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Posted by Admin 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 th...

The PDP Governors Forum has congratulated Governors Udom Emmanuel and Seyi Makinde of Akwa Ibom and Oyo States respectively over the validation of their election victories by the Supreme Courts against the decision of the Court of Appeal. In a statement on Wednesday, the Forum, said the news of the apex court verdicts did not come as a surprise because of the massive support Deacon Emmanuel and Engr. Makinde received from the people and residents of Akwa Ibom and Oyo States as the case may be during the March 9th, 2019 Governorship Election. The Forum said the affirmation of the mandates clears the path for the governors to settle down in the enormous tasks of taking their states to greater heights without any further distractions. It described the victories as a testimony to the transparent, credible, democratic, free and fair election process that produced them and the other PDP Governors. The statement which was signed by the DG of the Forum, Earl Osar...

... berates APC chieftains, thugs for disrupting inspection of election materials The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has accused the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Monday Udoh, of violating the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal order on the inspection of election materials. Senator Diri said in defiance of the tribunal's order, the REC allowed the All Progressives Congress (APC) to inspect sensitive and non-sensitive voting materials used during the November 16 governorship election. The tribunal had granted the prayer of the PDP counsel to inspect the materials. However, instead of complying with the order of the tribunal, the REC allowed APC, which is not a party to the prayer, to be part of the exercise. Diri in a statement made available to newsmen described the involvement of APC in the exercise as a flagrant abuse of the tribunal's order. He accused the REC of partis...

Posted By Tony Okechukwu The African Women in Leadership Organization (AWLO) has announced and formally invites members of the global community to her 12th Annual African Women in Leadership Conference (AWLC).   In a press statement signed by the Founder/CEO, Dr. Elisha Attai, AWLO said the 2020 Edition of the Conference with the theme: Women, Peace-Building and Environment is scheduled to hold from 2 nd to 5 th April, 2020 at the Freetown International Conference Centre, Bintumani, Freetown, capital city of Sierra Leone. The statement in part reads: “The aim of the conference is to confer and galvanize action towards creating the rubric for peace-building, while maximizing the environment to advance women’s potential. “With more than a decade-long history of impact, holding the reins of women’s leadership, the African Women in Leadership Organization (AWLO) continues to unlock new doors to African women and African American women’s leadership advancement. ...

The PDP Governors Forum has condoled with the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Deacon Udom Emmanuel, the government and people of the state, on the death of their foremost son, elder statesman and former Secretary of the Federation (SGF), Obong Ufot Ekaette, who will be laid to mother earth this weekend. A press statement from its Abuja Secretariat on Wednesday, signed by the DG, Earl Osaro Onaiwu said: “We are deeply saddened by the news and we commiserate with the Ekaette Family, people of Onna Local Government and Akwa Ibom State in general on the passage of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Obong Ufot Ekaette, a consummate administrator and bridge-builder who gave his best in the service of his country.” “He was a devoted statesman and devout Christian, who dedicated his life to the service of God, stability and growth of the nation and the good of humanity at large, aside being a strong voice and stickler for dedication to duty and discipline in a disti...

The PDP Governors Forum has congratulated its member-Governors who were honoured Tuesday at the MUSON Centre, Lagos during the Tribune’s Platinum Awards Ceremony. A press statement from its Abuja Secretariat on Wednesday and signed by the DG, Earl Osaro Onaiwu said in part: “We are deeply touched by the development whereby out of the 15 eminent Nigerians or more rightly put, five governors; who have distinguished themselves in the service of the country to merit the Tribune @70  Awards, four are members of this revered forum. This goes a long way to show that their meritorious services to their people and the nation in general are not only outstandingly visible and impactful but can be rated in flying colours. “We congratulate Governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto); Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta); Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo), for the honour Tribune has done them and the entire PDP Governors Forum. It shows that members of the forum have distinguished themselves in pub...

...NO MAJOR LOAN IN OVER TWO YEAR ...SAYS FEARS OVER LOANS MISPLACED The Bayelsa State Government has said that it is not making any effort whatsoever to obtain new loans in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, who stated this in a statement on Monday also said that the Government had not taken any major loan in over two and a half years. Iworiso-Markson stated further that the government would not present any fresh budget to the House of Assembly for the year 2020. He explained that the 2019 budget would run till the end of the Administration in February 14, 2020. The Commissioner stressed that the Restoration Government under the leadership of the Honorable Henry Seriake Dickson, had not also received any loan advance from any financial institution. According to him, Governor Dickson is reputed to have led a transparent and decent government in almost eight years and would not initiate any step that could impact adversely on any inc...

The Peoples Democratic Party Youths Alliance has challenged former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan to respond to the comment By the First Lady, Aisha Buhari that evil people have taken over the country to the APC. The Youth Group also urged the former President and his wife to provide answers to Mrs Buhari’s criticism of the Defence of Jonathan by the Presidency. The Group’s Public Relations Officer, Mallam Saleh Abubakar, argued in a press statement in Jigawa on Sunday that Aisha Buhari’s poser justified the strong allegation of anti party against the former First family. He said that the very fact that the Presidency would jump to defend the Jonathans showed their unholy relationship with the APC which manifested during the election in Bayelsa. He stressed the Presidency’s rush to defend Jonathan and his wife as rightly observed by the President’s wife indeed confirmed the underhand tactics that was deployed to rig the election in Bayelsa....

Posted By Tony Okechukwu The PDP Governors Forum has condoled with the government and people of Akwa Ibom State on the passing away of Governor Udom Emmanuel’s father, Late Elder Gabriel Emmanuel Nkanang. In a press statement from its Abuja Secretariat on Thursday signed by the DG, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, the Forum said it is deeply saddened by the news. The statement described the deceased as a complete gentleman; a devoted statesman and devout Christian who dedicated his life to the service of God, stability and growth of his people and the good of humanity at large. The Forum prayed the Almighty God to accept the soul of the departed and comfort those left to mourn him. The sad event occurred on Sunday, December 1st, 2019. He was aged ninety (90 years). And according to a family source, after due clearance from the head of the family, Pastor Edo Ekim (The father of the celebrity Nollywood actress, Ini Edo), the first son of the departed patriarch, Mr. Gabriel Nkanang (Jr.) wa...

Posted By Tony Okechukwu The PDP Governors Forum has condoled with the government and people of Akwa Ibom State on the passing away of Governor Udom Emmanuel’s father, Late Elder Gabriel Emmanuel Nkanang.  In a press statement from its Abuja Secretariat on Thursday signed by the DG, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, the Forum said it is deeply saddened by the news. The statement described the deceased as a complete gentleman; a devoted statesman and devout Christian who dedicated his life to the service of God, stability and growth of his people and the good of humanity at large. The Forum prayed the Almighty God to accept the soul of the departed and comfort those left to mourn him. The sad event occurred on Sunday, December 1st, 2019. He was aged ninety (90 years). And according to a family source, after due clearance from the head of the family, Pastor Edo Ekim (The father of the celebrity Nollywood actress, Ini Edo), the first son of the departed patriarch, Mr. Gabriel Nkanang (Jr...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has approved the appointment of 15 Special Advisers to the Governor. They are: 1. Mr. Sunny Wokekoro 2. Alabo George Kerley 3. Barr. Okiri Aribitonye 4. Barr. Erastus Awortu 5. Hon. Sylvester Mgbor 6. Hon. Victor D. Ekaro 7. Hon. Innocent Paddy Wali 8. Barr. George Ariolu 9. Hon. Deima Iyalla 10. Barr. Emma I.  Utchay 11. Engr. Nkem Nwaribe 12. Hon. Harvey Azuka Ideozu 13. Mr. Andy Nwanjoku 14. Mr. Austin Sor 15. Barr. Otonye Briggs The Special Advisers  will be sworn in by the Rivers State Governor on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Executive Council Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt by 12 noon.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that with elections effectively over across the country, the focus should be on governance for the good of Nigerians. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, at the Government House Port Harcourt on Monday,  Governor Wike said that politics should be de-emphasized at this time. He said: "We are here to assist.  We are not fighting with anybody.  We are here to complement the efforts of Government". "Politics has come and politics has gone. We have won the  election here, they have lost. But they have won in other places.  Politics has ended and we are now talking about governance". Governor Wike decried the situation where corps members device different schemes to ensure that they are posted back to their home state. He said: "We should try and discourage the idea that you must serve in your State....