Rivers Governor Chief Nyesom Wike has said his administration would not take any attack on non-indigenes in the state lightly. Wike said ‘’The state government will not tolerate any attack on other Nigerians living in the state by members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) or any other group,’’ he said. ‘’The state heartily welcomes any Nigerian who resides in the state and carries out his or her lawful businesses,’’ the governor said. “Rivers people fully subscribe to Nigeria’s corporate existence and its indivisibility, as a people we shall continue to support the unity and peaceful co-existence of all…
Author: David Folami
The South East Governors’ Forum has announced the ban of activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Arising from its emergency meeting, Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi asked the group and other of such groups to articulate their grievances and send to the forum. Umahi said: “All activities of IPOB are, hereby, proscribed. IPOB and all other aggrieved groups are advised to articulate their position on all national issues. “Such should be submitted to the committee of governors, Ohaneze Ndi Igbo and National Assembly members from the South East zone through the chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum,”…
Governor Ayo Fayose has accused the Army of ethnic cleansing, following the start of Operation Python Dance. This tallies with a recent video of soldiers allegedly maltreating members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that surfaced on social media. Governor Fayose also told Nigerians that he warned against voting for Buhari. He said “I have said it before now that it is only God that can help the Igbo people. What I see going when you see the video clips of that occupation the behaviour of the soldiers leaves much to be desired but they cannot act like that…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has shared its plans to support the development of infrastructure in universities and polytechnics across the Niger Delta. The Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba stated this recently. According to him, the youth must be skilled, motivated, educated and empowered. “If the youth are not properly educated, skilled or motivated, rather than be a blessing to the society, they become a curse,” he noted. He added that: “We are concerned that our youth must remain a resource and not a curse to our region. That is why we are partnering with…
Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has declared the strike embarked on by the Kaduna State University (KASU) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as unlawful. “This is unacceptable to the state government. It is an anomaly that employees can be on strike without declaring a dispute with their employer. “It bears restating that Nigeria is a federation of states and no trade union can alter this federal reality by imposing on an employer – a state government – the terms that federal employees have agreed with the Federal Government. “The Kaduna State Government is neither affected nor…
Goodluck Jonathan has asked aggrieved regions and ethnic groups across the country to stop the fight and embrace peaceful coexistence in the interest of Nigeria’s unity. Jonathan passed this message on his Facebook page yesterday. Jonathan wrote: “The reports I have received about recent developments in the country lead me to appeal to all men of good will to use whatever influence they have to push for peaceful coexistence and restraint on all sides. Perhaps it is time for the Council of State to intervene and offer its wise counsel. Irrespective of whatever provocation, Nigerians must never turn on each…
Olusegun Obasanjo has offered President Buhari his two cents by asking him to meet with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The former President said “We need to satisfy the youth in job creation, in wealth creation, in giving them a better, fulfilled life, in giving them hope for the future. There’s no easy way out.” “I don’t see anything wrong in that (Buhari meeting with Kanu). I would not object to that; if anything, I would encourage it. “I would want to meet Kanu myself and talk to people like him, people of his…
Mr. Clever Ikisipo, has praised President Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts to develop the Niger Delta region, especially Bayelsa State. Ikisikpo, who is a kinsman to former GEJ, said Buhari did what Jonathan could not do for the people of Bayelsa. He said: “If I say we should appreciate President Muhammadu Buhari, people will ask, why should we appreciate him. You may not know why we should thank God for making Buhari the President of Nigeria. “Today, what our own could not give to us, Buhari has given to us. An Ogbia man, Dr. Eruani Azibapu, has been given a licence to…
Gareth Bale has asked for “calm” after a start to the 2017-18 season that has not gone well in any form or manner for either him or Real Madrid. Bale has just one goal in his first five games across all competitions this campaign, and has generally failed to impress. “We had a good start to the season with the two Super Cups, but we want to keep winning things. At Madrid we always want to win everything.” “It has been a good stadium for me,” he said. “The most important thing is that we win the game, and get…
Pep Guardiola has faith his Manchester City team are can show the sort of quality he saw at previous clubs Barcelona and Bayern Munich. “What we did against Feyenoord is what I like and tried to do at Barcelona and Bayern Munich,” he told a news conference ahead of Saturday’s trip to fourth-placed Watford. “But sometimes I wasn’t able to do it, even at Barcelona and in Munich, is to keep the ball high and press — to control the counter-attacks. That is always the target and why I came here. “But that is a process and with City, I…
Arsenal must see their humiliating 4-0 defeat at Liverpool as “motivation” for Sunday’s trip to Chelsea, manager Arsene Wenger has said. “We had a bad performance at Liverpool, which I never denied, and that should be even a greater motivation for us to turn up with a quality performance on Sunday,” he said. “If you look at the league, you know that the positions in the top four will of course be decided by the quality of the results you make against your direct opponents.” “Last year, until we lost at Everton [in December], we had not lost away the…
Jurgen Klopp has defended Liverpool’s under-fire centre-backs, and revealed the club had “no solution” after failing to sign Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk in the summer transfer window. But Klopp recently told multiple outlets the club, despite not bringing in a new centre-back in his place, did not commit a crime by sticking with the players they already had at the position. “With all the history before I came in and since I’ve been here with how people talk about these players, you really should try one time to go out there and ask other clubs what they think about…
Ronald Koeman has warned his Everton players that their former star Romelu Lukaku’s goalscoring prowress will continue if they do not improve defensively at Old Trafford. The deadly forward already has six in as many games for his new club and Koeman mentioned that the Merseysiders, struggling for form, must sit up. “We know him really well,” Koeman said of Lukaku. “He’s one of the best strikers. “I mentioned several times last season that he’s a great finisher. I hope that we know how we have to defend against him. “There are a lot of individual qualities in the players…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he will return from injury better than ever and said if he had his way he would make his comeback “today.” “I feel good,” said Ibrahimovic, in a wide-ranging interview with Inside United. “I have trained every day since I had my knee operated on, there is no vacation. “When I come back to play football on the field I will be better than before, I am not coming back because I am the one I am, I am coming back to be a better version of the old one. “I feel good and I feel…
Mauricio Pochettino has explained that the Harry Kane goal he considers his favourite will always be the last-minute winner against Aston Villa in November 2014 because it prevented him from getting the sack. He said “I can find many other goals that were fantastic but, for me, goals are related to emotion, to the period you are living in,” Pochettino said. “For me, that goal was an amazing goal because it meant for us, for everyone, the possibility to stay here today. “It’s true, the team were 14th or 13th [they were 11th] and we were a little bit under…
Carlo Ancelotti hailed Carlo Ancelotti hailed Bayern Munich after the Bundesliga champions returned to winning ways with a comfortable 4-0 win against Mainz. Coming straight after a 2-0 loss in Hoffenheim last Saturday — their earliest defeat in a season since 2011 — Bayern recovered smartly in Munich and went second in the table. Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben netted their first league goals of the season in the first half before top scorer Robert Lewandowski, on his 100th Bundesliga appearance for the club, added two second-half goals. Ancelotti said: “We played well with good intensity and were able to…
Jose Mourinho has said it was an “easy” decision to let Wayne Rooney leave Manchester United in the summer. Rooney, 31, returns to Old Trafford on Sunday for the first time since rejoining Everton. But Mourinho said he could not prevent Rooney returning to his boyhood club, saying: “I think it is easy. That way it is easy because you don’t have to think a lot. “You just have to respect the player’s desire, and what they decide. And when they’re a legend they deserve that freedom of choice.” “I don’t know why people speak of the second season because…
Alvaro Morata has said that he felt “a lot of pressure” when he came to Chelsea as a newbee, saying teammate Cesar Azpilicueta had helped him settle in quickly. The Spain international said: “When I first came, I felt a lot of pressure. “The price tag is a big deal. I missed an important penalty in the Community Shield. I knew straight away I would need to grit my teeth and that there would be a load of criticism. It only made me more determined to prove any critics wrong and work harder than ever before. “It’s hard as a…
Yung6ix has dropped the album art for his second album titled “High Star.” The new creative look captures Yung6ix at the beach, dressed in all-black, and lounging on a wooden chair. For companionship, he has got a beautiful white horse. The photo was shot by popular pop culture photographer, TCD, and styled by Issa Izrael. The L.P is expected to reach stores before the end of September 2017; and will also feature the KKTBM rapper’s single ‘No Favors’ featuring Dice Ailes.
“Game of Thrones” is working on multiple ways to prevent spoilers. HBO president Casey Bloys has revealed that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will shoot multiple versions of the finale to prevent spoilers. “I know in Game of Thrones, the ending, they’re going to shoot multiple versions so that nobody really know what happens,” Bloys reportedly said. “You have to do that on a long show. Because when you’re shooting something, people know. So they’re going to shoot multiple versions so that there’s no real definitive answer until the end.” With this wise move, once spoilers for the final season…