Archives for April 25th, 2015

ON NNPC REFUND OF $1.48BILLION INTO THE FEDERATION ACCOUNT – WHY NOW?

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By Zik Gbemre With recent reports revealing that the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has started refunding $1.48bn into the Federation Account as recommended by an audit firm, PriceWaterHouse Coopers (PWC), we cannot help but wonder how come it is now that the opposition has won ...

Peterside condemns Wike’s attempt to re-write history

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By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Greater Together Campaign Organisation, GTCO, the campaign outfit of Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, has condemned attempts by Mr. Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State to re-write history by turning head-down the sequence and facts of pre and post-election events in the state. It has also said ...

Khan, INEC in Rivers State Block APC from Having Access to Evidence… As PDP Continues to Doctor Election Materials

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By Nwaorgu Faustinus INEC Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner has this morning barred the State Party agents for the All Progressives Congress from accessing the INEC premises to photocopy result sheets for the last elections in preparation for the party’s appearance at the tribunal. Since our agents began to visit the INEC they have been witnesses ...

Ofoeyeno Emerges Chairman of Delta NLC

Omos Oyinobde, Asaba The Progressive Group for Change, a faction of the Delta State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, swept the polls defeating the opposition group to emerge overall winner of the keenly contested Delta State 2015 Congress of the NLC. David Ofoeyeno, President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), emerged ...

Uduaghan Says Xenophobic Attacks Caused By Hatred for One Another

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Francis Sadhere Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State yesterdayattributed the cause of xenophobic attack in South Africa and other parts ofthe world to bitter hatred for one another, appealing for caution when peopleare expressing their hatred for one another. R-L: Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, His  Deputy, Prof. Amos Utuama, Hon. Justice Z.A. Smith, Chief Judge and Hon. ...