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Sep222025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Chief Obafemi Awolowo GCFR SAN planned to connect the entire country with trains about 70 years ago.

News Feature

Awo said: Chief Awolowo on RAILING up Nigeria 72 years ago. “What the Nigerian economy lacks woefully is mobility.” “Any country that moves sluggishly and slowly will never make it economically. You will carry goods from Kano; it takes two or three days, with the driver languishing on the way.” “So the goods don’t arrive in time at places where they will be consumed or badly needed.” “And when they arrive, they are too expensive and so on. “ “We considered a project when l was in the Western Region, and l thought all of us - the three regions at the time, should cooperate to make the scheme work.” “Well, the basis of the scheme, of course, is that the Federal Government will improve the speed of the railway from Kano to Lagos.” “We suggested that instead of bringing...

Sep182025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa clears N12bln LG pension, gratuities arrears …as Gov. Diri receives award as best governor

News Feature

Local Government Councils in Bayelsa State have cleared the N12 Billion arrears of pensions, gratuities and death benefits owed retired workers in the various LGAs. At a programme to celebrate the success of Local Government reforms in the state with the theme: “Promoting Local Government Workers' Welfare: The Bayelsa Model" at the Banquet hall, Yenagoa, the governor received an award as the "Best Governor on Local Government Area Reforms in Nigeria” from the national leadership of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees(NULGE) and Medical and Health Workers' Union of Nigeria (MHWUN). In his remark, Governor Diri appreciated the union leaders for the award, and promised to continue to prioritize the welfare of local government workers and pensioners in line with the new reforms....

Sep182025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro: Between public service and the idle tantrum of a poorly informed group. BY Blessing Harriman

News Feature

Our nation’s discourse can feel like a minefield, making it hard to maintain our witness in these divisive times. It is usual to find some people only on the wrong side of reason, at the seedy confluence where healthy cognition and logical thought are glossed over. Topical issues are assumed, like an invidious chore, through lenses tainted only by unmeaning perception. It is in this context that I ask this pertinent question- why must anyone want to fight or undernine Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme? He is where he is because he earned it. When retired military Generals took turns at the apogee of PAP leadership, where were these desperate crooners and faltered social ombudsmen? What happened to the voices and press releases of these emergenc...

Sep172025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Africa to halt $120b annual hydrocarbon imports ….Lokpobiri

Misc, News Feature

Nigeria’s Oil minister, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s leadership role in advancing Africa’s energy security. This is as he called for deeper regional integration at the Africa Oil Week (AOW) 2025 Ministerial and CEO Leadership Forum. According to a statement by Nneamaka Okafor, Lokpobiri's media aide, the minister stressed that integration remains the most effective strategy to end Africa’s energy poverty, noting that shared infrastructure, harmonized standards, and technical expertise will enable the continent to secure its energy future. He highlighted Africa’s heavy reliance on imports, revealing that the continent spends over $120 billion annually on hydrocarbon imports. “This is capital flight. These funds should remain within Africa to fuel our own ...

Sep162025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Ex-Senator, PR Expert, Former VC Endorse “Leading in a Storm” for Public & Private Sector Leaders

News Feature

A trio of respected voices from business, academia, and communications have endorsed "Leading in a Storm," the new book by Dr. Dakuku Peterside, calling it a practical and timely guide for leaders navigating disruption across sectors. The book's practicality ensures its immediate applicability to leaders' roles, making it a valuable resource in today's uncertain world. Senator Daisy Danjuma, Executive Chairman of South Atlantic Petroleum, described the book as “a clear, practical guide for navigating crisis and disruption,” noting its relevance to both public and private sector leaders. “Dakuku Peterside emphasises key tools such as understanding context, maintaining composure, making sense of complexity, proactive decision-making, effective communication, adaptability, teamwork, an...

Sep152025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

PAP Seeks NCC Partnership On Beneficiaries’ Empowerment

News Feature, Press Release

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has sought the partnership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on engagement opportunities for some ex-agitators and beneficiaries of the programme. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NCC in Abuja, Dr Aminu Maida, on Thursday, the PAP Administrator, Dr Dennis Otuaro, said that the commission's support would bolster the PAP's post-training empowerment scheme. Otuaro said there are ex-agitators and beneficiaries of the programme with the requisite qualifications and skills that the commission can employ and enable them to contribute to national growth and development. According to him, there are many of them who had successfully completed their formal educational and voca...

Sep122025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Dont be deceived, Sen Heineken Lokpobiri is the leader of APC in Bayelsa. By Wisdom Ikuli

News Feature

It is a generally known fact that Very Distinguished Senator Heineken Lokpobiri Ph.D is the Leader of APC in Bayelsa State. Lokpobiri has a higher political platform than all those who are parading themselves as leaders. He was Pioneer SPEAKER of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. He was Two two-term (8years) Senator of the most revered Nigerian Senate where he was very vocal. His voice was among the loudest and most renowned. He served as Hon. Minister of State for Agriculture. He is presently the Hon. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil). We are talking about present glory and not old and lost glory. Traditionally, Conventionally and Constitutionally, the President of the country is the Head and Leader of the Political party at the National level. At the State level...

Sep112025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Between Comrade Adeyanju’s Big Shoes and Bunu’s Agenda as Nigeria’s No 1 Maritime Worker. BY ASU BEKS.

Misc, News Feature

For good 8 years , Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, the immediate past President General of the Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria, MWUN, bestrode Nigeria's maritime landscape like a collosus. He was the No1 Maritime Labour leader in Nigeria. His name sent jitters across Blue Chip Corporate Boardrooms . He was a no nonsense labour leader. His loud voice was heard even beyond the shores of Nigeria . He was fearless, uncompromising. As one prepared for his role, he came equipped with all the virtues of what a good leader should be. His integrity, communication and emotional skills , intelligence, adaptability, courage, vision, resilience and empathy were top notch . These were the qualities which Adeyanju adopted to build trust, motivate his team to navigate through the myriad of challenges he i...

Sep92025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

5000 Itsekiri Graduates Of Novena Varsity Not Part Of Scholarship Beneficiaries- PAP •••We Are Not Owning Fees In Any Institution

Misc, News Feature

The Presidential Amnesty Programme has said that it is not owing school fees of 5000 students of Itsekiri extraction in Novena University, Ogume, Delta State. The PAP in a statement on Tuesday stated that the agency is not owing fees in Novena or any institution within or outside the country. The agency was reacting to claims by the so-called Office of the Sole Representative of His Royal Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, CFR, the Olu of Warri to NNPLC, that the Amnesty Programme is "indebted" to Novena University concerning "all Itsekiri students" who graduated from the institution purportedly under the programme's scholarship scheme. The monarch's agent, Collins Oritsetimeyin Edema, made a curious claim in a statement that the alleged liability made the Olu's palace to announce an in...

Sep52025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

When “August”Failed to Show up For Nigeria’s Shipowners. By Asu Beks.

Misc, News Feature

The month of August was originally called "Sextilis" in ancient Roman calendar but renamed in honour of Emperor Augustus Caesar in 8 BCE , reflecting his significant military and political achievements, including the conquest of Egypt. Historically, August has also been a month of significant events, from the abolition of slavery in Jamaica to the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Yet for many others, August is a time for summer holidays. The word August comes from the latin augustus, meaning a " venerable ", " consecrated" or " great", a fitting tribute to Emperor Caesar. Back home in Nigeria,August 24 , 1937, was the day the presumed winner of the June 12 , Presidential elections, Late Moshood Abiola, was born .However for Nigerian Shipowners, August was meant to be a month of e...