Tag: Samuel Okonta

Op-Ed Editor April 2, 2016

Opinion: Wike’s blood money and the second assassination of Samuel Okonta

While on a condolence visit to the headquarters of the NYSC in Port Harcourt few days after the war between the ballot and bullet was fought, the governor of Rivers…

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Op-Ed Editor March 26, 2016

Opinion: Samuel Okonta, Nigerian politics and the fate of NYSC members

Death is a painful experience, it is even more painful if the death of a loved one is an avoidable one. Your heart aches at thought of only having pictures…

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Mallam Yero March 26, 2016

Why we can’t stop sending corp members for election duty – NYSC boss

In spite of the death of a corp members in the Rivers rerun election, the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) is not ready to sever ties with the Independent National…

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Op-Ed Editor March 25, 2016

Opinion: From NYSC to RIP, the tragedy of dead corp members

“In this game of politics, we must understand that match officials, and spectators are not the opponents. We must not direct our anger towards the wrong people.” – Solomon Dalung…

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Kolapo Olapoju March 21, 2016

Rivers rerun: Murdered corps member was ‘an orphan’ – NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps has revealed that Okonta Samuel, a youth corp member who was killed during the re-run elections in Rivers State, was an orphan. Samuel, who served…

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