Category: FEATURES

From Joe Ezuma, Port Harcourt The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has handed over 33 utility vehicles to the Security Committee working with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, field forensic auditors. This is even as a section of Ijaw yourths a kicking for the reconstitution of permanent  NDDC Board. Last week the Ijaw National Congress urged the commission to put in place a new and permanent board for the commission. Senator Akpabio, who inaugurated the vehicles at the new NDDC headquarters in Marine Base, Port Harcourt, said…

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The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru has been killed in a plane crash in Kaduna, Peoples Gazette has learnt from military sources. The incident occurred on Friday in Kaduna, The Gazette learnt. Mr Attahiru was appointed chief of army staff on January 26, succeeding Tukur Buratai. He was 54. Mr Attahiru was killed alongside other military chiefs who were on the same flight, sources said. The presidency has already been briefed about the development. The Nigerian Air Force has now issued a statement confirming that there was a…

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From Joe Ezuma, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government says it would continue to support the Nigeria Police Force to enable the Police achieve all set goals and mission for the protection of people leaving and doing business in Rivers State legitimately.  Governor Wike stated this during the Flag Off, of Operation Restore Peace in the South- South Zone, by the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, at the Sharks Sports Stadium on Wednesday, 19th May, 2021.  Represented by his Deputy, Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo Harry Banigo, Governor Wike said Rivers State…

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Former National President General of Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC), Engr. Bede Opara has commended Governor Hope Uzodinma on what he described as ” ongoing roads revolution’ in the state with many roads having high multiplier effects on the state’s economic wellbeing and in other areas of life of the people. Speaking to our reporter on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 in Owerri, Engr Opara who is the immediate past Chairman of APC in Ahiazu LGA, observed that Governor Uzodinma had touched the lives of Imolites by…

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The Senator representing Imo East Senatorial district, Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi has expressed dismay at the spate of violence in Owerri amid recent reports of harassment, extortion and maltreatment of the civilian populace by Security Agents. He has also noted with deep concern the  sporadic shootings in some parts of Owerri. He observed that this has   further exacerbated the tension, fear and apprehension among residents.  He therefore urged Security agencies who are duty bound to maintain peace and order to adhere strictly to the rules of engagement and show due regard…

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Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodimma on Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon Mrs Ruby Emele has commended the governor for capturing more civil servants in the recent payment of workers’ salaries. According to her, this gesture by the governor means that he has a listening ear and is committed to the welfare of not only civil servants,  but Imo people in general. She said  with the development, a few people are yet to be captured, which is why the noise of non-payment has since died down and…

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An Abuja based legal practitioner, Barrister Silas Onu, has written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari in respect of the appointment of Usman Alkali Baba as the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP).  He also drew the attention of Mr. President to the implication of appointing a legally unqualified person to such position. The Barrister appealed to President Buhari to avoid the embarrassment of being documented as a serial law breaker in the court records by acting in accordance with the very law he assented to.  Onu urged the President…

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Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu (Sam ddhas described as dangerous to democracy, the arrest of newspaper vendors and circulation representatives in Owerri by suspected security operatives, adding that such act was an underground attempt to gag the press. Anyanwu’s reaction followed the news of arrest and brutalization of newspaper vendors by security operatives and agents of the government in Owerri, the capital of Imo State. Senator Anyanwu, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State further advised against the use of force on innocent citizens in the cause…

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The Special Adviser on Political Matters to Imo State governor, Dr Batos Nwadike says  Senator Hope Uzodinma recovery efforts was in line with the wishes and expectations of the masses of Imo State. This is even as the people of Owerri West L.ocal  Government Area have expressed joy over the ongoing road projects in the area. They also lauded the governor for what they described as the governor’s nine solid appointments to the  LGA that according to them, include  two commissioners, special advisers among others. Addressing the people of Owerri…

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The Senator representing Imo East Senatorial District, Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi has commended the Southern governors’ forum on their principled and patriotic position on the various issues bedeviling Nigeria. In a statement released by his media aide Chiaka Alozie, he said that Nigerians yearn for a country that works for all citizens irrespective of their geographical and religious persuasions while taking into consideration the sensitivity of our diversity as a nation. He bemoaned the hardship faced by millions of Nigerians and said there is an urgent need to address the rising…

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