come out to say the phrase ‘shut down’ was overstretching things a bit.
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Enugu: Politicians behind the furore over SUVs -Labour leader

An assessment if he is labour friendly and you can also look at whether he is workers friendly too. Workers friendly has to do with ensuring that what ever that is due to them is given to them at when due. I will say in the last five months of the governor’s administration,the wheel of governance has faired well because from the time he came in, he sustained the payment of salaries on or before 25th of every month even when federal allocation has thinned out.

Why I visited Buhari – Dein of Agbor

The roads were very bad indeed, but as you know, we have a new President; we have a new Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa. His Excellency had on several occasions, told me specifically that the roads, whether at Delta South, Central and North senatorial districts are something of great concern to him. In addition, I am sure everybody in the country understands that this raining season has been something that we have never seen before.

Aisha Alhassan: An inspiration to women in politics

THE recent proclamation of Aisha Alhassan as the winner of the 2015 governorship election in Taraba State has attracted varied reactions from across the country more so as she gets the enviable position of the first woman to be elected governor in the history of Nigeria.

PDP shivers as Dokpesi opens Pandora’s box 

SOME eight months after it lost out at the April 2015 presidential polls, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may have finished licking its political wounds when last Tuesday, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of DAAR Communications (AIT) apparently ruffled some feathers as he gave a graphic account of what he described as several years of his party’s undemocratic conduct in the running of affairs of the country.

African Leadership University to take off in Lagos 2016 — Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday restated the commitment of his administration to enhance the educational sector, just as he assured that he would do everything possible to ensure the commencement of operation of the African Leadership University in Lagos in 2016.

Delta Guber election: Ogboru files notice of appeal in Benin

CHIEF Great Ovedje Ogboru, governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the April 11 gubernatorial election has filed a notice of appeal against the October 26 judgement of the Governorship Election Tribunal which upheld the election of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

Guinness shareholders decry fine on coy by NAFDAC

Lagos – Some shareholders of Guinness Nigeria Plc have condemned the one billion naira fine imposed on the company by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for some infractions. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that the huge fine could send wrong signals to […]

Drogba not planning Chelsea return

Didier Drogba will return to Britain after his debut season in Major League Soccer but said Friday he has no plans to play for former club Chelsea during the off-season.

US confident ‘Jihadi John’ killed in drone strike

The US military said Friday it was “reasonably certain” that the Islamic State executioner “Jihadi John” was killed in a drone strike in Syria, but relatives of the British militant’s victims said his death brought them little comfort.

Buhari isn’t God, I’ll continue to say the truth – Fayose

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has reiterated his position to continue to tell he truth to the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that ”The President is not God, but only leader of our country for a period of time.”

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