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We Encourage Militancy of Development – NDDC Chairman The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has stressed the importance of engagements and partnerships in the development of the Niger Delta region. Senator Ndoma-Egba stated this when a delegation from the Itsekiri Nation paid him a courtesy visit at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt on Thursday. The Chairman commended the representatives of the Warri monarch for the mature approach they took in the issues concerning the Warri Kingdom. He said: “You seek development. We desire development. We will continue to partner with people who seek development and approach their issues in a peaceful way. We want to encourage a new kind of militancy. Militancy for dialogue, militancy for development and militancy for progress. “This is the kind of militancy we want to see in the region, a militancy of engagement and partnership. We don’t want a militancy of fighting

A CLARION CALL ON GOVERNOR NYESON WIKE TO ADDRESS THE PLIGHT OF RIVERS STATE STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD ON SCHOLARSHIPS. The hardship and uncertainty that have befallen Rivers State students sent abroad on scholarship by the Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi administration, especially the 16 Rivers state final year medical students at the All Saints University in Saint Vincent and Grenadines, as a result of the failure of the Governor Wike led government to pay their tuition fees, is a sad tale that has left a very sour taste in the mouth.    The story is that the 16 students who are beneficiaries of the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency Scholarship (RSSDA)  scheme have been  suspended from medical school  two months to their graduation and are now stranded as a result of the inability of the Rivers state government to pay their outstanding tuition fees and living allowance running into thousands of dollars.   More worrisome is the speculation that the Rivers State government may have

The National Assembly has okayed full financial and administrative autonomy to all the 774 local council authorities across Nigeria by amending section 124 of the nation’s constitution. The section provides a consequential provision for the making of the local councils, a full third tier government without undue interference from the state governments. The ammendment was one of the 22 others approved by the House of Representatives last week and ratified by the Senate on Tuesday. Both chambers had through a conference committee harmonised versions of the ammendments into the constitution carried out by each of them last month. By the development, the National Assembly had ratified all the 23 clauses and sections that had been ammended by both chambers. The newly ammended document which would be sent to States Houses of Assembly, for approval, also approved the creation of the Office of Auditor – General of the Local Government as well as the State Local Government Service Commission. T

The chairman Restructuring and Implementation Committee (RIS), Engr. Sampson Ngerebara has reiterated his commitments to follow the leadership of the All Progressive Congress ably led by Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Ameachi who doubles as the the Minister for Transportation and also APC South South Leader. Engr. Ngerebara made the statement while addressing group of APC faithfuls known as "Kalabari True Patriot" over the week end. He said Amaechi has given the people of Rivers an open door to do justice to all the injustices done in the State before this day. He enjoined the group and people of Rivers to grab the golden opportunity with both hands and see It as breath to life.  Earlier, the RIS boss stressed that the future, destiny, and liberation, of the state is in the hands of the people, he however urged them to seize the opportunity for exceeding greatness, adding that he is subject to the party, and will be willing to follow party directives. In continuing, he noted that

Breaking: Nigeria's Army says no going back on its free medical outreach The Nigeria Armed Force has said it will continue its freemedical outreach in Nigeria. According to a statement released from its headquater debunked claims of ejecting of not being progressional. "1. The Armed Forces of Nigeria has been in the global best military practice of impacting on the lives of Nigerians through medical outreaches. In this regard, quick impact medical outreaches are usually conducted during deliberate operations such as the war against insurgency and terrorism in the North East and routine training exercise like Egwu Eke II in the South East among others. 2. Particularly, the Nigerian Army on several occasions as aforestated carried out medical outreaches in virtually all the Geo-Political zones of Nigeria without any observation in the past. The same goes for the Nigerian Navy that does same during all its exercises in Southern parts of the Country. Similarly, Nigerian Air Force

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebere Jonathan yesterday delivered a lecture at Texas US on why remaining indivisible with Nigeria than joining forces with Biafrans in splitting the country will pay niger deltans more. I begin this write-up by saying that I mean no ill-thought towards the Biafran struggle or Igbos in general. What I’ve written here are mainly my personal reflections concerning the Niger Delta, especially with regards to non-Igbo groups and their stake in the Biafran movement which has been rebirthed for some time now. I am not a mouthpiece for the Niger Delta but I believe I’ve been in the Niger Delta long enough to know our problems and our stand. I’ve also interacted with many Niger Deltans to know their stand in the Biafran struggle. When I use the term Niger Delta, I am referring to the region covering Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River states. However, I understand that the region also covers Ondo, Imo, and Abia states. I’m not concerne

Police declares 8persons wanted in Rivers State. See picture for more details.

Tolofari condemns Wikes action over Road Flaggoff venue A chieftain  of the All Progressives Congress Mr George Tolofari, has condemned the Rivers Government for failing to partner with the Federal Government in initiating developmental projects in the state. The former commissioner for transportation alleged the refusal of the state government to use Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Finima, Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers,  for the flag off of the  Bonny-Bomu Road project on Thursday. For Mr. George, he finds it “ unfortunate and unpatriotic’’ that such an epoch making event will be discredited by Wike and the PDP led government in the state. According  to him “No development conscious state government will play politics with development of its citizens, especially when it has to do with construction of an important economic road. “I expect the Rivers government to partner with the Federal Government in ensuring that every developmental project proposed for the sta

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Buhari to sit with K achukwu today over NNPC issues There are strong indications that president Mohammadu Buhari will today meet with the  Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, sequel to the leaked letter that was spread viral in most online media yesterday. In the letter, the minister has alleged that $25billion contracts have been wrongly awarded by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director Dr. Maikanti Baru. Kachikwu wrote President Muhammadu Buhari on the “bravado management style” employed by Baru as a result of which he has sidelined the minister and the board of the NNPC on matters they should take decisions on. Baru remained silent on the allegations yesterday. The Senate also yesterday expressed shock at the allegations. After a debate on a motion on the matter, a panel of senators headed by Senator Aliyu Wammako, was raised to investigate the matter. The meeting between the President and the minister is expecte

See what TSTv has for Nigerians Telcom Satelite Tv (TSTv) is a Pay-As-You-Consume Cable TV provider in Nigeria, operated by ABS and Telcom Satellites TV. TStv is a DTH pay TV that offers a rich blend of local & international channels & packages for your Entertainment, News, Sports, Kids, etc. The technology is the HBB TV tech, HBB is a combination of satellite & internet service for TV service. TSTv will run on 4.5G network, every subscriber will get 20GB of data for ₦3,000 monthly, the data can also be used for video calls & wifi. TSTv will be distributed on the ABS 3A Africa beam, located at 3 degrees west and will be available in all states in Nigeria. How much is TSTv decoder? TSTv decoder & dish costs ₦5000. The decoder offers 100+ channels, video pause, record & playback feature & more. Where are TSTv service locations? TStv Africa will function in ALL (36) states in Nigeria. When is the official launch date of TSTv? TSTv was officially launch

Those who are agitating for war were not born by 1967~ says Buhari Read full message here! BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2017 My dear Nigerians, October 1st remains a special date for all Nigerians as this marks the day when we attained one of the most precious of human desires — freedom. Over the years the country has gone through trials and tribulations, but October 1st is always a day for celebrations. It is a day for thanks giving, reflection and re-dedication. It is also a day for remembrance. We should remind ourselves of the recent journey from 1999 – 2015, when our country happily returned to democratic rule. However, in spite of oil prices being an average of $100 per barrel and about 2.1m barrels a day, that great piece of luck was squandered and the country’s social and physical infrastructure neglected. We were left with no savings and huge infrastructure deficit. The APC Government’s Campaign rallying cry to restore security, re-balance