Since the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) primary election of May 29, I have been ruminating on one troubling question: Why are party officials withholding the results of the primary election? Whose interests are these leaders serving?

It is wrong to keep the people in darkness. Democracy is founded on transparency, accountability, and respect for the will of the people. In a true democracy, the collective choice of citizens must prevail over the pecuniary interests of an elitist minority.

Durin

In a show of solidarity and camaraderie,the chairman/ Chief executive officer of Odest Global Resources, a Customs Bonded Terminal based in Port Harcourt, Mr Chidera Oganuzo has sent his heartfelt felicitation to the newly promoted Acting Assistant Comptroller General of Customs in charge of Human Resources Department, Frank Onyeka even as he has commented the Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR PhD for promoting Ag.AGC Onyeka.


Mr. Chidera Oganuzo noted that with the devel

                     A Jamaica Poor No More
                                   by Michael I Phillips

        Chapter 3

Jamaicanism - A Pathway to Prosperity

It is painfully obvious that under the present economic system Jamaica will be poor forever. A Jamaica poor forever or A Jamaica poor no more. The choice is perpetual poverty or an end to poverty. The solution is not capitalism. It is not communism. It is not socialism. It is a completely new –ism which is unique to Jamaica, so I call it Jamaic

.......Task Dickson, Obi, Others On Transparency

Notable stakeholders of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Delta South have lamented the continued delay in the official announcement of the results of the party's recently concluded primary elections.

‘’As a political movement seeking to redefine governance and democratic participation in Nigeria, the NDC must continue to distinguish itself through transparency, responsiveness, and accountability’’.

They also urged the leadership of the part

A Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) aspirant in Delta South, Dr. Austin Orette, on Sunday decried unfairness in the country’s politics.

“The future of Nigeria cannot be built upon a foundation of electoral injustice. Our nation deserves better. Our people deserve better. Democracy deserves better. History will judge us not only by the battles we fought, but by the injustices we refused to tolerate.”

He also alleged that individuals who did not actively participate in the party's internal democra

The world is in crisis because most of its leaders are sick, addicted billionaires or wannabe billionaires. Gone are the days when leaders sought to improve the quality of life for their people. Many now, instead of that goal, they are seeking wealth and power. They are even persecuting numbers of their own people to gain more money and power. Actually, they can’t help it because they are  addicted to money and power. The love of money is pervasive. Our leaders certainly do and are even admired

 by Michael Phillips (available at Amazon.com)

  Chapter 2

Jamaica’s Downward Economic Spiral

Following that Jamaica-poor-forever plan, and despite well -meaning politicians, conditions in Jamaica have gotten worse over the years.  Politicians have gotten a lot of the blame, but it is that economic system that  is responsible. In that system Jamaica’s main source of income, on which she depends so much, exports, have been going downhill.

Sugar

I remember in Jamaica, many years

By  Bon Peters i

A frontline Maritime expert and chairman/ Chief executive officer of Odest Global Resources  ltd, a Customs Bonded Terminal Operator based in Port Harcourt, Mr Chidera Oganuzo has expressed satisfaction with the historic revenue generation of  N77.3B in April 2026, at the Port Harcourt Area 11 command of the Nigeria Customs Service  Onne, describing it as unprecedented and monumental  in the history of the command.

Oganuzo stated this in an  interview with our Correspondent in P

....Lays out His Agenda

....Promises to Make Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie Federal Constituency More Prosperous

Prominent Delta lawyer and politician, Kingsley Akpederin, has attributed his House of Representatives bid to the decision of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) stakeholders in Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie Federal Constituency and the need for the party to put forward its best in the 2027 elections.

“Politics is collective and the bid for public office and especially that of which stage to aspire to represen

Chapter 1
Non-developing Countries

 Insanity
Jamaica is not a poor country. We do not have poor countries anymore. Instead we have developing countries. Nice euphemism. So, Jamaica is a developing country. The sad fact is developing countries are not developing and Jamaica is no exception. The greatest problem these countries face is poverty. Do they have a plan to eradicate poverty in five, ten, twenty years or ever? The most likely answer is ever, which in reality means never. It has been a near

To paraphrase lines from, Thomas Gray’s poem, “Elegy Written in a Country Courtyard”,

“Full many a book is born unread
And waste it’s sweetness on the library bench”.

In order to avoid that fate for my book, “A Jamaica Poor No More”, I am giving you the opportunity to read this book for free. Yes, read this book for free. If you care about Jamaica, read this book. If you care about any underdeveloped country, read this book. Read it and spread the word, especially to persons of influence.

I

By Bon Peters

The Eastern Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a change of baton at its Command, as Deputy Comptroller Esien Etim Esiet officially assumed leadership as the Acting Comptroller replacing Comptroller AB Jaja even as he has also involved in strategic stakeholder engagements.

This disclosure was contained in a press release issued, signed and made available to our media platform by the Command's Public Relations officer, Joshua Iliya a Deputy Superintende

The Anatomy of Fear

By Dr. Austin Orette 

“We have nothing to fear except fear itself “FDR

The All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election was an exercise on how to control the people with fear. The party primaries yielded significant victories for political heavyweights alongside massive upsets for several incumbents.

In a democratic exercise that was supposed to be peaceful, there was gun fire, mayhem and murder. As usual, the police will not investigate these assaults on citizens because

I was curious. So I consulted Google  Artificial Intelligence (AI) and posed this question: " 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙎 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩? This was the AI reply:

"A billionaire would not attempt a violent overthrow of the U.S. government, as it would instantly destroy the economic and legal systems that protect their wealth. Instead, political science and historical precedent, such as the 1933 Business Plot, suggest they would attempt a slow, systemic takeover through oligarchy.
The prima

The primary strategy for Republicans is racism, Republican racism was subtle. But, when Trump embraced blatant racism, his popularity  sky-rocketed.  The reality is this Republican racism is nothing but a red herring to hide the fact that Republicans offer nothing for the American voters.

Does this Republican racism put food on the table? Does it offer a healthcare plan for the millions that are uninsured? Does it seek to establish a living wage for many laboring to pay for a roof over their head

......Seizes 17 containers of Illicit Trade worth over N2B 

The Nigeria Customs Service Area 11 command Onne Port Harcourt Rivers State, has given its revenue generation scorecard and anti-smuggling war from January to April  2026, putting the figures to a staggering  N258B, representing an unprecedented revenue collection in the history of the command and also seizing 17 Containers of Illicit Trade worth over N2B.

This disclosure was contained in a Press Release issued, signed and made availabl