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NDDC Board: Group Aligns With Tompolo, Calls For Compliance With Ultimatum

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3 years ago

June 4, 2021

Group known as Ijaw Youth Leaders Forum of Edo has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to comply with the ultimatum given by ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, to constitute a substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, which has been a subject of debate in the past few weeks.

Tompolo had last Sunday issued a 7-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to inaugurate a substantive board for the NDDC, vowing that failure to do so would lead to the nation’s economy particularly in the Niger Delta crumbled.

Several groups have thereafter called on the Federal Government to inaugurate board for the NDDC for the interest of peace and as spelt out in the Act that established the Commission.

The group, after an enlarged meeting of youth leaders drawn from various Ijaw communities in Edo State on Friday, strongly frown at the “non-charlant altitude in which the APC Federal Government is currently treating the Niger Delta region” which the group described as the economic base of the nation.”

The group, in a statement signed by its President, Comrade Gbale Joseph, Secretary, Comrade Oluderimo Omaghomi, vowed that after the 7-day ultimatum and the NDDC board is not inaugurated, they are going to shut down all oil exploration activities taking place in all Ijaw communities in Edo State.

While lamenting that the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, is also being managed by an Interim Coordinator, the group stated that this is alien to both NDDC and PAP.

The statement reads in part, “We wish to state that the current interim management board is alien to us in the region and a contravention of the NDDC Act

“We strongly frown at the non-charlant altitude in which the APC Federal Government is currently treating the Niger Delta region which is the economic base of the nation, as even the Presidential Amnesty Program is also been managed by an interim coordinator.”

The statement continues, “We wish to state that we have implicit confidence on our leader, High Chief Government Ekpemopolo, the Ibe-Ebidowie of Ijaw nation, and state our firm support on his stand regarding the 7days ultimatum.”

While stating that most Ijaw communities in Edo State have been disconnected from the state capital due an abandoned 45 kilometers Udo-Ofunama road project by NDDC, the group frowned at such abandonment.

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Man, 38 Escapes Assassination Attempt In Benin

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9 months ago

July 22, 2023

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By Omokha Andrew

A 38-year-old activist, Innocent Omoruyi, narrowly escaped assassination in the early hours of Wednesday, July 19, 2023 as his residence at Obe Community,Sapele Road in Benin city was attacked by yet to be identified gun men.

The attack which eye witnesses say was viciously executed on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 bore the markings of a dreaded cult group terrorizing Benin City, the state capital.

The Obe, Sapale Road incident, it was learnt, happened soon after Omoruyi left the house to attend to matters of interest some few metres away from his home.

The assailants were said to have shot sporadically in their frustration as residents scampered for safety.

However, Omoruyi escaped unharmed.

One of the eye witnesses who craved anonymity said: “The felons apparently went for the kill, weilding guns and other dangerous weapons. “We are shocked that they didn’t see Innocent Omoruyi who was just some few metres away from home when they arrived”.

“How that happened, only God knows and it was obvious that it wasn’t his time to die yet and just before that not long ago his business place on Lagos Street, Benin City was burnt down in the middle of the night by unknown arsonists.

“This sequence of events is not ordinary. We know it’s politically motivated due to the role he played in the last general elections. He has been advised to go into hiding at the moment for his personal safety”, he concluded.

When contacted, the police Public Relations Officer Chidi Nwabuzor said he was yet to get any information as regards the latest incident. He promised to feed our correspondent with relevant details as soon as they become handy.

Our information source however revealed that the matter has already been incidented at the Love World Police station on Sapele Road, Benin city.

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Nigeria To Earn Over $4bn Revenue As FEC Okays Concession Of Abuja, Kano Airports

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11 months ago

May 18, 2023

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Nigeria will earn over $4 billion in nominal revenue as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday okayed the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, to the Corporacion American Airport Consortium, a Luxembourg-based company.

James Odaudu, the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

According to him, the Council also approved that the Federal Ministry of Aviation would be renamed the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace.

The statement noted that the company would make combined upfront payments of $8.5 million for the concession of NAIA and MAKIA.

He added that the development would spur evidential growth within the Nigerian aviation industry.

“In alignment with the Aviation Roadmap, approved by Mr President on 18th October 2016, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace is delighted to inform all stakeholders, both local and international, and the media, that the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano has been approved by the Federal Executive Council,” the statement said.

In December 2022 and January 2023, Corporacion American Airport Consortium was announced as the preferred bidder for the airport’s concession after scaling through a series of evaluations of technical and financial bids.

Nominal revenues mean income not adjusted for inflation and decreasing purchasing power.

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Russia Expelled From Council Of Europe Amid War With Ukraine

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2 years ago

March 16, 2022

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The Council of Europe says it has expelled Russia with immediate effect after 26 years of membership because of the Ukraine war.

The Committee of Ministers took the decision in a special session, the rights body announced in the French city of Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Earlier, Russia had already declared its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after it had taken steps to exclude it.

On Tuesday evening, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted unanimously in favour of Russia’s exclusion.

Russia joined the Council of Europe on Feb. 28, 1996.

Together with the formal notification of the withdrawal, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe also received information from the Russian Federation on Tuesday about its intention to denounce the European Convention on Human Rights.

In a statement on Tuesday evening, the leaders of the Council of Europe once again condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

They expressed their solidarity with the Russian people, who continue to belong to the European family and share its values.

The body said it would continue to stand by Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor.

The Council of Europe monitors the observance of human rights in its 46 member states and is not part of the European Union.

The body reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago by suspending Russia’s membership, this decision was considered historic.