The chairman of the Labour Party in Rivers State, Hilda Dokubo, has clarified that she was never suspended from the party, either as a member or as Chairman.Speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Dokubo addressed reports alleging her suspension by Ward 3 executives in Asari-Toru Local Government Area (her ward).She explained that those responsible for the purported suspension “are not recognised as official executives following the dissolution of the...

An erstwhile militant leader of the Niger Delta; Mr Mujahid Asari-Dokubo has described the Southeast region as ‘a barren soil and of no economic importance to Nigeria’.According to Asari-Dokubo, Igbos only have the ability to turn money into money — nothing more. He warned that the peaceful atmosphere needed to ensure businesses thrive is threatened due to the activities of the so-called ‘Unknown Gunmen’ troubling the Southeast.It is important to note that Dokubo hi...

Special Adviser to the President Buhari on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, has said some people wanted him to share funds meant for ex-militants. Dokubo said this would never happen under him and appealed to Niger Deltans to fully support Presidential Amnesty Programme. He spoke at a meeting with the Niger Delta Amnesty Vendors Association in Abuja on Wednesday. Dokubo dismissed moves to blackmail him for his refusal to disb...