NASS should stop Water bill to avert catastrophe says Okon

The convict said he would bomb National Assembly. By Harris Emanuel – Uyo Elder statesman and former member of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Anietie Okon, has warned that Nigeria will be doomed if the National Assembly passes the Water Resources  Bill into law. According to him, the bill was a deliberate attempt at recolonizing the …

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SHOWDOWN IN DELTA: Gov Okowa, PANDEF disagree over oil communities’ agitation

By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South SHORTLY after a seemingly cutting-edge consultation between Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of Petroleum (State), Chief Timipre Sylva and Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, July 29, at Abuja, over renewed agitations and threats by oil and gas-bearing communities of Ijaw, Itsekiri, Urhobo, Isoko, Ndokwa ethnic nationalities in Delta State, …

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The need for stiffer sanctions against pangolins trafficking

By Mathew Dadiya Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota. The one extant family, Manidae, has three genera: Manis, Phataginus and Smutsia. Manis comprises the four species found in Asia, while Phataginus and Smutsia include two species each, all found in Sub-Saharan Africa – mostly in Nigeria. Though many people think of them as …

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Oba of Benin to politicians: rein in your thugs

From Bisi Olaniyi, Benin The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has asked politicians to rein in their “thugs” and refrain from pre-election violence in the run-up to the September 19 governorship election in Edo State. He urged politicians to give peace a chance, saying occupying a public office should not be a do-or-die affair. The first-class monarch spoke in his …

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Ghana Speaker raises hope of truce with Nigeria

From Victor Oluwasegun and Tony Akowe Abuja Nigeria and Ghana are on the part of a smooth relationship again as speakers met on Wednesday in Accra on the frosty relationship between the two countries. Speaker of House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila said after meeting Ghanaian’s Speaker Mike Oquaye that he was optimistic of a mutually acceptable resolution of the rift. …

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