By Odimegwu Onwumere With his recent remark – “I Am Not Resigning Until My Tenure Ends” – Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the embattled Central Bank of Nigeria governor, can be best described as a contentious person. Since his appointment, he never seemed to be a man who speaks with one tongue, but two. Some of his […]
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Before the close of last year, I had the singular misfortune of been confronted by a longstanding friend from Gombe state who indeed wanted to validate the impressions he had about the current status of governance in Imo state whereby Chief Rochas Anayochukwu Okorocha a man born and bred in Northern Nigeria […]
By Theophilus Ilevbare It never rains but pours. The storm is certainly not over for the embattled Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah who is now embroiled in a scandal of towering proportion – certificate forgery. Stunning revelations by the intrepid online whistleblower, Sahara Reporters, revealed that Princess Oduah (‘Princess’ as she has insisted she […]
By Habeeb Adeniji Though coming almost belatedly, I find it extremely expedient to share with fellow Nigerians, especially Lagosians what was supposed to be a birthday tribute to a brilliant personage I admire a lot but which I have now redirected after I laid my hand on a copy of Dr Muiz Adeyemi Banire’s profile. […]
By Luqman Soliu The greatest joy of the capitalists is for the downtrodden people to accept all policies without critical analysis and or outright rejection of atrocious and extricating policies of the oppressive capitalists who have gained power and strive to perpetuate the wickedness on the poor masses. When privatisation of Power Holding Company of […]
By Kayode Ojo One of the elements of President Goodluck Jonathan’s New Year message to Nigerians was the expected reeling out of achievements recorded by his administration in the past year. Indeed, in keeping with his pet mantra tagged: “National Transformation Agenda,” the president mentioned the word “transformation” not less than four times in his speech. This […]
By Abimbola Jones Reading through President Goodluck Jonathan’s New Year message to Nigerians line after line, what came out remarkably for me was his strong commitment to improving education in our country. And, as the president rightly observed, education holds the key to any meaningful development in society. The era in which countries are classified as […]
The presidency has made a proposal for an upfront deposit of N1.5billion for a brand new private jet, what will become the Presidential Air Fleet’s (PAF) 11th aircraft. This figure is contained in the details of the 2014 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Goodluck Jonathan through the Minister of Finance, Dr. […]
By Leo Igwe I urge the government of Enugu State to act immediately and prevent the looming epidemic in Nanchi and the surrounding communities. According to an 8 minute video circulating on the internet, miracle seekers are trooping in their hundreds to this village to bath, swim in the so called mystery lake. The video […]
A speech for the All Progressives Congress Mobilization Convocation Topic: Ideological Fundamentals of the APC Speaker: Prof. leonard karshima shilgba Date: January 3, 2013. Venue: gboko, Benue state. Nigeria. We must carry this message around our state and nation that now is the time for us, the people, to arise and build this broken […]
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Few days before last year’s yuletide, a major political statement with far-reaching constitutional import was made by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission[INEC] Professor Attahiru Jega to the effect that if the violent and bloody insurgency in the North Eastern states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa persisted till January 2015 […]
A NEW YEAR GOODWILL MESSAGE DELIVERED TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF ABIA STATE, BY HIS EXCELLENCY, CHIEF T. A. ORJI (OCHENDO), GOVERNOR ABIA STATE, TO USHER-IN THE NEW YEAR 2014 MY GOOD PEOPLE OF ABIA STATE! I have the pleasure to usher-in the year 2014 and to wish all Abians ‘a very happy and prosperous […]
By Kingsley George Before writing this piece, I contacted a few of my friends back in Port Harcourt and they unanimously discouraged me. They opined that I should not waste my time on him and that Rivers people already know who he is. However I decided to go ahead. Let me therefore admit that I […]
By Theophilus Ilevbare On January 1, Nigeria will begin the implementation of the new automotive policy. From the stable of the drum beaters of a failed transformation agenda comes a jejune framework that lacks a clear cut direction for our automobile industry. Every New Year is becoming notable for the take-off of all sorts of […]
By Constance Okechukwu When we talk of presidents’ wives who have proved to be extraordinary in defining the office of First Lady with élan, Dame Patience Jonathan, wouldn’t be out of place. It does not matter the length to which wet blankets would go to try to diminish her accomplishments on the altar of inane issues. […]
By Chido Onumah I have refrained from commenting on the pact between the All Progressives Alliance (APC) and the “new PDP” because, to some extent, I am involved. While the merger process of Nigeria’s main opposition parties – which led to the formation of the APC – lasted, I had reason to engage some of my […]
By Kayode Ojo In recent times, little else has stirred heated debate in the country like former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan. While there are several aspects to Obasanjo’s ‘letter bomb’ that better informed and more cerebral reviewers than this writer have analysed, what is of major concern here is the […]
By Odimegwu Onwumere There is a rapid growth in the business of information management in Rivers State. The modern days technologies are really helping in no small ways for easy transmission and dissemination of information. But without a capable hand to handle how, what and where information is intended to reach, the idea of inventing […]
By Chijama Ogbu It is often surprising how Nigerians are easily taken in by spurious claims and allegations. The reaction of many Nigerians to the recent allegation by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) kept away $50 billion of oil proceeds between January […]
By Oghenekevwe Laba As stakeholders in the Nigerian petroleum industry decried high rate of crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the country, the Federal Government has embarked on all-encompassing war against the menace, which is costing the nation over N960 billion ($6 billion) annually. The Federal Government, which had earlier warned foreign countries to […]
