DAVID UGOLOR, human rights activist and Chief Executive of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), in this interview with Benin Bureau Chief, FRANCIS ONOIRIBHOLO, talks on the on-going merger talks among some political parties, Jonathan’s 2015 presidential ambition and the face-off between Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi and Niger Delta Minister, Godsday Orubebe, among other issues. Would the […]
UGOLOR’S ARREST The Nigeria Police Force is one of the most satanic, corrupt, unyielding and inefficiently organized in the world, where the police stations have been turned into ‘banks’, and the various inspectors of police are now bankers in uniform… Many will remember the Lawrence Anini saga versus the police in 1987. Anini tormented the whole nation for many months […]
Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), in collaboration with the British Council and Justice for All (J4A), is seeking a thorough prosecution of perpetrators of fuel subsidy fraud with a view to ensuring that subsequently, anyone found guilty is made to face the full wrath of the law. Executive Director of ANEEJ, David Ugolor, and Emmanuel Uche of […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] public affairs analyst and executive director of the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), David Ugolor has blamed the lack of political will by the Nigerian government to carry out decisive actions on probe reports on the oil and gas sector as the major reason why corruption still thrives in the sector. These views were expressed on […]
BY INNOCENT EDEMHANRIA A section of the people of south-south geopolitical zone of Nigeria, from different nationalities, comprising governor of south-south states, national and state legislators, formal and serving ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Elder statesmen, Leaders of thought, captains of industry, youths and professional bodies had a meeting in Port Harcourt on Monday 26th July, 2010 at […]
By Innocent I. Edemhanria The term ‘good governance’ has become a popular cliché among Chief executives of various tiers of government just as it has gained prominence in development in recent literatures but sadly, there is not much on ground to show for the concept. Various scholars have attempted to define and elaborate on the concept, but their expressions have […]
BENIN—ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Benin chapter, has called for the trial of the Kogi State governor, Alhaji Idris Wada and others connected to the accident that claimed one of their colleagues, Prof. Festus Iyayi. The union also blamed the government of the state for attempting to distort the facts about the accident. Meanwhile, civil society organisations […]
A civil rights group, African Network for Environmental and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, on Thursday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to sack Tony Nyiam from the Presidential Advisory Committee on the proposed national dialogue and prosecute him for his verbal attack on Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, during a sitting of the Committee in Benin. The group also demanded apology from Mr. Nyiam […]
ODUAH’S BMW CAR SCANDAL: ANEEJ CONDEMNS DINO MILAYE’S ARREST OVER PROTEST BENIN CITY—- Former House of Representatives member and Executive Secretary, Anti-Corruption Network, Dino Melaye was on the 23rd of October, 2013 arrested by the Nigerian Police during a protest at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja. Dino led a group of protesters to the Federal Secretariat, Abuja around noon calling […]
My Testimony I am Rev. David Ugolor, the Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice(ANEEJ) an NGO based in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. On July 27th 2012, I was arrested by the Nigeria Police and falsely accused of being the mastermind of the assassination of Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde, the Principal Private Secretary of the Edo State […]