Author: meridianspy

The Federal Government has dismissed all directors of civil aviation agencies in the country following the sacking of the chief executive officers of the same organisations. In a statement sent to Channels Television by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, the Federal Government said all the affected directors should hand over to the most senior officer in their various directorates with immediate effect. The statement was signed by a spokesperson for the minister, Odutayo Oluseyi. The affected agencies include the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigeria Metrological Agency (NiMET), Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigeria…

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The ongoing political crisis in Rivers state on Thursday took a dramatic twist as the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly convened a sitting, barely 24 hours after Governor Siminalayi Fubara led the demolition of the Assembly Complex on Moscow Road. The Amaewhule group held a plenary session at the auditorium of the Assembly Quarters on Aba Road despite a restraining court order. The sitting by the Amaewhule group came just a day after the five-man group led by Edison Ehie declared vacant, 27 seats of lawmakers in the Amaewhule group for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party…

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The Commissioner for Special Projects in Rivers state, Emeka Woke, has resigned. This is coming in the wake of the lingering feud between the governor and his political benefactor, Barr. Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of FCT. Woke becomes the second commissioner to resign and was also Wike’s Chief of Staff from 2015-2023 before his appointment by Governor Sim. The Attorney General of the State, Zacchaeus Adangor, was the first Commissioner to quit the cabinet.

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Last weekend, after arriving home from an outing, I witnessed a scene between my wife and children that fascinated me. My wife, a passionate health development advocate and gender-based violence activist, was rehearsing a drama with our children, assisted by our foster daughter. The play depicted steps young girls are expected to take when sexually molested. The play that my wife and children were rehearsing was their initiative to mark the end of the 2023 United Nations’ 16-Day of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. In recent years, reports of sexual assaults dominate the Nigerian media space, leaving one to wonder…

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