This has consequently thrown up speculations that the report might have been dumped due to political pressures.
Delta State PDP Chairman, Chief Peter Nwaoboshi, had while officially flagging off the tour in Bomadi local government area on September 8, 2008, promised that the team at the end of the exercise will turn in a report that is transparent and would be made public as well.

“The state government has said in no uncertain terms that all stakeholders in the Niger Delta must do everything within their legitimate powers to encourage those who took up arms in the region to drop them because there is no longer need for armed struggle since President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has taken bold and sincere steps to address the Niger Delta crisis and the measures should be allowed to grow and bear the fruit of peace, which all of us need, and that we would assist truly repentant militants to reintegrate into society”.

By Esin Suji One of the facts of nature [and this includes humanity] is that error would eventually float on the surface. For several years, a pack of murderous opportunists and predators held Anambra State hostage, frustrating the aspirations and rights of the majority of the people to good governance. After all their subterfuges and […]

He commended the prison officers for putting in their best to comfort the prisoners, in spite of hazardous nature of their job and the difficult terrain they work, saying the government, both at the federal and state levels, as well as Non Governmental Organizations, should come to the aid of the prisoners .

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI – A stalwart of the Progressives Peoples Alliance (PPA), Chief Tony Walibe, has said that the recent defection of Governor Ikedi Ohakim to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not a disaster to the PPA. Walibe, who addressed stakeholders, was of the view that “the Governor’s exit from PPA is an […]

Edo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Pius Egberanmwen Odubu, has said that the on-going demolition of illegal structures in Benin City was a manifestation of what the state would look like in the next few years.

By Tony Edike Enugu – Opposition political parties in Enugu state are protesting the high nomination fees imposed by Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) on contestants for the State Local Government Chairmanship and Councillorship elections, slated for December this year. Already, the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) had concluded plans to drag ENSIEC to court, […]

Giving the charge in a broadcast commemorating this year’s International Youth Day Celebration, Williams commended the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, for creating a conducive environment for youths to realize their potentials through the provision of small and medium scale enterprise loan scheme, and youths skill acquisition centres across the state.

By Tony Edike Enugu – The Coalition for Good Governance, anon-governmental organisation based in Enugu, has called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps to check  the eruption of violence in parts of the country so as to halt further threat to national security. The group said the spate of violence in parts of […]

“It is not proper that way. We now have a body that is supposed to handle that because what these people are paying into government purse is too meager to compare with what they are making.

THE Warri Ijaw Peace Monitoring Group (WIPMG) has disowned one Ettala Harry who claimed he was mandated to represent the militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, in the on-going amnesty programme of the federal government.

By Dennis Agbo Abakaliki – Senate Committee Chairman on Works, Senator Julius Ucha is currently offering free medical treatment in Ebonyi state, beginning from his immediate constituency, Ebony central senatorial zone, which he represents at the National Assembly. Senator Ucha, who is giving the free medical services through his Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Ebonyi Humanity […]

The Executive Director of Nigeria Policy Institute, USA known for it’s good governance advocacy, Chief Jimmy Emmanuel Asiegbu has called on the governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Mr. Peter Obi and his Commissioner, Dubem Obaze to desist from unnecessary and illegal intrusion into the administrative affairs of Anambra State autonomous Communities without being duly invited by the Town’s Constituted Authorities.

Diamond Bank is set to introduce Savings Xtra Credit Card, the first credit card linked to a savings account even as it announced N400m prize money for the second season of the Savings Xtra promotion.

*FG to apply ‘no work no pay’ rule By Funmi Kimolafe Abuja – The renewed negotiation of the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) broke down yesterday. Consequently, government has decided to apply the “No work, no pay” for the striking lecturers if they fail to suspend the strike and create a […]