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Recently Signed Petroleum Industry Bill, Another Recipe For Anarchy – Gov Diri

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October 2, 2021

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has said the recent passage of the Petroleum Industry Acts (PIA), by President Muhammadu Buhari, is a recipe for anarchy in the country.

Diri claims the passage is yet another step taken to subordinate oil-producing states, making it more like a subordinate and superordinate relationship.

The governor noted that there’s a missing gap in the relationship of the state, the Niger Delta region and the government at the centre.

Diri made the remark on Friday evening during the Independence Anniversary Dinner celebration at the DSP Alamieaeigha banquet hall, Yenagoa, the state capital.

“There’s a missing gap in the relationship of our dear state, the region and the federal government. The point is that even as Christians we worship God on Sundays, while the Moslems on Fridays, yet we still have sins therefore in the same vein we will not be tired of talking about justice and freedom for the state and the Niger Delta region.

”May I appeal to those who are aggrieved to stop the bloodletting across the country, just recently we lost very meaningful Nigerians in Anambra State; that is an ill wind that will not our state good. Let us look for dialogue to resolve our differences, we know it is painful when people shove aside dialogue.

“I have always reminded people that for those who make peaceful change impossible, violent change becomes inevitable. Let us not tread the route and road of violent change, this country is blessed and I believe the founding fathers have seen the greatness and not the misery of Nigeria.”

On the issue of diminishing oil, he said there is a forecast that soon nobody will trade on oil, therefore while the oil lasts, just 13 percent is given to host communities and 87 percent taken by the federal government, the people must continue to talk about it.

He called for diversification into other areas of revenue generation not explored and appealed to leaders in the state to support his administration to succeed.

“I will remind us that we have to look into diversification so we can have more development. Let us also play politics according to the rules, and not politics of thumb. I believe if we play according to rules, we will transit from one developing government to another development-oriented government because ultimate power belongs to the people. Let us build strong institutions instead of strong humans, so our institutions can outlive us.

”This is the time we Bayelsans need to exhibit that spirit of oneness and unity shown during the creation of the state.”

(DAILY POST)

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Christian Genocide’: Trump Designates Nigeria As Country Of Particular Concern

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October 31, 2025

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United States President, Donald Trump, has named Nigeria a “country of particular concern,” citing what he described as a growing threat to Christianity in the nation.

In a statement on Truth Social on Friday, Trump claimed thousands of Christians have been killed by radical Islamist groups and urged U.S. lawmakers to investigate the situation urgently.

Trump maintained that the United States would not stand by while Christians in Nigeria and other parts of the world face persecution, adding that America remains ready to protect Christian populations globally.

He said, “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a “COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN” — But that is the least of it.

“When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done! I am asking Congressman Riley Moore, together with Chairman Tom Cole and the House Appropriations Committee, to immediately look into this matter, and report back to me.

“The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria, and numerous other Countries. We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian population around the World!”

His declaration follows increasing criticism from U.S. politicians and public figures who claim that Christians in Nigeria are facing systematic violence.

Recently, US comedian and HBO host Bill Maher accused Islamist groups of carrying out a genocide against Christians in the country.

“I’m not a Christian, but they are systematically killing the Christians in Nigeria. They’ve killed over a hundred thousand since 2009. They’ve burnt 18,000 churches. These are the Islamists, Boko Haram. This is so much more of a genocide attempt than what is going on in Gaza.

“They are literally attempting to wipe out the Christian population of an entire country,” Maher said.

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Similarly, US Senator Ted Cruz claimed that Nigerian government officials were “ignoring and even facilitating the mass murder of Christians by Islamist jihadists.”

Cruz also lamented that Christians in the country were being targeted for their faith by terrorist groups and “are being forced to submit to sharia law and blasphemy laws across Nigeria.”

He said it was “long past time to impose real costs on the Nigerian officials who facilitate these activities,” adding that he had introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act to the US Senate to sanction such officials.

In the same vein, Riley Moore, who represents West Virginia’s 2nd District in the US Congress, wrote to the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, urging him to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern.

Moore also called for a suspension of arms sales and technical support to Nigeria until the government demonstrates commitment to ending what he described as “a reign of persecution and slaughter against Christians.”

However, both the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Nigerian Presidency have dismissed the allegations of a Christian genocide.

While CAN described the reports as false narratives peddled by foreign agents, the Presidency insisted that there is no religious war taking place in the country.

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Trump Breaks Silence On ‘Christian Genocide’ In Nigeria

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October 31, 2025

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In a stark rebuke to months of escalating violence, President Donald Trump has declared Nigeria a “country of particular concern” over what he described as an “existential threat” to Christianity, accusing radical Islamists of orchestrating a mass slaughter of believers in the West African nation.

The announcement, posted on Truth Social on Friday, marks the administration’s most direct intervention yet in a crisis that has claimed thousands of lives this year alone, reigniting debates over US policy toward religious persecution abroad.

Full statement below;

“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a “COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN” — But that is the least of it.

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Tanzania Protesters Loot Singer Juma Jux Fashion Store

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October 31, 2025

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Tanzanian protesters have reportedly looted singer Juma Jux’s fashion store.

Unrest erupted on Thursday after a disputed general election marked by disqualification and detention of the key opposition figures in Tanzania.

The protesters are demanding cancellation of the election results, alleging irregularities in the country’s presidential election.

Amid the development, a controversial post by an X user Bolaji Fesomade alleged that the singer store valued at $780 million has been set ablaze by protesters.

Reacting to the report, Juma Jux’s wife, Priscilla Ojo on her Snapchat account, dismissed the claims, noting that the store was looted and not burnt.

She simply wrote; “Looted not Burnt”.