Nyesom Wike’ll Reciprocate Reelection With Good Governance

By Andrew Onyejuruuwa Nyesom Wike, the re-elected Governor of Rivers State, has stated that he would never take the support of Rivers people for granted. He promised to continue to work to improve their lives. Wike spoke on Saturday when he visited project sites in the state capital and interacted directly with Rivers people for the first time after his election victory, which was hard fought. According to him, “I will never relent in what we are doing for the people. We will never take the support of Rivers people…

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Rwandan Genocide: UN Scribe, Guterres Worried About Rising Xenophobia

According to reports monitored by NAN, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the “dangerous trends of rising xenophobia, racism and intolerance,” 25 years after the Rwandan genocide that killed about one million people. Guterres, gave the warning in a message to commemorate the 25-year anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi, during which Hutu and others who opposed the genocide were also killed. Guterres expressed worry that 25 years after the unfortunate incident, the dangerous trends of rising xenophobia, racism and intolerance had still continued unabated in…

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Decentralizing Port Operations And Ending The Chaos In Lagos

By Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa Last week, I was trapped for hours on the Isolo-Apapa Expressway in an unprecedented traffic gridlock. Many lanes of the so-called expressway were seized by articulated vehicles especially trailers carrying containers and fuel tankers, forcing other vehicles to drive against the traffic, in an effort to move forward since most of the articulated vehicles seemed stationary. Nigerian road users were sweating and cursing. A friend of mine who was riding with me in exasperation asked “When will this war end?” I turned to look at him…

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