The General is at it again! When he is not openly criticising the man he facilitated to the ascendancy to Aso Rock with his utterances, he is hobnobbing with state governors eyeing President Goodluck Jonathan’s seat and opposed to his second term aspiration. But his latest offering in the form of a narcissistic missive is […]
By Johnson Johnson As time goes on, it is becoming clearer that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has lost direction and focus, thereby making it difficult for it to investigate cases dispassionately without witch-hunting and grandstanding. Ethics and professionalism in the handling of investigations or prosecutions are now history. This worrisome development appears not […]
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 John Ainofenokhai Permit me to go straight to the point by calling on Nigerians, in the light of the recent defection of 37 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives to the All Progressive Congress (APC), to draw attention to Section 68 (1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution as amended which states: “A member of […]
By Sylvester Okoro In the wake of President Goodluck Jonathan’s recent London visit, where he presided over the Honorary International Investors’ Council meeting, Nigerians have the right to ask what benefits his foreign trips have brought to the country (and by extension her citizens). As a concerned Nigerian, this writer is only interested in an […]
By Osita Ebiem We assume that the aim of any debate engaged in by grown up people and, in this case the Nigerian debate; should be to find and apply reasonable and practical solutions to the real problem of Nigeria. We do not expect that anyone should set out to waste everybody’s time if from […]
By Chukwuka Ezendiaru “A man who sold his dog to buy a monkey still has a squatting animal in his house.” This Igbo proverb seems to capture appropriately, the situation of the people of Imo State. In 2007, the people of the State were on the verge of getting it right again in their choice […]
By John Ainofenokhai It is not surprising that health professionals in the country are still howling over the 2009 appointment of Dr Paul Botwev Orhii as Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). They have shown that they are only interested in grabbing the position for one of their […]
By Uche Igwe This year’s international anti-corruption day will count as the most memorable in recent years. Not because of any other thing than the comments credited to the Speaker of Nigerian Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. He had accused President Goodluck Jonathan of lacking the political will in the war against […]
By Leonard Karshima Shilgba Obasanjo’s December 2, 2013 excoriating letter to President Jonathan has elicited diverse reactions from Nigerians. While some see the letter as appropriate, others have asked what “moral right” President Obasanjo has to write such a letter to President Jonathan. First of all, I should provide what to me were highlights of the […]
Dear Dr. Nelson, Please, when you get to the world beyond, tell Herbert Macaulay that the party he founded has been turned to People Destroying Party or better still Papa Deceive Pickin. Tell Obafemi Awolowo that we now pay school fees without going to school. Help me tell Nnamdi Azikiwe that the long wall to […]
By Tope Adaramola Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomole has not ceased to attract the fancy of many people since his hey days as an iconoclastic labour leader. As an activist, Oshiomole projected the picture of a gadfly, especially to the ruling class, but that of a savior of some sort to suppressed masses or […]
By Odimegwu Onwumere Gov. Adams Oshiomhole had apologised for telling a roadside trader-widow, “Woman, go and die”, in Edo State. The woman was squatting on the ground, pleading that her confiscated goods be released. Gov. Oshiomhole, had perhaps apologised, having seen that most Nigerians are like a disappointment of not sleeping with one’s fantasy on […]
Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi I love Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state. Yes, I do. However, I am not a hero worshiper. If anything, I seek to be a hero helper, one with the kind disposition of those in classic Greek mythologies. So, this piece is written in the spirit of an aspiring hero helper, not […]
Being the statement of Governor Rotimi Amaechi on why he joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) My dear people of Rivers State, when by God’s grace and with your kindness this administration took over the mantle of leadership on October 26, 2007, we made a promise to serve you “with humility and render transparent and accountable […]
By Chido Onumah “Between an agenda for a national restructuring and 2015 presidential election, my priority will be the convocation of a sovereign national conference.” – Ayo Opadokun Like many Nigerians I am suspicious of the national conference or dialogue proposed by President Goodluck Jonathan. But unlike some of those who have expressed their apprehension about […]
Press Statement The continued refusal of The Presidency to recognise Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, as Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is, to say the least, unfortunate, dangerous, unjustifiable, regrettable and unacceptable. The Presidency had reiterated this position while justifying the absence of President Goodluck Jonathan at the retreat recently organised […]
By Sheddy Ozoene Professor Chinua Achebe, the famous author of Things Fall Apart will probably not be happy in his grave today. In twice rejecting the award of national honours in 2004 and 2011, the Nigerian literary icon said he was protesting against the handling of governance issues in the country, especially in his native […]
By Nnaji Obed Asiegbu Governor Theodore Orji on Wednesday, last week won the maiden edition of BusinessDay “Good Governance Award” in healthcare development and security, making him the best performing Governor in the country in those two sectors of the economy. That Governor Orji won the prestigious awards, organized by BusinessDay, the foremost business media […]
By Abiodun Babatunde These days, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, especially its head and chief proponent, Professor Attahiru Jega, will find it difficult to wear genuine smiles in public, because of the monumental failure called Anambra. With years of preparations (from the last elections that brought in sitting Governor, Peter Obi), what the […]
