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FORMER BAYELSA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL PENS TRIBUTE TO MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI
The First Senior Advocate from Bayelsa State, Chief Anthony George-Ikoli, on Sunday described Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli as a paragon of virtue, compassion, and elegance. ‘’We will congregate on Friday, November 28, 2025, in Lagos to bid a fond farewell to a luminary whose radiance illuminated our lives for 93 extraordinary years. My…
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NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN: NLC FIGHTS AKPABIO
NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN: NLC FIGHTS AKPABIO CALLS SENATE ACTION ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY, DANGEROUS SLIDE TOWARDS FASCISM THREATENS TO MOBILIZE WORKERS, MORAL AUTHORITY VOWS TO RESIST NIGERIA’S SLIDE INTO AUTOCRACY The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday described Senate’s persecution of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a descent into legislative dictatorship and democratic anarchy.…
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SERAP wants court to stop RMAFC’s proposed salary increase for politicians
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) over “the proposed salary increase for political and public office holders in Nigeria particularly the president, vice-president, governors, their deputies, and lawmakers.” RMAFC had last month disclosed the commission’s proposal…
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CRAZY AMERICAN POLITICS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
The prize of democracy is eternal vigilance. It will be reckless and the failure of democratic norms to leave a bull in a China shop. America has seen this kind of presidency before. Andrew Jackson was known for being crude and lawless when he rose to the presidency through populist campaigns in…
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THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
It takes time to form a country. It takes patience and dedication to change attitudes. When people from disparate places and cultures are brought together to form a Nation, it is never easy. In the long run, the tears and toil are worth it because the interactions lead to expansion of consciousness…
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THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTETHE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE Is President Bola Tinubu the cause of Nigeria’s problem? Some time ago, I wrote that I did not endorse Tinubu because he will reduce the misery index of Nigeria. I did not endorse him because he will stop corruption…
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OKPE UNION DISOWNS DELTA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER, EX-PDP STATE SECRETARY, OTHERS
OKPE UNION DISOWNS DELTA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER, EX-PDP STATE SECRETARY, OTHERS The oldest registered ethnic union in Nigeria, Okpe Union, on Wednesday disowned the 1st Deputy President General of the Urhobo Progress Union and former Secretary of the Delta State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Isaac Itebu , member of Delta State…
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You are a blessing to Nigeria, Youths tell ITF Boss, Afiz Oluwatoyin Ogun
Praise Tinubu, Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite Youths in Nigeria on Wednesday described the Director General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Dr Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin, as a man of impeccable character and robust conscience. ‘’Dr Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin is a shining example, a model to all of us, of what service is all about.…
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Commissioning of Emohua- Kalabari Road: Julius Berger very understanding, patriotic, says Rivers State Governor
. As excited residents hail construction company Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has hailed Nigeria’s leading engineering construction company as a very understanding company that has been committed to the development of infrastructure in the state, and indeed the country. The governor spoke during the historic commissioning of the…
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Prof Igho Natufe sad over neglect of Okpe Kingdom, rebukes Delta political leaders
Tasks Oborevwori, Dafinone, others on development The people of Okpe Kingdom have been urged to wake up from their apparent slumber to develop Sapele and Okpe Local Government Areas. The charge was contained in a message delivered at the weekend by the President General of Okpe Union, Prof Igho Natufe. The…