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Things should be working for the Ijaw people of the Niger Delta. From Gbaramatu in Delta State down to Kolokuma in Bayelsa State and to Opobo in Rivers, their land flows with oil. And they occupy a strategic place as the fourth largest ethnic group in the country – after the Hausa-Fulani, the Yoruba and Igbo. Unofficial sources put them around 15 million in population size. With these statistics, there should be no problem – really. They should be standing on solid economic and sociopolitical grounds. But the reality on the ground is a far cry from these projections. And one factor commonly comes to take the blame for the woes of the Ijaw people today. Nigeria, most people like to argue, has deliberately refused to invest in a people it has taken a lot from since the 1950s when commercial exploitation of oil began in the country. This is the single biggest motivation for the agitations for resource control among the Ijaw and their other Niger Delta folks. But when the Ijaw Profession...

Ijaw Foundation Inc., USA Holds Her 2nd Annual Convention  Date: May 4 - 6, 2012 Venue: Hilton Houston Southwest 6780 South Freeway, Houston Tx. 77074-2102 Guest of Honor:  Hon. Kinsley Kuku Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Special Guests: DAME Diezani Allison Madueke  Hon. Minister of Petroleum Senator Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim Former Governor   Yobe State & Senator Federal Republic of Nigeria. Governors of South- South States Royal Fathers of the day:  Eze Dr. Thomas Obiefule Chairman -  Traditional Rulers Council of Nigeria King Dr. Dandison Jaja  Amanyanabo of Opobo Kingdom Program of Events: Friday:  May 4, 2012  - Arrival of Dignitaries  - interactive session Saturday: May 5, 2012 - Convention  - Presentation of Papers - interactive/ Strategy session on the theme of Convention -Announcement of scholarship award to indigent Ni...

I feel sorry for poor Nigerians as the cabals manipulate them – Fubara, Shed   (http://www.hintsonlinemagazine.com/feel-poor-nigerians-cabals-manipulate-them/) Sometimes what the people think is best for them is actually their albatross especially when they are ignorant of the facts as it affects them. A case in point is the ongoing debate of fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Millions of poor and ill-informed Nigerians care less about the facts of Fuel Subsidy. All they worry and care about is how much they pay at the pump for a litre of petrol, kerosene, diesel, etc. Indeed, why is the government subsidizing Fuel when Nigeria’s Niger Delta is blessed with abundant crude oil and gas reserves? Asked the other way round, what would have been of Nigeria if there was no drop of crude oil in the Niger Delta? A subject for another day. In developed World, informed public opinions matter, not that the government listens and implements them all. Laid...

Thursday March 01 , 2012 How do I sum up 23 years in one page? I don't know. How do I describe you? I cannot. Not in any depth. Not for anybody else - you were my husband, my brother, my friend, my child. I was your queen, and it was an honour to have served you. You were the lion of my history books, the leader of my nation when we faced extinction, the larger-than-life history come to my life - living, breathing legend. But unlike the history books, you defied all preconceptions. You made me cry from laughter with your jokes, many irreverent. You awed me with your wisdom. You melted my heart with your kindness. Your impeccable manners made Prince Charming a living reality. Your fearlessness made you the man I dreamt of all my life and your total lack of seeking public approval before speaking your mind separated you from mere mortals. Every year that I spent with you was an adventure - no two days were the same. With you, I was finally able to soar on wings wider than th...

At a recent meeting of the state executive council, and heads of government ministries and departments, Rivers State Governor Chibuike Amaechi, berated his political associates and protégés who have been busy building political structures aimed at succeeding him. Amaechi warned that their unbridled ambition was dividing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Incidentally, it is believed by many that Amaechi used his eight-year reign as Speaker of the State House of Assembly to covertly nurture his ambition to become governor. At the meeting held at the Government House, it was gathered that Amaechi preached that power comes from God and except He decrees it, the efforts of those building political alliances would be in vain. Amaechi, who felt that the ‘early risers’ were distracting his administration,  noted that his successor does not “necessarily need to have any formidable political structure in place.” Although the Governor failed to mention names of those whose ambition was dis...

It’s very unfortunate that the very poor Nigerians the govt of PGEJ is looking out, for whom he made the bold decision to remove fuel subsidy which has only benefited a few cabal; are the same people calling him all kinds of names. Indeed my people perish for lack of knowledge. One will expect that an average Nigerian whose life style continues to take a nose dive will hail this decision by GEJ rather than allow themselves to be used by the very oil magnets who have benefitted the most from subsidy at the expense of the people. This is the time when the masses should demand from the government better life, healthcare, building of new refineries, job creation, road construction, increase in wages, etc rather than engage in smear campaign championed by those who have short-changed the masses. The government of PGEJ has taken a step in the right direction. Nigerians should ask themselves one simply question, how well have we faired all these years of Fuel Subsidy? And if we can be ...

EFCC's Report: How Odili looted over N100 billion Rivers fund Peter Odili  Full Text Of The EFCC's Report That Scuttled Peter Odili's ambition. The Report Was Addressed To President Olusegun Obasanjo By EFCC's Chairman, Nuhu Ribadu. THE INTERIM REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION OF A CASE OF ALLEGED CONSPIRACY, ABUSE OF OFFICE, FRAUDULENT CONVERSION OF PUBLIC FUNDS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE MALPRACTICE, STEALING AND MONEY LAUNDERING Your Excellency, Over the past several weeks, the Commission received numerous petitions against the Executive Governor of River State, Dr. Peter Odili and some officials of the State. The following report is prepared below to update you on the context, content, and full ramifications of the investigation against Dr. Peter Odili, Executive Governor of River State, and Mr. Arumemi-Ikhide, a business associate of Dr. Odili. Your Excellency, this is=2 0for your kind review. Most respectfully, Nuhu Ribadu Executive Chairman INTRODUCTION advertisement In line ...