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By some Diplomatic hyperbole, laced with arrogance but bordering on the fringes of lunacy, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria declared that Britain was firmly in support of One-Nigeria and that the Unity of Nigeria was nonnegotiable, at a time a clear majority of those tagged “Nigerian” just by the impositions of Geography and accidents of History, are vehemently rejecting that appellation because of the refusal of the obdurate proprietors of the failed, toxic One-Nigeria to embrace the imperative of a grand renegotiation of the wobbly Union. It would appear that there is a time warp playing on the head…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is in the final stage of signing $6 billion worth of deals to exchange more than 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil for imported gasoline and diesel, sources with direct knowledge of the process told Reuters. The contracts, which come three months later than expected, include three more pairs of companies than last year, reflecting Nigeria’s increased reliance on NNPC for fuel imports. A lack of local refining capacity means Nigeria is reliant on imported gasoline, kerosene and other petroleum products, and the oil price crash and militant attacks on Nigeria’s oil…
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Many prominent Nigerians gained insight into the resolutions of the 2014 National Conference on Thursday when a delegate to the assembly, Chief Ajibola Ogunshola, delivered a lecture on it. It was at the second edition of the Chief Chris Ogunbanjo Lecture Series, held at the Metropolitan Club, Victoria Island, Lagos. In his lecture titled, ‘Lessons from the 2014 National Conference; Ogunshola, who is the Chairman of Continental Reinsurance Plc, put in perspectives the resolutions of the conference and how the delegates arrived at them. One of them bordered on the restructuring of the country, as especially discussed under possible re-zoning…
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OFFICE OF THE ACTING PRESIDENT: PRESS RELEASE In exercise of the presidential authorities vested in the Executive arm of government, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, today signed three executive orders that will significantly change some of the ways government business and operations are conducted in the country forthwith. Ahead of the signing, the Acting President held an interactive session at the old Banquet Hall of Presidential Villa with all relevant government officials, including ministers, permanent secretaries and heads of departments and agencies among others. The session was meant to directly engage government officials who would be implementing the orders and…
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After Nigeria was dragged to the brink of the abyss by two military coups in 1966, its military leaders met to try to bring the country back from the brink. The meeting evolved into perhaps the best documented constitutional debate of all time which touched upon fundamental concepts regarding the balance of power between the central government and federating regions in a federation and professional soldiers’ outlook to military coups and seniority. It was a potential breakthrough occasion. Between January 5th and 7th 1967, the memembers of that SMC. Following a second bloody army coup in July 1966, the mbers…
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Please permit me to begin this write up about Diaspora bashing with a true story. Sometime in 2007 a very good friend of mine came to my office and told me that he was in line to become the president of ICAN and that he wanted to leave a legacy. I asked him what legacy and he told me that he wanted me to help him establish the USA District Society of the Institute of the Accountancy of Nigeria. While we were discussing I expected him to know the impact Diasporans are having in the various countries of the world.…
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The federal parliamentary election campaign in December 1964–the first since independence–was contested by two political alliances incorporating all the major parties. The Nigerian National Alliance (NNA) was composed of the NPC, Akintola’s Western-based Nigerian National Democratic Party, and opposition parties representing ethnic minorities in the Midwestern and Eastern regions. It was opposed by the United Progressive Grand Alliance (UPGA), which joined the NCNC and the remnants of the Action Group with two minority-based northern allies, the Northern Elements Progressive Union and the United Middle Belt Congress. Not surprisingly, the NNA adopted a platform that reflected the views of the northern…
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Owerri was founded about the 14th century by father Ekwem Oha. His mother’s name was Arugo. He fled from Umuori Village, Uratta in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State when his life was threatened by his younger brother Ndum. The threat to his life arose from the dispute over the sharing of the Funeral Cow slaughtered when their father Oha the aristocrat and embodiment of royalty died. The first son (Opara in Igbo) Ekwem was to provide the funeral cow as demanded by custom. He did not have the means to do so. He appealed to his younger…
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Contrary to what some analysts have recently suggested, endemic corruption in Nigeria has no genetic foundation, but it is rather a manifestation of several “social norms” that make sharp practices an acceptable way of life. Therefore, an average citizen sees regular acts of misconduct, especially giving and soliciting bribes, as the rule rather than the exception, a worrisome dimension that now requires integration of behavioural lessons and strategic advocacy to address. This is contained in a new report that highlights the need for a new approach on corruption in Nigeria. The report was launched Wednesday in Abuja by Chatham House,…
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Nigeria to launch Africa’s 1st nanosatellite Nigeria is to launch Africa’s first nanosatellite (an artificial satellite with a wet mass between one and 10 kg 2.2–22 lb) into the orbit, the Director-General of National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Prof Seidu Mohammed, has said. Mohammed told the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that the Nigeria’s nanosatellite would be launched alongside four other countries between May 23 to May 27. The NASRDA chief disclosed that the nanosatellite would be launched “within the window of May 23 and 27” from the launch base at Miami,…
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Never mind the official story – That Prof Babs Fafunwa, an educationist one-time Education minister, dropped History to encourage students to take up science tech courses. NO! Pure lies. How has Nigeria fared in science tech decades after? What have we invented? How come American history is taught at all levels from kindergarten, yet it has not stopped America from being a tech giant? Wake up Naija!! Fafunwa was only used as a willing tool for a political cover up. The REAL REASONS Nigerian History was dropped are: 1. They don’t want you to know that Uthman Dan Fodio was…
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Suspected assassins on Wednesday killed a former Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Bayelsa Mr Pamo Hobobo, Police sources say. Mr Asinim Butswat Police Spokesman for Bayelsa Command confirmed the incident while speaking in Yenagoa. “One Pamo Christopher Hobobo of PDP Road, Yenagoa was found dead in his house at about 7000hrs today (Wednesday). “Preliminary investigation revealed he was stabbed on the chest with a sharp object. “His corpse has been deposited at FMC Yenagoa for autopsy. Investigation is ongoing,” he said. Hobobo, who hailed from Agbere in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state, was attacked…
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An alleged schoolgirl who was one of those abducted by the Boko Haram in 2014 has escaped from captivity, a presidential aide has told the BBC. The girl was reportedly found by government troops while she was escaping, Femi Adesina said, without giving details. The girl was reportedly one of the 276 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram from Chibok town in 2014, sparking global outrage. A total of 103 of the girls have been released so far, including 82 earlier this month in a prisoner swap. The 82 girls, who met President Muhammadu Buhari on May 7, are expected to…
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The Northern Elders Forum has declared that the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo cannot replace President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 should anything happen to Buhari who has been abroad for a medical follow-up. Chairman of Northern Elders Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi, said should President Muhammadu Buhari fail to seek re-election in 2019, the North must retain the presidency by fielding a candidate through the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, party. Abdullahi said although Professor Osinbajo, according to the constitution, should be allowed to complete the current tenure being Buhari’s Vice, he must not contest in 2019 should Buhari fail to…
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The US Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller to oversee investigations into potential ties between associates of President Donald Trump and Russian operatives, the department announced in a statement on Wednesday. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made the appointment, amid calls for a special counsel after multiple revelations in recent days threatened to derail the investigation. “My decision is not a finding that crimes have been committed or that any prosecution is warranted,” Rosenstein said in the DOJ statement. “I have made no such determination. What I have determined is that based upon the unique circumstances, the…
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As separatist feelings and agitation continue by different groups across Nigeria calling attention to the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Republic of Oduduwa in the West, the Middle Belt in north central Nigeria is also asking for secession from Nigeria citing reasons why it should be allowed to secede. This was contained in a piece written by Awunah Pius Terwase saying the centre can no longer hold and it has, therefore , becoming increasingly necessary to fall apart. In the piece below titled ”We want Middle…
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It has been gathered that a top aide of President Muhammadu Buhari might be in trouble for the role he allegedly played before the President’s medical trip to the UK. There were indications, last night, that the aide, who has already courted many controversies for the Presidency, might be probed for the latest action and other scandals he had been enmeshed in since being put in the key post in the Presidency. A top government source disclosed that the latest offence that got Buhari very upset, was the attempt by the said aide to breach the clear provisions of the…
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Nearly two years after the conclusion of the 2015 general election, the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to nullify the election largely won by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing violation of campaign expenses limit during the poll. The HDP is also asking the court to order President Muhammadu Buhari who won the presidential election and the Vice Professor, Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) to step aside from office and the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to be dissolved on the claim that the election which put them in place…
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The British government has warned against “non-democratic” change of government in Nigeria, amid speculations about military coup as concerns grow over President Muhammadu Buhari’s health. “The British government believes that democracy is actually critical in Nigeria,” the United Kingdom High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, said on Wednesday. “There are elections. If you’re not happy with your leaders then you should change your leadership through the democratic process and through elections.” The High Commissioner spoke on the sidelines of an event held in Abuja to formally launch a new report on corruption in Nigeria which was put together by UK…
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‘The will of the people shall be the basis of authority of government’ Universal declaration of Human rights. I have often been asked, why I do not support the break up of Nigeria, in spite of evidence that it is not working. My answer is simple, why pull down a house if you can renovate it by knocking down a few walls and changing certain fittings? I have a fundamental belief that people are first of all human beings who need the same thing, irrespective of ethnicity or religion, to fell happy, listened to and respected. Therefore when the problem stem…
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On Friday, May 5, 2017, the Department of State Services otherwise known as Nigeria’s secret police because of the nature of their mandate, arrested and detained the Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Ltd, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah. It is instructive to note for the benefit of this piece that Dr Ubah has since remained in the DSS custody since then without being charged to court despite the claim of the DSS in its earlier press release declaring that it would prosecute Ubah “forthwith”. In that release, the DSS had lined up a plethora of allegations against the oil magnate…
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“Why has Acting President Osinbajo not been allowed to swear in the new Ministers that were cleared by the Senate? Who is stopping him? Again first it was Junaid Mohammed and now it is the Northern Elders saying that he cannot take over in 2019. Are southerners slaves in Nigeria? Meanwhile Lere Olayinka has asked the following pertinent questions and said that they should bother Nigerians. “1. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is yet to swear in new ministers cleared two weeks ago, why? 2. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is yet to sign 2017 Budget passed last week, why? 3. Politicians…
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An elder statesman and leader of Northern Elders Council, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on Tuesday in Kano reaffirmed his earlier position against the restructuring of the country, contending that Nigeria will remain indivisible. While responding to questions on state of the nation in Kano on Tuesday, Yakasai maintained that despite the lingering agitation from some quarters for restructuring of the country, nobody, till date has come out with a blueprint to back up the restructuring. According to him, as long as no one comes out with a blueprint on restructuring of the country, he will continue to pitch his tent, with…
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Culturally, the Igbos are a very diverse group with different clans, families, subcultures, and subgroups. However, the customs are similar with local varieties. Although there are disagreements about the origins of the Igbos, there is a consensus that they originated from Nri in Anambra State of Nigeria. The language of the Igbos is Igbo or Ibo. It is one of the largest spoken languages in Africa, with Hausa and Yoruba. Igbo speaking people are divided into five geographically based subcultures-Northern Igbo, Western Igbo, Southern Igbo, Eastern Igbo and Northeastern Igbo. Not as urbanized as the Yoruba, they live in multitudinous…
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If we must refresh our memory, Okorocha, in six years, has received in revenue a total sum of Nine Hundred and eighty Two Billion Naira (N982bn). In 2012 alone, for example, Okorocha received a total Revenue of N209.79bn. Okorocha’s revenue in 2012 alone is more them what Ohakim received in his entire four years of governorship. Ohakim’s administration received only a total of N140bn in his four years of governorship.Yet if you add contractors obligation, unpaid salaries/pensions, judgment debts to official state and local government commercial loans, Okorocha has gotten Imo State into a debt profile in excess of N238b.…
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What is existence? How do you describe the existence of something? What does it mean for anything to exist? These questions have been plaguing me for most of my later adult life. Walking along any street of a city, I am aware that the concrete under my feet is composed of some of the same atoms that make up my living body. However those atoms are, as scientists have proven, composed of mostly nothing. The subatomic particles within that small vastness of nothing move about at nearly the speed of light in a probability field of neither here nor there…
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National Leader of the ruling party, All Progressive Congress, APC,Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Tuesday called for true federalism in Nigeria. He also challenged the Federal Government to devolve power to the component units of the country to pave way for genuine development and growth. He made the call at the 91st Anniversary of Daily Times and Times heroes awards held at International Conference Centre, Abuja. Tinubu, who was represented by the Governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola, said Nigerians must begin to ask questions on why the country has remained underdeveloped despite passing through the oil boom and so many…
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Sir, I want to thank you for your concern about the welfare of the people of the South South by exposing the plans of the Igbos to recolonize the region. But I am worried about the sincerity of these your concerns. Because of these worries, let us dissect and carefully assess your statements of fear and concerns in four (4) segments, so as not to repeat the mistakes of 1964, 1966 and 1967-1970s till date. In your carefully written letter or chat with the Journalists as reported in the national dallies yesterday, you clearly stated that the Igbos want to;…
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Fellow Nigerian citizens, On behalf of the patriotic and well-meaning peoples of the Middle Belt and the southern parts of this country, I , Major Gideon Orka, wish to happily inform you of the successful ousting of the dictatorial, corrupt, drug baronish, evil man, deceitful, homo-sexually-centered, prodigalistic, un-patriotic administration of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida. We have equally commenced their trials for unabated corruption, mismanagement of national economy, the murders of Dele Giwa, Major-General Mamman Vasta, with other officers as there was no attempted coup but mere intentions that were yet to materialize and other human rights violations. The National Guard…
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*Sheriff rejects rival’s counsel The division in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got to a head yesterday, with the Ahmed Makarfi group telling its supporters to seek other platforms for their ambitions. The group is battling for the soul of the former ruling party with the Ali Modu Sheriff court-backed leadership. The Supreme Court is to settle the crisis. It advised the state chapters to choose any available alternative platform to field candidates in the forthcoming council elections in Lagos and other elections across the states. There are also by–elections coming up in many states. The PDP crisis has remained…
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With the Anambra gubernatorial elections drawing near, the political musical chairs appear ever so certain to spring surprises as the battle for the top seat becomes fiercer. Information available to Oblong Media obtained from competent sources indicate that the immediate former Aviation Minister under the Jonathan administration, Osita Chidoka and a former House of Representative member, Chudi Ofodile have concluded plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] for the United People Party [UPP] against the gubernatorial exercise coming up on November 18, 2019. Osita Chidoka is expected to make a public announcement concerning his defection to the UPP in…
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has warned soldiers to steer clear of politics, adding that he received information that some individuals had been approaching some officers and soldiers for undisclosed political reasons. Buratai warned that men and officers caught in meetings with politicians would be penalised. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, in a statement on Tuesday, disclosed the COAS’s stand. He said, “The COAS has received information about some individuals approaching soldiers and, on the basis of that, he has warned such persons to desist from this act. “He also reminded them that…
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•IPOB anniversary to hold in 120 countries as Lion Squad march in Onitsha Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, reaffirmed the appointment of Uche Mefor as his deputy and Chika Edoziem as head of the Directorate. Kanu said the duo would be responsible for communicating his thoughts and views to IPOB membership and the rest of the world, through Radio Biafra. He added that no other person has the right to issue press release without their permission. Kanu, who spoke through his lawyer, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, in a statement said the structural setup of IPOB…
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Although Nigeria is currently recovering some looted funds, it cannot rely on the loot to fund the budget, an official has said. Speaking at an Abuja Town Hall meeting, Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun said the federal government was working to block wastage, increase GDP and embark on single window project execution. On budget funding, the minister said that Nigeria would rather go on short term borrowing than rely on recovered loot to fund the annual budget. “We cannot afford to rely on recovered loots to fund our budget, we have to go on short term borrowing,” she said. “What borrowing…
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The Senate, Tuesday, said it would decline to consider and approve the $5.8 billion loan request from the China Exim Bank by the Federal Government over the exclusion of the South-East from the beneficiaries of the loan. The Federal Government had requested the approval of the Senate foe it to borrow the sum for the construction of Standard Guage lines from Lagos-Kano, Kano-Kaduna, Lagos-Ibadan, and Lagos Calabar. While considering a motion moved by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, (PDP Abia South), the senate resolved that the loan would not be considered except all regions were carried along in the utilisation of the…
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The Senate, Tuesday, resolved to summon the Transport Minister, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi over the exclusion of South-East from the beneficiaries of the $5.8bn loan request from China Exim Bank by the Federal Government for the construction of Standard Guage lines across the country. The Federal Government is now requesting the loan which will be repaid by all regions of the country including the South-East to fund a standard guage lines running from Lagos-Kano, Kano-Kaduna, Lagos-Ibadan, and Lagos Calabar which is a deviation from the original plan that included the Eastern section that links the four zones of the South-South, South-East,…
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Senate began investigation in INEC PVC registration process in South East, South South which may lead to disenfranchisement of millions of voters. Senate on Tuesday began investigation into lapses in the ongoing Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Permanent Voters Card (PVC) registration process in the South East and South South which may lead to disenfranchisement of millions of voters. Presenting the petition on behalf of South East/ South South Network (SESSnet), Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe told the lawmakers about worrisome lapses in the ongoing INEC Permanent Voters card (PVC) registration in the regions. Consequently, Senate President, Bukola Saraki directed Senator…
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Many women have been sent to their early grave by the callousness of some of these health centres. I have had personal experience and have also known other women who died just like that. No woman should die trying to birth life in this country. Enough already. This is Chisom Anekwe (nee Okereke), a young, vivacious, graceful, kind-hearted and intelligent woman who had devoted her life to helping indigent kids and giving their lives a meaning. She’s an alumna of LEAP Africa. Two weeks ago, precisely April 30th 2017, Chisom died under questionable circumstances at Magodo Specialist Hospital while trying…
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On July 19 2016, Nigeria’s prime espionage outfit, the SSS (or DSS) arrested the Speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly, his Deputy, the Majority Leader and the Chief Whip and other principal officers and flew them to Abuja. What was their offence? Treason? No! Breach of state security? No! Terrorism? No! They were allegedly plotting to impeach Gov. Abdulaziz Yari by inviting him to explain the disappearance of certain funds, including the bailout funds! That was their offence. Other members of the House fled the state and took refuge in Kaduna. For those who follow the news as closely…
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. . . . There is no no-man’s land. There are always some people who are original settlers. In the case of Lagos, it’s a misnomer to say Lagos is a no-man’s land. It’s rubbish. Absolute rubbish! Lagos was peopled by the Aworis and Awori land spread from Badagry through to Ota. They settled mostly in Ikeja, a division of Lagos. The Idejo chiefs, the white cap chiefs, who are the land owning chiefs, are basically Aworis and some of them are now Obas. I’m talking about the Oniru, The Olumegbon, Aromire, Oluwa, Ojora, Oloto and a couple others. After…
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I extend to President Muhammadu Buhari my warmest sympathies on his sick bed. It is a measure of the fragility of our democracy that an elected president insists on hiding his frailty from the people who are compelled to pay for his treatment abroad. There is no hiding place in the constitution. I reiterate that it is a shame and an embarrassment that despite Mr. Buhari’s promises and posturing for many years, he sees no irony in running off to the United Kingdom for his medical needs, leaving behind the nation’s most expensive (and presumably best-equipped) publicly-funded clinic in the…
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This week in New York, my daughter, Eseosa, will become the first of my four children to earn a higher degree. It will be a proud moment for my family, but particularly for me. Why? It is 35 years since I abandoned my quest to earn a Masters degree in Mass Communication at the University of Lagos. After one full year, I could not justify the quest. Thirteen of us had overcome a qualifying exam of over 250 people to get into the program. Upon arrival, I was surprised to find how poorly organized the department was. In the Print…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has again arraigned former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, before a Federal High Court in Lagos. This is clearly as a result of his being very critical of President Buhari, his incapacity to rule Nigeria and the glaring incompetence of the APC led Federal government. Fani-Kayode, was the Spokesperson of former President, Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election campaign. He was re-arraigned alongside Nenadi Usman, a former Minister of State for Finance on a 17-count charge of money laundering and alleged diversion of N4.6 billion. Also included are one Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Dimension…
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Do you also know why they insist on having a grazing path across the length and breadth of Nigeria, especially, the South? Let me sort out the economic reasoning first. It is estimated that over 40,000 cows are consumed everyday, especially in the South, 1.2million catlles every month and around 15million every year. If you put an average of N100,000- N150,000 as the price of a Cow, you will discover that the owners of these cows, who are mostly Fulani bigmen of the Miyetti ALLAH group, mostly retired generals and politicians (forget the poor herdmen that work for them ),…
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When I first arrived in Nigeria to set up the country’s first GSM mobile network, Econet Wireless Nigeria (now Airtel Nigeria), I had to serve as the company’s interim CEO for about six months, until we appointed someone substantive. This meant I practically lived in Nigeria for most of that time. It was a remarkable experience, and one which will remain with me all my life. Nigeria is one of the most exciting countries in the world, and could be the next China before the turn of this century. I just want to share with you one particular incident which…
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The news reaching the Newsroom of Oblong Media has it that a Kaduna State High Court presided over by Honourable Justice Esther Lolo has ruled against Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai in favour of Barr Gloria Mabeim Ballasson, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of House of Justice and principal partner of Mive Legals. The judgement was delivered today by Honourable Justice Esther Lolo of the Kaduna state High court. While delivering her judgement, justice Esther read that “The court held that the applicant has shown sufficient material to proved that her fundamental rights to life, liberty, thought and right…
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(Being the Keynote address by the President of the 100 IGBOS USA, INC at the 4-day Conference of the IGBO USA in Diaspora with Ohanaeze Leadership, Held in Chicago, May 11-14, 2017. With the Theme: (EBEE KA ND’IGBO N’EJE?) Protocols It gives me great pleasure to welcome our august Visitors, the President-General of Ohanaeze Nd’Igbo and his Delegation of the Executive Committee of the Ohanaeze. In times past, we would have been asking our Visitors how the home people are doing but technology has reduced the whole World to one global village now and so we are as acquainted…
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South-East South-South Network (SESSNet) is a civic action organization comprised of persons from Nigeria’s South-East and South-South, and focused on creating and sustaining a critical mass of the population to champion the quest for justice, equity, and good governance in a restructured Nigeria. In furtherance of its enshrined objectives, SESSNet has engaged in continuous understudying, monitoring and evaluation of the prevailing geo-political and socio-economic environment which manifests in the injustice and maladministration that besets the South-East and South-South region with a view to highlighting such issues, proffering solutions to them and forestalling repeats of actions and events that have kept…
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NIgeria is sitting on a time bomb that may explode any time from now, Chief Albert Korubo Horsfall the first Director General of the National Intelligence Agency has warned. He said you do not solve problems by merely wishing them away or remaining silent on burning issues that have given rise to agitation by separatist groups. He cited an instance with the issues raised in the ongoing agitation by the Indigenous People of Biafra which he said must be urgently and carefully looked into instead of wishing them away or sweeping them under the carpet. He stated this in an…
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The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, arranged the meeting between him, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara to douse tension in the country over the medical status of the president, an impeccable source said yesterday. Recall that the President before embarking on his medical follow-up trip met with Saraki and Dogara in the company of the Chief Staff, Abba Kyari, last Sunday. A source in National Assembly said the meeting was based on the suggestion of the Senate President. It was gathered that when Kyari contacted Saraki and informed him of the President’s trip,…
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First, let’s get one thing very clear here; Those asking Ndigbo to boycot the upcoming Anambra state gubernatorial election scheduled for November this year, are on the verge of leading the Igbo nation to political perdition. They are already enroute to Golgotha. I sincerely hope they are stopped before they reach ‘Calvary’ because then, the Igbo nation would already be on the cross and seeing as we are not Jesus Christ, we would have no assurances of resurrecting on the 3 day. Boycotting the Anambra poll is tantamount to tying a political rope round the neck of Ndigbo and squeezing…
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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has frowned at the exclusion of the South East in the Federal Government’s modernisation policy of railway projects in the country, describing the action as the height of injustice against Ndigbo. It’s President, Dr Nwodo spoke against the backdrop of the recent exclusion of the Eastern Rail line in President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter to the National Assembly, seeking its approval to borrow about $5. 185 billion (about N2.074 trillion) from China’s Exim Bank. Stressing that the Buhari- led government was unfair to Ndigbo, Nwodo said, “The letter to the National Assembly is a reminder and extension of…
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Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo (60) to the role of apostolic nuncio to Ireland, the first African priest to ever hold the diplomatic role in Ireland. The news was welcomed by Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin, “I warmly welcome the appointment by his Holiness Pope Francis of Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, and I wish him many blessings in his new role”. The position of Apostolic Nuncio is the papacy’s diplomatic representative in Ireland. “Archbishop Okolo’s rich experience in the diplomatic service of the Holy See means that he brings many gifts to…
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L-R Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Okorocha (Imo), Umahi (Ebonyi), Obiano (Anambra) and Ikpeazu (Abia) Governors of the South-east geo-political zone resolved recently to come up with a roadmap for the social, economic, political and security integration of their region, an initiative that could yet give the people a new sense of direction with a healthy competition, writes Christopher Isiguzo The recent resolve by the five South-east governors to pursue an economic agenda that could help better the lives of the people of the region and Nigeria in general has suddenly brought a glimmer of hope for a people once celebrated, albeit notoriously…
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Protests for the release of Nnamdi Kanu in Aba, south-east Nigeria, in 2015 It has been nearly 50 years since Biafra’s bitter independence struggle, the inspiration for Frederick Forsyth’s bestselling The Dogs of War. Now a south London DJ currently imprisoned in Nigeria has taken up the battle, and Biafrans are once again fighting – and dying – for the dream of their own country Tucked between the bus garage and the Christ Miracle Gospel Ministries church, Sandlings Close is one of the more non-descript parts of Peckham. There are no gritty high-rise flats, no bearded hipsters running pop-up restaurants.…
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A man purporting to be a Boko Haram fighter said the Islamist militant group plans to bomb Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, in a video seen by Reuters on Saturday. “More bombs attacks are on the way, including Abuja that you feel is secured,” said the man in the video, which was obtained by Sahara Reporters, a U.S.-based journalism website, and Nigerian journalist Ahmad Salkida. Reuters could not immediately verify the authenticity of the video. The man spoke in the Hausa language widely used in northern Nigeria and held a rifle while flanked by four other armed men. Nigeria’s state security agency,…
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Governor Wike flags off dredging/sand filling and land reclamation in Abalama and Bakana towns Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) to assume the responsibility of performance conferred on them by their victory during the 2015 Presidential election and desist from giving flimsy excuses. Governor Wike spoke on Friday while flagging off the dredging/sand filling and reclamation of Abalama in Asari-Toru Local Government Area and dredging/Sand filling and Reclamation of Bakana in Degema Local Government Area. The projects in Abalama and Bakana towns span 38 hectares. Governor Wike said that the Rivers State Government…
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The state governor accused of building a hotel with $3 million of the controversial London-Paris Club loan refund has sneaked into Aso Rock Presidential Villa in search of soft-landing. It was gathered yesterday that the embattled governor had in the last 48 hours been roaming the corridors of the Presidential Villa in desperate search for help. He was said to have offered to refund the balance of $2.5 million quietly to the EFCC without being further investigated, given that one of the proxies used to launder the funds had already surrendered $500,000 to the anti-graft agency. It was learnt that…
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No fewer than 26 private jets and four police and air force aircraft landed in Minna yesterday for the wedding of former President Ibrahim Babangida’s daughter. The aircraft conveyed various dignitaries to the wedding of Halima, the youngest daughter of Babangida, who got married to a Gombe businessman, Alhaji Auwal Abdullahi. The ceremony saw security beefed up around the Minna metropolis and the roads leading to the Top Hill mansion of Babangida as early as 7 am. Among the dignitaries at the occasion were former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience; former head of state Abdulsalami Abubakar; chieftain of…
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A relative of one of the rescued Chibok girls, Peter Joseph, says the Federal Government has barred the girls from telling their parents or relatives about their experiences in Boko Haram captivity. Joseph said this during a programme on Al Jazeera titled, “The Stream. He said his niece was one of the 21 schoolgirls rescued in October 2016 while his sister is still in Boko Haram captivity. Joseph said over six months since their rescue, the schoolgirls had not been united with their families. He said in December last year, the girls were allowed to return to Chibok but were…
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A combined team of military troops, policemen and operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been drafted to the major roads of Biogbolo, Opolo and Okutukutu as the attack on Igbo residents and traders entered the second day in Bayelsa State. The attack, which started on Monday was triggered by the death of one Faith, 18, who was said to have been lured into a hotel by one Tochukwu who allegedly stabbed her while trying to cut off her breast. It was gathered that residents of the area were irked over the development and mobilised to attack…
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THE 2014 National Conference, tagged 2014 CONFAB set up by immediate past former President Goodluck Jonathan made some recommendations on how Nigeria can be restructured to achieve greater success as a nation. In continuation of the ongoing debate on restructuring we refresh your minds with some of the 620 recommendations of the Confab on restructuring. In a breezy manner, the conference touched virtually all aspects of the socio-economic and political challenges besetting the country such as resource control, fiscal federalism, devolution of power, creation of states, forms of government, revenue allocation, ethnic nationalities and minority question, and resolution of the…
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The people of Imo State made history on Saturday, May 6, 2017 and shocked the world. Imo people did not shock the world because Governor Okorocha gathered them to a place he chose to call Freedom Square for the 6th edition of Imo Freedom Day, a programme he created to commemorate the day he won the supplementary on May 6, 2011. Okorocha created this but killed the intelligent Ahiajoku programme, describing it as fetish. Some people have said that Okorocha does not like intellectual programmes because he would not catch up. Okorocha covered his disdain for intellectual programmes with the…
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With each passing year, I get afraid. I am scared of the consequences of ignorance and apathy towards history exhibited by younger generations of Nigerians, especially the Igbo who were the victims of the Civil war. One may reincarnate to this part of the world after his first life to see villains honoured as heroes—simply out of ignorance. Historians call it “biographical revisionism”— a very dangerous thing that can eat away the fabrics of human integrity. February 13, 2017—few months ago—was the 41st anniversary of the murder of Murtala Muhammed in a bloody coup. After the January coup of 1966…
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“POLITICIANS SHOULD LEAVE THE JUDICIARY ALONE. HOW CAN FOUR PERSONS WANT TO BE GOVERNOR OF ABIA STATE AT THE SAME TIME? IF WE DESTROY THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY, THERE MAY NOT BE A COUNTRY CALLED NIGERIA. YOU WONT MANAGE YOUR AFFAIRS WELL AND YOU TURN AROUND TO PUT THE HEAT ON THE JUDICIARY. LET ME SAY THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS SECURITY BREACH IN THIS MATTER. WE WILL INVESTIGATE IT. WHY WOULD ANYONE BE INTERESTED IN WHO IS WRITING WHICH JUDGMENT? WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS WITH THAT? THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER AT A TIME”.
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Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Friday, decried an attempt by some unnamed people to attempt to influence the judgement of the Supreme Court over the governorship tussle between Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and Mr. Uche Ogah, who was attempting to unseat him. He did in a post-judgement comments, where he warned Nigerians to stop trying to corrupt judges, as it would not augur well for the justice delivery of the country, which would in turn threaten its peace and security. Though he did not name those involved, Onnoghen, who described the incident as a “security breach,” narrated…
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Since Tuesday, May 9, 2017, Nigerians who have reacted to the news that ailing President Muhammadu Buhari omitted to mention that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will be an acting president in his letters to the National Assembly on his departure on indefinite medical leave. The president wrote that Professor Osinbajo would be “co-ordinating” national affairs in his absence, the use of words indicating insecurities by his inner cabinet. Femi Fani-Kayode, a prominent thought leader in Nigeria, has reacted to this confusing omission by the ailing president by saying that denying Osinbajo his constitutional right to play the role of acting…
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Abba Kyari is to the left of the President Several high-ranking sources at the Presidency confirmed to SaharaReporters that the decision to use the phrase, “the Vice President will coordinate the activities of the Government,” instead of expressing what the Constitution stipulates, that the Vice President becomes “Acting President” with the transmission of the letter, was singularly taken by Mr. Kyari. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, has been named as the architect of the president’s controversial letter to the National Assembly informing legislators that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was to be the “coordinator” of government activities during…
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Detectives have traced $ 3 million of the controversial London-Paris Club loan refund to a yet unnamed governor, it was learnt yesterday. The cash is believed to be part of the N19billion illegally deducted from the refund by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), according to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) sources. The cash has been found in the account of a member of the House of Representatives who got it through a proxy, the lawmaker’s brother. Both were not available for comments. The $3million is being spent on building a 100-room hotel in Lagos, which the governor may forfeit…
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Ahead of 2019 general elections, five political associations parties have successfully scaled the hurdles of registration into political parties set by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). A source at the Commission revealed that among the lucky political parties is the much touted mega party, Action Democratic Party, (ADP). Others are , ADPM, NGP, APDA, and YPP. It was gathered that INEC’s Director of Voters’ Education and Publicity, Mr. Oluwole Osage-Uzi had last April disclosed that that 16 of the 91 associations had paid the statutory fee of N1 million while 12 of them were undergoing verification. Investigation reveals that…
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The National Assembly Thursday passed the 2017 Appropriation Bill, more than four months after it was submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari presented the budget documents to a joint session of the National Assembly on December 14, 2016. Both chambers of the assembly raised the figure from N7.30 trillion presented by the president to N7.44 trillion. In separate sessions, both chambers of the assembly approved the Bill with the same figure, which represented an increase of about N143 billion from the amount proposed by the president, after harmonising their reports. At the senate, the passage of the Bill…
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• Yakassai, Mohammed, Momoh urge caution The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) yesterday vowed to confront any group calling for the break up of Nigeria. Besides, the forum backed “genuine” restructuring of the nation, adding that the north was never at any time opposed to the move.The warning may have been informed by some developments at the seat of power, Aso Rock, which the group described as “attempts to exploit the absence of the president to achieve dubious political goals.” One of these goals is suspected to be the restructuring of the polity. NEF maintained that the ship of state must…
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In responses the germane queries raised by Azuka Onwuka in his piece titled “Nigeria must decide what they want from Igbo” and bearing in mind the referenced paradigm of the Singaporean experience in Malaysia, I will want to contend, in this era of better established global Protocols on Self-Determination, that it is Igbo that must decide what it will do with itself and with Nigeria. I note that the prevailing global Self-determination Protocols in the days of the Singaporean expulsion from Malaysia as well as the 1967-1970 Biafra War of Independence, were significantly different from what they are now. I…
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This brilliant piece by Gani Kayode Jr Balogun might give you a better understanding of Dinogate Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria started its existence as a regional university, just like its contemporaries, University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, ile Ife, established by the government of Western Region, and the deceitfully named University of Nigeria, Nsukka, established by the Eastern Regional government. Please remember that as at that period, the only University in the country, the University College, Ibadan, was then just a University College, whose admission policy and curriculum were closely tied to its parent university in the UK. So,…
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“The world is dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it” -Albert Einstein. The demand for restructure of Nigeria and a new constitution, which is being fiercely opposed by prominent northern politicians raise grave concern for the future of Nigeria. The opposition ignores the fact that it is self-determination borne out of years of injustice, arrogance, exploitation, domination and intransigence, of the north. It is a change in the way Nigeria is governed, whose time has come. It can neither be delayed nor differed. No…
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There is no doubt that the Igbo race is the single largest group in Nigeria comparable only to the Nile valley in terms of population density. Yet it is the avowed goal of certain forces in Nigeria especially among the Hausa/Fulani establishment to wipe out the Igbo from the face of the earth. This evil desire did not begin today. It is a command rooted in history and otiose religious injunctions. But as the saying goes: There is no killing the beetle! As a group of people, created and ordained by God Almighty, no person or group in Nigeria is…
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The relative peace in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, which enabled Nigeria to produce about 2 million barrels of crude oil per day in recent months is seriously being threatened, following the cancellation of three oil blocks won by indigenes of the region in the 2007 bid round by the Federal Government. The three oil blocks had for eight years been stalled by litigation until it was resolved in 2015. It was learnt that President Muhammadu Buhari was proded into the revocations of the oil blocks by the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigerian Petroleum…
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OFFICIAL JAMB GRADING SYSTEM FOR 2017/2018 ADMISSION…. FROM OUR SOURCE. JAMB SCORE GRADE POINTS 180 – 185 ——–20 points 186 – 190——–21points 191 -195———22points 196 – 200——–23points 201 – 205——–24points 206 – 210——–25 points 211 – 215——–26 points 216 -220———27 points 221 -225——–28 points 226 -23———-29 points 231 -23———-30 points 236 – 240——–31 points 241 – ———32 points 246 -25———-33 points 251 -300—- (34- 43points) 300 -40——-(44 – 60 points) WAEC / NECO O’LEVEL GRADE POINTS 1. Single sitting— 10 points 2. Combined Results–2 points A1—————–6 points B2 and B3———4 points C4 – C6———–3 points For example Yakubu Kehinde Obinna scored…
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While you gyrate and pop champagne over ‘release’ of ‘Chibok girls’ try also to use that portion of your head called brain and answer the following: 1. Who made the clothes the girls wore to meet PMB? When where they made and who paid for them? 2. Where exactly were the girls moved from? within Nigeria or outside the borders? 3, If Sambisa, noted by so many as the home of BH, was captured long ago leading to a tour by Oby Ezekwsili and BBOG, and neither her team nor the military that overan Sambisa could sight any of the…
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Breaking news alert: Breaking news alert: WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired FBI Director James Comey in a shock development, saying Comey was no longer able to effectively lead the agency. “It is essential that we find new leadership for the FBI that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission,” he said in a letter to Comey released by the White House. REUTERS
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Anybody that is not happy that 82 Chibok girls were released must be a monster whose humanity should be called into question. I thank God that these girls have been released and I commend the Federal Government for the feat of ensuring that these girls are reunited with their families. May God bless President Muhammadu Buhari for providing the leadership that enabled this to happen. Having said that, there are some factual observations I want to raise. What you are about to read is completely devoid of any opinion. I am just stating facts. You may not like the facts.…
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When an individual dies, in matter of hours, all arguments as to to whether death has occurred or not end. When a Company dies, it may take several months or to manifest fully, especially when Liquidators and Receivers move in. In the case of Country, referred to as “State Demise”, in may take several years or even decades to be so manifest as to become indubitable. The defunct Soviet Union died for almost 28 years before little Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania bolted off to their Independence. Only then did it dawn on Ukraine, Georgia, Uzbekistan and 9 others, that Moscow…
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It is now clear that, these guys will never let the power slip, no matter the cost Last minute chamber maneuvering by the Senate leadership, Tuesday saved President Muhammadu’s letter from being returned to him. The letter was the official communication to the Senate informing the Senators of his medical leave to the United Kingdom which the wordings were faulted by the Senators as being defective. But the timely intervention of the Senate leader who advised his colleagues to ignore the wordings which described the new role of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as that of the Coordinating Vice President and…
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Capital Oil and Gas Limited, owned by businessman, Ifeanyi Ubah has alleged that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) owes it N16 billion. The company stated this in reaction to the arrest and detention of its chairman, Ubah by the Department of State Security (DSS) for what the agency said was based on his involvement in alleged stealing, diversion and illegal sale of petroleum products stored in his tank farm. But in a statement released on Monday, the management of the company denied the accusation, adding, that it is an attempt to criminalise a commercial dispute between the company and…
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Before August 9, 1965, the Singaporeans were seen as an irritation in Malaysia. Then Singapore was one of the 14 states of Malaysia. Singaporeans were viewed as arrogant, stubborn, and domineering. While the United Malays National Organisation wanted affirmative action or “quota system” for the Malays, the People’s Action Party of the Singaporeans insisted that the best thing for the country was a merit-based policy on all issues, so as to bring out the best in the nation and create a spirit of excellence. This constant disagreement and tension resulted in race riots. It got to a point where the…
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The Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, has upheld the legality of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry established by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to probe the sale of valued asset by the immediate past administration of Chibuike Amaechi in the state. The Appeal Court in a lead judgment by Justice O. F. Omoleye also held that the Rivers State House of Assembly has the power to make the Commission of Inquiry Law (CAP 30) under which Governor Wike established the Judicial Commission of Inquiry. Delivering judgment on Suit Number CA/PH/342/2015, the court in a unanimous decision dismissed the…
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Though the report of the three man Presidential Committee that investigated the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal and the Director-General, Nigerian Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ayo Oke is yet to be made public, both men still stand suspended, a Presidency source has said. Investigations on Monday night revealed that the Chairman of the Committee, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who is incidentally acting on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari who, Sunday night, left Abuja for London to seek medical attention, would not take any soft discretionary measure that may exonerate Lawal and Oke. Findings also indicated that…
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“The recent claim of the release by so-called vanquished Boko Haram terrorists of 82 hitherto kidnapped Chibok school girls and the constant release from detentions of detained Boko Haram terror suspects by the military authorities without the office of the Federal Attorney General subjecting them to criminal prosecution over the four year-long bombing campaigns that slaughtered over 30,000 innocent Nigerians are clear evidences that there are more to the whole Boko Haram scenarios than meets the eyes”. Making the above submission is the Pro-democracy and Non-Governmental organisation- Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) which has also for the umpteenth…
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The emergence of APC as the ruling party in Nigeria via the north west alliance was predictable. What was not known is the extent to which the alliance would be anti Igbo and how far Buhari’ ethnic prejudice would be compel him to punish us. It is not unusual in a multi-ethnic democracy for two or ethnic groups to Align to gain power. What is unique about the Buhari led APC is extent it is has deviated from norms by violating the constitution, disregard the rule of law and pursue sectarian agenda. It is the targeting of Igbos for punishment…
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We, the Chiefs, Elders and Representatives of Eastern Nigeria, gathered at this Joint meeting of the Advisory Committee of Chiefs and Elders and the Consultative Assembly do solemnly declare as follows: Whereas we have been in the vanguard of the national movement for the building of a strong, united and prosperous Nigeria where no man will be oppressed and have devoted our efforts, talents and resources to this end; Whereas we cherish certain inalienable human rights and state obligations such as the right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness; the right to acquire, possess and defend property; the provision…
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I’ve been mostly absent from the discourse on this platform for mostly benign reasons. Just took a little break to get some things in place. But honestly, this posting from our respectable Odenigbo elder, Chief KIK is one of the most carefully crafted uncharitable submission on Nnamdi Kanu and what he represents or anybody by the way. As much as one might be tempted to remain ambivalent in this type of issue, the submission is too weighty that keeping quiet simply gives the impression of tacit approval or endorsement, which is far from being the case because our Elder may…
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Secret American diplomatic dispatches, spread over 21,000 pages, provide previously unknown information about the Nigerian Civil War Early in the morning of 1 July 1967, Nigeria’s young head of state, Colonel Yakubu Gowon, was feeling uneasy in his office at the Supreme Headquarters, Dodan Barracks in Lagos. The unease was a result of his being ceaselessly pressured to authorize a military invasion of the breakaway Republic of Biafra. Thirty officers had been recalled from courses abroad. Trains and truck convoys, bearing fuel, supplies and men, were still leaving Kano and Kaduna for the south of River Benue. Colonel Mohammed Shuwa…
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Confidential US dispatches on the Nigerian Civil War yield a wounding portrait of Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, who was painted by those who knew him as a man that experienced rejection as a child, a megalomaniac, demagogue and one who once threatened to shoot his own father In a broadcast to the German people on BayerischerRundfunkMuchen (Bavarian Broadcasting, Munich) on 11 September 1967, Klaus W. Stephan, the West African correspondent of the service for many years, said Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu had harboured an ambition to “alter the political constellation of power in Nigeria by means of the army one day”. Ojukwu,…
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The cliche’ “the more you look, the less you see was exactly what played out at the Presidential Villa, Abuja as Journalists covering President Muhammadu Buhari and his official activities were literary barred from covering his meeting with the released 82 Chibok girls. With the official statement from the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu on Saturday that the girls freed on the same day would be formally received by the president on Sunday, State House correspondents set out early for the event. Time for the reception was originally 4pm but the Journalists…
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The Southern Mandate, a forum of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) members, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari, to consider former national chairman, Chief Tony Momoh or Eng. Buba Galadima as the next Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). According to them, any of the duo would be a perfect replacement for the suspended incumbent, Babachir Lawal. The forum, which has its membership in the 17 southern States, made the call in a statement on Sunday signed by its national coordinator, Comrade Ikonomwan Francis. While urging Buhari to drop the embattled SGF to face prosecution, they said…
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•Incorporates principle of first refusal for first term president, governors •Governors on edge as new party limits influence on election The mainstream of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP aligned to the Senator Ahmed Makarfi led National Caretaker Committee, NCC is set to trigger the alternative option for political survival by fusing into the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance, APDA. The APDA according to news reports on Friday was one of five political associations that got the nod of the Election and Party Monitoring Department of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to formalise its registration with the Commission. Sources disclosed that…
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Let me start by categorically asserting that the Buhari presidency ended months ago. What we are currently experiencing is a Deja Vu of the Yaradua situation. Sadly, there is no Dora Akunyili to save Nigeria in the real sense of the word. Even sadder is the fact that the bunch of soulless hypocrites like Pastor Tunde Bakare, Father Ejike Mbaka, Femi Falana etc who pretended saving Nigeria years ago have all gone deaf, dumb and blind now that Nigeria is in dire need of saving. First, Buhari got back from extended medical tourism abroad where he spent 50 days, yet,…
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For obvious reasons, I had refrained from reacting to the Odenigbo incisive and damning piece above. Happily, the responses so far especially those from Jude Ndukwe, Chris Maduka, have done a good measure of justice to the Odenigbo piece. My only addition to the fittingly excoriating ripostes, would be as follows: (i) That the author “Odenigwe” deemed it necessary to conceal his identity, is by itself, instructive. That is the first indictment because whatever may be his/her reasons for concealing his/her identity, it is obvious that he/she fears to take responsibility for the piece and so, hides under the darkness…
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