Archives for July 4th, 2016

Court upholds Sheriff’s removal as PDP chairman

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A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday upheld the removal of Senator Modu Sheriff as the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. Justice‎ Mohammed Liman, who delivered his judgeent in a suit brought to the court by the PDP, declared the National Convention that removed Sheriff was legal. Details later.

Why We Still Have Crisis in Niger Delta – Okotie-Eboh

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By Francis Sadhere A prominent farmer in Delta state, Mr. Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh has given reasons why there is still unabated crisis in the Niger Delta region, blaming it on alleged failure of developmental agencies and called for their reorganization. Mr. Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh. The farmer, son of the first Nigerian Finance Minister, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh said the Niger Delta Development ...

Chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai receives award

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By Our Correspondent The chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai has been nominated for an award by the Global Excellence Foundation for his professionalism as a public servant in Nigeria. File photo chief of army staff with the Columbian army chief, Albert Jose Mejia. In a statement by the foundation, Buratai was nominated for the foundation’s Vision Africa ...

Court declares two rival Delta HOSTCOM excos illegal

A Delta State High Court sitting in Otor-Udu, has proclaimed the two parallel executive committees of the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas, HOSTCOM, Delta State chapter as unconstitutional. Trial judge, Justice C. Achilefu, gave the verdict in the suit by the leader of one of the groups, Benjamin Iwetan,  urging the court to ...