NGF crises: Peace moves deadlocked as Nyako meets Jonathan behind closed doors

by Isi Esene There seems to be no end in sight in the crises rocking the Peoples Democratic Party as peace parleys among warring governors appear to be yielding no fruit. Reports say following former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s meeting with pro-Amaechi governors who met him in Abuja recently, the overwhelming expectation was for the Rivers... Read More

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August 15, 2013

Opinion: Mbu Joseph Mbu – Officer in the eye of the storm

by Ben Okezie He may have tread the “political soil” where Governor Amaechi holds sway , but Mbu should not seen as one picked from Mars to be in charge of the Rivers State Police command. The world over, they are regarded as special species of homo sapiens and sequel to their sophisticated training, they... Read More

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August 11, 2013

NGF crisis: You need to respect yourself – Amaechi warns Jang

by Isi Esene Just when we thought the hostilities are over, the governor Jonah Jang faction of the Nigeria’s Governors Forum has again called a meeting to iron out issues of national importance. Jang, who lost the NGF Chairmanship election to the Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi sent the notice of the meeting yesterday inviting... Read More

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August 8, 2013

Opinion: Domestic appendage – Wole Soyinka should recede from frontline politics

by Corlenius Segun-Ojo Culturally, it is indisputable that our society does not condone assault of any kind on womanhood. When a family brawls and the elders wade in, the man always take the bashings for being so ‘poor and disgraceful’ to engage the wife in a public ‘show of shame’. As a school boy, I... Read More

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August 5, 2013

Opinion: Reassessing president Jonathan’s leadership options

by Labaran Saleh Mr President has indeed been presidential and statesmanly in calming frayed nerves as well as taking punches from all spheres with equanimity. But for last week’s ill-fated multiple bomb blasts at a relaxation spot in the ever-busy Sabon-Gari area of the ancient city of Kano which resulted in several deaths, it would... Read More

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August 1, 2013

Rivers crisis: PDP faction moves to suspend Magnus Abe, others

by Oge Okonkwo The Felix Obuah faction of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has threatened to suspend Magnus Abe, Andrew Uchendu and Dakuku Peterside over alleged anti-party activities. However, a political associate of Senator Magnus Abe, Gomba Olaka, who is also the leader of Eleme Legislative Assembly commented on the threat saying it was surprising that the party could think of... Read More

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July 31, 2013

Rivers crisis: Produce Chidi Lloyd today – Court orders police

by Akan Ido A Rivers State High Court has ordered the police to present before it the detained Leader of the State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd who was arrested over his involvement in the fracas which engulfed the chambers during a failed impeachment attempt. The order was given by the trial judge, Justice L.... Read More

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July 28, 2013

Rivers crisis: Peace expected as Amaechi holds talks with Jonathan at the Villa

by Isi Esene There appears to be some flicker of light at the end of the tunnel as President Goodluck Jonathan recently had an audience with the embattled governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi. The governor who was prevented from exchanging pleasantries with the Jonathan during a presidential dinner a few weeks ago was said... Read More

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July 27, 2013

Mina Ogbanga: For the love of country – 10 steps to addressing the transition dilemma (Y! FrontPage)

by Mina Ogbanga …citizens (have) become like a woman that is being raped, called for help, help came and elbowed the rapist but continued none the less in the same act. When I was approached by the editors of YNaija to join its popular Y! FrontPage series I asked my four “W” questions; What is... Read More

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July 25, 2013

Patience Jonathan returns home from Geneva following news of mother’s death

by Rachel Ogbu The First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan has returned home from a three-day trip to Geneva to mourn her late mother, Charity Oba. Patience was said to have arrived into the warm embrace of her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja yesterday at exactly 9.40 p.m. after a trip to Geneva... Read More

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July 23, 2013

Report: Patience Jonathan’s mother dies in a car crash

by Isi Esene There are reports that the mother of the First Lady, Patience Jonathan has lost her mother in a motor accident on Monday. The accident was said to have happened along Elele Road in Rivers State. Reports say the woman, Iwari-Oba was on her way to Bayelsa State when the accident happened and that... Read More

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July 21, 2013

Opinion: Wole Soyinka and his army of nay-sayers

by Obi Nwakanma But to demean her, and to ask the president to “call his wife to order” without as much as understanding the intricate issues behind the Rivers situation exposes Soyinka to needless partisanship. Last week, Professor Wole Soyinka, our world-renowned playwright and Nobel laureate for literature inserted himself in a very unseemly way... Read More

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July 21, 2013

Tunde Fagbenle: The Patience we really need

by Tunde Fagbenle You exasperate me with your nonsense ‘patience’. I don’t think we need ‘patience’ any less than we need poison. It is time to let her know where to get off. This land belongs to us all and we cannot allow the unchecked ambition of a woman to ruin it for us.” “Something... Read More

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July 21, 2013

Tonnie Iredia: Behold, the PDP of violence and anarchy

by Tonnie Iredia No one has faulted its claims of being the largest political party in Africa. It accommodates everybody -the rich and the poor; geniuses and illiterates, philanthropists and rogues, diplomats and hooligans… Some few years back, a bosom friend who wanted to get into partisan politics after retiring from the Federal Public Service... Read More

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July 21, 2013

Simon Kolawole: Immunity is obviously not the problem

by Simon Kolawole We seem to have two sets of laws and two justice systems. One for the poor, the other for the powerful. A common man will be sentenced to death for murder; the big man will walk away free, to the embrace of an exuberant, ululating crowd. Was I surprised? No, I wasn’t.... Read More

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July 21, 2013

Opinion: Why we should apologise to Boko Haram

by Segun Ayobolu Is the Boko Haram leader, Imam Abubakar Shekau, reading this? Or can anybody reach him? Please drop your guns. Your point has been effectively made. Make no mistake about it. I totally disagree with their methods. I abhor their violence. I loathe the taking of innocent lives. I detest their bestial, savage,... Read More

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July 21, 2013

Dele Sobowale: Rivers of blood – A prayer for Jonathan

by Dele Sobowale While Okupe is entitled to his delusions, President Jonathan should be aware that, although he did not promote the attack, some people, who are labouring under the wrong impression that they were expressing solidarity with him, have inadvertently smeared the president with mud. “God save me from my friends, I can take... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Opinion: Rivers crisis – Why the situation may not get better

by Bisi Lawrence We have had wives of politicians who were overt participants in politics in support of their husbands before now, like Madam Hannah Awolowo, whose decent reputation remained unsullied through the heat of the most searing campaign. Notice was given earlier in the week that President Goodluck Jonathan would soon announce his interest... Read More

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July 20, 2013

River crisis: Panel interrogates Rotimi Amaechi

by Akan Ido An investigative panel headed by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Operations, Philemon Leha, has questioned the Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi over the political impasse currently plaguing the state. Leha reportedly met with Amaechi last week giving the governor an opportunity to state his case on the crisis in the south... Read More

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July 19, 2013

Chido Onumah: So, who killed Kudirat Abiola?

by Chido Onumah If al-Mustapha didn’t kill Kudirat Abiola or order her assassination, it would be nice to know what al-Mustapha and the regime he served so faithfully did to find the killers of Kudirat, Pa Alfred Rewane and others murdered during the Abacha regime. This should be the question on the lips of every... Read More

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July 17, 2013

“You can’t take the swamp out of the hippopotamus” – Soyinka lays it on Rivers gladiators

by Isi Esene Professor Wole Soyinka has again commented on the political crisis that has engulfed Rivers state. The Nobel laureate said the violence and political squabbles can be traced to politicians’ inordinate greed for public resources. In a statement made available to Wednesday by the literary icon, he reportedly said: “Since beneath the surface... Read More

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July 16, 2013

Rivers crisis: “Northern governors were not held hostage in Port Harcourt” – State gov’t

by Isi Esene The Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communications, Ibim Semenitari has described as worrisome the actions of protesters who reportedly prevented four northern governors from exiting the Port Harcourt International Airport on a visit to the embattled governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi. The commissioner denied that the governors were held hostage as... Read More

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July 16, 2013

Joe Igbokwe: Please stop this embarrassment called Mrs. Patience Jonathan

by Joe Igbokwe The present unavoidable and unfortunate crisis in Rivers State has also exposed the excesses, recklessness, the timid use of power to achieve diabolical ends. Nigerians must speak out now to stop this embarrassment called Mrs. Patience Jonathan. Those who knew this woman before President Goodluck Jonathan became the President told us that... Read More

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July 15, 2013

Sam Nda-Isaiah: Soyinka’s counsel to Dame Patience

by Sam Nda-Isaiah My candid advice to our dear first lady is to find a role for herself in furthering the welfare of children, women, or even rehabilitating prostitutes. She should leave politics to politicians and thuggery to thugs. A few weeks ago, this newspaper reported that Dame Patience Jonathan had relocated to Port Harcourt... Read More

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July 14, 2013

Bola Tinubu: Rotimi Amaechi and PDP’s brazen assault on constitutional democracy

by Bola Tinubu If they can’t count, how can we count on them to improve the nation? If they can’t add, it is a mistake to rely on them to add anything good to our lives. With the latest drama in the Rivers State House of Assembly, the PDP is at it again. The ruling party... Read More

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July 14, 2013

Simon Kolawole: We’d soon start drinking our oil

by Simon Kolawole I am not interested in who is the chairman of governors’ forum or Speaker of Rivers House of Assembly. That will not reduce the price of garri. In my list of priorities, I am more worried about the looting and incompetence going on at all levels of government. Did you watch the... Read More

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July 11, 2013

HILARIOUS: Akpako-master, Terry G features Rivers Assembly lawmakers in ‘Knack me Akpako’ remix (WATCH)

by Isi Esene DJ Ziggy of ‘My Oga at the Top remix’ fame has found an avenue to draw comic relief out of the political chaos and unimaginable violence that was witnessed currently in the Rivers State House of Assembly. Aptly using musician, Terry G’s ‘Knack me Akpako’ soundtrack as a meme, the video remix shows... Read More

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July 10, 2013

Rivers impeachment crisis: Jonathan is too big to fight Amaechi – Presidency

by Akan Ido The Presidency today denied the involvement of President Goodluck Jonathan in the crisis rocking the River State House of Assembly saying the call fro his removal by the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria is flawed. This position was made known by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin... Read More

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July 10, 2013

Rivers impeachment crisis: Soldiers attached to Amaechi withdrawn and detained (REPORT, PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido There was pandemonium at the Rivers state seat of power earlier today with law enforcement agents storming the Government House ostensibly to disperse a crowd of supporters who have come to express solidarity with the governor, Rotimi Amaechi. Panic reigned everywhere as policemen launched teargas canisters into Government House. Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports... Read More

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July 10, 2013

Rivers impeachment crisis: More chaos as police disperse assembly supporters with teargas [DETAILS]

by Akan Ido There are indications that the political fracas which culminated yesterday in the hospitalization of some members of Rivers State House of Assembly and the impromptu visit of the governor, Rotimi Amaechi to the complex may have continued today with reports of more violence. Report say policemen have cordoned off the road from... Read More

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NGF crises: Peace moves deadlocked as Nyako meets Jonathan behind closed doors

Opinion: Mbu Joseph Mbu – Officer in the eye of the storm

NGF crisis: You need to respect yourself – Amaechi warns Jang

Opinion: Domestic appendage – Wole Soyinka should recede from frontline politics

Opinion: Reassessing president Jonathan’s leadership options

Rivers crisis: PDP faction moves to suspend Magnus Abe, others

Rivers crisis: Produce Chidi Lloyd today – Court orders police

Rivers crisis: Peace expected as Amaechi holds talks with Jonathan at the Villa

Mina Ogbanga: For the love of country – 10 steps to addressing the transition dilemma (Y! FrontPage)

Patience Jonathan returns home from Geneva following news of mother’s death

Report: Patience Jonathan’s mother dies in a car crash

Opinion: Wole Soyinka and his army of nay-sayers

Tunde Fagbenle: The Patience we really need

Tonnie Iredia: Behold, the PDP of violence and anarchy

Simon Kolawole: Immunity is obviously not the problem

Opinion: Why we should apologise to Boko Haram

Dele Sobowale: Rivers of blood – A prayer for Jonathan

Opinion: Rivers crisis – Why the situation may not get better

River crisis: Panel interrogates Rotimi Amaechi

Chido Onumah: So, who killed Kudirat Abiola?

“You can’t take the swamp out of the hippopotamus” – Soyinka lays it on Rivers gladiators

Rivers crisis: “Northern governors were not held hostage in Port Harcourt” – State gov’t

Joe Igbokwe: Please stop this embarrassment called Mrs. Patience Jonathan

Sam Nda-Isaiah: Soyinka’s counsel to Dame Patience

Bola Tinubu: Rotimi Amaechi and PDP’s brazen assault on constitutional democracy

Simon Kolawole: We’d soon start drinking our oil

HILARIOUS: Akpako-master, Terry G features Rivers Assembly lawmakers in ‘Knack me Akpako’ remix (WATCH)

Rivers impeachment crisis: Jonathan is too big to fight Amaechi – Presidency

Rivers impeachment crisis: Soldiers attached to Amaechi withdrawn and detained (REPORT, PHOTOS)

Rivers impeachment crisis: More chaos as police disperse assembly supporters with teargas [DETAILS]

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