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Timi Frank Knocks GCON For Chagoury, Warns Of ‘State-sanctioned Impunity’

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Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has described the conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on businessman Gilbert Chagoury as a dark moment for Nigeria, warning that the decision sends a dangerous signal that corruption and conflicts of interest are being normalised at the highest levels of power. In a strongly worded statement he released on Tuesday, Frank said the honour - Nigeria’s second-highest national award - undermines public trust and the country’s anti-corruption posture, given widely reported allegations and judicial findings linking Chagoury to money-laundering cases arising from funds looted during the late General Sani Abacha junta. “Today ranks among the saddest days of my life as a Nigerian,” Frank said, recalling reports that a Swiss court convicted Chagoury in 2000 in connection with laundering Abacha loot, after which he allegedly paid a fine of one million Sw...
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2027: NYA Unveils 186 LGA Coordinators, Flags Off Mass Youth Mobilization Across North-west

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The Youth President of the National Youth Alliance (NYA), Ambassador Aliyu Bin Abbas, has formally and graciously announced the appointment of one hundred and eighty-six (186) Local Government Coordinators across the North-West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. This landmark development represents a significant milestone in the NYA’s strategic expansion and grassroots consolidation, reinforcing its commitment to inclusive youth participation, leadership development, and political awakening across the region. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, the Youth President congratulated the newly appointed coordinators and charged them with the historic responsibility of deepening youth engagement at the ward level.  He specifically directed all coordinators to immediately commence the nomination and appointment of coordinators across the 1,330 wards within the North-West region, ensuring full grassroots penetration and ef...
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Appraising NUPRC New Tempo

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By; GRACE AMEH  As a woman who has spent years admiring the quiet strength of sisters carving paths in Nigeria's demanding energy sector, my heart swelled with genuine joy the moment Chief Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan's appointment as Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission was announced. Here stands a remarkable daughter of the Niger Delta, graceful yet fiercely determined, becoming the first woman to lead our nation's upstream regulator. Her rise feels deeply personal, like watching a beloved sister finally claim the spotlight she has long deserved.   The NUPRC, as a young agency born from the transformative Petroleum Industry Act of 2021, has shouldered enormous responsibilities in a complex and evolving landscape—navigating fluctuating production levels amid global energy shifts, addressing delays in data dissemination that can affect investor planning, tackling the persistent menace of crude oil theft that impacts n...
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Appraising NUPRC's New Tempo

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By; GRACE AMEH  As a woman who has spent years admiring the quiet strength of sisters carving paths in Nigeria's demanding energy sector, my heart swelled with genuine joy the moment Chief Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan's appointment as Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission was announced. Here stands a remarkable daughter of the Niger Delta, graceful yet fiercely determined, becoming the first woman to lead our nation's upstream regulator. Her rise feels deeply personal, like watching a beloved sister finally claim the spotlight she has long deserved.   The NUPRC, as a young agency born from the transformative Petroleum Industry Act of 2021, has shouldered enormous responsibilities in a complex and evolving landscape—navigating fluctuating production levels amid global energy shifts, addressing delays in data dissemination that can affect investor planning, tackling the persistent menace of crude oil theft that i...
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Impeachment: Group Cautions Rivers CJ Against Playing Into Hands Of Rivers Lawmakers

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The Africa Centre for Democracy and Leadership (ACDL) has issued a strong caution to the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, on the critical need for judicial independence in the face of the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Prof. Ngozi Odu. The group's intervention comes at a pivotal moment, as the Rivers State House of Assembly, under Speaker Martins Amaewhule, has ramped up its efforts to oust the executive duo.  This follows a series of dramatic shifts, including a recent U-turn by four lawmakers who recommitted to the impeachment push after briefly advocating for dialogue, citing alleged media attacks from the governor's camp as evidence of bad faith. The Assembly's latest resolution to forward a request for an investigative panel to the Chief Judge marks a formal escalation, confirming that impeachment notices have been served in line with constitutional requirements. The group wa...
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Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan Will Take NUPRC To Greater Heights, Restore Investor Confidence In Nigeria’s Upstream Sector — Centre for Energy Reforms

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The Centre for Energy Reforms (CER) has expressed confidence that the appointment of Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) will reposition the Commission for stronger performance and renewed credibility within Nigeria’s petroleum industry. In a statement on Friday, the group’s executive director, Dr Michael Bulus, said Eyesan’s emergence comes at a critical moment for the upstream sector, which requires steady leadership, regulatory clarity and renewed investor confidence to fully deliver the objectives of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Bulus described Eyesan as a seasoned industry professional whose depth of experience across strategy, regulation and commercial negotiations places her in a strong position to strengthen the NUPRC’s role as both a regulator and an enabler of growth. According to him, Eyesan’s over three decades of industry experience equips her with the institutional memory and technical de...
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Independent Report Clears Fubara, Says Rivers Lawmakers Using Impeachment For Personal Gain

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An independent civic watchdog has absolved Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers State, of any wrongdoing, describing the ongoing impeachment proceedings against him and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, as a political witch-hunt driven by personal interests rather than constitutional breaches. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Good Governance Advocacy Centre (GGAC), the group said a 72-hour forensic review of the impeachment notice and accompanying allegations revealed no evidence of gross misconduct capable of sustaining the removal of the governor or his deputy under the constitution. The statement, signed by Dr Zaccheus Ocha, country representative of GGAC, said the organisation undertook an “exhaustive legal, procedural and factual analysis” of the issues raised by the Rivers state house of assembly and found them “manifestly weak, speculative and politically motivated”. According to GGAC, the impeachment letter failed the basic constitutional threshold required to trigger...
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