Written by Obinna Akukwe Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Prof Ade Adefuye suggested recently that the United States willingly refused to assist Nigeria with technology to fight Boko Haram. Adefuye told members of the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday that “The Nigerian leadership… are not satisfied with the scope, nature and content of […]
By Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Despite the unhidden and known fact that President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) of Nigeria would declare for a re-election in the 2015, when he finally declared for the same on Tuesday November 11 2014 it was a fever pitched event for residents of Abuja and its […]
By Godwin Adindu My people, this is an emotional letter, a kind of love letter. Though I have not set out to woo a bride, I have set out to woo your hearts, to win your convictions in the fact that, in the present circumstances, what matters more is our community and our state. I […]
By Adewale Kupoluyi The withdrawal of security details attached to Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives over his decamping from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) will continue to raise dust in the polity. What has just played out is nothing but an abuse of power, […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The ongoing cold war between Enugu state Governor, Sullivan Chime, and the Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, over who represents Enugu West senatorial district in 2015 has worsened, and continue to assume new twist almost on daily basis. Presently, virtually all members of the National Assembly (NASS) from the state, and […]
By Eddie Onuzuruike The faceless Save Abia Group emerged overnight with publications armed with false photographs on The Nation newspaper of October 24th. They shifted to Thisday Newspaper on Tuesday 28, same month with another publication on page 57. Going through the disjointed sentences and phrases, it was highly evident that they lacked vision and […]
By Adewale Kupoluyi In the last few weeks, the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has dissipated too much energy trading words with his predecessor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, over how Ekiti State, also known as the Fountain of Knowledge has been badly run and why things are bound to go from bad to worse. Fayose […]
As one of the requirements to become a British citizen, eligible applicants are required to sit a test, Life in the UK test, which seeks to test knowledge of applicants on the past and contemporary realities of the British society. Of great note is the fact that Britain is proud, as it is unpretentious of […]
By Suleiman Arapaja It is generally acknowledged that in a democracy such as ours, especially where voter apathy is replete, quite frequently, the number of persons required to determine who ultimately wins general elections is usually well below the total number of registered voters, however, in a delegate election, such as is required to determine […]
By Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria As we move through all the events that will lead to a successful holding a credible general election in Nigeria from February 2015 we are tempted to caution Nigerian politicians to beat their campaign drums carefully and sing their songs in a well focused manner. Already […]
By Lere Olayinka In 2006, Barrister Bamidele Omotosho chaired the controversial seven-man Judicial Panel set up by Justice Jide Aladejana, illegally appointed by the State House of Assembly as Acting Chief Judge against the advise of the CJN, Justice Alfa Belgore. The panel found Governor Ayodele Fayose “guilty”. That was after […]
By Uche Nwosu In his thesis The Decay of Lying, Oscar Wilde, an Irish writer (1854-1900) declared that, “The final revelation is that lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things is the proper aim of the art”. If we stress it further we can conclude that lying is the art of releasing information that is […]
By Lere Olayinka I write in response to Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin’s piece with the above title. Despite my personal regard for Dr. Odumakin’s antecedents as a pro-democracy activist, it is important to put things in proper perspective even if it means joining issues with her. Governor Ayodele Fayose’s choice of a Mercedez Benz 1965 […]
Knowing what happens in the future is something nobody can really boast of. The reason for this is very simple – nothing is certain – only change itself is constant. This reality of life’s uncertainty often creates the fear of what the future looks like. A ray of hope, however, radiates with the evolving communications […]
The battle against the deadly Ebola Virus may have been won in the country but the war is not yet over says Health Minister, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu. Professor Chukwu gave the warning while speaking at the plenary of the just concluded 2014 summit on women and girl-child education held at the National Centre for Women […]
By Ola Adekanbi When the Indian sage, Mahatman Ghandi said that “Politics without principle is one of the seven social sins”, he philosophically perhaps have Adebayo Alao Akala and his likes in mind as grave sinners. No matter how elastic one choses to go in political forgetfulness and forgiveness, one perhaps can not but remember […]
By Madubuko Hart To score a cheap political goal, the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), in some national papers has blatantly, blamed the government of Abia State for the outage of electricity caused by the sealing of the offices of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) in the state. The opposition political party said that it was […]
By Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria The world is now august with the presence of the Ebola Virus. The virus was discovered sometime in 1977 along a Congo River which also gave the deadly virus its name. It is no longer a great piece of news that Ebola is in West Africa […]
By Godwin Adindu The former governor of Abia State, Mr. Orji Uzor Kalu is obviously angry. There is real bitterness in his heart. There is frustration all over him and this is clearly evident in his seminal writings. His ghosted writings, published under the Leadership Series in The Sun daily tabloid is scribbled with malicious […]
Last week a powerful delegation of Igbo leaders made up of secretary to federal government, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, Senator Hope Uzodinma, Minister of Labour & Productivity, Emeka Wogu, National Publicity Secretary PDP, Mr Olisa Metuh, Mr Ifeanyi Ubah and former […]
