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Nigeria: Insecurity – Don’t Declare Emergency Rule, Govs’ Forum Tells Jonathan

By Chibuzo Ukaibe,Leadership (Abuja) The 36 governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) yesterday asked President Goodluck Jonathan not to yield to the agitation for a declaration of state of emergency in troubled states in the country. … read more »

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Press Release: President Jonathan Not a Despot, ACN Is The Real Abode Of Budding Despots In Nigeria

State House Press Release – The latest press statement by Lai Mohammed of the Action Congress of Nigeria, in which he claims, wrongly as always, that the Jonathan administration is “descending into despotism,” represents yet another attempt by the ACN … read more »

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Nigeria: The Truth about Rivers State Government Bombardier Bd 700 Global Express Jet

by Ibim Semenitari Press Release – The Rivers State Government has noticed with dismay a series of statements attributed to officials of different agencies in the aviation sector on the status of the aircraft belonging to the Rivers State Government, … read more »

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Nigeria: Grounded aircraft, govt cock and bull stories – Amaechi

Press Statement – How Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, House of Representatives Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, House of Representatives Members, Director-General Governors’ Forum Prince Tonye Princewill were grounded in Akure Airport and aviation authorities, cock and bull stories, … read more »

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Nigeria: Akpabio attacks Amaechi, says Rivers Governor tried to impose self as NGF chair

The embattled Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday accused Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, of attempting to reinstall himself as chairman of the Forum for a second term, contrary to an agreement among members that no one should … read more »

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Nigeria 2015: The Naked Dancers and the Two-Year Marathon By: Nasir El-Rufai

In a functional democracy, the arguments and divisions currently wracking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would be seen as a sign of the healthy debates and disagreements that are critical to democratic progression and the constant alignments and re-alignments that … read more »

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Nigeria: Amaechi – Security Challenges in Rivers State, His Strategies & Scorecard!

With the above, let me therefore state that the main treatise of this attempt is to review the strategies adopted by the Rivers State Government under the watch of Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi in tackling the menace of insecurity … read more »

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Nigeria: Amaechi – Five Years of Education Revolution in Rivers State

By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, According to the legendary Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”  While to the famous Walter Cronkite; “Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap … read more »

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Nigeria University shut down as students protest of slain colleagues

THE situation surrounding the killing of the four students of the University of Port Harcourt worsened on Tuesday evening, as students of the institution, led by the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), stormed Omuokiri-Aluu, burned houses and … read more »

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Nigeria Tanker fire kills 200: New Report

Tanker exploded. The explosion sounded like an earthquake. Many of them could not come out alive,” a panic-stricken survivor of a petrol tanker fire that killed over 200 at the outskirts of Okogbe community, Rivers State, on Thursday narrated to … read more »

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Nigeria 2011 Elections: Arewa lashes PDP governors over Jonathan

THE Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has criticised Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors for endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan as the party’s presidential candidate next year. A statement by ACF National Publicity Secretary Anthony Sani Monday said the question of constitutional rights … read more »

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