Following the Supreme Court judgment stopping federal allocation to local governments in Rivers State, AMAECHI OKONKWO, writes on the fallouts, including public outcry over the order stopping federal ...

“From his days as a federal commissioner to his role as an advisor and father figure in Nigeria’s political landscape, Chief Clark consistently spoke truth to power. Businessman and Niger Delta leader ...

Ann Kio Briggs, a prominent female voice in the South-South, described Clark as the “greatest Iroko tree” of the Ijaw nation, Niger Delta, and Nigeria. She expressed her deep sense of personal ...

In his condolence message to the Clark family and the Ijaw nation, Governor Oborevwori recalled the life and times of Nigeria’s first Information Commissioner, saying they were well spent in the ...

He later joined the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC). Since 1996, he had been a self-proclaimed leader of the Ijaw people and was actively involved in advocating for their ...

“He was a distinguished patriot, who dedicated his whole life to the service of Nigeria,” he said. The governor added that Clark was unrelenting until the very end. “As the Ijaw nation ...

Elder statesman Edwin Clark, a prominent Ijaw leader and former federal commissioner ... Clark was a key figure in Nigeria’s political landscape, with a legacy spanning decades.

A statement issued on Tuesday by Daniel Alabrah Chief Press Secretary to Governor Douye Diri stated that Clark was a distinguished patriot, who dedicated his whole life to the service of Nigeria. The ...

The statement further stated that Clark’s decades of service to the nation in various capacities – “as a politician, nationalist, and elder statesman – left an indelible mark on Nigeria ...

He was a Nigerian Statesman, Ijaw leader and politician from Delta ... Clark later joined the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC). 15. While a student at Holborn College, he ...