Opinion

Rivers: Group Welcomes Appeal Court Judgement Rejecting Tenure Elongation for Ex-LG Chairmen The National Vanguard for Rule of Law (NVRL) has commended the Court of Appeal’s decision to strike out two appeals filed by former Local Government Chairmen in Rivers State, loyal to former governor Nyesom Wike. The appeals sought ...

Lawyers applaud Gov Fubara’s remarkable performance on one-year anniversary     A Coalition of Lawyers in Nigeria under the aegis of Lawyers for Justice has rated Governor Siminalayi Fubara high on his first anniversary in office. In a statement signed by its President, Moses Okino, the group said it came ...

Probing Rivers Ugly Past By Simon Peter In examining the realm of governance and public resource management, one would agree that, accountability is a sacrosanct principle that serves as the bedrock of trust between the government and its citizens. However, in Rivers State, Nigeria, this fundamental principle appears to be ...

Labour Strike, WAEC, IPOB: The Timing is Wrong By Victor Ojelabi Strike actions have always been a tool deployed by organised labour in Nigeria to either get the attention of the governments or force the latter to do its bidding since time immemorial. So it did not come as a ...

Apologise to Kano Citizens, Nigerians Now – Group Tells Gov Abba Yusuf   The Concerned Citizens of Kano State have urged Governor Abba Yusuf to issue an immediate apology for his actions that have led to the ongoing Kano Emirates crisis. The group said the Governor has not only disrespected the ...

One Year In Office: Nigerians in Diaspora Laud Gov Fubara’s Leadership Style …admonishes detractors to give Rivers State time to heal   The Association of Nigerian Professionals in Europe, ANPE, has praised Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara‘s leadership style, describing him as an asset to Nigeria’s democracy. The group emphasised ...

Rivers’ Journey of Transformation Under Fubara By Paul Thomas As I stepped into Rivers State, I was bracing myself for accounts of a prolonged and bitter conflict, perpetuated largely through social media and fueled by a dominant narrative that has come to define the state in recent times – one ...

Tajudeen Abass: A Symbol Of Parliamentary Stability By Toby Prince To whom much is given, much is expected, so they say. But if much is given to you and you’re empty, you will dash the expectations of the waiting public. For Rt. Hon Tajudeen Abbas, much was given to him ...

Tinubu Presidency: A Truly Renewed Hope – PRINCE DAPO ADELABU The swearing in of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the 16th president of Nigeria on May 29th, 2023, brought a ray of hope that things would change for the better very soon. Nigerians were waiting with bated breathe to see whether ...

NO CRISIS ON OLOJA Of LAGOS STOOL- Kosoko Family Declares -1983 Registered Declaration still subsisting, intact. The king Kosoko royal family/ Oloja of Lagos chieftaincy family has declared that there is no crisis within the family and that the ascension to stool of Oloja of Lagos is a settled matter. ...