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RETIRED Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, His Eminence, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie has warned the nation’s leaders to tread softly because there is anger in the nation, arguing that even leading members of the ruling All Progressives Congress at the centre have demonstrated commendable candour by openly acknowledging that the hopes of 2015 have been shattered. In his latest open letter to the nation, Cardinal Okogie began on a sporty note, reminding the nation that late football commentator, Ernest Okonkwo, was fond of using an Igbo proverb while giving minute-by-minute description of football matches on the radio. “Anytime there was an…
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Unknown to 84 million Nigerian registered voters, Saturday, 19th January, 2019 , was a day set aside by the APC and her siamese twin sister, the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) , under the flawed leadership of Mr John Momoh, to openly rubbish and humiliate the PDP and her most popular and winning candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in the just ended 2019 presidential elections debate. The presidential elections debate was a booby trap laced with an intention to ambush, mock and malign; all from the stable of today’s villa men. The debate was a decoy to exploit. Eventhough 60% of…
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There are no coincidences in life according to Yoruba philosophy. However, many Yorubas and Igbos, the two largest original African groups, as well as the whole Southbelt believe it was a mistake to have been lumped together in this ‘mere geographic expression’ called Nigeria created by the British. Especially with the Afro-Arabic Northern Caliphate that is believed to arrest their development. Probably if the French hadn’t been delayed in their colonial campaign on the River Niger, they would have colonized Northern Nigeria and it would have been part of French West Africa with the planned railway along River Niger to…
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Before another misguided fool tells you to vote for Buhari for his self aggrandizement……please read. In 2017 Nigerians woke up to a shocking leaked audio tape purportedly exposing a highly obnoxious and sinister ethnocentric plan to completely, not just marginalize, but at best frustrate the Igbos of Nigeria and eradicate every last economic influence that they may have in much of the South West of Nigeria, especially Lagos – the economic nerve center. But it wasn’t just going to be the South West alone, it would be a nationwide mop up exercise with more emphasis on Lagos, owing to its…
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I have taken my time to analyse the candidates of political parties contesting for the 2019, IMO gubernatorial election; their strength and weakness, their disposition to humanity, which undoubtedly would impact greatly to their governance and their capabilities to deliver. Among the lots, I found Senator Uzodinma ranking higher than others. Senator Hope Uzodinma is humane and accessible, he has abiding loyalty to friendship, a man of the people. His representation of his zone in the SENATE, speaks volume for itself. Senator Hope Uzodinma, the conqueror of the Imo emperor, is a man that is not given to inordinate acquistion…
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The lies that the enemies of Nigeria, the retrogressive elements, the unproductive and backward walking agents of darkness that have held Nigeria down over the last 40 years, have continued to feed us with is that corruption is the root cause of Nigeria’s woes. Nothing can be farther from the truth than this deliberately created fallacies designed to hoodwink gullible Nigerians and take away our focus from the root cause of our woes. The root cause of our retrogression as a country. The root cause of the deepening extreme poverty in Nigeria-from 4 million extremely poor Nigerians in 1980 to…
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 January 13, 2019 Despite assurances that the rift between Imo PDP governorship candidate, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha and Senator Samuel Anyanwu is over, a member of the party in the State, Mr.Lancelot Obiaku believes otherwise. In an article titled “ Imo PDP: Why Ihedioha And Sam Daddy Are Far From Reconciliation, Mr. Obaiku said despite Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu’s public declaration that the rift is over, “the two heavyweights and their political camps and structures are still at daggers drawn” He wrote “From my thorough investigations to unravel why reconciliatory moves by the two parties keep stalling, my deduction is that as…
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An emergency meeting of the governors of the states of the South South geopolitical zone, held at the Bayelsa State Governor’s Lodge, Abuja on Sunday, January 13, 2019. The meeting, called at the instance of the Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, who is also Chairman of the South South Governors Forum, was attended by the Governors of Cross River State, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Delta States. The meeting deliberated on the recent happenings at the Supreme Court involving the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen and resolved that the action against him constitutes a…
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Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has stated that the planned arraignment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) is meant to anoint another CJN who would help legitimize President Muhammadu Buhari’s second tenure at the Supreme Court. Frank in a statement in Abuja condemned the haste and the illegality apparent in the move by Buhari and APC to get Onnoghen replaced at all cost before the February presidential elections which they have concluded plans to rig in favour of Buhari and…
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•To be docked on Monday, as moves to force him out of office thickens ABUJA- In an unprecedented move, the Federal Government, has slammed a six-count criminal charge against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, over his alleged refusal to declare his assets. Aside allegation that he failed to disclose his assets as prescribed by law, FG, in the charge that was filed by the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, equally accused the CJN of operating foreign back accounts. The prosecuting agency alleged that contrary to relevant laws regulating conduct of public office holders, the CJN, maintained…
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A strong judiciary is one of the irreducible fundamental platforms for any meaningful constitutional democracy. If you terrorise, intimidate, harass and humiliate the judiciary, using strong hand and brute force, it is a stage set for bidding democracy farewell. The president Buhari government has been very intolerant of any credible dissenting voice in the country. From the crude break in and invasion of judges houses in October 2018, by masked DSS operatives, to the horrific siege laid on the NASS and the residences of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Dr Ike Ekweremadu, it is clear that…
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The identity of the man who wrote a damning petition against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has been revealed. According to online information about Mr. Dennis Aghanya, he was a media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari between 2009 and 2011; while he was also a pioneer National Publicity Secretary of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change. Aghanya is not new to controversy, as he once advised the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, to dissolve the party’s two factions in Enugu State when they couldn’t seem to agree on the way forward. In a letter…
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  The South South Governor’s Forum has scheduled an emergency meeting of the Forum for Sunday. A statement by the Special Adviser, Media Relations to the Governor òf Bayelsa State, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, stated that the security òf the Niger Delta, during and after the election, the issue of derivation, and recent development involving the Chief Justice of Nigeria would feature for deliberation at the meeting. Expressing his opinion at the development in the Supreme Court, Governor Seriake Dickson said that while he was yet to know the full details surrounding the developments at the Supreme Court concerning…
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Our attention has been drawn to the trending news that the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onoghen has been charged before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, based on a petition submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau on Wednesday the 9th of January, 2019, and is to be arraigned before the Tribunal on Monday , the 14th January, 2019. The prosecutorial decision that has been taken by the Executive Branch of Government ( FGN / FRN) is a very grave one. It is unprecedented in the political history of Nigeria. Let us go down memory lane. During the blistering…
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Justice Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria has confirmed that his asset declaration form numbers SCN 00014 and SCN 00005 were declared on the same day, 14/12/2016 and will expire in 2020. He noted that the 2009 Period which he did not make declarations, were submitted in 2016 when he noted the omission. According to Hope For Nigeria, Justice Onnoghen added that “following my appointment as acting CJN in November 2016, the need to declare my assets anew made me realize the mistake and filed them. “I then did the declaration to cover the period in default. I did not…
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The Kaduna State governor Mallam El Rufai, last week published new laws about the practice of religion in Kaduna state. It is a law to regulate religious activities. However, it is the usual steps that most Muslim dominated countries have used to kick start their elimination of other religious groups. EL-Rufai’s new laws. In Kaduna State you cannot preach without license. Every preacher will have to go and get ONLY one year license (renewable every year). That is, you must always preach without an expired license or you risk 2 years imprisonment. If you invite any external preacher (i.e. preacher…
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•OPPOSITION COALITION CUPP CONDEMNS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLOT TO FORCE THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA OUT OF OFFICE TO HELP BUHARI APC MANIPULATE 2019 ELECTION TRIBUNAL. •OPPOSITION COALITION ENJOINS CJN NEVER TO RESIGN FOR THE SAKE OF OUR DEMOCRACY AS THIS IS THE FAILED ACTION OF A TYRANT TO SUBDUE AN INCORRUPTIBLE JUDGE •OPPOSITION COALITION ALLEGES THAT PLOT TO MANIPULATE POST 2019 ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL BEHIND MOVE TO DESECRATE OFFICE OF THE CJN. •DECLARES DEMOCRACY UNDER ATTACK IN NIGERIA •CALLS IT THE LAST DESPERATE ACTS OF AN OUTGOING GOVERNMENT TO BLACKMAIL THE CJN OUT OF OFFICE AND BRING IN A ROUGE…
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A Clarion Call In Defence Of Our Constitution I have received the news of the sudden charges about to be filed against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, with apprehension and suspicion especially as such a move against the head of an arm of our government is coming so close to an election in which the Buhari administration has shown growing desperation. My suspicions are further exacerbated by the fact that the Buhari government is pressuring an independent and self governing arm of government with the aim of getting CJN Walter Onnoghen to resign or be pushed aside.…
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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he has read several reports of the trending audio clip depicting the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, insulting President Muhammadu Buhari but he has not been able to spot any insults as insinuated by the media. Soyinka said this in Abuja on Wednesday at a symposium on fake news organised by BBC News. The playwright, who was a panellist at the event tagged, ‘Nigeria 2019: Countering Fake News’, urged the traditional media not to act like the electronic media by spreading unfounded allegations. He said, “Just two or three days ago, I read an…
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The APC wing of the Scions Of Danfodio are actually not as politically sophisticated as we give them credit for. They just happen to be dealing with a common sensically-barren political elites, from Igbo and Yoruba, who, like two foolish dwarfs, have refused to aspire to be the Giants that they were created to be but are busy fighting to be taller than the other. Promising Ndigbo and the Yoruba the 2023 Presidency at the same time, in exchange for their 2019 support, when it is clear, even to the blind, that the Presidency can only be occupied by one…
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…Party chairmen demands list of Collected PVC before election …Party Chairmen want Amina to step Down as head of collation unit . ….Party Chairmen want IGP sacked. The ongoing meeting of the leadership of INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission) led by Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and National Chairmen of 91 Political Parties snowballed into crisis over the issue of production of the Guideline without the consultation and notification of the chairmen of Political Parties who saw the guideline smuggled into the meeting with obnoxious clauses and strange inclusions that will lead to massive rigging of the 2019 election. Trouble started when…
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Analysis of budgetary allocations in the last four years show that N3.94 billion, N3.87 billion, N331.70 million and N1.03 billion were allocated in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively, for the operations of the State House Medical Centre. Despite top Presidency officials routinely flying out of the country to seek medical attention, the Federal Government allocated a total of N9.17 billion for the operations of the State House Medical Centre between 2015 and 2018, findings by New Telegraph show. The figure could, in fact, hit N10 billion if the N823.44 million the government proposed for the operations of the facility…
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Agency Report The United Nations says Nigeria lost an estimated 2.8 billion dollars in revenues in 2018, mainly due to oil-related crimes. This is according to a new ‘Report by the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS)’ on Monday in New York. The report, which covered from July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, said “Maritime crime and piracy off the coast of West Africa continued to pose a threat to peace, security and development in the region. “Oil-related crimes resulted in the loss of nearly 2.8 billion dollars in…
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Do you remember the 2012 fuel subsidy removal rally and strike? If you have forgotten, it took place from Jan 6-12, 2012. It got to a peak on Jan 8, 2012. Background fact January 1, 2012, GEJ led FG increased fuel pump price from N65/ltr to N141/ltr so that subsidy can be totally removed! Voila! #OccupyNigeria protests erupted in Lagos and some other cities. NLC, TUC, Save Nigeria Group, civil society organizations, Nollywood celebrities, ACN and opposition Politicians etc took turns to address the rally at Gani Fawehinmi memorial park at Ojora, Lagos to denounced the subsidy removal. The strike…
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Imo state, just like Abia state is one of the two states in the South East of Nigeria with huge unpaid pension liabilities. Huge pension liabilities that stretches over 6 years and have resulted to untimely death of some of our retired senior citizens . The most tragic situation that stares Imo state and our pensioners in the face is that we do not have reliable, credible and accurate record of the state pension liabilities. The whole mess has become an endless conundrum and hydra-headed monster that have defied all analoguous and corruption infested solutions thrown at it by the…
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Protocols: I would like to welcome you all, the leaders of our party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the formal inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council for the purpose of managing our campaigns for the 2019 general elections. 2. This is a historical moment and I consider it a great privilege to have been unanimously nominated by our party to run as its candidate, unopposed, for a second term of office as the president of our country Nigeria. 3. I thank God Almighty, and our hard working, long suffering, yet resolutely committed fellow citizens, for the continued investment…
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In the few days leading to the eclipse on 2018, reports from the warfront in North East Nigeria provoked huge concerns, fiercely stirring panic within communities in and around Maiduguri, Borno state. Governor Kashim Shettima, within this period, quickly called an emergency security meeting to receive briefs from different security commands in the state. At the Executive chambers of the Government House, Maiduguri, the seat of power in the state, the situation was grim and faces drawn. In fact, the situation appeared so dire as Nigerian troops facing the onslaught of the combined affront of insurgency from terror groups, Islamic…
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We know the lies have sinked in for ages, but we must say the truth so that those who care can be set free from lies. And for the world to know the truth of history, the powers of this world and their scholars must accept the inevitable reality that just as the oldest human culture and religion were practiced first in sub-Saharan Africa, so also is the oldest language of mankind spoken first in Africa. This original language of the universe is not extinct. Not every human group migrated out of Africa. Some ancient people, especially some among the…
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Kola Shittu did not match the picture the reporter expected to see. It was the second day of the new year and the Kwara State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was calm and all smiles as he ushered party officials into and out of his office in his expansive home in the old GRA, Ilorin. Could Mr Shittu be unaware of the higher-than-usual excitement in the state over the coming general elections, driven by the resurgence of the opposition in the state? At street junctions and on almost every wall in Ilorin, even around Mr Shittu’s house, bright…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the prosecution of the President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, over an alleged multi-billion scam in the organisation. It was also learnt that the Federal Government through the Presidential investigative panel headed by Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, had placed Pinnick on travel ban. Our correspondent gathered on Saturday that Buhari gave the order for Pinnick’s prosecution when the Obono-Obla presented a preliminary investigation report to him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission also addressed a report on the NFF to Mr President detailing the outcome of their investigations which tallied with what Obono-Obla’s panel…
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Igboland is an ethnocultural region in the present-day southeastern Nigeria. It differs from the South East Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria in that it encompasses both the zone and other adjoining territories of the eponymous Igbo ethnic group. With an estimated 35 million inhabitants, it is comparable to the US state of California in population and would be the 12th most populous country in Africa were it independent, surpassing the likes of Ghana, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Senegal and Zambia. A repository of natural resources, including coal, natural gas, petroleum and arable land, in addition to its wealth of human capital,…
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If not anything, the Party has shown itself the most resilient party in Nigeria and has survived as the Third Force in the nation’s political Party equations. One of the celebrated US Presidents, Dwight D. Eisenhower, in a speech, March 6, 1956, gave an insight into why political parties in the current dispensation in Nigeria have a fundamental problem. He said: If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power. This…
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A man’s character is his fate Heraclitus Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States (US), said: “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” As a clergyman, I have watched pitiably how people self-sabotage themselves by seeking spiritual solutions to character-deficit issues. They look around at everybody as suspects for their predicaments when their greatest demons lurk within them- their character. What we often call our destiny is genuinely our character, and since that character can change, then fate can…
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In March 1952, three months before general elections, soldiers in a small country, Cuba overthrew the government. The coup was led by a candidate and former military dictator, Colonel Fulgencio Batisa. Cuba itself was essentially a gambling and tourist country for fun-loving Americans whose mafia led by Charles Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky also ran the gambling and prostitution rings. The coup which enjoyed the approval of America seemed a settled matter. But some young Cubans including students and young ladies decided enough was enough; no longer would their country be played around like football. They decided to arouse the…
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My goal is a fact filled assessment of what is driving Igbo politics in the upcoming presidential polls and its implications for Igbo liberation. As the facts will show, collective Igbo interests have been relagated and sacrificed in the altar of personal ambitions of key principals in Igbo politics in a way to constitute a definite but temporary setback to said interests. The purpose of this writeup is to clear the dense fog of confusion that has beclouded the eyes and minds of Igbo elite. 1. Collective Igbo Interests NdiIgbo have made it resoundingly clear that their sole interest in…
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I have always admired the Southwest of Nigeria. One of the topics that fascinated me in secondary school history was that of Oyo Empire, particularly the story of Kakanfo, the renegade general, whose rebellious streak gave rise to Ife Kingdom. I have learnt from history that conformity gives rise to very little. It is not the catalyst to change. If everyone simply belonged and obeyed, no revolution would have taken place in any sphere of human endeavor. Let’s face it. The Southwest has it; that Kakanfo streak that has made Lagos-Ibadan the nucleus and watershed for everything that is new…
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Tribute to late Governor Sam Mbakwe on his 15 years remembrance by his Daughter Helga Mbakwe Nosiri.
15 years today, Agbawo Dike Izu. I am so proud to be counted as one of your 5 daughters. You came and left an indelible mark. Here I am thinking of how you, as an ordinary citizen fought the Ayo Irikefe Panel, the Justice Mamman Nasir Panel, the David Mark Panel, the Daramola Panel, the Roseline Omotosho Panel on various issues; Creation of States, Boundary Adjustment when they tried to pass off Oil reach areas in old Imo to Rivers State and the Abandoned Property saga which you eventually won during the Shagari era. You were the Secretary of the…
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“Nigerians risk having a fascist government under Atiku because of his open alignment with former heads of state and retired generals, who have some questions to answer. “That is why I am highly disappointed at the illusion by some Nigerians that Atiku is better than Buhari. There is absolutely no comparison between Buhari and Atiku.” Former heads of state, retired generals and PDP are afraid of Buhari’s second term bid. These people and the PDP are mortally afraid that if Buhari returned, he would probe the criminal annulment of June 12 and wage a more ruthless war against corruption. “They…
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Brethren, I bring you greetings. It is beyond argument that, through the agitation for Biafra which you lead, you, The Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) have brought both local and international attention to the plight of Ndigbo in Nigeria. You have raised our consciousness to a level never seen before. In the face of naked brutality and state terrorism, you have stood tall, refusing to bow to tyranny. Your members have paid the ultimate price for the emancipation of the people of old Eastern region from the clutches of Nigeria, a country that is deaf and dumb to the sanctity…
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Yinka Odumakin is the spokesperson for Afenifre, the pan-Yoruba social-cultural group. He shares his thoughts in this interview with NATHANIEL AKHIGBE on how a formidable alliance between the Yoruba and the Igbo can rescue Nigeria from the current leadership crisis and onto a path of sustainable development. Excerpts: Q• There is a recent development which many people have termed ‘handshake across the Niger’ between the leaders of the South and Middle-Belt. What is it all about? A• The South and the Middle-Belt come under what is called the South and Middle-Belt Leaders’ Forum, but the ‘handshake across the Niger’ is…
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It cannot be said too often that with the way the government is treating opposition members, who it claims are in violation of the law, that the Nigerian government has become a violent violator of human rights. It is a fearful and dangerous thing for the people to feel that they need protection from their government. It is like a sheep needing protection from a shepherd. The spectacle of police men laying siege on the house of a serving senator for 8 days and the senator lifeless being dragged into police station paints a very sad and worrying picture of…
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There is a noticeable whirl of feverish desperation in the Presidential Villa. No perceptive person can miss that. From indiscriminately arresting and detaining political opponents and critics, to squelching dissent in the traditional news media through blackmail and threats, to undisguisedly deploying security forces in the service of overt partisan agendas, it’s now starkly transparent that the Buhari regime is not interested in or prepared for a fair electoral contest. The starker the reality of impending electoral defeat stares the regime in the face, the more extreme the intensity of its desperation becomes. All the institutions that are crucial to…
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“ABURI 1967 was a Demand by an embattled Eastern for Restructuring back to being a Federation from the 1966 Accident and Collapse of the Federation of Nigeria. Nigeria agreed but later dithered and rather resorted to Violence of Genocidal Proportions in what became, for the embattled Eastern Nigeria whose Peoples were the targets of that Genocide, a War of Self-Preservation and Independence, waged as the Republic of Biafra 1967-1970, in which over 3.5 Million Easterners we’re killed” LNC, April 21, 2015. The LNC asks toady, January 5, 2019: “51 Years after ABURI, with the Caliphate Proprietors of One-Nigeria still bluntly…
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Mrs. Amina Zakari just said to the BBC, “I’m not [Buhari’s] niece.” That’s flat-out mendacious. And it puts a huge question mark on her honesty, probity, and trustworthiness. A person who can lie this casually about something as basic and as verifiable as her relationships is disreputable and unworthy of the responsibility she’s been entrusted with at INEC. So what is the truth? In a December 27, 2018 article, Mohammed Haruna, former Daily Trust columnist and current INEC commissioner, confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s biological sister was once married to Mrs. Amina Zakari’s father. That makes Amina Buhari’s niece. This…
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Amina Bala Zakari, mum of 5, a widow, was married to Bala Zakari Kazaure who passed away in 2000, is not related by blood to Buhari but is more than a niece or daughter. She is from Jigawa. Her father former perm Sec and Emir of Kazaure, Husaini Adamu, was married to Buhari’s elder sister. Amina ‘s mum was wife#1. Buhari grew up in the Emir’s house, Amina was there with Buhari from the outset. We hold no grudge against her appointment or her job at INEC, commissioner , AG Chair. She is a pharmacist, well educated, Queens College Lagos,…
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As it is common with this season, we have in the past two days been treated to a deluge of prophecies from religious clerics about what will happen this year in our country with specific reference to the 16th February presidential election. While many of these clerics have boldly told us what God told them about who will win the election that is barely six weeks away, it is interesting that only two candidates are in the agenda of God if one believes these prophecies: The incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. That should worry all…
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  There is a struggle going on in Nigeria. It is a struggle between two evils – one, less so with a touch of human face and the other, extremely so – aloof, insensitive, unfeeling, deeply hypocritical and incompetent on a level never before seen in our country. My dilemma is not so much with choosing between the two, but about some people’s warm embrace of the latter. Ordinarily, one would think that the less dangerous of the two would be more attractive to many people. But I have been shocked by some people’s blind craving for danger…
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Mrs. Amina Zakari just said to the BBC, “I’m not [Buhari’s] niece.” That’s flat-out mendacious. And it puts a huge question mark on her honesty, probity, and trustworthiness. A person who can lie this casually about something as basic and as verifiable as her relationships is disreputable and unworthy of the responsibility she’s been entrusted with at INEC. So what is the truth? In a December 27, 2018 article, Mohammed Haruna, former Daily Trust columnist and current INEC commissioner, confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s biological sister was once married to Mrs. Amina Zakari’s father. That makes Amina Buhari’s niece. This…
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It will be a task impossible to actualise for the Igbos, to follow the Yoruba’s Ideology. The Igbos are more republican by nature, which is why it is very difficult for you to tame such tribe. From the extensive research I did on the three major tribes, I find out that the Igbos are the most westernized, most enterprising, most astute, most dynamic, most intelligent (smart), and the most technically gifted tribe found among the black race. The Hausa/Fulani and the Yorubas have limitations. But an Igbo man doesn’t see any limitations. An average Igbo man is highly competitive, unlike…
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We live in a society where the ruling class has lost their moral compass and the prevailing trend is staying silent in the face of severe threats to our collective existence as a nation; recent events and the lamentable situation across the country is a matter of grave concern to all Nigerians irrespective of tribe, partisan affiliations or creed. In the past few months alone, the security landscape has further deteriorated with numerous reverses in the fight against terrorism. Nascent criminal activities like kidnapping have become daily occurrences, causing incalculable losses to our economy, and catastrophic damage to our fragile…
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Introduction. Recently, a shocking story came out to public knowledge about how Keystone Bank and 9Mobile were acquired in controversial circumstances by the business interests of one Alhaji Isa Funtua, a close friend of President Muhammadu Buhari, via the instrumentality of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). As the smoke raised by the scandalous story is still swirling in the air, with some public groups challenging the government to come out clean on what could be a serious dent on its anti-corruption stance, there is indeed no smoke without fire. For starters, it is a confirmed fact that the son-in-law…
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Most knowledgeable Nigerians do not need any religious con artist to tell us that Nigerians are in for torrid times in 2019, if we do not elect men and women , who can help us to wither the impending fiscal revenue disaster that stare us right in the face . Any smart ten year old kid, based on facts and realities on ground today in the world , Nigeria and Imo state can easily predict that Nigeria is about to enter her worst season in over 4 decades The only thing that can mitigate the impending doom to some great…
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We started last year by recounting how the good people of Imo state have been let down over the last one decade of failed democratic experience, which has done nothing but to deepen the unemployment, poverty, disenchantment and misery situation amongst the populace. We paid special attention /emphasis to the immediate past 8 years of most tragic governance experience. Interestingly, some other candidates of other political parties have started plagiarising our Imo Transformational Blue Print/Road Map, without understanding the hows, when, what capital/technical resources, timelines and deliverables behind our SWP. You can borrow zeal, but not the deep knowledge, hands…
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The emergence as President of General Muhammadu Buhari was heralded with optimism as a catalyst of much-trumpeted change in 2015. Many Nigerians wanted a change of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s administration that was tagged as corrupt, and the opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) was seen as the last resort for the masses to bring about the change. Unfortunately, since the inception of the APC-controlled government of President Buhari, Nigerians have not experienced any iota of change to justify their mandate entrusted to him as Commander-in-Chief of our dear country. The Buhari Government had made the fight against corruption its topmost priority,…
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In the same week in which former army chief Alex Badeh was shot to death on an open road, journalism professor Farooq Kperogi was ousted from Daily Trust, the newspaper where he cut his teeth 20 years ago and for which he had continued to write. The presidency immediately ordered the security agencies to “fish out” Badeh’s killers. They won’t, as sadly, the era of assassinations Nigeria first experienced under the PDP has returned. That era, like this one, had little room for justice. On the other hand, Kperogi himself identifies those behind the termination of his weekly Daily Trust…
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I don’t have the data. But the migration of the Igbos of Eastern Nigeria homewards for the Christmas season is one of the biggest migrations in Africa. I need to be convinced that there is any other nationality in Africa that does as much as Igbos in going to their ancestral land during the Christmas and New Year’. Reason is that the nationality is dispersed all over the world and there is a compulsion, almost a duty to visit home during this period The struggling Nigerian economy and the logistics of coming home has always been a damper. The roads…
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WE DEMAND AN OFFICIAL AND OPEN INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN THE TRUTH – REVEALS ATIKU ABUBAKAR IN A NEW STATEMENT ‘The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has called on the appropriate authorities to urgently institute a probe to unravel the hidden faces behind the new ownership structure of multi-billion naira telecoms giant, Etisalat Nigeria, as well as Keystone Bank. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Special Assistant to Atiku on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said such a probe was necessary in view of reports that members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s family now own…
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Dr. Bolali Akinyemi, The President, PVC-NAIJA. Report Of Our Findings As Requested. When they say Atiku is corrupt and that PDP being a corrupt institution which lacked the capacity to build governmental institutions to frustrate looting and corruption, it always beats my imagination. I don’t understand where that claim is coming from; EFCC, ICPC, TSA, BPE, NSIA, Burea of Pubic Procurement, Pensions Reforms, and BVN , etc all legacies of PDP are what? Let’s be retrospective and objective in our comments. Nigeria is far more than APC and PDP put together, a nationalist approach at striving for the country survival…
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I will take them to the market place, he says National Chairman of the Reformed All Progressives Congress(R-APC), Alhaji Buba Galadima said on Wednesday that the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) and President Muhammadu Buhari should stop laying claim to integrity. . Galadima, who spoke on Channels Television’s breakfast programmed, Sunrise Daily, said that he was ready to take the President and the APC to the cleaners if they continued to lay claim to integrity. . He said: “I can’t see any integrity whatsoever on the side of Mr, President. Which integrity? Somebody, who condone corrupt people around him? We know…
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Nigeria is holding Igbo region back, but many Igbos flourish in many different parts of Nigeria. This has been obvious in the last 25 or so years. The systemic running down of infrastructure in Igbo land, and deliberate underdevelopment of sea ports and airport in East Nigeria are clear policies to retard the emancipation of Igbos and our economic empowerment. The one thing the north and west fear most is that Igbos would disinvest from their regions, if the East is allowed the same freedom they have to develop. We are the ones who buy swamps in Lagos, drain it…
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The Young Democratic Party (YDP) governorship candidate in Imo State, Evang. Myke Ikoku has warned that the State can no longer survive under the heavy burden of career politicians whose only business is politics, while reiterating his commitment to build a strong State when elected as the next governor of the State in 2019. Evang. Ikoku made the declaration while speaking to newsmen on his chances in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the State. He said service to humanity is not rendered seasonally or should be done by compulsion, but service is one that should flow from the inside. According…
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For the same reasons the Apartheid Constitution of South Africa was not cured by Amendments, the Nigerian Unitary Constitution 1999 cannot be be cured by Amendments. The Mandate of the National Assembly is to make Laws according the dictates of the Constitution. That Mandate does not include Constitution Making which requires Constituent Powers. Constituent Powers reside exclusively with the Peoples of Nigeria as an incident of their Sovereignty. The Legislative Powers conferred by Election on the Legislature does not include Constituent Powers and unless the People specifically confer that Power on a Body with Constituent Powers (maybe by some kind…
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The sad and brutal assasination of the former Chief of Defence Staff and former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Alex Badeh, a day after President Buhari’s birthday, is a despicable and cowardly act. Not only was he an officer and a gentleman but he was also a profoundly good man who was criminalised, humiliated and treated in a malicious and unacceptable manner by a vicious, malevolent and evil government that had targetted him for villification and destruction right from the start. Despite the fact that he was subjected to a well-orchestrated and relentless degree of persecution from the…
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The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) is a child of a peculiar circumstance and that peculiarity clearly reflects in its sloganeering. ‘APGA bu nke anyi’; or, ‘Nkea bu nke anyi’ has a very long history, which appears lost in long use as clichés. These slogans deeply resonate with the philosophy behind the formation of the Party between 2002 and 2003. Let us do a bit of historical tour de force. Those who were around and active in the buildup to the military hand over and enthronement of the current democratic dispensation in 1999, would agree that the PDP primaries was…
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Huge differences exist between the standards of living of the Nigerian elites and those of the deprived masses, who, so to speak, are his opposite number or counterpart. While the privileged elites are few in number, mostly educated and live in reckless opulence, the masses or ordinary citizens are uncountable and have poverty and misery as their first and second nature. However, despite the wide gulf in their standards of living, education and exposures to civilised world, both the elite or rich and the poor in Nigeria unrguably behave the same way when it comes to matters of their respective…
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With some two months to the almighty presidential election in Nigeria, one cannot but feel encapsulated in the frenetic build up to that day. Although for now, there seems a situation that can be likened to the calm before a storm, political watchers know for sure that it is all about the calm before the final push. But despite the slow motion build up, things have been happening, right from the moment the identities of the major gladiators and their running mates were known. There is no doubt that one which caused ripples across the country, was the announcement of…
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Since the advent of Boko Haram insurgency in 2009, the security situation in Nigeria has continued to worsen. In the last three and half years, it has intensified across the length and breadth of the country. This has been worsened by the brazen and wanton killings by herdsmen. On top of these are other forms of social vices such as kidnapping and ritual killings. Most people believe that these gory tales have been underreported even in the news media. The statistics are galling. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) about 1,061 persons were killed by Fulani militias in the Middle…
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“Failures are those who, despairing to rise into distinction by their virtues, are happy if others are depressed to a level with themselves. “ Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 54. By any measure known to observers of any government, this administration is a dismal failure. Let me once again apologise to Nigerians that in 2011 and 2015 I was a fanatical promoter of Mr. President. On both occasions, it was my belief that once elected, he will recognise his own limitations and will appoint people who will fill the gaps in his capacities. But, like many…
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The people of Ovahimba and Ovazimba tribes in the Kunene and Omusati regions in Northern Namibia have an upheld culture that has defied western influence and agitation. With a population of over 50,000, the women engage in the daily activity of milking their cows, taking care of the children and other extensive duties while the men go hunting leaving, sometimes, for an extended period of time. These nomads’ wealth is determined by the number of cattle one has. A polygamous people, the Himba girls are married off to male partners selected by their fathers once they attain puberty. You cannot…
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When the presidential flag-bearer of the People’s Democratic Party, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku nominated Mr. Peter Obi as his running mate, joy was universal. In the political history of Nigeria, no such nomination was greeted with the type of elation with which Nigerians welcomed it. From North to South and East to West, the citizenry proclaimed Atiku’s choice as the best Nigeria has witnessed preparatory to general elections. Most Nigerians were excited by Obi’s nomination due to his performance as Governor of Anambra State. They believe, rightly, that teaming up with Atiku, they will replicate the Anambra wonder. As Nigeria’s Vice-President…
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As an incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari is coming into the elections in a strong position. By reason of access to government financial resources and control of coercive institutions, he has an arsenal of incentives with which to affect voters’ behaviour. An incumbent, by default, still possesses the biggest bully pulpit in the public space and the ability to commandeer national attention at any time and place of his choosing. Buhari’s support base – millions of voters in the north-west and in the north-east – is still intact. His populist message of fighting elite corruption and modelling integrity in public office,…
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A female governorship aspirant in Imo, Irene Ottih, has called for the cancellation of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primaries in Imo, alleging her exclusion from the contest. A female governorship aspirant in Imo, Irene Ottih, has called for the cancellation of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primaries in Imo, alleging her exclusion from the contest. Ottih made the call at a news conference at the party’s National Secretariat on Tuesday in Abuja. She said that she purchased and submitted her nomination and expression of interest forms but was not screened by the screening committee led by Mike Onolememen. Ottih…
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Defending looters such as Abacha, Babachir, Dambazzau, Buratai, Abba Kyari and others, is toxic, mephitic and septic, but it is not the greatest sin. Protecting looters like Amaechi, Fayemi, Fasola, , Maina, Baru, El Rufai is banditry, but it is not the greatest sin. Lies are not good, but they don’t constitute the greatest sin. False propaganda is atrocious, but it is not the greatest sin. Incompetence is very destructive, but it is not the greatest sin. Fraud is abominable, but it is not the greatest sin. Corruption is annihilative, but it is not the greatest sin. Nepotism is noxious,…
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· Mr. William M. Obiano Executive Governor of Anambra State · Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, PhD Executive Governor of Abia State · Mr. Rochas Anayo Okorocha Executive Governor of Imo State · Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Executive Governor of Enugu State · Engineer Dave Umahi Executive Governor of Ebonyi State · Barr Ike Ekweremadu Deputy Senate President of Nigeria · Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe Chairman of the Southeast Senate Caucus · Mr. Chukwuka Onyema Chairman of the House of Reps Southeast Caucus · Fifteen Members of the Southeast Caucus in the Senate · Forty-three Members of the House of Reps Southeast Caucus Sirs,…
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1. Dr. Oby Ezekwesili 2. Fela Durotoye 3. Atiku Abubakar 4. Omoyele Sowore 5. Donald Duke 6. Chief Obasanjo 7. Professor Charles Soludo 8. Pastor Tunde Bakare 9. Pastor Sunday Adelaja 10. Father Ejike Mbaka 11. Professor Pastor Yemi Osibanjo 12. Professor Tam David West 13. Professor Wole Soyinka 14. Rev. Chris Okotie 15. Professor Pat Utomi 16 El-Rufai 17 Dino Melaye 18 Lai Mohammed 19 Bola Tinubu 20 Rotimi Amaechi These people actually believed that Buhari had what it takes to lead Nigeria into a first world. These people went to school. Many are professors. Some claimed to have…
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The vice presidential debate was very interesting. Yemi was good. Peter did well. They reeled out statistics and numbers, facts and figures, analysis and projections. Atiku may try to perform like Peter. But can you imagine Buhari imitating Yemi? But Buhari must debate. They must ask Buhari about Aisha’s lamentations. About the APC that collects nomination money from aspirants without any intention of allowing them to contest. About the billions Aisha’s ADC fleeced from people. And about the two unelected men that actually runs the government. Buhari must debate. Buhari must be asked about the actual source of the billions…
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Duruebube made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja, that voting for parties had been the trend in Imo and it must stop. He explained that for Imo to be great again, it’s electorate must learn to vote individuals not minding the political party they belong to but considering the pedigree, the credibility and the competence of the candidate. “Since the inception of democracy in 1999 in Imo people have been voting for candidates one party or two other parties. “And we have realised the voting strictly along party lines has not…
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Like his predecessor before him, Atahiru Jega, who had announced a skewed allotment of ‘new Polling Booths’, allocating much more of such booths to areas in Nigeria’s North East region where Boko Haram were supposedly in control of than was allocated to entire regions in the South and had also announced the discarding of the use of PVC Cards mid-way into the 2015 Presidential election (an announcement that was deliberately ‘heard and implemented’ by INEC officials mainly in some sections of the country), Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr. Mahmood Yahaya, buoyed by a feeling of impunity, has announced his…
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Since you walked the red carpets as a beauty queen, many of us have followed you. Though beauty contest is a mere competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants, most contests have evolved to also incorporate personality traits, intelligence, talent, and answers to judges’ questions as judged criteria. So, becoming the African queen of your time, and even now, was no mean feat. It comes with real beauty, brains and brawn, no doubt. You really didn’t need any contest to prove you are one of the most beautiful women to walk the…
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As the general elections in Nigeria draw closer, i advise the electorate of Owerri federal constuency and Imo state in general to vote for individuals and not political parties which as we all know are mostly bereft of manifestos and ideologies. By embracing fanatic partisanship, we have become perfect examples of protagonists of the polarity of our political system. By voting blindly for party’s bereft of ideology, we are not acting intelligently; rather we are brainwashed into blindly and gullibly following a personal prejudice and escalating and fuelling an increasingly corrupt, counter productive and fraudulent system. While i can’t give…
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Signatories to the CUPP that adopted Atiku as presidential candidate last week Friday include the Action Alliance, the unregistered association called the Reformed- All Progressives Congress (APC), Alliance for Democracy (AD), Africa Democratic Party (ADC), Action Democratic Party (ADP), and All Grand Alliance Party (AGAP), Action Peoples Party (APP), and Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD), Better Nigeria Progressive Party, Democratic Alternative (DA), Democratic Peoples Congress (DPC), Grand Democratic Party of Nigeria (GDPN), Green Party of Nigeria (GPN), KOWA Party, Labour Party (LP), Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA), and Masses Movement of Nigeria (MMN). The National Conscience Party (NCP), New Generation…
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Nde Owerri anyi of the 33 wards of Owerri federal constituency, we the “Hazie Owerri Campaign organization”, hereby introduce to you our Brother, friend, uncle and acquaintance, Duruebube Chimazuru “Oblong” Nnadi who has put himself forward to join hands with other like minded progressives to reorder the pace of social, infrastructural and economic development of Owerri federal constituency, Imo state and Nigeria in general at the Green Chambers of the National Assembly. Duruebube Chimazuru “Oblong” Nnadi is from the prominent Nnadi-Oforgu family of Umuadamoche, Umuelem, Ihiagwa in Owerri west LGA of IMO state. His father was the late Chief Sir…
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Political parties organize the terms of elite competition, and thus offer and defend alternative choices to voting citizens. Similarly, competition among political actors is only meaningful when it is aimed towards party institutionalization which is a function of organizational loyalty. Multiparty democracies need multiple parties, where one serves as an alternative to the others. Unfortunately, third World countries such as Nigeria face a major and persistent problem: incessant decamping among elected political actors and aspirant candidates which tend to impede democratic consolidation. Defection, party switching, party-hopping, decamping, is a situation where politicians cross from one political party to the other…
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For many of us, when a door closes, we feel our world has come to an abrupt end. No matter the reasons or circumstances for a closed door, it is important not to lose hope. Not to see an end, rather to look for another entry. I have a furnace level burning desire, a near calling to represent my people at the federal house and i am re-presenting myself as an additional choice for ndi Owerri. The recently concluded primaries have thrown up some choices for ndi Owerri, i am altruistically obligated to present myself as an extra choice for…
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…says, my support for Ugwuanyi’s re-election indisputable THE fiery Catholic Priest and the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Catholic Prayer Ministry, Enugu Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has predicted doom’s day for President Muhammadu Buhari and the Presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, saying that none of them would win, without mentioning the eventual winner. Speaking during the 2018 harvest and bazaar celebration at his Adoration Ground in Emene, he said it was bad and scandalous before the Holy Spirit that after their prayers on Adoration altar made Buhari the President, he had refused to come and do…
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The Arabian Peninsula has a very rich history dating 6000BC. The peninsula was occupied by Bedouins…the modern day Arabs. The peninsula is mostly sandy desert, hard rocky mountains, and wetlands around the coastal areas. To say this is one of the most uninhabitable places on earth is an understatement! Summer temperatures are so high that you’d be convinced your brains were being melted within your cranium; winter temperatures are so low you’d pray for global warming day and night! The desert is filled with sand boas, cobras, scorpions, goats and camels! It is a most uninhabitable peninsula! The area was…
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The cliche “it is not over until it is over” very popular talk in the beautiful round leather game of football. The game of football is full of dramatics and histrionics and surprise is one huge factor. The above are also true of politics. Those who know will easily agree that twenty four hours is a long time in politics. Politics is characterised by concentric rings of conspiracies. Hence, you do not count your chicks before they are hatched in politics as anything can happen. No man is an Island…certainly, not in the roguish business of politics. Politics is a…
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Those who do not understand what Buhari is saying should realize that he is laying claim to the whole of Nigeria as the Estate of their Greatgrandfather Uthman Dan Fodio and he is showing the exit door to those who are not happy about the definition (ie the Constitutional Arrangements imposed on all by Caliphate-inspired Decrees), of that Nigeria. The only chance the rest of Nigeria stands today against the complete CONQUEST and COLONIZATION Agenda of the Caliphate is the immediate dissolution and unbundling of the failed, toxic and defunct Federation of Nigeria. The background to this mindset is that…
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Security of lives and properties is the number one priority , cardinal and focal point of the Tony Nwulu / Nnaemeka Obiaraeri UPP GUBER Team . We are not going to just mouth security of lives and properties without plans , policies and programs to ensure scientific , timelined and pragmatic execution of these promises as we have today in Abuja and Owerri . We shall be providing Ndi Imo with detailed execution framework and implementation strategic work plan that are actionable and measurable. To turn / make Imo State into the Las Vegas (truly and safe Ngwori center /…
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In my last write up, I postulated that four major power blocks have emerged in Imo in the jostle for Imo Governorship in 2019. They are; Uzodinma, Okorocha, Ararume and Ihedioha. Baring all unforeseen circumstances, one of the above mentioned power blocks will be Governor of Imo state come 2019.That is every other thing been equal. In this race to Douglas House, George Orwells Animal farm comes to mind where Orwell proclaimed in that epic book that all animals are equal but some are more equal than the others. So when I say that Uzodinma is not like others, I…
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I have taken time to read thru the historical perspective of the current political intrigues in Imo PDP, and the looming electoral backlash that may revisit the party if adequate safeguards are not put in place. What brought me into this conclusion was the character of the man that is currently at the storm of this political imbroglio. What started as a family misunderstanding, has snowballed into bitter and fierce political rivalry of national magnitude. I took my time to profile Dr. Fabian Ihekweme, a known and unrepentant Sen. Sam Daddy ANYANWU’s adherent and a strong character with the strength…
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Just like the bible quoted alcohol as being a mocker to the consumer, same way the social media has equally become a clog in the wheels of the aspiration of Emeka Ihedioha. Yes i give it up for the maverick politician called Emeka Ihedioha, i tag him as maverick because he is a political fraud expert whose strategy involves a long term fraudulent planning process which terminates at fair stages to those who are shallow both in reasoning and strategy interpretations. I say this because i have followed him right from when he represented my federal constituency at the green…
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On Monday, November 26, 2018, some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State chapter, met in a Hotel in Owerri, where they formed a pressure Group called New Peoples Democratic Party N-PDP and issued a mandatory two-days ultimatum to the State Executive Council of PDP led by Chief Charles Ezekwem to meet their demands or else they pull-out of the party. Unfortunately, the men behind the N-PDP in Imo State are mainly the campaign team members of Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu representing Owerri zone in the Senate. Senator Anyanwu (Samdaddy) is a distinguished son of Owerri zone, who…
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Following reports earlier in the week that governors of the South-East elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were reluctant in throwing their full support behind the party’s Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; findings have revealed the reasons for this development . It all started last Saturday in Yola, the Adamawa state capital when a gathering of eminent personalities including some state governors visited the big city to felicitate with the PDP candidate on the occasion of the America University of Nigeria, AUN, Founder’s Day. Copiously absent from that gathering were the three governors of Abia, Enugu…
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The attention of the office of Distinguished Senator Samdaddy Nnaemeka Anyanwu has been drawn to the division in Imo State Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) with the emergence of a splinter group known as the N-PDP. Senator Anyanwu disassociates himself from this group, and views this latest development which is a direct response to the anger and displeasure that characterised the October 1st, 2018 governorship primaries of the Party in the the State as not only divisive but is capable of undermining the electoral fortunes of the party as we approach the next round of elections in 2019. Coincidentally, the promoters of…
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We must stop being frivolous, self centered and address the looming danger before our eyes! There is a crack in Imo PDP at the of verge of 2019 general elections and it will be absurd to be cosmetic about this! It make no political and common sense pretending that there is no crack while there is! There is a solution to every problem! The approach, spirit of give and take, humility and intelligence to resolve crisis is all it takes! PDP is an opposition party in Imo state and federal. We therefore need to be more coherent, United and together…
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Plans have been concluded by Igbo Bu Igbo, a leading Igbo sociocultural association, for its inauguration conference billed to hold in Enugu on December 1, 2018, under the chairmanship of Ven. Canon Prof Chinedu Nebo, Nigeria’s former Minister of Power, and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. In a press release signed by Dr Law Mefor and Dr Mrs Bibiana Okereafor, Chancellor of the Group and Chairperson of the Planning Committee, respectively, the theme of the inauguration conference is “Ndigbo: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”. While the Deputy Senate President, Prof Ike Ekweremadu is the Special Guest of…
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Hundreds of members of the Imo state Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday formed a New- PDP with Fabian Ihekweme as the state Chairman. The N-PDP, was formed in Owerri, capital of Imo state. The N-PDP has as Deputy chairman, Jerry Ogoke, Secretary, Ifeanyi Oguzie, while Johnbosco Ben and Christigonus Okoro as spokesperson and Organizing Secretary respectively.The legal adviser was given to Uche Igbokwe. They also gave the National Working Committee, NWC, of PDP, on or before 29th of November 2018, to resolve all the issues or face mass exodus of defection of members of the PDP to an opponent camp.…
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At an Interactive Session Held with Nigerians resident in France, November 12, 2018, on the sidelines of the World Peace Forum in Paris, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was reported by the Media as saying the following: “There are too many People talking lazily about Restructuring in Nigeria. Unfortunately, People are not asking them individually what do they mean by Restructuring? What form do they want Restructuring to take? Do they want us to have something like the Three Regions we used to have? And now we have 36 States and the FCT. What form do they want? They are just…
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