Gov Wike Tackles FG Over Deduction Of State Fund For Judiciary

  Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says Federal Government decision to dissipate State funds on behalf of State judiciaries, under the purported Executive Order 10, is illegal and ill-advised. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, if the decision is implemented more problems will be created and this will hamper the independence of the judiciary. Governor Wike stated this during a special court session organised to mark the opening of 2020/2021 legal year of the Rivers state judiciary in Port Harcourt on Friday. He argued that…

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Okpe Is Destined To Be Great Again – Ariegwe

  By Lucky Akoza   A frontline Politician, business Mogul, vibrant and youth friendly Chairmanship aspirant for Okpe Local Government Area in the incoming Local Government elections in Delta State, Comrade Jackson Ariegwe has stated that, Okpe can be great again. He made this known to newsmen recently at the People’s Democratic Party ( PDP) secretariat in Okpe Local Government council Orerokpe. He stated that, with a very pragmatic, prudent and passionate personality at the helms of affairs of Okpe Local Government Council, the council would experience the development that…

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Opinion: JERRY RAWLINGS AND THE METAPHOR OF LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA

BY YOUNG ERHIURHORO Just yesterday, the death of Jerry Rawlings, a former president of the Fourth Republic of Ghana was announced by the Ghanaian government with sobriety. According to the biography of this great leader as I read about it on Wikipedia, was initially an officer with the Ghana Air Force, a pilot officer. Why in the military, he saw many national needs of the country that needs immediate attention by the sitting government which the government had hitherto paid deaf ears. This prompted Jerry Rawlings to venture into leadership…

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