Year: 2023

MBPP Coalition seeks TotalEnergies put on global spotlight for crime against oil communities

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By Mandy Park The Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) group has condemned what it described as systematic repression, undue influence, and resort to intimidation of oil communities by oil giant firm, TotalEnergies operating in the Africa environment , insisting that the oil giant should be put on global spotlight. Particularly, the coalition during a webinar on Friday which Sunday Sun participated, at the “People’s Mock Tribunal asked ”TotalEnergies to respect people’s dignity and rights especially those of local communities that have been allegedly affected by their exploration” The mock tribunal…

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Maintain TETFUND”s standard,Nto,ex Provost, charges ASCETA contractors

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Mandy Park The immediate past Provost of Abia State College of Education, Technical, Arochukwu, Dr Philips Nto has charged contractors executing jobs in the institution to maintain the standard specifications as approved by Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund) . He said the projects he attracted before he left as Provost, including fencing of the entire institution, building of a befitting gate and general landscaping of the entire Tetfund buildings,must follow the laid down procedures he had established along with Tetfund’s guidelines. Nto spoke when the contractors paid him a farewell…

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Nto, Ex-ASCETA Provost, Mourns Irukwu… asks Abia State govt to immortalise him

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Mandy Park The immediate past Provost of Abia State College of Education, Technical, Arochukwu, Dr Philips Nto has described the death of Prof Joe Irukwu as a great loss to young Nigerian scholars. This is as he urged the Gov. Alex Otti-led government in Abia State to immortalise the late sage. He said the late insurance guru and consummate academic was always passionate in assisting young scholars in realizing their dreams in academics. Dr Nto who described himself as a beneficiary of Prof Irukwu’s large-heartedness, recalled when the former president…

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Fuel subsidy height of economic sabotage — Ezeokenwa, APGA National Chairman

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…Gives reasons Nnamdi Kanu should be released without further delay Sylvester Ezeonenwa, a lawyer, is the young, articulate and visionary national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). In this exclusive interview with Sunday Sun, he speaks on his blueprint and vision for APGA, his views on Nnamdi Kanu’s continued detention, subsidy removal, the problem with Nigeria and the need for restructuring the country, among other sensitive issues. Excerpt:  Congratulations on your election as the new national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). How has it been since…

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ADC set to build the largest youth empowerment Pool in Africa

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Mandy Park The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has revealed that it is set to empower the Nigerian youth. The ADC’s global campus empowerment programme is expected to promote leadership fellowship, training, and multidisciplinary skills acquisition initiatives in the areas of information technology, agriculture-related businesses, fishery, animal husbandry, textiles, and cooperative ventures.A statement by the party publicity secretary Mabel Oboh revealed that pilot projects and funding schemes are already in progress. The programme was unveiled by the party’s national chairman, Chief Ralphs Nwosu when he received ADC candidate for the 2023…

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Fuel subsidy removal, reckless, economic sabotage –Onovo, Presidential candidate National Conscience Party, 2015.

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By Mandy Park Activist and presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP) in 2015, Martin Onovo, 2015 had a media chat recently where he spoke on some critical issues.In this no-holds-bared interview, described said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s subsidy removal on fuel is an economic sabotage on the nation and an early indication of what would come later. He re-emphasised that INEC published fraudulent results, insisting that President Tinubu’s swearing-in was unlawful and tenure illegitimate.Excerpt President Tinubu, in his inaugural speech, promised that security, improved economic growth, and policies…

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Otti names former running mate, 18 others as Commissioner nominees

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…Suspends heads of nursing schools By Mandy Park   Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has named his former deputy governorship candidate, in the 2015 and 2019 elections, Prof. (Mrs) Eme Uche, as a commissioner nominee alongside 18 others. This is as the governor i approved the suspension of the Principals of all state-owned Nursing/Midwifery training institutions, pending investigations and further directives. Equally suspended is the Director of Nursing in the Ministry of Health, Nwosu Dorathy Njideka. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the State Assembly, Rt. Hon.…

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African sentiment is favouring Ukraine

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Johannesburg – 20 June 2023: Ahead of the African Peace Initiative visit to Kyiv and Moscow, the upcoming Russia/Africa meetings in St. Petersburg and the BRICS Summit in South Africa in August, international research company Ipsos polled African citizens on their attitudes towards Russia, Ukraine and the controversial position on the war taken by some African governments.A majority felt that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was against the principles of international law, that Russian forces should withdraw from Ukraine and that Russia was guilty of committing war crimes in Ukraine.These…

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Review current surveillance contract in Niger Delta –NDSF appeals to Tinubu…slams General Israel over unguarded comments against Asari Dokubo

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By Mandy Park Niger Delta Special Force , NDSF has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to review the Niger Delta pipelines surveillance contract under the supervision of Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) and carve out Rivers State territory to be secured by their ex-militant Generals. The group aligns with the position of Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo that the military was behind Oil theft in the region, just as it warned ex-militant leader, Eshanekpe Israel, popularly known as General Israel, over what they termed his ‘unguarded utterance’ against Dokubo, founder of…

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Dame Nwagba Congratulates Akpabio, Jibrin, Abbas, Kalu, and APC leadership on successful inauguration of 10th assembly

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…asks lawmakers to enact laws beneficial to citizens By Mandy Park All Progressives Congress APC senatorial candidate for Abia South federal constituency in the February polls, Dame Blessing Nwagba PhD has congratulated senate President Godswill Akpabio, Barau Jibrin (Deputy senate President), Hon Tajudeen Abbas (Speaker House of Representatives), Hon Benjamin Kalu (Deputy Speaker), and the national leadership on the conduct of a successful inauguration. She also urged the lawmakers to shun partisanship and enact laws that would better the lives of Nigerians. In a statement she personally signed the former…

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