Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has said economic crime can better be tackled if countries partner each other and share strategic information to stop the network of those who commit such crimes. Amaechi made the statement on Monday while delivering a keynote speech at the opening of the 34th Cambridge University prestigious International Symposium…
A human rights advocacy group, the Advocates of Social Justice for All (ASJA) has said those engaged in destruction of oil and gas infrastructures under the guise of agitation should be treated as terrorists The group urged the federal government to reject calls in some quarters that amnesty be granted to the militants. It said…
By Sunday Attah It was for noble intentions and the need to placate the restive Niger Delta (ND) militants when former Nigeria’s President, Late Alhaji Umaru Yar’Adua exercised his constitutional power by granting amnesty and unconditional pardon to all Niger Delta militants in June 2009. On acceptance, the militants were expected to renounce militancy and…
By Israel Abiodun The London-based Amnesty International has a passion for stirring calm waters, especially in Nigeria. It seems, the organization delights more in propagating contrived negations than rejoicing with humanity’s enviable accomplishments. By the frequency with which Amnesty International choruses’ human rights violations in Nigeria, one is tempted to believe there are no other…
Flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the September 10 Edo governorship elections, Godwin Obaseki, emerged as the clear winner from the gubernatorial debate organized by Channels Television between the candidates in the governorship race – ahead of Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the factional candidate of the major opposition, Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. According to…
Abdullahi Muhammadu, the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, has directed the immediate deployment of 10,000 personnel in Edo State, ahead of the September 10 governorship election. The information is contained in a statement issued by the Corps Spokesperson, Emmanuel Okeh, on Friday in Abuja. The NSCDC boss also ordered the acting Deputy…
A group has asked the Amnesty International to vacate Nigeria because of its alleged interference in Nigeria’s maters. The group, Progressive Citizens Congress, marched to the Embassy of the United States on Friday September 2, 2016, to lay their complains. The Progressives Citizens Congress alleged that “There is apparently a concerted effort to make Nigeria…
The Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, has debunked claims made by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, that the Commission was not involved in the recovery of dilapidated road infrastructure in Etche local government of the state. Semenitari stressed that not only was Mr. Wike playing to…
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has hailed the revolution in the rail sector engendered by the Muhammadu Buhari Administration through the Ministry of Transportation ably led by Rotimi Amaechi. The party in a statement signed by the State Chairman, Dr Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, expressed the hope that the Administration would…
The 30th anniversary of the Nigerian Corner at the Notting Hill Carnival dubbed the #LagosCorner this year lived up to its billing as ‘THE’ place to be during the carnival weekend. The event which was one in a series of events celebrating the Love Lagos Weekend in London was headlined by Nigerian female group SHiiKANE…