Hon. Rodney Ambaiowei Acknowledges PDP Ward Agents for Their Support in Recent Elections
“Your contributions were instrumental in my success, and I am honored to have had the opportunity to work alongside such a committed team”
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CENSUS DELAYS: A BARRIER TO FAIR REPRESENTATION IN NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY
It is gratifying to note that the next census will be biometric-based and will not only generate verifiable data of Nigeria’s population, but will also provide geo-coordinates for where everyone resides or is counted. The evidence-based statistics will guide INEC in accurately delineating constituencies, reapportioning legislative seats, creating polling units, planning elections, and managing electoral logistics.
National Census: NPC and HURIWA’s blunder
By Chekwube Nzomiwu The Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA) is one non-governmental organisation no longer taken seriously in Nigeria because of its frequent outrageous and juvenile interventions in public discourse. However, in public interest, I am constrained to comment on the recent statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, asking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to…
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Quits Membership Of ECOWAS
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The military-led countries had already been suspended from the bloc, which has been urging them to return to democratic rule. The three governments said it was a “sovereign decision” to withdraw from Ecowas. They were also founding…
Court Stops Pro-Wike Rally In Bayelsa
“An order of the interim injunction is hereby made or granted restraining the 1st and 2nd Defendants, whether by themselves, their agents, associates, privies, representatives (or any person whatsoever acting at their behest), from conducting, convening, coordinating, engaging in, organizing, participating in, holding, hosting, or facilitating any political assembly, rally meeting, or gathering within Bayelsa State, for the purpose of solidarity, hosting, and celebrating the 2nd Defendant in Bayelsa State, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction.”
Night Raid in Plateau State Claims 20 Lives, Others Injured
The attack occurred on Sunday night in Gari Ya Waye community in the Jos North area of Plateau state, Joyce Lohya Ramnap, the state commissioner for information, said in a statement. She did not give the number of casualties, but said there was “loss of lives” and injured.
Southern Ijaw Headquarters Road Ready Next Year – Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said that by next year when the Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie road is completed, the people of Southern Ijaw will drive cars to their local government headquarters, Oporoma, for the first time. Governor Diri stated this on Thursday at Ekowe community when he paid courtesy visit to the Ibenanawei of Bomo…
ICAN reacts as FG removes professional bodies, councils from budget allocation.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, has reacted to the federal government’s discontinuation of budgetary allocations for professional bodies and councils. In a statement on Thursday, the President of ICAN, Innocent Okwuosa, while applauding the initiative, noted that the institute voluntarily stopped the government’s yearly N1 million and N5 million allocations 34 years…
Rodney Ambaiowei Felicitates With Lucky Okodeh And others
The Hon. member representing the good people of Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Engr. Rodney Ebikebina Ambaiowei has congratulated the newly inaugurated Silga Caretaker Committee led by Hon. Lucky Okodeh as chairman and Hon. Mao Onini as vice chairman, as well as the 7 RDA chairmen and its members on their…
North Korea Denies Exporting Weapons To Russia
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…
