Delta South senatorial district is made up of four indigenous tribes namely Ijaw, Isoko, Itsekiri & Urhobo
Our attention has been drawn to very inaccurate and provocative statements from certain elements in Delta APC who have been posturing that Delta South Senatorial District is made up of only 3 (three) tribes namely Ijaw, Isoko and Itsekiri. Nothing can be further from the truth. This is criminal falsehood which is highly reprehensible. Delta […]
The Peace Treaty that led to 75 million deaths
By Owei Lakemfa In victory, be magnanimous. When the three-year Nigerian Civil War ended in January 1970, then Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, announced that there was: “No Victor, No Vanquished.” He told Nigerians that there was no need for celebration as the erstwhile rebels were our brothers and sisters who need urgent help […]
60, 000 PVCs unclaimed in Gombe state ― INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 60, 000 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) are yet to be claimed in its Gombe state office. Alhaji Umar Ibrahim, the state’s INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) said this in Gombe on Thursday at a news conference. Ibrahim said INEC had put in place mechanism for the resumption […]
State of the Nation: We’re tired of senseless killings in S-West —Gani Adams, Yoruba in Diaspora, others
YORUBA in the Diaspora, under the aegis of Yoruba One Voice, YOV, yesterday, renewed its call for the liberation of the Yoruba race, saying it is tired of the killings and destruction in the region.
COVID-19: New, faster spreading variants fuelling Africa’s surging third wave
As COVID-19 case numbers in Africa climb faster than all earlier peaks, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has said that new and faster spreading variants are fuelling the continent’s surging third wave
Urgent need for social re-engineering
By Adekunle Adekoya I have often felt a bitter sorrow at the thought of the German people, which is so estimable in the individual and so wretched in the generality. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832). Whenever I ponder the above quote from the German philosopher and scientist, Goethe, in light of our situation, I […]
Nnamdi Kanu caused death of 60 persons in 4 months, but‘ll get fair trial— FG
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said the arrested leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, caused the death of 60 persons in four months, but assured that he will get fair treatment and trial.
Buhari’s reward to 1994 Super Eagles
Last week, President Mohammadu Buhari approved the allocation of three-bedroom houses to each member of the 1994 national football team, the Super Eagles, and their officials, dead or alive. The President’s gesture was in fulfillment of a 27-year-old promise the federal military government under the late General Sani Abacha made to members of the squad […]
Courts fixes July 28 for ruling in El-Zakzaky’s no-case-submission
A Kaduna High Court on Thursday, fixed July 28 for ruling in the No-case-submission filed by the leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim Zakzaky, and his wife Zeenat. Justice Gideon Kurada fixed the date after the prosecution and counsel to the defendants, addressed the court on the no case submission prayer. […]
PIB: Host communities kick as Reps peg equity stake at 5%; Senate 3%
The passage into law of the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, has not gone down well with the Niger Delta host communities, as the Senate gave host communities only three percent equity holding in Host Communities Trust Fund, as against the 10 percent people of the oil-producing areas demand.
Ataga and the woman in the mirror
By Azu Ishiekwene IN one of my early journalism classes, my teacher, Olatunji Dare, said nothing sells like a judicious mix of crime, sex and money. It’s well over 35 years since he said those words and yet they ring true like yesterday. For over one week now, the country has been riveted on the […]
