President Buhari Rejoices With Dakuku Peterside PhD At 50

 President Buhari Rejoices With Dakuku Peterside PhD At 50

President Muhammadu Buhari sends warm felicitations to former Director General/CEO of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside on his 50th birthday, December 31, 2020, joining family and friends to celebrate the milestone, already lined with lofty achievements, particularly in nation building.

FG Is Repositioning NDDC, Amnesty Programme – Buhari

 FG Is Repositioning NDDC, Amnesty Programme – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says that the Federal Government is repositioning the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and the Amnesty Programme to ensure that they deliver on their mandates to develop the Niger Delta region.

Rivers APC Suspends Magnus Abe, Igo Aguma, Worgu Boms and Others for Anti-party Activities

Rivers APC Suspends Magnus Abe, Igo Aguma, Worgu Boms and Others for Anti-party Activities 

 Chairman Executive Caretaker Committee All Progressves Congress APC Rivers State Barr.Isaac Abbot Ogbobula and members of the Caretaker Committee today confirmed the suspension of Sen.Magnus Abe,Rt.Hon.Igo Aguma, Living_Stone Weche and Hon .Worgu Boms for fragrance disobedience to the Constitution of the party and Anti_Party Activities.

Nsukka Journalists Foundation Appoints Patrons

 Nsukka Journalists Foundation Appoints Patrons

Six accomplished personalities from Nsukka socio-cultural zone  have been appointed patrons of the Nsukka Journalists Foundation, an umbrella body of journalists from the socio-cultural zone and the diaspora.

Africa And The COVID-19 Vaccine

 Africa And The COVID-19 Vaccine

By Dr Dakuku Peterside 

Amaechi: Why I Rejected Jonathan & Supported Buhari In 2015

 Amaechi: Why I Rejected Jonathan & Supported Buhari In 2015

The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has claimed that former President Goodluck Jonathan offered him every opportunity to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, but he rejected it.

I Was Taught Never to Compromise By My Parents ~ Dakuku Peterside (PhD)

 I Was Taught Never to Compromise By My Parents ~ Dakuku Peterside (PhD)

editorDecember 5, 2020 3:15 Am

The Release Of Strategic Turnaround: Story Of A Government Agency In January 2021

 The Release Of Strategic Turnaround: Story Of A Government Agency In January 2021

Safari Books Limited will release the long-expected book, Strategic Turnaround: Story of a Government Agency, by Dr. Dakuku Peterside, former CEO of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA), in January 2021. The book will be released in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio book editions. The 300-page book is a straightforward narrative of events, and turnaround initiatives embarked upon in the Agency in the four years of Dakuku's management that changed NIMASA from a laggard institution to one of the most respected and admired government agencies in Nigeria. 

NDDC Commends Plans for Skill Acquisition Centre In Rivers

 NDDC Commends Plans for Skill Acquisition Centre In Rivers

The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei has commended the plans by a Non-Governmental Organisation to build a skill acquisition centre in Etche, Rivers State.

Dr. Dakuku Peterside Writes To Joe Biden

 Dr. Dakuku Peterside Writes To Joe Biden

I wish to congratulate you on your winning the hard fought US Presidential Election, unseating the incumbent President Donald Trump. We all know the difficulty in defeating an incumbent American president, even a deeply flawed one. We know what happened when John Kerry challenged an incumbent President George W. Bush or when Mitt Romney tried to unseat President Barrack Obama. You have done something remarkable. Congratulations!

Ogonis Must Rededicate To Ideals Of Saro-Wiwa ~ Dakuku Peterside

 Ogonis Must Rededicate To Ideals Of Saro-Wiwa ~ Dakuku Peterside 

The immediate past Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administrative and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside says the 25th anniversary of the killing of Ogoni martyrs led by Ken Saro-Wiwa calls for a rededication to the ideals they espoused. 

I Will Toe My Late Father's Line, & Keep Providing Assistance For The Elderly ~Dumo Lulu Briggs

 I Will Toe My Late Father's Line, & Keep Providing Assistance For The Elderly ~Dumo Lulu Briggs 

The Head Chief of the Young Briggs House of Abonnema, Chief Dumo O. B. Lulu-Briggs, met with Elders; men and women from Abonnema and Buguma, and from other parts of the Kalabari kingdom at the Lulu-Briggs family house in Abonnema Town on Tuesday, 3rd November. The meeting, it was gathered, was part of the Chief's lined up programs for restoring communal spirit of peace, rekindling love in the families and putting smiles on the faces of those who are presumably weak and helpless.

#EndSARS And The Rise Of A New Nigeria

 #EndSARS And The Rise Of A New Nigeria

By 

Dakuku Peterside

Hurdles Cleared for Payment of Outstanding Scholarship Claims - NDDC

 Hurdles Cleared for Payment of Outstanding Scholarship Claims - NDDC 

 

The Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, wishes to reassure the beneficiaries of its Foreign Post Graduate Scholarship programme in the United Kingdom that the remaining scholars will be paid within one week.

State Of The Nation: Nigeria Will Get Better Says Engr Chukwudi Dimkpa

 State Of The Nation: Nigeria Will Get Better Says Engr Chukwudi Dimkpa

... Says APC doesn't have crises but conflict of interest.

#EndSARS And The Rise Of A New Nigeria

 #EndSARS And The Rise Of A New Nigeria

By 

Dr Dakuku Peterside

The drama, arson, destruction, looting and death witnessed in the past two weeks are unfortunate. The resultant loss in GDP and adverse effect on the common man and the economy as many states impose curfews and restrictions to stem the orgy of violence is very regrettable.

Back Page : #EndSARS:Things Left Unsaid

 Back Page : #EndSARS:Things Left Unsaid

By 

Dakuku Peterside PhD 

Dakuku And Friends Participated In Arise Walk For Life 2020 Edition

 Dakuku And Friends Participated In Arise Walk For Life 2020 Edition

... Describes Health as Life.

We Have Not Engaged Any Group to Speak On Behalf Of Us ~ NDDC

We Have Not Engaged Any Group to Speak On Behalf Of Us ~ NDDC 

The Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, led by the Acting Managing Director, Prof.  Kemebradikumo Pondei, wishes to state that it has not authorized any group to engage in any form of advocacy on its behalf.

Niger Delta Leaders Laud NDDC, Back Forensic Audit

 Niger Delta Leaders Laud NDDC, Back Forensic Audit

Prominent Niger Delta leaders and critical stakeholders have thrown their weight behind the Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and declared their support for the on-going forensic audit in the Commission.

We Reject UK Private Account for Remittance of 3% Levy By Oil Companies ~ NDDC

We Reject UK Private Account for Remittance of 3% Levy By Oil Companies ~ NDDC

 PRESS STATEMENT:

It has come to the attention of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, that a security agency, working with unauthorised private individuals, is coercing international oil companies to pay the three percent levy due to the Commission to a private account in the United Kingdom.

Corruption: Wike Knows The Face In The Mirror ~ Dr. Tamunoiyoriari Parker

 Corruption: Wike Knows The Face In The Mirror ~ Dr. Tamunoiyoriari Parker

Aug 20, 2014

I have been made aware of statements by the Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike concerning the Justice Adolphus Karibi Whyte Hospital and our Malaria Elimination Program.

In the statement to his supporters, Mr. Wike insinuated that I engaged in corrupt practices in these projects.I would have dismissed Wike?s claims as the ranting of a fast drowning man who is disorientated by his circumstances but my duties and obligations as a public servant, accountable to the people of Rivers State does not allow such luxuries.

Therefore, I am constrained to respond to Wike's delusional statements.

1. The Karibi Whyte Hospital is an on-going project with a target completion date. I shall in due time brief Rivers people on the progress of the hospital.

May I quickly add that the first contractor was disengaged based on spurious allegations and campaign of calumny orchestrated by Nyesom Wike, then the Chief of Staff and his cohorts. The Governor set up an independent panel of inquiry. The panel exonerated me of any wrong doing and stated that the State had lost no money on the project. Not satisfied and blinded by his desire to implicate me in some crime pressured the security services and ICPC to arrest and indict me. I challenge Wike to tell Nigerians how much he spent to spread rumours of my arrest while I was in United Kingdom on official assignment. As stated earlier, I will give Rivers people a progress report on the Justice Adolphus Karibi Whyte Hospital. It suffices to state here that the 1,000 bed mega hospital is not an abandoned project and will be commissioned before long.

2. Malaria Elimination Program: Rivers State was the first Statein Nigeria to embark on Malaria elimination. The Governor, after consultations with experts in Nigeria, ECOWAS and WHO decided that Malaria Elimination was achievable. Malaria is a disease that has killed more Africans, especially children, than all the world wars and inter tribal wars combined. This noble vision was supported by ECOWAS andeven some foreign governments. We commenced the first trial phase of this program which involved spraying of biolarvicidein select local government areas and towns in Rivers State. This was done in conjunction with the Cuban government. The analysis and the effects of the spraying are known to the people as the findings were made public. Malaria incident reduced by as much as 63% in the areas we sprayed. In fact, it is the effectiveness and efficacy of our trial that led to the National Council on Health adopting Malaria Elimination as a national health policy for Nigeria.

Due to the success of this first phase and the high cost of transporting the biolarvicides we used, government, in order to reduce cost decided to set up a factory to manufacture this essential substance, in our Malaria Elimination Program. The foundation stone for this factory was laid by the ECOWAS President Kadre Desire Quedraogo and President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who was represented by Minister for Health Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu at the proposed site Rumuosi in Obio Akpor Local Government Area which is Wike?s local government of birth. ECOWAS is a partner in this project. The factory on completion, will supply biolarvicides to the entire country and beyond. Construction of the factory shall soon commence.

Can Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike claim ignorance of these facts?

Honour must be given to whom it is due. Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has done extremely well in conceptualizing and provision of affordable, free qualitative health care to Rivers people. I am proud to have served as his Commissioner for health since the inception of this administration.

I know Nyesom Wike very well. We are both products of the Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi political family. Wike may be described as a son of perdition but he was loved by his family.

As I stated not too long ago, we have entered another political season. But this should not deter us from speaking the truth to our people.

The reality is that all power belongs to God and He gives to whom it pleases Him to bless. If in the quest for power we destroy institutions, malign people and fabricate stories just to score cheap political points, we fool nobody but ourselves. It is like building a structure on quick sands.

I am a man of simple tastes. My family size is very manageable. I was practicing medicine before politics. God has blessed me. I know my history. I have no desire forprimitive acquisition of obscene wealth as I do not indulge in expensive habits like consumption of drinks that cost hundreds of thousands of naira a bottle. When I travel within and outside Nigeria I am content to do so in commercial airliners. Yet I feel no envy or jealousy towards those who, even as serving public officers, travel in private jets at least twice a week.

I challenge Nyesom Wike to make same claims. Wike has been in public service all of his adult life. There is no record that he has worked anywhere, either as a lawyer or a businessman, yet Nyesom wike has properties in Port Harcourt valued at overN5,000,000,000 ( five billion naira )

I shall give 50% of my August salary to Nyesom Wike or anybody who can prove that the Minister of State for Education has travelled to Port Harcourt on a commercial flight more than two times since being sworn in as Minister of State for Education. I repeat, at least two stubs of flight tickets or manifest that proves that Wike was a passenger on any commercial airline. Who pays for the chattered flights Wike comes to Port Harcourt with at least two times a week?

Wike?s private residence in Asokoro, Abuja, is said to be worth at least ?1,000,000,000.00 (One billion naira). How did the minister of state for education acquire that kind of property?

How can a man who has never managed a private company in his life afford tens of cars which he doles out to his supporters? Did he sponsor some of his supporters to the world cup in Brazil with his salary as Minister? How many years did he save money to sponsor these people to Brazil?

Wike should tell Nigerians who pays for his favorite brandy, Louis XIII, which costs at least??5,000 (five thousand pounds) or ?1,400,000 a bottle?

Conversely, I challenge Wike to tell Nigerians and indeed the world my assets, apart from my house in Okrika, so as to support his allegations against me. He should also expose all the assets acquired by Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi who he claims to have made Governor ofRivers State.

The injunction that ?those who live in glass houses should not throw stones? should have been imbibed by Wike.

He claims to be a lawyer but cannot show one brief written by him. His familiarity with court rooms are as a result of being a plaintiff or defendant in law suits. A man with no visible means of livelihood yet owns malls, mansions, and doles out cash and gifts in millions of naira daily;a man whose earnings do not match his assets should be the last person to accuse anyone of corruption. He needs no one to show him the face in the mirror when he accuses people of corruption.

However, I pray that those who aspire to lead should be very mindful of their utterances and actions, especially in this season. If by the time this election cycle is over our people and institutions have been destroyed who will they govern?

I am ready to stake my character, reputation and integrity against Wike?s. Let the Rivers people and indeed Nigerians be the judge.

Daily, I remind myself of what the good book says: Power belongs to God.

DR. TAMUNOIYORIARI S. PARKER
Hon. Commissioner for Health
Rivers State.

Renowned Writer, Actor and Entreprenuer Onyeka Chiemelie, Chief Executive Officer of Kizzy Service Hub Unvails Motion Picture

 Renowned Writer, Actor and Entreprenuer Onyeka Chiemelie, Chief Executive Officer of Kizzy Service Hub an online media hub has unveiled his new motion picture work titled ‘Life As I See It’.

The project which has been long teased by his media team finally made it to the big screen after it was premiered during the late hours of Monday, 21st of September.

The short film which was a collective effort of his media team and a few upcoming but spectacular actors is 31 minutes long.

Read Also: Popularity Is A Mirage; Insignificant – Onyeka Chiemelie

The Drama, Biography genred movie talks about a boy who details his mother’s last days on earth before her death. He revels in the moments before her death and in the days before her penultimate ending, the experiences, her associations and other events that immensely contributed to the literary expertise of the movie.

Life As I See It was shot with wide angle-close up scale scenes and on full 1080p resolution cameras. The director and producers put in a lot of work in the project to make a detailed portrayal while dishing out quality concepts and contents for the viewers to immerse themselves in while following the whole story on a personal level.

Onyeka Chiemelie who spoke about the project talked about how personal it was to him. He also dedicated the flick to his late mother and her impact in his life.

 

THE MOVIE CAN BE VIEWED HERE

 

AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK

To See Niger Delta Prosper Is a More Fitting Celebration Of My Life

To See Niger Delta Prosper Is a More Fitting Celebration Of My Life 

-NDDC EDP

The Acting Executive Director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, has called on friends and well-wishers who are planning to celebrate his birthday, to rather pay a visit to the nearest motherless babies’ home or similar charity, with a view to sharing whatever goodwill with the less privileged.

RE: SENATE CHALLENGES NDDC OVER ALLEGED N20M PALLIATIVES

RE: SENATE CHALLENGES NDDC OVER ALLEGED N20M PALLIATIVES

A CLARIFICATION

Northern Lawyers’ Leaders Reject NBA Splinter Group

Northern Lawyers’ Leaders Reject NBA Splinter Group

Leaders of lawyers from the northern part of the country on Wednesday met with the new President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Olumide Akpata, and other national officers over the threat by some lawyers from the region to secede from the association to form the New NBA.

Eze Expresses Disgust As Rivers Tops NBS Latest Unemployment Ranking.

Eze Expresses Disgust As Rivers Tops NBS Latest Unemployment Ranking.

Please, Press Release From Chief Eze C. Eze for immediate release and publication

Edo State And The Gathering Storm(2)

Edo State And The Gathering Storm(2)

By
Dakuku Peterside PhD.

Happy Birthday Mrs Tulutulu Briggs Wife Of The Ever Benevolent Hon Victor T. Briggs

Happy Birthday Mrs Tulutulu Briggs Wife Of The Ever Benevolent Hon Victor T. Briggs

Behind every successful man they say, is a Virtuous Woman. This is, indeed, evident in the life and service of Hon. Dr. Victor Tubotamuno Briggs, who prides a powerful backing, stronghold and unending support in the person of his amiable wife, Mrs. Amelda Victor Briggs

Disregard Further Propaganda And Attacks From Corrupt Politicians In Niger Delta Region For Selfish Interest ~ NDDC

Disregard Further Propaganda And Attacks From Corrupt Politicians In Niger Delta Region For Selfish Interest ~ NDDC

Over the past few months, the Niger Delta Development Commission has come under all forms of orchestrated and savage media and political propaganda, lies and attacks, designed to derail the investigations ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari into its activities in the past 20 years.

Edo 2020 And The Gathering Storm (1)

Edo 2020 And The Gathering Storm (1)

By
Dakuku Peterside

NASS In Grgradual Into An Absurdist Theatre ~ Citizens Quest

NASS In Grgradual Into An Absurdist Theatre ~ Citizens Quest 

Citizens Quest.

Press Release.
19/08/2020

Unilag: Against Impunity

Unilag: Against Impunity

By
Dr Dakuku Peterside

COVID-19 Fear: Mixed Reactions Persist, Concern Eases As WASSCE Begins Today

COVID-19 Fear: Mixed Reactions Persist, Concern Eases As WASSCE Begins Today

• Parents lament additional financial burden, coronavirus charges

• Provide PPE for yourselves if government fails, NUT tells teachers

Nigeria: Groping In The Dark Without Data

Nigeria: Groping In The Dark Without Data

By
Dakuku Peterside PhD

COVID-19: Eze congratulates Prof. Ugboma, UPTH Board and hospital's COVID-19 Committee

COVID-19: Eze congratulates Prof. Ugboma, UPTH Board and hospital's COVID-19 Committee

Please, Press Release From Chief Eze C. Eze for immediate release and publication

         

WASSCE: Order Partial Reopening Of Schools, Reps Tell Buhari

WASSCE: Order Partial Reopening Of Schools, Reps Tell Buhari

The House of Representatives has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to order a partial reopening of schools to allow pupils sit for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination.

New Evidence Suggests COVID-19 May Be Transmitted Through Air ~ NCDC

New Evidence Suggests COVID-19 May Be Transmitted Through Air ~ NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says new evidence suggests that COVID-19 may be transmitted through the air.

A Nation Of Addicts,

A Nation Of Addicts

By
Dakuku Peterside PhD

356 Soldiers Tender Resignation To Buratai, Cite Loss Of Interest

356 Soldiers Tender Resignation To Buratai, Cite Loss Of Interest

No fewer than 356 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation have applied to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, for voluntary retirement, citing “loss of interest” as their reason for disengagement.

COVID-19: Visa Applications To Resume Soon In Nigeria, Says UK

COVID-19: Visa Applications To Resume Soon In Nigeria, Says UK

The British High Commission in Nigeria says it will soon begin to receive visa applications from Nigerians willing to travel to the United Kingdom.

Lebanese Ambassador Walks Out On Reps

Lebanese Ambassador Walks Out On Reps

A drama played out at the venue of a meeting called by the House of Representatives on Thursday when the Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Houssam Diab, staged a walk-out.

SENATE PROBE: AKPABIO ASSURES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF COOPERATION

  SENATE PROBE: AKPABIO ASSURES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF COOPERATION

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has assured the National Assembly of his utmost cooperation in the ongoing probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

BREAKING: NDDC N40B Probe: No Kobo Is Missing, Misapplied By The IMC ~ Ojougboh Tells Committee

BREAKING: NDDC N40B Probe: No Kobo Is Missing, Misapplied By The IMC ~ Ojougboh Tells Committee

~Alleges that Chairmen, NASS Committees on Niger Delta have bastardized the Budget

Nigeria: Regaining Our Voice In A Season Of Diplomatic Anomie

Nigeria: Regaining Our Voice In A Season Of Diplomatic Anomie

By
Dakuku Peterside PhD

PLOT BY THE ACN BLOC TO DUMP APC THICKENS ~ WALE AKINOLA

PLOT BY THE ACN BLOC TO DUMP APC THICKENS ~ WALE AKINOLA 

With three years away to the expiration of the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari as President of Nigeria, intense jostling over his successor have begun in rabid earnest. Here are the issues at play, the major players to watch and the shape of things to come.

WE NEVER USED HON ELEMCHUKWU OGBOWU' BUT ELEMCHUKWU JAMES WHO WAS A FORMER LAW MAKER~RIVERS APC

WE NEVER USED HON ELEMCHUKWU OGBOWU' BUT ELEMCHUKWU JAMES WHO WAS A FORMER LAW MAKER~RIVERS APC

Press Statement

"We Will Salvage the APC", Being Text of a Statement issued by Ogbonna Nwuke, the State Publicity Secretary of the Rivers State Caretaker Committee

"We Will Salvage the APC", Being Text of a Statement issued by Ogbonna Nwuke, the State Publicity Secretary of the Rivers State Caretaker Committee

Our attention has been drawn to moves by the Igo Aguma led faction to overturn the popular decision taken on behalf of well meaning party members to restore decorum, orderliness, unity and peace by a vast majority of statutory members who include two former Governors of Rivers State.

BREAKING: Hon. Sokonte Davies Emerged As New Rivers APC Chairman.

BREAKING: Hon. Sokonte Davies Emerged As New Rivers APC Chairman.

Majority of the members of APC Rivers State Executive Committee suspend the A.g Chairman Hon Igo Aguma, elects former Director of Finance and Admin Buhari/Osinbajo Campaign Council, Hon Dr Sokonte Davies as new chairman.

When Summer Goes On Vacation

When Summer Goes On Vacation

By
Dakuku Peterside