Chief Edwin Clark
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A former two-term lawmaker at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Jude Idimogu, on Tuesday said that Nigeria and the Niger Delta had lost a rare star and courageous leader with the death of Chief Edwin Clark. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Clark, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF),…
14 Jan
Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has urged the immediate suspension and reform of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), accusing the body of undermining democracy and constitutional governance.
5 Sep
Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has written to the Inspector General of Police,
13 Apr 2024
The family and friends of the Cairo Ojuogboh have come together to organise a befitting farewell for him under the leadership, directive and supervision of Chief Edwin Clark.
7 Apr 2024
Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF), Lagos State chapter, has called on military authorities to tender an unreserved apology for the invasion of the country home of the foremost Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, declaring the action as unacceptable.
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The Delta State Police Command has assured the citizens of the state that their security is paramount and that the police are ready to ensure their lives and property are secured. The Police spokesperson, Bright Edafe, made this known on his X handle (formerly Twitter) as the state command showcased illegal arms and highlighted cases…
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Ugandan authorities said Friday they had abandoned a bid to try opposition leader Kizza Besigye for treason in a military court, passing the case to a civilian tribunal and prompting him to end his hunger strike. Besigye, 68, is a leading opponent of President Yoweri Museveni -- in power for nearly 40 years -- whom…
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Long years before Access Bank Lagos City Marathon and 10 years after Mudashiru Shittu Before the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon started 10 years ago on February 6, 2016, the last time there was an international marathon in Nigeria was probably in 1994 at the Milo International Marathon in Lagos, where there was a catastrophe…
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Friday, expressed deep sadness and condolences to the family of Pius Etim, a young man who tragically lost his life in an unfortunate incident on Thursday evening at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, following heavy rainfall. Okpebholo described the collapsed mast that killed Pius Etim during the heavy…
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Supporters of former Minister of Power, Engineer Sale Mamman, have raised concerns that the N33.8 billion money laundering allegations against him may be politically motivated. In a statement released in Jalingo, Taraba State, on Friday and signed by Jacob Sunkani, the group argued that recent developments in the trial at the Federal High Court in…
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Thirteen Kenyan security officers pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering two Indian men and their Kenyan driver in 2022 in a politically-charged case, their lawyer said Friday. The policemen along with a national intelligence officer and a wildlife warden went before a judge on Thursday over the killing of driver Nicodemus Mwania Mwange and…
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Russia on Friday said it captured two more east Ukrainian villages in the Donetsk region, edging closer to the central Dnipropetrovsk region. Moscow has pressed a small but steady advance in eastern Ukraine since last summer, bringing home some successes, with morale in Russia now emboldened by US President Donald Trump opening talks with the…
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In defiance of the advice by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, Governor Ademola Adeleke has affirmed that local government elections will hold in Osun State on Saturday. According to him, the elections will take place unfailingly under the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). Spokesperson to the State Governor, Olawale Rasheed,…
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The Abia State Police Command has said it is aware of a trending video on Facebook depicting some police officers manhandling a civilian along Lagos Street, Umuahia, the state capital. In a statement on Friday, the Spokesperson for the command, DSP Maureen Chinaka, said the officers involved have been identified, and are currently under interrogation…
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The leadership of the South-South Zonal Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lifted the suspension earlier imposed on the South-South Zonal Acting Secretary of the party, Barr. George Turnah, by the Bayelsa State Working Committee of the PDP on grounds of alleged misconduct. It could be recalled that the Bayelsa State Working…