If open hatred would lead to needed self realization, let it be and possibly in legions. If it would take the attack of an enemy to make me wiser, stronger, bigger and better, I need more of such attacks and may even beautify the scares years after the healing process, may be for a memorial. […]

Amidst the flow of blood inflicted upon totally unarmed natives by Fulani Militia, marauding as “Herdsmen” in ancestral homelands in Southern Kaduna, Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Edo, Abia, Ekiti, Delta, Enugu, Plateau, Kwara and elsewhere; the absolute refusal and spoken reluctance of the Fulani President/Commander-In-Chief of “Nigeria’s” Armed Forces to take any steps to halt the […]

It is a fact of history that the Federation of Nigeria collapsed in1966 when the 5 Constitutions that defined it got toppled and jettisoned by the Military Incursion into Nigeria’s Political space. It is also a fact of history that the attempt to resuscitate the Union at the Aburi Sovereign Conference January 1967, was truncated […]

There is virtually no part of Nigeria that is peaceful. There is virtually no household that is happy. There is virtually no individual that is not living in fear in Nigeria today. School fees and hospital bills are becoming difficult for most people. Even one square meal is becoming a luxury for most. The value […]

Going from 2018 to 2019 regarding Election or No- Election, the alternative to the absolutely reckless gamble with the lives of over 50 million People that will be anchored on *PVC* against *AK47* is to the dissolution and dismantling of the defunct Federation of Nigeria inside 2018 before the Southward Sweeping Fulani terror machine completes […]

NNPC operates a secret account used for siphoning monies,currently has a balance of $137mllion,$4million has previously been withdrawn – Sen. Malaye Lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, has raised the alarm over alleged operation of a secret account by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and other joint venture companies. Melaye, who raised […]

As the plot to unseat President Goodluck Jonathan in the next elections thickens, Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the other leaders of his party, the opposition, All Progressives Congress (APC) have begged former President, Chief Olusegun to be their navigator. Speaking during a much-publicized meeting with the PDP Chieftain, Asiwaju […]

During my secondary school days my Geography teacher taught us the earth evidences to prove that the earth is spherical. One is called Ship visibility. It stated that when the ship is approaching the harbour, the Mast is seen before the hall. Could this trending letter be the Mast of the approaching ship? Well, there’s […]

Many of those consulted by Mr. Obasanjo are said to have signed on to his elaborate plan for a mass movement away from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to “rescue” the country. A former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, is mobilising politicians and other Nigerians to […]

Seventy-four prominent Yoruba elders have vowed to pull the Yoruba nation out of Nigeria if the country is not restructured before the 2019 general elections. Acting under the aegis of Voice of Reason (VOR), a socio-cultural group, the elders made this known in an advertorial on page 25 of The Punchnewspaper of Monday, January 22. […]

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says there is no need to set up cattle colonies in the South East – The Anambra state chairman of MACBAN, Alhaji Sadiq Gidado, says establishment is not necessary because members of the association and residents coexist peacefully – Gidado expressed regret over the incessant clashes […]

Fresh facts have emerged that the refusal of President Muhhamdu Buhari to grant some concessions to former President Olusegun Obasanjo might have been the reason he wrote to attack President Muhammadu Buhari advising him not to seek re-election in 2019, TheNigerian News has authoritatively gathered. According to impeccable sources in the know of events, it […]

In addition to his many controversial engagements, governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State recently led some South East politicians to Aso Rock. Their mission was quite simple: To assure President Muhammadu Buhari that he could bank on their support in his rumored desire to have a second shot at the Presidency in 2019. Some commentators […]

As Senate empanels c’ttee to reconcile differences in Bill… The House of Representatives’ amendments to the Electoral Act, which effected a change in the election order, has caused ripples and discomfort in the presidency and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), THISDAY has learnt. The amendment to Section 25 of the Electoral Act, 2010, which […]

As a true IMO political son or daughter, I guess,we know virtually all the LGAs in IMO and probably, may have stepped into most of the wards. In due time, I will be writing about the person of Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha but at the moment, let’s go into his scorecards as a former House […]

It is very common and easy to hear people say the police have failed in protecting lives and property anytime there is a civil disturbance or any crime. One thing people don’t take into account is why is the failure? In order to function as humans, there are basic things we need like oxygen, water […]

We have read the press statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the State of the Nation. For the record, Chief Obasanjo is a patriot, and he has proven this time and time again. We appreciate what he said concerning the Administration’s performance in two out of the three key issues that formed the plank […]

Tribalism is not our problem. Tribalism and religion are artificial problems created by selfish leaders for their own personal interest. There are only two major tribes in Nigeria. The Elites and the Masses. Once you make lots of money, you belong to the elite tribe. When you are a commoner or suffering, you belong to […]

Doyin Okupe, has said that when Northerners and the Yorubas associate together, the Yorubas always regret the association. He said his other politicians are in support of his conclusion because of their experiences. Doyin challenged any Southwest Leader to prove him wrong including that most northern lawmakers he had worked with played exceptionally narrow minded […]

For the life of me, I will never understand how former President Olusegun Obasanjo does it. When you think he is done, he has just begun. I have watched in utter amusement how he has, yet again, wangled his way into the front page of newspapers on a daily basis. I don’t know of any […]

“Words of Dr. Junaid Mohammed a northern ethno-religious irredentist. “Let me say straight away that whether one calls it a cabal or a mafia or power within the presidency under Buhari, whatever you say it is; it is, and a lot worse. First, the most influential person in the presidency today is one Mamman Daura […]

There is no denying what is obvious. Herdsmen have attacked rural communities in different parts of Nigeria. The attacks are often brutal; the attackers would surround a village in the dead of night, shoot indiscriminately and set fire to huts. The killing is also indiscriminate; they kill anyone they can find, make the rest of […]

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has through its Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru urged the governments of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Katsina states to prepare to acquire oil blocks in the Sokoto basin as the NNPC has confirmed the presence of adequate hydrocarbon in the Sokoto basin, urging . This revelation was disclosed […]

– Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has replied his critics who accused him of handing over a nation at the verge of collapse to his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari. – Jonathan recounted the achievements of his government to include, handing over a country that produced the richest man in Africa. – Jonathan said, “I took over […]

Today, I have decided to undertake an unsolicited or maybe obviously unappreciated assignment of unveiling or revealing to our dear Governor Rochas Okorocha his already acquired 10 standby forces he MUST face in his bid at producing his likely successor in 2019. In my last count, of course without prejudice to any one that is […]

There is a raging controversy trailing the appointment of Dr Ahmed Rufai Abubakar as the substantive director-general of National Intelligence Agency (NIA). The controversy is brewing over what Presidency insiders and members of the intelligence community consider “as breach of national security” over the personality of the new NIA chief. Another issue is what insiders […]

The All Progressive Congress (APC) keep blaming PDP for their misfortune, as if Nigeria was better of before the 16years of PDP rule. I remember before the 16years of PDP, things were really tough and rough for Nigerians. I remember trekking a distance of about 10km to load sawdust that we would use to power […]

There are no more waters in the Benue but a flowing river of tears. It has been many months that I have been wandering on her quiet banks with a fishing net in my hands but since then, I have neither seen a rippling of water from a swimming fish nor a bubble of water […]

PRESS RELEASE The attention of the RESCUE GOVERNMENT of Imo State has been drawn to the wild and unsubstantiated rumour currently making the rounds that parts of Imo State have been earmarked for the establishment of cattle colonies. This information is wicked, unfounded and untrue although it represents the typical product of warped thinking of […]

1.Buhari lacks physical, intellectual capacity to govern-Ghali Umar Na’Abba. APC BoT member. 2.Buhari government has dragged Nigeria backward, says Junaid Mohammed. 3.APC has no answer to Nigeria’s problems –Balarabe Musa 4.Buhari is taking Nigeria backwards-Pastor Tunde Bak-are. Buhari’s running mate in 2011. 5.Change or you would be changed. Forget about 2019 election-Rev Fr Mbaka. 6.Go […]

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of shielding corrupt members of his government. Obasanjo made this claims in a 13-page statement released on Tuesday. In a special press statement entitled, “The Way Out: A Clarion Call for Coalition for Nigeria Movement”, the former president said whoever is “going to justice must be […]

PRESS STATEMENT Wednesday, 17th January 2018 The Nigeria Intervention Movement (NIM), a Pro democracy Movement and Pressure Group of like-minded Nigerians who are committed to changing the political order, which has failed to fashion a Nigeria that works for all is conceived as the THIRD POLITICAL FORCE to rescue Nigeria from corrupt and inert political […]

MUTUK Receives Approval to Deliver Petition at 10 Downing Street and Nigeria High Commission London. Protest Agenda Date: January 22, 2018 Timings: • 9.00 – 9.40am: We will converge (and hold a meeting) in front (outside) National Gallery, Trafalgar Square. We will proceed from there to Nigeria High Commission. It’s about 2 minutes’ walk. • […]

If you have not registered before, If you have lost or damaged your PVC, If you have relocated from where you registered before, Please visit the INEC office in your LGA to get registered, to replace ur PVC, to apply for correction of your details and to apply for transfer of your registration to your […]

THE THREE CARDINAL SINS OF GEN. GOWON. Gen. Yakubu Gowon in 1967 thought he could invade Enugu, arrest Ojukwu and place him on trial. A mission he could not accomplish in 3 three years. As soon as Gowon realized that Gen. Ojukwu and his boys were not smiling or easy to conquer, Gowon committed 3 […]

By Comr. Ezekwe Uche History has it that PDP has never failed election in Ohaji/Egbema and 2019 will not be an exception. Its very appalling that some of our brothers from Ohaji/Egbema have ignorantly decided to dine and wine with the man that slept with their mother while she carries them at her back. Its […]

A very significant event—a peaceful mass protest against the misgovernance and mindless plunder of Imo State by Mr. Rochas Okorocha—took place in Owerri exactly a month ago, on Monday, December 18, 2017. It was organized by the Imo Peoples Action for Democracy (IPAD), a coalition of civil society and professional groups in Imo State. It […]

I am worried about the ongoing narrative that Nigerians desired a change from the PDP misrule and agreed in 2015 to kick out Goodluck Jonathan and vote in Muhammadu Buhari as President. Nothing sounds more fraudulent. Was there a consensus at anytime on that? The answer is no. Rather, the Buhari presidency was a risk […]

Leaders of the South-East and South-West, on Thursday in Enugu, asked the Federal Government to declare Fulani herdsmen as terrorists. The Southern leaders, at an event tagged, ‘Handshake Across the Niger: A Celebration of Igbo/Yoruba Friendship Beyond Brotherhood,’ and organised by a pan-Igbo group, Nzuko Umunna, also insisted on the restructuring of the country. The […]

The expected return of Senate President Bukola Saraki to the dock for alleged false asset declaration and the continuation of the trials of former Peoples Democratic Party spokesperson, Olisah Metuh, and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, are some of the major cases expected in 2018. Also, the continued detention of former […]

11 JAN 2018 THIS series is dedicated to the Handshake Across the Niger event taking place today in Enugu between the leaders of the Igbo and Yoruba ethnic groups. Before now, I never considered former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the right material for the presidency because I saw him as a regional champion. Now that he seems […]

An alliance between the Southwest and Southeast seeking to remove old animosities and rivalries between the two geo-political zones of Nigeria could be the first step towards finding a common front in the search for solutions to the myriad of problems facing the nation. Today, leaders from major ethnic nationalities in the southern part of […]

January 11 2018 In a society where collaboration between geopolitical zones often lead to landmark consensus on national issues, today’s summit between the Yoruba and Igbo, will be seen as very promising. The fact that the Yoruba and the Igbo have rarely had any convergence on socio-political issues before and after independence, suggests that the […]

In 1950, just two years after the state of Israel was founded, the country’s first commercial delegation set off for South America. Israel desperately needed trading partners. Unlike its Arab adversaries, Israel did not have natural resources to fund its economy. There was no oil or minerals. Nothing. The delegation held a couple of meetings […]

Enugu, Jan 11, 2018 Every Generation is confronted with opportunities they seize upon, as well as the challenges they must confront and defeat if they desire to make appreciable progress, or simply succumb to those challenges and live with the consequences of their actions or inactions forever after. It is no different with the present […]

Baron Roy wrote: Since the past couple of years, we have had numerous killings. ALL from Fulani Militias masquerading as herdsmen. The number of killings within the past 30 months have claimed at least 10,000 souls (conservative estimates) These people did not plan to die…at least not violently. And not in the hands of their […]

It has become clear to many parents that the task of teaching their children has been shifted to them despite the huge fees they keep doling out to private schools. Children come home with homework that requires over 6 hours to complete and the children are usually clueless about the topic. Clearly some of these […]

It is happening all over again. History is repeating itself and, alas, within such an agonizingly short span of time. How often must we warn against the enervating lure of appeasement in face of aggression and will to dominate! I do not hesitate to draw attention to Volume III of my INTERVENTION Series, and to […]

January 8, 2018 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday told the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, to address issues and stop his resort to excuses and shifting of blames over the failures and inherent confusion in the APC-led Federal Government. The PDP slammed Oyegun for attempting to exonerate […]

January 11 2018 The attention of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), IMO State chapter has been drawn to the false, erroneous and inaccurate statement credited to Sam Onwuemeodo, the Chief Press Secretary to IMO State Government where he allegedly claimed that the State Government under Rochas Okorocha is not indebted to any bank anywhere in the […]

As preparations reach fever-pitch levels for the January 11, 2018 Event in Enugu tagged “HANDSHAKE ACROSS THE NIGER” where the Yoruba will be coming in their strength to fraternize with Igbo as a part of steps towards closing the chapter of longstanding suspicion-ridden acrimonious relationship between the Yoruba and Igbo in the Nigerian Union of […]

January 10, 2018 Says Anambra senate rerun must hold Saturday Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally issued detailed timetable of activities leading to the next general elections in 2019. According to the time table issued by the commission, all the political parties are expected to submit to INEC names […]

Invisible attackers who will never be traced ! 1. February 2013 Fulani Attacked Agatu burning Inoli, Ologba, olegeje, olegogboche, olegede, Adana, Inminy and Abugbe communities. Many lives lost. 2. April 23 2013. 10 farmers killed in an attack on Mbasenge community in Guma LGA by suspected herdsmen. 3. May 7, 2013. 47 mourners gunned down […]

‎*To go Ahead with Anambra Central Elections Jan. 13 The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has issued the time table and schedule of activities for the 2019 General Elections, fixing the conduct of party primaries including the resolution of disputes arising from primaries for August 18, 2018 to October 7, 2018 for national and state […]

HIS EXCELLENCY, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR. President and Commander-in-Chief Of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja Your Excellency Mr. President, YOU HAVE BETRAYED DEMOCRACY AND PROMOTED GENOCIDE. I would have loved to wish you a happy new year, but I am not a hypocrite. I am not […]

The Fulani in Nigeria have said they will not accept cattle ranching because the country’s geographical location was not suitable for it. Besides, the Fulani said the species of cows they had, as subsistence livestock farmers, were not good for ranching in the country, saying they could only be confined to ranching if their livestock […]

Pendulum January 6, 2018 My dear President, please, permit me to wish you and your family a very happy new year. Let me also offer my words of prayers, and intercession, on behalf of your very handsome son, and his friend, who, according to reports, were involved in a terrible power-bike crash. I pray that […]

From the Americas, through Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea, East Africa to China and Japan the global price for the ordinary grey Portland cement averages out at $62/tonne by mid-December 2017 data. At $1:N350, that is N21,000. This is the average global price for the everyday cement we buy, produced […]

By Brady Nwosu No doubt about it, Nigeria is an illusion.  It is not only a failing state, but it has failed both man, and God, who endowed her with resources in more that sufficient measures. All the indices of a failed state has manifested and still bald-facing. According to Britannica.com, failed state, a state […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Federal Government of providing cover for huge sleazes directly involving APC interests and urged its officials to stop dishing out falsehood to suffering Nigerians. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement on Wednesday said it is completely reprehensible that the APC and the Federal Government […]

The *Deadly Misdiagnosis and even more deadly Prescription* of hoping to escape the ferocious Jihad already on a full Southward sweep, by mere *Voting* at an *Election* under the 1999 Constitution that *massively empowers the Fulani Caliphate against the rest of Nigeria*, is a sure guarantee for the success of the Jihadists, especially when it […]

Fellow Middle Belters, Nigeria is fully back to the state of nature. The unabated killing of our people in their communities is a war declared on us and President Mohammadu Buhari is sleeping on duty. We should not make mistake thinking that Nigerian government will stop this situation. Every part of the country is defending […]

A poll conducted by SUNDAY PUNCH has revealed that many Nigerians will not vote for President Muham madu Buhari if he decides to seek re-election in 2019. The poll with the title, “Will you vote for Buhari in 2019?” was conducted on The PUNCH website, http://www.punchng.com. It gauged the opinions of Nigerians using three options […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Federal Government of providing cover for huge sleazes directly involving APC interests and urged its officials to stop dishing out falsehood to suffering Nigerians. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement on Wednesday said it is completely reprehensible that the APC and the Federal Government […]

The biggest country in Africa that the United Kingdom colonized is Nigeria. The biggest country that the United Kingdom colonized in Asia is India (which then comprised the present Pakistan and Bangladesh). When the UK came into Nigeria and India, like all other countries they colonized, they brought along their technology, religion (Christianity), and culture: […]

All of us will get old one day.. In few years to come it will be your turn. The current pension manipulations should be stopped by Nigerians now. I was very happy when the Senate recently made a move to adjust the pensions act to enable Nigerians withdraw up to seventy five percent of their […]

When Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu was planning to contest the Governorship of Abia State in the last quarter of the year 2014, he rolled out a manifesto detailing his plans and programmes that will be implemented by his administration upon assumption of office. The manifesto contained detailed prognosis and plans of action for a number of […]

Startling Research findings by Professor Charles Adisa, Issued by Chinua Achebe Centre for Leadership and Development (CACLAD) The most significant problem that African nations face is lack of leadership. Normally, Leadership should be an intentional conscious effort to attend to the people’s needs and aspirations. But in Africa, even though many of those that are […]

Explains why Yoruba and Igbo are collaborating. Proffesor Banji Akintoye is a renowned historian and a member of the Southern Leaders Forum. In this interview, Akintoye maintains that Nigeria may eventually break up if it is not properly structured. He also gives an insight to the controversy over who were the original settlers of Lagos […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi to resign from the federal Executive Council following his being appointed the Director General of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 re-election campaign. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan, the PDP said, “If APC has any strand of dignity, […]

Since 2008, the question of whether the 774 local government areas within the Federal Republic of Nigeria should be granted autonomous status like the states or not has been a recurrent decimal during constitutional amendment debates in Nigeria. Whereas some people who were alarmed by the allegations that some state governors flagrantly abuse the Local […]

INEC Takes Charge of LGCs Elections… As It Grants Full Financial,Administrative Autonomy to 774 LGCs in Nigeria. The National Assembly on Tuesday, granted full financial and administrative autonomy to all the 774 local council authorities across Nigeria by amending section 124 of the nation’s constitution. The section provides a consequential provision for the making of […]

I join my fellow citizens this morning to welcome and celebrate the New Year 2018. This year promises to be pivotal in our quest for CHANGE. Unfortunately, I am saddened to acknowledge that for many this Christmas and New Year holidays have been anything but merry and happy. Instead of showing love, companionship and charity, […]

The state Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Nze Ray Emeana, described Buhari’s New Year message as “a rehash of the All Progressives Congress, APC, continuous deceitful and failed promises.” It was Emeana’s opinion that there was nothing new in the speech, as Nigerians have continued to live in pitch darkness, in spite of lies […]