Politics

There are as many opinions as there are Nigerians on how to address the challenges our country currently faces. That is not a problem in a democracy, every citizen has a right to express their view when the nation debates the way forward. And it does not matter whether the …

By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, May 17,2021 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum meeting held in Ibadan, was a waste of time, with no substance. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), said this in a …

The amalgamation of Southern and Northern Nigeria protectorates in 1914 to form the Nigerian state seems unfinished. Since this union, there has been constant and continuous agitation for a national debate, under different brand names, to discuss the existence and future of the country. During periods of crisis, these divergent …

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, May 16, 2021 The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu State, was on Sunday night gutted by fire barely one week after the office in Obollo-Afor, Udenu was razed. The office is located at number 1 Achi Street by Agric Bank Bus …

Sometimes last year, the President sent to the Senate, a communication proposing Mrs Muheeda Dankaka as Chairman of the Federal Character Commission. Some of us opposed the nomination on the basis that the Secretary Dr. Mohammed Tukur Bello was from the North and it would be a negation of the …

By Ifeanyi Olannye Asaba, May 15, 2021 Delta Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa on Saturday cautioned politicians who are working to take over power from him in the state come 2023 not to heat up the polity. He gave the caution while speaking at the empowerment of constituents of Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency …

I read with interest the other day the unattributed submission of someone on the juridical doctrine of Uti Possidetis Juris. He essentially reduces the principle to the idea that any territory that you possess as a fait accompli by dint of sheer force is, ipso facto, yours by right of …

By Ifeanyi Olannye Asaba, May 13, 2021 The Delta Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has urged the National Assembly to resume plenary to proffer solutions to the severe security challenges nationwide. Aniagwu said the lawmakers should call off their recess and join other stakeholders in finding lasting solutions to …

Leadership is in doing, not in talking. All great leaders act. No pontification. No story-telling. They brace up to confront situations knowing that challenges are not fixed by mere words or sophistry of language. Delta Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, belongs to this class of leaders who lead by action, not …

The Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF)  has commended the seventeen Governors of Southern Nigeria for their “courageous and strategic move  in banning open grazing  of cattle in Southern Nigeria.” ADF, which said it has been in the forefront of the agitation for the banning of open grazing in Igboland since 2015 gave …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, May 11, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will represent Nigeria at the sixth inauguration of President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. …

  Governors of Southern Nigeria have urged the Federal Government to convoke a national dialogue and take urgent steps to restructure the country. The governors expressed grave concern on the security challenge currently plaguing the nation and strongly urged President Muhammad Buhari, to address Nigerians on the challenges of insecurity …

By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Awka, May 11, 2021 Lady Chidi Onyemelukwe, daughter of former Vice President Alex Ekwueme, has promised to sustain and surpass her father’s legacy, if elected governor of Anambra on Nov. 6. Onyemelukwe, a governorship aspirant on the ticket of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra, made the …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has raised the alarm over a leaked plot to blackmail him. Obi raised the alarm in a statement issued on Friday by his Media Office, signed by his Special Adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem. “The …

By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, May 8,2021 Amb. Zubair Dada, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has assured that Nigerians in the Diaspora would soon be able to vote from their countries of residence. He gave the assurance at a webinar organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Saturday. The …

By Precious Akutamadu Port Harcourt, May, 7, 2021 Mr Isaac Ogbobula, the Rivers Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) says he’s confident that the party will take over the state in the 2023 governorship election. Ogbobula made this known during a media chat with members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, April 5, 2021 A former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Gbenga Daniel, says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has a clear understanding of Nigeria’s challenges. Daniel, who recently defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), spoke with State House correspondents after a …

The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba,  has ordered the posting of CP Abutu Yaro, to Imo State as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the State. The posting of the new CP is in furtherance of efforts by the Police leadership towards strengthening …

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, felicitates with Nigerian journalists as they celebrate this year’s World Press Freedom Day, saying that he “is proud that Nigeria has a vibrant media that have always resolutely defended freedom of speech. Lawan notes that May 3 is set aside every year to remind governments around …

Borno State House of Assembly has, on Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s request, approved Deputy Governor, Umar Usman Kadafur, to serve as acting governor, from April 29 to May 19, 2021. The approval was conveyed by the Assembly’s Speaker, Abdulkarim Lawan, in a letter dated April 26, 2021. Zulum had on …

Lilly Anyanwu, the Nigerian American educator running for a seat in the ongoing Addison, Texas, United States City Council election is leaving no stone unturned as she has been busy campaigning from door to door to ensure her success in the election. She is promising the residents of Addison Texas …

By Naomi Sharang Abuja, April 28, 2021 Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed confidence in the National Assembly’s ability to pass the Electoral Act Amendment Bill before the 2023 general elections. Yakubu stated this at a public hearing on the ‘National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, April 27, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed confidence that Nigeria will overcome her current security challenges. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the vice president made this known when he received a traditional ruler from Nasarawa State, …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, April 25, 2021 The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has condemned Saturday’s fire that gutted the house of the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma. The NGF Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in a statement he issued in Abuja on Sunday, described it as …

…Advises Christians to play politics of inclusion ahead 2023   Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said a united humanity is needed to defeat banditry and other forms of criminality that have posed serious security challenges to the polity. The Governor, who warned against giving ethnic colouration to crimes, urged …