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Calling Allison Ayida Page 1 of 5
Calling Allison Ayida Page 1 of 5 Calling Allison Ayida By Ike Okonta I am writing to you on the matter of the intrepid women of Ugboegungun, a small community in Itsekiri land where the US multinational, ChevronTexaco, operates a multi-billion dollar oil terminal. In the book, Where Vultures Feast, co-authored with Oronto Douglas and published in 2001, I accused ChevronTexaco and Shell of devastating the ecology of the Niger delta, exploiting the local communities, and sponsoring acts of terrorism, mass murder, and the rape of young women to cow the people the easier to steal their oil unchallenged. Oronto and I called on eminent and well-meaning community leaders, politicians, environmentalists and statesmen like your good self to intervene in this matter, and begin to work to reshape the Nigerian state and generate a bold new social and economic framework that will not only address the pressing needs of communities such as Ugboegungun but also put an end, now and for all time, the sundry depravities of Chevron, Shell, and their fellow travellers. Some would argue that you have done your bit for Nigeria and for your people, that you gave the most productive years of your life to the Nigerian project at the most critical point in the nation's history, that you acquitted yourself honourably, and that you deserve your retirement. I agree to all these. But I also insist that the time has come for you to come out of retirement and offer moral and intellectual leadership to a country about to hit the rocks. -
The Judiciary and Nigeria's 2011 Elections
THE JUDICIARY AND NIGERIA’S 2011 ELECTIONS CSJ CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (CSJ) (Mainstreaming Social Justice In Public Life) THE JUDICIARY AND NIGERIA’S 2011 ELECTIONS Written by Eze Onyekpere Esq With Research Assistance from Kingsley Nnajiaka THE JUDICIARY AND NIGERIA’S 2011 ELECTIONS PAGE iiiiii First Published in December 2012 By Centre for Social Justice Ltd by Guarantee (Mainstreaming Social Justice In Public Life) No 17, Flat 2, Yaounde Street, Wuse Zone 6, P.O. Box 11418 Garki, Abuja Tel - 08127235995; 08055070909 Website: www.csj-ng.org ; Blog: http://csj-blog.org Email: [email protected] ISBN: 978-978-931-860-5 Centre for Social Justice THE JUDICIARY AND NIGERIA’S 2011 ELECTIONS PAGE iiiiiiiii Table Of Contents List Of Acronyms vi Acknowledgement viii Forewords ix Chapter One: Introduction 1 1.0. Monitoring Election Petition Adjudication 1 1.1. Monitoring And Project Activities 2 1.2. The Report 3 Chapter Two: Legal And Political Background To The 2011 Elections 5 2.0. Background 5 2.1. Amendment Of The Constitution 7 2.2. A New Electoral Act 10 2.3. Registration Of Voters 15 a. Inadequate Capacity Building For The National Youth Service Corps Ad-Hoc Staff 16 b. Slowness Of The Direct Data Capture Machines 16 c. Theft Of Direct Digital Capture (DDC) Machines 16 d. Inadequate Electric Power Supply 16 e. The Use Of Former Polling Booths For The Voter Registration Exercise 16 f. Inadequate DDC Machine In Registration Centres 17 g. Double Registration 17 2.4. Political Party Primaries And Selection Of Candidates 17 a. Presidential Primaries 18 b. -
Amaka Gazette a Journal of CKC-AAA Inc
The Amaka Gazette A Journal of CKC-AAA Inc. Eleventh Convention Edition, July 2007 1997 10 2007 A DECADE OF SERVICE CKC-AAA What We Stand For CKC-AAA At Work My Whises For You The Voices of Those Who Made It All Happen CKC 2007 Sand Prints And Marble Etchings The Clarion Call: For The Love of Amaka Decisions of 2006 San Francisco, CA Convention plus CKC Tit-Bits and Information on C.K.C. ONITSHA, AAA, Inc. 11Th Annual Convention & Fundraising Banquet 20-22 July 2007, Boston, MA Souvenir: All Proceeds Will be Used for the Improvement of C.K.C. Onitsha Amaka Boys, Please Keep Up the Good Work! FLOREAT CEE KAY CEE! The Amaka Gazette: A Journal of CKC-AAA, Inc. July 2007 2 The Amaka Gazette Periodical Postage paid in Snellville, Georgia Volume 8 No. 1 Table of Contents 5 The Amaka Gazette is published annually by the Christ The King A Decade of Service College Onitsha Alumni Association In America. 7 P. O. Box 1433, Welcome Message By Host Chapter Snellville, GA 30078 8 Visit our website for the more information: From The Presidency http://www.ckconitsha.net 9 Questions and comments should CKC-AAA What We Stand For be directed to: Mr. Oseloka Obaze at 10 (908) 337-2766 Emails: [email protected], CKC-AAA At Work [email protected], or 11 [email protected] 2007 Convention Provisional Agenda Christ the King College Onitsha, Nigeria is an all boy’s high 12-13 school. Its mission is to Alumni/Guest Keynote Speakers’ Profile facilitate, nurture, and instill in youths a thirst for goodness, 18 discipline and knowledge based on catholic moral principles, in Honor Roll /Exceptional Service Award Recipients preparation for life’s journey to 23 create a better world. -
Foreign Influence on Igbomina, C
FOREIGN INFLUENCE ON IGBOMINA, C. 1750-1900 By ABOYEJI, ADENIYI JUSTUS 97/15CA020 (B.A. (2001), M.A. (2006) HISTORY, UNILORIN) BEING A Ph.D THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, NIGERIA i FOREIGN INFLUENCE ON IGBOMINA, C. 1750-1900 By ABOYEJI, ADENIYI JUSTUS 97/15CA020 (B.A. (2001), M.A. (2006) HISTORY, UNILORIN) BEING A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HISTORY DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, NIGERIA © March, 2015 ii iii DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to the custodian of all Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Might, Counsel, Reverential Fear (Isaiah 11:2) and the Donor of the ‘pen of the ready-writer’ (Psalms 45:1), through our Lord and Saviour, JESUS CHRIST. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My indebtedness for accomplishing this study is undoubtedly, enormous. Contributions within the academic circles, family link and notable individuals/personages deserve due acknowledgement. This is because a man who beats up his doctor after he has been cured is incapable of being grateful. Nature‘s cruelty, to candour, is more bearable than man‘s ingratitude to man. Words are undoubtedly inadequate to quantify the roles of my supervisors, Dr. Kolawole David Aiyedun and Professor Samuel Ovuete Aghalino, to whom special accolades are exclusively reserved. In spite of their busy schedules as Head of Department, Senior Professor and in many other capacities, they never denied me the benefits of their supervisory acumen. -
Issue 49 Weekly Newsletter of Investment Projects
PROJECTS Investments Monitor Wednesday 17th August, 2016, Issue 49 Weekly Newsletter of Investment Projects OIL AND GAS/ ENERGY ?US firm to build 300MW solar plant in Enugu: A US-based renewable energy power firm, Motir DuSable Power Investment Limited, is to build 300MW solar plant in Enugu State. The first phase of the project, estimated at about $200million will inject 100mega watts of power into the national grid, which will subsequently be increased to 200MW in the second phase. http://businessnews.com.ng/2016/08/05/us-firm-to-build- 300mw-solar-plant-in-enugu/ INFRASTRUCTURE/CONSTRUCTION ?A h m e d e a r m a r k s N 9 6 5 m n a s infrastructure intervention fund in 193 Kwara wards: As part of effort to bridge infrastructural deficits in the area of roads, energy, health care delivery, water, among other social amenities, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state has earmarked N965 million as infrastructure intervention fund for immediate development of 193 wards across 16 local government areas of the state. https://businessdayonline.com/ahmed-earmarks-n965mn-as- UPCOMING EVENTS: infrastructure-intervention-fund-in-193-kwara-wards/ ?Japan-Africa Development Conference in August: The sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) will be held in Kenya from August 27 to 28th, ?Abia awards N42bn contract for road st 2016, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Sunday 31 January construction: http://www.coastweek.com/ Abia State government says it has awarded contracts worth about N42 billion for ?MINISTRY OF SOLID MINERALS ENDORSES SITEI 2016: Sustainability in the Extractive construction of roads and provision of other Industries (SITEI) Conference 2016, scheduled to hold on September 22, 2016 in Abuja. -
Nigerian History and Current Affairs August 2013 Vol
Nigerian History and Current Affairs August 2013 Vol. 4.0 Origination, Information and Statistics Current Ministers as @ Aug. 2013 Top Officials in Government States Data and Governors Addresses of Federal Ministries Addresses of State Liaison Offices Past and Present Leaders 1960 -2013 Foreign Leaders 1921 - 1960 Natural Resources Tourist Attractions Exchange Rate History Memorable events - 800BC to Aug. 2013 Political Parties Map of Nigeria Compilation Addresses of Federal Ministries by Government Websites www.promong.com Local Government Areas Promoting brands nationwide Tertiary Institutions Important Abbreviations …more than 10,000 monthly Sports Info downloads !!! Traditional Ruler Titles Civil War Events Memorable Dates Brief Biography of Notable Nigerians Web Diary General Knowledge Quiz Downloadable from www.promong.com 2 Contents Nigeria Origination, Information and Statistics………………..…………………………………………………………………………….3 States and Their Natural Resources...................…………………………………………………………………………………………….7 Tourist Attraction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 Anthem, Pledge, Coat of Arms and National Flag……………………………………………………………………………………………9 Senate Presidents,Foreign Leaders, Premiers of the 1st Republic…………………………………………………………………..9 Inec Chairmen, Govenors of the 2nd Republic.………………………………………………..……….………………………………….10 Historical value of the Us dollar to the Naira…………………………………………………………….………………………………….10 Civil War Events…………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………….……………………………….…10 Vice Presidents, -
Election Update : a Report on the 2014 Party Primaries in Nigeria
SITUATIONROOM NIGERIA CIVIL SOCIETY SITUATION ROOM Vol. 1 No. 1 ELECTION UPDATE A REPORT ON THE 2014 PARTY PRIMARIES IN NIGERIA not allow for a level playing field. For 1.0 INTRODUCTION instance, in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the primaries for the T h e presidential ticket was practically Nigerian foreclosed against challengers of the electoral incumbent President Jonathan. In the system APC, while the party appeared to have requires conducted a transparent primary at the political presidential level, Governorship tickets parties to in the States controlled by the party conduct were foreclosed against opponents primaries of sitting first term governors. In nominating addition, officials in the APC holding candidates positions in its National Working to contest Committee appear to have foreclosed elective challenges for all positions they were office. This may be by direct or indirect primaries. interested in. Political party primaries proffer excellent clues as * The major political parties appear to to the possible challenges in the general elections. have made little progress in the area They also serve as a meaningful indicator of of greater visibility/representation in where politics in a country is headed. elective and administrative positions Section 31(1) of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2010 (as for women and the physically amended), requires all registered political parties challenged. to submit, in prescribed forms, the lists of all * The various media outlets need to be candidates they propose to sponsor for an election encouraged to balance reporting to not later than 60 days to the date appointed for accommodate all registered political elections. The last few weeks of 2014 witnessed parties. -
The Fate of States
www.yourbudgit.com THE STATE OF STATES BudgIT Policy Document 1960 1983 “Let no one however be deceived that workers who have not received their salaries in the past eight or so months will receive such salaries within today or tomorrow or that hospitals which have been without drugs for months will be provided with enough immediately. We are determined that with the help of God we shall do our best to settle genuine payments to which government is committed, including“ backlog of workers’ salaries after scrutiny. Buhari’s First Speech, after a military coup on 31 December 1983 2015 “Where is the money? You must have known that the Federal Government has to help 27 states out of 36 to pay salaries. Nigeria cannot pay salaries; the Federal Government itself has to summon the Governor of Central Bank on how it could pay salaries, not to talk of projects, agreements we signed with “ other countries on counterpart funding and so on. President Buhari addressing journalists in India (28 October, 2015) Opening Note In the 1980s, Crude oil prices fell significantly, placing a massive strain on Nigeria’s fiscal position, with budget deficits spiralling out of proportion. State governments struggled to meet obligations, ranging from civil servants’ salaries, contractors’ remuneration, to debts repayments as due. The military coup which followed cited these developments as a contributory factor and on 31 December 1983, Major- General Muhammadu Buhari was announced as leader of the new military government. Today, history seems to be repeating itself. Crude prices have mainly nose-dived, staying low; Nigeria’s fiscal prospects are unanimously agreed as in need of circumspect observation and States have had to receive bailouts from the Federal Government to enable them meet the basest obligations. -
Issue 55 Weekly Newsletter of Investment Projects
PROJECTS Investments Monitor Wednesday 28th September, 2016, Issue 55 Weekly Newsletter of Investment Projects OIL AND GAS/ENERGY: MANUFACTURING: ?Kaztec Engineering to lift local ?$56m Chinese textile park in Kwara will content, invests $800mn on fabrication provide 3,000 jobs for Kwarans – Ahmed: yard: Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state As part of the efforts to support the has declared that about 3,000 natives of the state will be employed by Chinese textile government in the development of local capacity in the Oil and investment, tagged “Kwara Chetex Park”. Gas industry, KAZTEC Engineering Limited, a wholly http://www.businessdayonline.com/en/56m-chinese-textile- indigenous Oil and Gas service company, is planning to invest park-in-kwara-will-provide-3000-jobs-for-kwarans-ahmed/ $800 million its fabrication yard on the Snake Island in Lagos. ? http://www.businessdayonline.com/en/kaztec-engineering-to- LADOL advances in $3.8b Egina FPSO vessel construction: lift-local-content-invests-800mn-on-fabrication-yard/ The Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic (LADOL) Base is blazing the trail in the ?World Bank Launches Massive Solar quest for local capacity development in the country, as it has Energy Programme In Nigeria: advanced with the construction of the world-class Floating The International Finance Corporation, IFC, a Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. member of the World Bank group in http://guardian.ng/business-services/maritime/ladol-advances- in-3-8b-egina-fpso-vessel-construction/ collaboration with the United Kingdom's Department for International Development AGRICULTURE: (DFID) is facilitating a massive solar energy programme, ?Kaduna government, firm to establish targeting Small and Medium Scale businesses across the country. -
Exxonmobil Upstream Affiliates
E D I T I O N 2 , 2 0 1 3 A Publication of ExxonMobil Subsidiaries in Nigeria ISSN 1597 - 0442 ExxonMobil Upstream Affiliates MPN JV signs FRSC Road agreement on Safety Awareness MON holds QIPP Initiative launch 35th Annual General Meeting I n s i d e EDITION 2 2013 BUSINESS COMMUNITY RELATIONS EM Upstream Affiliates Introduce A Girl to On Display at the 2013 Science and Engineering SPE Conference Day 2013 2 20 BUSINESS EMPLOYEE Mobil Oil Nigeria 2013 EM Upstream Holds 35th Annual Nigeria Charity Walk General Meeting 6 24 SHE EMPLOYEE ExxonMobil OTG Staff Takes the Fight Children’s Day to Malaria 13 27 ExxonMobil News ISSN: 1597 0442 Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited Mobil Oil Nigeria plc Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited Edition 2, 2013 Chairman/Managing Director. EEPNL & MPN and Lead Country Manager: Mark R. Ward Chairman/Managing Director, MON: Adetunji A. Oyebanji Director, Lubricants & Specialties, MON: A. J. MacNaughton General Manager, Public & Government Affairs: Paul C. Arinze Editors: Nigel Cookey-Gam, Akin Fatunke Editorial Team: Adeyemi Fakayejo, Ozemoya Okordion, Ernest Omo-Ojo, Cornell Udeagwu, Patrick Utomi Editorial Support: Peniel Media Ltd. Cover/Concept/Graphic Designs: Taiwo Ogunbiyi Registered Office: Mobil House, 1, Lekki Expressway, P.M.B. 12054, Victoria Island, Lagos. Published by Public & Government Affairs Department for Employees of ExxonMobil subsidiaries in Nigeria. All correspondence to: The Editor, Public & Government Affairs Department, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, Mobil House, 1, Lekki Expressway, P.M.B. 12054, Victoria Island, Lagos. Tel: 01-2801100. www.exxonmobil.com.ng All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, or stored in any retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the editors. -
Party Primaries, Candidate Selection and Intra-Party Conflict in Nigeria: PDP in Perspective
Covenant University Journal of Politics & Internationall Affairs. Vol. 5, No.1, June, 2017 An Open Access Journal - Available Online Party Primaries, Candidate Selection and Intra-Party Conflict in Nigeria: PDP in Perspective Muinat Adetayo Adekeye Kwara State University, Malete [email protected] Abstract: This paper underscores the interplay among party primaries, candidate selection and intra-party conflicts in the People‟s Democratic Party (PDP). It employs the theoretical explanations of the Group Conflict Theory which posits that conflicts within groups are borne out of incompatible interests catalyzed by selfish nature of individuals. Findings from the qualitative analysis signifies that while institutional structures have been enacted to avert conflicts within the party, non-adherence to the dictates of such structures have birthed a wide range of internal conflicts within the party, thus resulting to cases of defection, factionalization, proliferation of political parties, unconstitutional change of party leaders and most importantly, the defeat of the party in 2015 general elections. It was recommended that effective restructuring of internal laws and polices within PDP, establishment of punitive measure and the practice of transparency by the INEC would ensure good governance in Nigeria. Keywords: Political Party, Party Primaries, Candidate Selection, People‟s Democratic Party, Nigeria. Introduction democracy in the context of political It is incontestable that political parties parties; Agudiegwu and Ezeani (2015 have -
Palladium Impact Investing: Nigeria Trip Review
Palladium Impact Investing: Nigeria Trip Review October 2015 Contents 1. Palladium Impact Investing Post- Nigeria Trip Review ........................................................... 1 1.1 Context and Background ..................................................................................................... 1 1.2 The First ‘Next Step’ ............................................................................................................. 3 2. Detailed Findings Nigeria Visit .................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Trip Findings - Potential Impact Investment Opportunities ............................................... 4 2.1.1 Key Partners .................................................................................................................. 6 2.1.2 The need to connect at a grass- roots level, as early as possible, to bring the (impact) investor’s perspective to bear ................................................................................. 7 2.2 Key Challenges and Reoccurring Observations ................................................................ 8 2.2.1 Limitations regarding finance ....................................................................................... 8 2.2.2 Government intervention has often been misplaced or unreliable ............................ 9 2.2.3 Aggregation, as a point of facilitating access to goods/services to the northern regions, remains a challenge ..............................................................................................