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…… calls on Wike to allow democratic tenets within the party . A coalition of Civil Society Organisations, Centre for Credible Leadership & Citizens Awareness has kicked against the unconstitutional/ unceremonial appointment of Gov. Aminu Tambuwal as Chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum. The Director General of Centre for Credible Leadership & Citizens Awareness, Dr. Nwambu Gabriel, described the current development in PDP Governors Forum as a rape on modern democracy, the manner Governor Nyesom Wike decided to oust a Governor whose tenure is yet to elapse as Chairman, PDP Governors Forum as a monumental electoral fraud and a rape on modern democracy. Speaking to pressmen on Tuesday, 28 January, 2020, Dr. Nwambu Gabriel, reitraited that this was a monumental fraud especially while Governor Dickson, whose tenure was still subsisting was ongoing. He stated, that it was barbaric and undemocratic to remove a Governor whose term is still subsisting. “Again, the be...

The Niger Delta Coalition of Civil Society Organizations has alleges that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike funded the opposition in Bayelsa State to the tune of 5 Billion Naira just to ensure that the PDP is humiliated. While Addressing the media on Tuesday, 31st December, 2019 in Abuja, Comrade Fubara Briggs who spoke on behalf of the coalition said that no responsible leader can achieve any meaningful milestone with the kind of flippancy, unguarded utterances and random bullying as demonstrated by the Governor of River State, Nyesom Wike. Below is the full text of the press briefing; Gentlemen of the fourth realm, you are welcome to this all important briefing. We the Niger Delta Coalition of Civil Society Organizations have been watching with keen interest the unguarded words and utterances from a man who is supposedly a leader and the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike against the Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson. It is rather surpr...

The United Nations Security Council has been alerted to the United States of America's (USA) alleged role in escalating and encouraging the spread of conflict and crisis across the globe. This notice was sent to the UN by the International Centre for Global Crisis and Conflict Management (ICGCCM) in a detailed report highlighting factors fuelling global conflicts around the world. In the document carefully signed by Andrew Young and Chris Ratzinger, ICGCCM’s chairman and co-chairman, the group said it came to this conclusion after extensive research on the trends and some of the factors that shape/influence global conflict. According to the international centre, this research work took an estimated seven months and three weeks to undertake and complete. Among others, the group recommended that the US should be placed on the watchlist for negligence and aggravation of global conflicts through despicable actions and inactions. It further revealed that the US...

Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has given reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari cannot afford to change or appoint new service chiefs for now. He told medium in an interview that Buhari could not afford to change the military leadership because Nigeria was in a complete state of war. The Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar; and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas. Ndume told this medium that the president could not but retain the service chiefs because Nigeria is in a state of war, not only in the North-east, but all over the country with serious military deployments to quell crisis and maintain peace He said: “We are in war. Definitely, we are in war. We are fighting the insurgents in the North-east and in the North-west. The military is so much...

Engineer Kenneth Ndubisi Amadi has petitioned the Police Service Commission against DIG Anthony Ogbizi (DIG FCID) and DCP Augustine Sanomi (CP Legal) over the withdrawal of charges between Inspector General of Police and Chika Ikemga, Suraj Yakubu and Eunisell Chemicals Limited and the filling of charge between FRN Vs Kenneth Ndubisi Amadi & IDID Nigeria Limited. In the petition made available to Swift Reporters, Engineer Kenneth Ndubisi Amadi is accusing both DIG Anthony Ogbizi (DIG FCID) and DCP Augustine Sanomi (CP Legal) of conspiracy to charge him for fraud despite the fact that the Nigeria Police has exonerated him, his wife and IDID Nigeria Limited. “I know that all DIG Ogbizi and DCP Sanomi want to achieve is my humiliation and arraignment which they believe will serve the purpose for which Mr Ikenga has recruited them, Engineer Kenneth Ndubisi Amadi said. Attached herewith are the Petition; Police Investigation Report dated 3rd April, 2017; Investigating R...

The Young Advocate Against Corruption, YAAC has called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, National Judicial Council, FJSC and the Presidency to  urgently look into the cases of some  Judges and Registrars not cleared by President Muhammadu Buhari but still holding sensitive public offices. In a press release made available to the media on Wednesday, 27th November, 2019 in Abuja, the Director General of the group, Danjuma Lamido, said that according to an exclusive documents at their possession, some Justices, Judges and Registrars not cleared by President Muhammadu Buhari to hold public offices are still holding sensitive public office against the anti-corruption crusade of this administration. The Justices, Judges and Registrars includes: Hon. Justice D. Z Senchi - Court of Appeal; Emmanuel Gakko - Judge of the Federal High Court; Hauwa Shehu Aliyu - Judge of the High Court, FCT; Khadija Mounir Gwarzo - Judge of the High Court, FCT and Terere Vivianne Nnama...