Rivers Crisis: Pro Fubara group expels members over ties with Wike
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The Concerned Rivers Citizens, CRC on Tuesday said some of its members suspected to be loyalists of the state’s former governor, Nyesom Wike have been expelled.
The group, in a statement issued by its President, Jackson Thomas and Secretary-General, Kelvin Eguono said the alleged impostors were expelled for their selfish and malicious activities.
“We are shocked that these individuals, would go to the extent of blackmailing Governor Simi Fubara in an attempt to please their paymasters while ignoring the real issues on the ground.
“We want to make it clear that we are not part of their scheme and do not support their actions,” the statement said.
Akpabio, Abbas Task ECOWAS Parliament On West Africa Challenges
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas have said the myriad challenges in the West African subregion can be surmounted if the ECOWAS Parliament is galvanised by the spirit of unity, innovation, and an unwavering belief in the subregion’s shared destiny.
While Akpabio stressed the need to transform the region’s collective aspirations into enduring achievements, Abbas urged the parliament) to find solutions to the menace of terrorism, banditry, piracy, human trafficking, human rights abuses, the impact of climate change and bad governance in the sub-region.
They spoke yesterday at the opening of the 2024 First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament at the National Assembly, Abuja.
Biden warns Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling is ‘dangerous precedent’
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U.S. President Joe Biden, said on Monday, the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity set a “dangerous precedent” that could turn presidents into kings and called on the American people to “dissent” by rejecting Donald Trump in November’s election.
In clear, measured remarks from the White House, Biden said the court decision meant Trump was highly unlikely to go on trial before the Nov. 5 election for his role in seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and warned it could turn U.S. presidents into kings.
The court found Trump cannot be prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional powers as president but can be for private acts, in a landmark ruling recognising for the first time any form of presidential immunity from prosecution.
“This nation, was founded on the principle that there are no kings in America.
Angry youths shut down SEEPCO OPL oil field in Bayelsa
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Some aggrieved youths of the Ijaw Youths Council, IYC, and Onuebum community, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Tuesday barricaded the site of an oil well project in OPL 2005 located in the community.
According to the youths, the owner of the project, sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited, (SEEPCO), allegedly disregarded the state government’s directive on resumed negotiations with host communities and compliance with local, state and federal laws including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
The angry youths, numbering over a hundred, arrived the dredging site of the project at about 9:30 am and shut down operations.
They were also supported by Onuebum youths led by the Chairman and Secretary of the Onuebum Oil and Gas Task Force, Mr John Bailiff Egapekpar and Engr. Ebitimi Egbenpere, respectively.