Growing instability in the South South : Who is responsible?
As Nigeria faces serious security threats, there are growing fears that the South South geopolitical zone may become a hotbed of conflict if utmost care is not taken. Attacks by unknown persons have been recorded in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states. Whereas Rivers suffered two…
Declare State of National Emergency now, PDP Orders Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the wake of growing security threats across the country Prince Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the party said the call had become necessary, given prevailing circumstances which could…
How Senator Smart Adeyemi broke down in tears
Senator Smart Adeyemi, one time National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, broke down Tuesday on the floor of the Senate. Adeyemi elected to the red chamber on the ticket of the APC was contributing to a debate on the nation’s depreciating security…
Moving towards hope: Buhari blinks, asks for help
Faced by disturbing reports that are pouring in from the field, President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday asked for international help, urging the United States to come to the rescue of the country. The President who engaged the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken during a virtual…
Attackers, sponsors not from Rivers State – Wike; No price is too much to pay to keep Rivers people safe – APC
The Rivers State Government says there are strong indications that the sponsors of horrific attacks on security personnel in Rivers State are not Rivers people. This is as the All Progressives Congress, APC, insists that no price is too much to pay to keep Rivers…
Sponsorship of scholarships in a private institution, evidence of poor investment in public varsities owned by RSG
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the decision of the Rivers State Government to provide young students who are studying medicine and other related courses in a private university with scholarships is proof that existing public institutions owned by the State which are…
Rivers APC members at the grassroots embark on peace drive, close ranks
Calls by the Isaac Ogbobula led Caretaker Committee urging party members in the State to eschew differences and forge close ties are gradually bearing fruit. Already, the Local Government chapter of the APC in Eleme Local Government has set up an internal mechanism designed to…
Drawn to the fray, Rivers reels under the jack boots of assassins
The Rivers State appears to be drawn into a ring of select states which may have been penciled down for destabilization by erratic groups that are determined to stir crisis within the Nigerian state. Barely 24 hours after unknown gunmen shot their way through the…
Seek help, Nigeria is at war – Soyinka
Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature, Professor Wole Soyinka has declared that Nigeria is in state of war. Accordingly, the respected playwright, novelist, essayist and Poet has urged the Nigerian authorities to set aside pride and seek help. Soyinka who issued a statement…
Chaos in the East: IPOB threatens Igbo Governors
Governors of the eastern states have been urged to relocate to Abuja while they still have time to leave with their lives. Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Independent Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, warned in reaction to the police killing of members of the proscribed group…
