PERSPECTIVE – The hand of Esau
By Pius Mordi He is uncouth, uncultured, but for a law degree he is said to have acquired, you would add uneducated. Education cannot be equated with getting a certificate. It is a badge that…
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PERSPECTIVE – Wike, Natasha and the explosions in the creeks
By Etim Etim Suddenly, the crisis in the Nigerian Senate has been replaced in the headlines by the state of emergency declared in Rivers State by President Tinubu and the resurgence of bombings in the…
PERSPECTIVE – Tinubu’s Authoritarian Attack on Democracy in Rivers State
By Farooq Kperogi In the wake of a Supreme Court-triggered crisis in Rivers State —masterminded by Nyesom Wike, whose outsize influence over the judiciary has earned him the fittingly dubious distinction of being the de…
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NBA to President Tinubu: Your action in Rivers is abuse of power ( See Full Text of NBA statement)
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has has expressed concern over the action President Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspend the democratically elected Governor, his deputy and the state legislature.…
Press Statement: PDP rejects emergency rule in Rivers State …Insists Tinubu has no Powers to Suspend a Democratically Elected Governor
The national office Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it has rejected the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, pointing out that the president lacks the power to suspend…
Tinubu declares state of emergency in Rivers State, suspends Gov Fubara, deputy, House of Assembly
[caption id="attachment_25659" align="alignnone" width="244"] Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State.[/caption] A state of emergency has been declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. The president made the declaration on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 in…
DSCTDA flags off clean up exercise, enforcement of premises sanitation
By Chibuzor Ogode Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DSCTDA), in collabiration with the Delta State Waste Management Board and the State Taskforce on Environment, today March 17, 2025 flagged off a one-month special clean…
LECTURE – The throne and the people: A call to leadership in troubled times
By Sen Babafemi Ojudu, CON It is a great honor to stand before you this morning to discuss a matter of utmost importance. This initiative you have embarked upon is groundbreaking—not only in its creativity…
Oborevwori felicitates NUJ at 70
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has congratulated the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) on its 70th anniversary. Oborevwori’s felicitation was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, wherein…
Excerpt from Chief Tony Anenih Memoirs: Abiola Invited Abacha To Overthrow Shonekan And Handover To Him After. – SDP Party Chairman.
[caption id="attachment_30970" align="alignnone" width="300"] Late Chief M.K.O. Abiola.[/caption] “I was returning from one of such trips to a prominent Emir one afternoon when I heard from my car radio Chief Abiola calling on General Abacha…