Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that his group will neither leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nor drop its demand in the party. The Executive Governor said they would remain in the party to fight for its preservation and enthronement of unity, inclusivity, equity and peace. Wike also vowed to use his…
Former Governor of Borno State and one-time National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alimodu Sheriff on Thursday, said, ‘if Nigeria were to be a company, Chief Obasanjo would have been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Ali Modu Sheriff said this during a private visit to the former President at his Penthouse residence,…
North Korea has denied providing weapons and ammunition to Russia. The Defence Ministry in Pyongyang said this earlier in a statement issued on Wednesday that Washington and “hostile forces’’ had spread a rumour of arms dealings’’ aimed at tarnishing North Korea’s image. “We have never exported weapons or ammunition to Russia before and we will…
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has summoned a meeting of leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. Media reports available to Erevision MediaTV says that the meeting is the first in the state since the party’s presidential primary and the crisis that followed its outcome. Though the agenda of the…
By Godknows Boladei Igali In the world view of the Ijaw people, who occupy Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline, the largest of whales never die. When the cycle of life eclipses, the master behemoth simply migrates to the deepest recesses of the oceans never to be seen again. So is the parallel story of a once towering,…
President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday for the last time as Nigeria’s leader. In his farewell speech, he told the global body that his administration was determined to entrench a process of free, fair, transparent and credible elections through which Nigerians would elect their leaders. “As president, I have set the…
*Reads riot act to oil thieves The Federal Government has raised alarm over the rising rate of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, disclosing that about $3.27 billion worth of oil had been lost to vandalism and theft in the past 14 months. The government also said high-level cases of oil theft had become…
The Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that no Nigerian has the right to confront policemen or retaliate even if the policeman slaps him/her ‘civilian’. Speaking through his Twitter account, the Force PRO advised any such victim of Police brutality to rather file a complaint with the law enforcement agency. He…
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday repeated his willingness to foster negotiations to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, calling for a ceasefire but renouncing sanctions and economic isolation. “We have tried to avoid blocking the channels of dialogue caused by the polarization around the conflict,” Bolsonaro said, during a speech at the U.N….
The Director General of Nun-Atlantic Coalition For Diri, a Non-Governmental Organization in Bayelsa, Mr. Zuobomowei Emmanuel Appah has said that his group has clear objectives to support the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency Sen. Douye Diri and project activities of his administration. While speaking to Erevision MediaTV in an interview shortly after a…
