An Israeli-owned cargo ship has reportedly been hijacked by an Iran-backed militia group. Up to 52 people are reported to have on board the Galaxy Leader vehicle carrier when she was seized. It comes after the Houthis – based in Yemen – vowed they would target all ships owned by Israel or flying their flag…
APC governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, has replied to former president, Goodluck Jonathan over his comment on the outcome of the Bayelsa election Sylva said Jonathan’s statement is unfortunate but wants to believe the former president was misquoted. Jonathan during a visit to Governor Duoye Diri said he would have relocated his mother to Abuja had…
NOVEMBER 17, 2023 MY FELLOW LIBERIANS, DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: I stand before you tonight with a grateful heart, but with the utmost respect for the democratic process that has defined our nation. As your President and the leader of the Coalition for Democratic Change, I want to address you on the outcome of the…
It will be Powerful Lectures and Interactive Sessions. Convener: Security is the major propeller of a nation’s economy and otherwise development of any society,and no effective security system no viable economy,hence security is often said to be everyone’s business. In view of this,the Peace and Good Governance Group in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force…
_The Strategist 30.08.23_ These days when I hear that popular chant around churches that “the devil and his agents” have planned this or planned that, I find myself wondering why devil and his cronies are not directing their evil at the west (Europe, North America, etc) Upon all the generational atrocities committed by the west…
“x-ray these salient questions, requesting answers.” Topic; NIGERIA SECURITY SYSTEM; Youths Activism and Its Implications on the Peace and Security in a Changing time. Using the South East as a Case Study. Plan to attend the;YOUTH SECURITY SUMMIT 2023 Theme: THE GOOD CITIZEN Date: 13th December, 2023. Get ready for the historical interactive session between…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that Nigerians aspiring to secure admission to foreign universities spent about $340.84 million on application fees between January and June 2023. The figure marked a notable fall of 44.28 percent when compared to the previous quarter. According to the data, which detailed records on expenditure for educational…
The Presidency has slammed the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar noting that it was his “inordinate ambition” to be President that is doomed, and not Nigeria. The presidency in a release on Monday noted that it advised Atiku that after over three decades of his “elusive bid for the Presidency of Nigeria, he must now…
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has slammed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over his claim that he owns the political structure in Rivers State. In a statement signed on Friday by its President, Prof. Benjamin Ogele Okaba, the group posited that the political structure in Rivers should not and cannot…
By Michael Iheonukara Okpara Address at the Convocation, University of Nigeria, Nsukka by Dr. M.I. Okpara, Premier of Eastern Nigeria December 17th, 1962. INTRODUCTION:Since assuming the Premiership of Eastern Nigeria in December, 1959, Dr Michael Iheonukara Okpara, 42, has devoted his whole attention and energy to economic development of his twelve-million-people territory. Building on the…
