A non-governmental and advocacy group, Citizens Quest for Truth Initiative, has thrown its weight behind the recent call for the reconstitution of the substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by stakeholders in the region, saying it is highly commendable. The NGO in a statement signed and circulated to journalists by its Founder/President, Chief Obiaruko Ndukwe said, “We at Citizens’ Quest for Truth Initiative align ourselves to this clarion call. We are, however, averse to the 7-day ultimatum issued to President Muhammadu Buhari by Chief Tompolo to reconstitute the board or “risk a total breakdown of law and…
Author: Adewale A.
The Federal Government disclosed that more than 45,000 passport booklets are yet to be collected by applicants at the various Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) enrolment centres worldwide. This is coming as the government extends the deadline for clearing Passport Backlog initially for 31st May by one week. The new date for the beginning of the new Passport Regime is now June 8. At a review meeting with the management of the Service, it was revealed that 230,000 Passport Booklets have been produced so far and members of the public enjoined to visit their enrolment centres for collection. Minister of Interior,…
The cases and deaths due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic or outbreak are increasing daily as shown in the high-level statistics shown below, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 172,680,094 Deaths: 3,711,792 Recovered: 155,411,508 Active Cases: 13,556,794 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions. Closed Cases: 159,123,300 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total cases: 1. United States (USA): 34,156,112 2. India: 28,572,359 3. Brazil: 16,720,081 4. France: 5,694,076 5. Turkey: 5,270,299 Top 5 cases by total deaths: 1. United States (USA):…
Following the ceaseless gale of defection rocking the Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has said the determination of Rivers people to severe the state from the bonds of the PDP scavengers, after two terms of maladministration which has left citizens to wallow in poverty and deep want, appears to be gathering momentum more than ever. Reacting to the defection of former allies and members of the Rivers State Executive Council who served under…
According to Lady Monica Ada Chidinma Ada Eze the erstwhile Technical Assistant (TA) on Media to His Excellency, Engr. David Nweze Umahi the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State in reaction to the recent dissolution of the Committee of ETAs, STAs and TAs in the State, “Today, I am writing from the innermost part of my heart to express and appreciate my leader, His Excellency Chief Engr. David Nwaeze Umahi for the honour he bestowed upon me to serve under his administration from 2016-2021 as his Technical Assistant on Media, I will forever remain grateful for a lot of vital roles…
Nigeria COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic case statistics as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are highlighted below: Confirmed Cases: 166,518 Discharged Cases: 158,781 Death: 2,099 203 new cases reported across the states listed below: Benue: 178 Lagos: 10 Ondo: 6 FCT: 4 Kaduna: 4 Plateau: 1 Please, let’s keep well and stay safe wherever may be to curtail the spread of the virus. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call NCDC on this toll-free number (080097000010).
The cases and deaths due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic or outbreak are increasing daily as shown in the high-level statistics shown below, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 171,368,298 Deaths: 3,564,101 Recovered: 153,711,186 Active Cases: 14,093,011 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions. Closed Cases: 157,275,287 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total cases: 1. United States (USA): 34,047,804 2. India: 28,173,655 3. Brazil: 16,545,554 4. France: 5,667,324 5. Turkey: 5,249,404 Top 5 cases by total deaths: 1. United States (USA):…
Nigeria COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic case statistics as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are highlighted below: Confirmed Cases: 166,315 Discharged Cases: 156,558 Death: 2,071 30 new cases reported across the states listed below: Lagos: 26 Rivers: 3 Kwara: 1 Please, let’s keep well and stay safe wherever may be to curtail the spread of the virus. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call NCDC on this toll-free number (080097000010).
Thursday, May 27th would remain a memorable one in the political life of Rivers State as the leadership and members of the Princewills Political Associates worldwide rolled out the drums to celebrate her supreme leader, the honourable minister for transportation, former governor of Rivers state, former speaker of the state, leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Rivers State and South-South zone, Rt. (Hon) Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. The occasion had over one thousand members of the Princewills Political family drawn from the various sub-groups which make up the PPA namely the United waterfront, the PPA women wing, The…
The cases and deaths due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic or outbreak are increasing daily as shown in the high-level statistics shown below, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 170,957,422 Deaths: 3,555,052 Recovered: 152,997,457 Active Cases: 14,404,913 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions. Closed Cases: 156,552,509 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total cases: 1. United States (USA): 34,042,083 2. India: 28,046,957 3. Brazil: 16,515,120 4. France: 5,666,113 5. Turkey: 5,242,911 Top 5 cases by total deaths: 1. United States (USA):…
Nigeria COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic case statistics as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are highlighted below: Confirmed Cases: 166,285 Discharged Cases: 156,557 Death: 2,071 31 new cases reported across the states listed below: Lagos: 15 Gombe: 5 Akwa Ibom: 4 FCT: 3 Kaduna: 2 Kwara: 2 Please, let’s keep well and stay safe wherever may be to curtail the spread of the virus. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call NCDC on this toll-free number (080097000010).
The cases and deaths due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic or outbreak are increasing daily as shown in the high-level statistics shown below, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 170,558,922 Deaths: 3,546,881 Recovered: 152,531,290 Active Cases: 14,480,751 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions. Closed Cases: 156,078,171 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total cases: 1. United States (USA): 34,031,968 2. India: 27,893,472 3. Brazil: 16,471,600 4. France: 5,657,572 5. Turkey: 5,235,978 Top 5 cases by total deaths: 1. United States (USA):…
The discordant tunes in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that once held sway for 16 years in the reins of power in Nigeria has taken a new turn as a major plan was hatched over a year now by the governors elected under the party in the old Eastern region. The decision to swell up the ranks of the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC), by these Governors who have actually held tight the party’s stronghold in the South East and the South-South States is part of a planned coup to ouster the owners of APC in a bid to…
To the Glory of our Almighty God, 23rd May 2021 marks my 29th Wedding Anniversary with the former Miss Ada Chioma Henrietta Nwaorgu. A journey that started in the University of Calabar (UNICAL) where we were undergraduates in 1987 that led to our formal wedding at St Theresa Catholic Church in Yola, Adamawa State on May 23rd, 1992 under the then Rev Father Ignatius Kaigama the present Arch Bishop of Abuja Catholic Diocese and President of Catholic Bishops in Nigeria. To the glory of God, our union has produced six beautiful children, five graduates and one undergraduate. When I reflect…
Niger Delta leaders yesterday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State stated they had no reason to doubt that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva over the completion of the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery. The leaders said they knew President Muhammadu Buhari and Timipre Sylva well enough to believe them whenever they give their word on any issue. They expressed dismay that despite several public assurances by Sylva, some Nigerians are still cynical about the Port Harcourt Refinery. At a meeting in Yenagoa, the leaders praised Sylva for setting positive parameters for future political leaders. “Chief Timipre…
It was a pleasant surprise when I got a call from Barrister Uchenna Orji, the workaholic Ebonyi State Commissioner of Information, through whom I and the entire world have read much about the magic being ignited by the incumbent Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi in the State. The call was for me to join him on a project/facility tour of most of the key projects this energetic and visionary leader of this dispensation has achieved in less than six years. Having heard so much about the gale of projects permeating the nooks and crannies of the once…
South-South leaders yesterday took a swipe at some youths in the zone, urging them to be decorous. They urge oil companies to ignore seven days ultimatum, justify forensic audit and the appointment of the sole administrator. The leaders also queried the rationality of the ultimatum given to international oil firms to vacate the Niger Delta region. “There is no reason for any such thing.” Leader of South-South Front (SSF), Chief John Harry and other notable leaders in the zone, said the South-South had fared better in the last few years under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. They described the position of…
The conversation elicited since the Asaba declaration of the Southern Governors of Nigeria is still ongoing but not with the unexpected clap back from different groups and individuals. Since the decision by the Governors to ban the much controversial Open Grazing, there has been a round of applause for the once regarded docile leaders, cutting across party lines, ethnicity, and religion. After a successful meeting hosted by the Delta State Governor in the wake of the rising insecurity in the country, trickling from the North and gradually spreading to the South, there has been a disturbing disquiet from their Northern…
Lagos State Government has started a three-day capacity building on fish cage culture system for 120 women and youths in Afowo Community area of Badagry. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya who made this known in Lagos today explained that this initiative would boost local fish production by an additional 162 tonnes of fish per annum, create over 100 direct jobs and 300 indirect jobs for cage construction workers, equipment suppliers, marketers and input suppliers. She added that the State Government would further empower additional 80 women and youth in the Cage Culture System of fishing in the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has frowned at the appointment of former Rivers South/East Senator, Magnus Ngei Abe, into the Legal Process and Security and Special Engagements Sub-Committees of the All Progressives Congress by the Mohammed Abubakar-led Contact & Strategy Committee of the party. Eze states that the APC Leadership’s continued romance with Abe even after he vehemently refused to revalidate membership is antithetical to progress, encourages unfaithfulness, rebellion; and therefore demands an urgent reversal of the party’s action. In…