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Chief Amb. Lawal Africas bags another Chieftaincy title in Ellu Kingdom in Delta State. Dave Ikiedei Asei 09/04/2017                                                                     Chief-Amb-Lawal-Africas-bags-another-Chieftaincy-title-in-Ellu-Kingdom-Delta-State Without Peace, development will be a mirage, that is why we all need it badly. That is why we owe Amb. Chief Lawal Africas a lot in Peace building in the Niger Delta and the Nation at large. At various times, Amb. Chief Lawal Africas has resolved seversl disputes in Ogbia, Nembe and other Kingdoms in South-South Nigeria which brought total peace in those communities. As a reward of peace building successes he has to his credit, on 31st march 2017 which is the 5th year coronation Anniversary of HRM Othuke Murphy Urugbezi, Ogwara-1, the Ovie of Ellu Kingdom. Chief Amb Lawal Africas was conferred with the title of “Akeni” of Ellu Kingdom (Akeni mean elephant tusk) by the Ov

Government to unveil development agenda for Niger Delta By Collins Olayinka, Abuja   Government-to-unveil-development-agenda-for-Niger-Delta The plan for an integrated development of the physical and human development of the Niger Delta would be unveiled soon, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Mr Paul Boroh, has disclosed. The Special Adviser, who stated this during a meeting between the Inter-Agency Committee on the Niger Delta and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), added that the blueprint would target ending militancy in the troubled region. Boroh stated that far-reaching consultations are going on and the governors of the states in the region and other critical stakeholders would be consulted for inputs into the blueprint before it is released. He said: “We are here discussing critical issues concerning the Niger Delta region and all we want to achieve is to come up with a working plan,

MUJAHID ASARI DOKUBO'S LETTER TO OBASANJO, A look at History, interesting, for posterity. 02 January 2014 Olusegun Obasanjo Balogun of Owu, Obansajo Farms, Ota , Ogun State. RE: BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE (RE: OBASANJO’S LETTER TO PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN) Ordinarily, I would not want to dignify you with a reply to your ill-conceived letter, as that has a way of oiling your elbow or prop your self-importance - provoking your well-known self-will. I have also delayed my reply for one reason - to perfectly gauge public opinion on your latest onslaught against President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan – President of a country full of mind-boggling contradictions that you’ve always, falsely regarded as your personal creation. At least that’s the spirit behind your insolence, impudence and make-believe that point to the fact that you’re above national censure, ideological / ethical direction and control. Finally, I have had to reply you because of the nature of my past encounter

BREAKING: Buhari arrives Kaduna, flown to Abuja in chopper About 24 hours after the opening of the Kaduna airport as alternative to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport closed for six weeks for the repair of the runway, President Muhammadu Buhari who had been out of the country since January 19 on medical reasons arrived the airport. According to presidency sources and media report, Mr. President arrived some three hours ago, that is sometime around 4am. After his arrival that wasn’t made so elaborate, he was BREAKING-buhari-arrives-kaduna-flown-tabuja-in-a-chopper flown off to Abuja 

Visionnews: We are quietly watching events after Osinbajo’s vi... : We are quietly watching events after Osinbajo’s visit, say Niger Delta militants                                                          ...

We are quietly watching events after Osinbajo’s visit, say Niger Delta militants                                                               We-are-quietly-watching-events-after-Osinbajo's-visit-says-niger-delta-militants  Chido Okafor, Warri    A militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM), yesterday explained the reason for the recent truce in the region and the halt in bombing of pipelines. The group, for several months, paralysed the activities of oil firms, especially the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) by destroying their pipelines network. The group’s spokesman, Gen. Aldo Agbalaja, in a statement yesterday said the NDGJM decided to be calm all the while to observe how things unfold in the region and to watch the government. Agbalaja said the group is not dead but repositioning for better results.NDGJM lauded recent steps taken by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo to convince the Niger Delta of the Federal Government’s commitme

THE INJUSTICE OF REVENUE ALLOCATION IN NIGERIA   BY Annkio Briggs                                                                      THE-INJUSTICE-OF-REVENUE-ALLOCATION-IN-NIGERIA "North Central recieves 20% CONTRIBUTES. 0.00% North East recieves. 16% CONTRIBUTES. 0.00% North West recieves. 21% CONTRIBUTES. 0.00% Every month the 19 Northern states receive a minimum of 57% of 100% revenue to which they CONTRIBUTE 0.00%. South West Recieves. 16%   CONTRIBUTES. 3.97% South East. Recieves. 11.00% CONTRIBUTES. 2.07% South South Recieves. 15.00% CONTRIBUTES. 91.64% NIGERIA has 774 LGAS   Northern Nigeria has 19 States, the 19 States have 419 LGAS   Southern Nigeria has been 17 states the 17 states have 355 LGAS   Working with the data from the office of the Accountant General as published by the Ministry of Finance (2013 April) the 355 LGAS of the 17 southern states recieve 45.1% of what they contribute a 100% of.   The 419 LGAS of the 19 Northern state

Nigeria will break up, Yoruba wants Oduduwa republic – Adebanjo Ameh Comrade Godwin   Elder statesman and one of the leading voices in south western part of the country, Ayo Adebanjo, has predicted that Nigeria would disintegrate soon. According to him, Nigeria cannot survive any longer as a country as some persons were being oppressed. Speaking with Daily Sun, the highly respected elder statesman said the Yoruba people would want to have the Oduduwa Republic once the nation splits. He said, “We are going for disintegration. That is what I am sorry about. You cannot keep the country together like this. You would continually be suppressing there and suppressing there. The Southern Kaduna affair, the people there shouted against regionalism, because of the oppression there. “They said the Fulani were oppressing them. If you look at the recommendations of the 2014 National Confab, we said any area that has economic interests are free to stay together after a referendum of

How Amaechi and Buhari Induced Nigeria’s Recession                       How-Amaechi-and-Buhar- Induced-Nigeria’s- Recession By Reno Omokri This has been a most interesting week for me. As many of my readers may have become aware, the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, gave an interview to some select papers (THISDAY thankfully not included) and repeated the lie that former President Jonathan pilfered $49.8 billion from the national treasury and that is the reason why Nigeria drifted into recession. Well, I responded to his untruths with facts, figures and dates, but rather than take me up on the issues, Mr. Amaechi took me to the cleaners in an ad hominem attack that did not address the facts in issue. Well, writing is my strength and Rotimi Amaechi with all his bluster is not very strong in this area and my responses to him obviously taught him a thing or two as he has not yet recovered enough to launch another salvo at me. Those who read the Financial Times of Lond