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Buhari and consolidation of democratic dictatorship

Arthur Nwankwo. OPINION. By Arthur Nwankwo Emperor Nero’s emergence as Roman Emperor in AD 54 was greeted with wild jubilation and expectation especially among the plebeians, aristocrats and subalterns. Interestingly, he came on the scene at a point the Roman Empire was burdened by gross internal decay and corruption. Regrettably, rather than address the obvious challenges confronting the Roman Empire, Nero pandered to the absurd by trying to hunt down and silence every perceived opposition against his administration. His…

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Inaugurate NDDC board to avert crisis, Niger Delta youths tell Buhari

Maj. Gen. Buhari (rtd.), Nigeria’s President. By our Correspondent. Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) and the National Coalition of Niger Delta ex-agitators, Ijaw Youth Council amongst others have urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to be deterred by criticisms of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) saying it was the handiwork of enemies of the region orchestrated by youths outside the region. The groups that thronged out in Abuja on Monday to counter the protests in support…

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Adopt Falae/Obasanjo model, VON DG tells APC, PDP in 2023

VON DG, Okechukwu.  By Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki The director general of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has urged the two dominant political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to adopt the “Falae/Obasanjo model’’ by fielding Igbo presidential candidates for the two parties in 2023 general elections. Okechukwu made the appeal while speaking with journalists in Enugu on Sunday on raging issues threatening the country’s democracy which may mar the 2023 presidential election. He assured that…

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How to shield police from abuse- security expert

IGP Adamu. By our Correspondent. A security expert and founder of GPIL Security Solution Ltd, Peter Okewu on Thursday advocated the amendment of the Police Act to boost the police’s independence. He said this will stimulate greater efficiency and protect the police from political abuse. Okewu told journalists that one of the reasons why the police appear incompetent is because of interference by politicians. According to him, when the police get to the scene of an incident and begin…

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Back to the gutters: DSS invasion of the sacred precints of a law court

Chief Ozekhome, (SAN). OPINION By Mike Ozekhome Today, 6th November, 2019, the DSS, the nation’s secret Service in the mould of FBI or CIA, danced naked in the streets, when it invaded a court of Law in an attempt  to arrest Omoyele Sowore, accused of treasonable felony over his “Revolution Now” mantra. Recall that the DSS had finally bowed to a 24 hour ultimatum issued by Justice  Ijeoma Ojukwu, to release Sowore and pay him N100,000 damages. It was…

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Senator Nwaoboshi frets as Orji Uzor Kalu enters prison

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NIDA awards: Stakeholders to explore creative infrastructure funding

Lanre Alabi, Coordinator of NIDA Awards. By our Correspondent. Stakeholders comprising policy makers, corporate experts, venture capitals, development agencies, private sector operators and others will gather in Lagos on Thursday, 5th December to explore creative and enduring options to infrastructure funding in Nigeria. According to the coordinator and a chief strategist, Mr, Lanre Alabi, former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Chief Earnest Ndukwe, will chair the NIDA Award Nite and lead other discussants including the…

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South East govs pledge support to Air Peace boss, Onyema, over money laundering indictment in US

Allen Onyema, Air Peace chairman. By Charles Onyekwere, Abakaliki.South East governors have pledged their support to the Air Peace boss,  Allen Onyema, following his indictment by the United States Department of Justice for allegedly laundering $20m.Onyema was accused by the US authorities for allegedly laundering over $20 million from Nigeria through United States bank accounts in a scheme involving false documents for the purchase of airplanesIn a statement signed by South-East governors of David Umahi, Ebonyi, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu,…

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Why Buhari must swear in new board of NDDC now

President Buhari. OPINION By Ndimele Ajuri The Senate resolution on the leadership crisis bedeviling the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) offers the country hope of a new beginning for the beleaguered agency. At its sittings last week Senate President Ahmed Lawan, while directing the committee on NDDC to scrutinize the commission’s budget, insisted that the budget must not be defended by the interim management committee (IMC) set up by the Niger Delta Affairs minister, Godswill Akpabio. In his words:…

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Man to spend two years in prison custody for theft of EEDC cables

By Charles Onyekwere, AbakalikiA Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state presided over by Justice Choebe Ayua has sentenced a twenty-eight year old Christopher Achi to two years imprisonment for tampering and removal of Electic cable, property belonging to Enugu Electricity Distribution (EEDC).The convict, was arrested at Ihenu Uburu Community, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi state, an offence punishable under section 1(10) miscellaneous offences Act Cap M17 LFN 2004. The development was made known to journalists on…

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