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Last week President Muhammadu Buhari( PMB) visited the South East for the first time since he became President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria two and half years ago. Was he on a genuine state visit or was he on a campaign mission? Some people believe he was on a campaign mission to Anambra state to support the gubernatorial ambition of his APC party flag-bearer, Mr Tony Nwoye. Such people believe that the visit to EBONYI State was an after thought, a camouflage. To buttress their view point, they remarked that if a presidential visit was actually planned for EBONYI…
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The Senate has described as herculean the investigation of the sacked Chairman of Presidential Task force on Pensions Reforms, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, disclosing that over 222 houses recovered by the EFCC have been allegedly shared by the EFCC officials. Raising through order 42 and 43, Senator Emmanuel Paulker, Chairman of Federal establishment pointed that the Committee which was set up barely a month now ran into trouble in the course of investigating the embattled Pension Task-force chairman. He further explained that the combined team of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) allegedly recovered…
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For millions of Zimbabweans, the 21st day of November will forever remain a historic day for that was the day what book-makers had thought impossible happened in the Southern African country as the strong man of Zimbabwean politics; President Robert Mugabe, was forced to step down as President after 37 years in power. Worthy of note here is that Mugabe was not forced to resign by the common Zimbabweans protesting on the street or the activities of Morgan Tsvangarai-led main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change. He was forced out of power by his own ZANU PF party, his…
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Ahead of the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) slated for 9, December, the party on Tuesday released its zoning arrangements for the various party offices at the national level. According to a report presented by the chairman of the zoning committee, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, the position of National Chairman was zoned to the south, comprising the Southwest, Southeast and the South-south. The North takes the position of National Secretary. The party will now have two Deputy National Chairman, one for the North and one for the South. Other positions zoned to the South include…
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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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• He is being investigated for alleged theft, says anti-graft agency. Armed with superior firepower and men, the Department of State Services (DSS) Tuesday prevented the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting a former Directors General of the DSS, Mr. Ita Ekpeyong, and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr. Ayo Oke. Operatives of the anti-graft agency, assisted by the Nigeria Police Force, had stormed No. 46 Nasir Mamman Street, Asokoro, Abuja, the residence of Ekpeyong, at about 6 a.m. in a bid to arrest him. They had blocked the two entrances leading to the street, preventing vehicular movement…
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“The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me” Matt 26:11. I was a discussant with one of Governor Okorocha’s die-hard supporters and commissioner nominee, Prof Nnamdi Obiareri, Hon Barr Uche Onyeagucha and Prof Protus Nathan Uzoma on Saturday November 11, 2017. The event was the 5th anniversary of Imo Youths for Positive Change held at the Mega 1 Event Place, Akanchawa Road, Concorde Area, Owerri. The event comprised of public lecture and discussion segments, where we discussed “Integrated State Development: A Comparative Analysis of Sam Mbakwe Era and Post Mbakwe Period – The…
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The Ekwueme family regrets to announce the peaceful passing away of their patriarch, the former Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Chief Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme GCON. The sad event occurred at The London Clinic at 10:00 pm on Sunday 19th November 2017. Condolence Registers have been opened at the following locations: LONDON: Nigeria High Commission 9 Northumberland Avenue Westminster, London WC2N 5BX ABUJA: International Conference Centre Central Area, Area 11 900 Herbert Macaulay Way Abuja, Nigeria LAGOS: 4 Ikoya Avenue Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria ENUGU: 11 Ezzikwo Street Independence Layout, Enugu, Nigeria ABAKALIKI: Vice Chancellor’s Office Ebonyi State University…
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Dr Alex Ekwueme occupied a unique space in Nigerian history. As the first elected Vice-President, Ekwueme was the face Nigeria advertised to the world that indeed the Igbos were back into the mainstream of Nigerian politics after the gruesome Civil War that ended in 1970. After that war, he made more money and decided to show the way to other Igbos who had come into wealth. By the time he was made the Vice-President to Alhaji Shehu Shagari, his philanthropy was well known. He single-handedly built the vocational centre, in Oko, his home town which has now been turned into…
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One of the initial challenges Innoson faced during the construction of the vehicle manufacturing plant at Nnewi is the unlawful seizure and auction sale of about 25 pieces of 40ft containers of imported completely knocked down (CKDs )motorcycle belonging to Innoson Nigeria Ltd. It only took the grace of God for Innoson to survive the trauma that came with it. The value of the CKDs ran into Hundreds of Millions of Naira and a major part of the funds came from Bank loans. According to Dr. Innocent Chukwuma, this period when the Nigeria Customs auctioned and sold his goods is…
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In The Supreme Court of Nigeria On Friday, the 12th day of May, 2017 SC.694/2014(R) Before Their Lordships MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria EJEMBI EKO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SIDI DAUDA BAGE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria Between GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC – Appellant(s) AND INNOSON NIGERIA LIMITED – Respondent(s) Summary INTRODUCTION: This is a ruling on an application to raise fresh issue on appeal. FACTS: In the suit…
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Nigerians have never shown such level of patience and tolerance towards any of their past leaders for his record and strange policies as that shown to their current leader, Muhammadu Buhari – a former military dictator now self-confessed democrat who said he came to fight corruption. Buhari, 75, is being plagued with failures across every single sector in the economy, the like as has never been seen before. Less than a year into office, the economy plummeted into recession, an economy which had till then grown at an average rate of 7% in previous years (2011-2014). The nation’s currency lost…
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I have seen all the attacks against Uche Secondus in his bid to become the next elected PDP Chairman. I accept the genuine agitation of those who feel it is the turn of Southwest Geopolitical zone to produce the next National Chairman of the party, having not occupied the office before. That seems plausible in the PDP and Nigerian system where zoning is a big issue. Surprisingly however majority of the attacks against the Uche Secondus campaign for PDP National Chairmanship have come from the Pro-Sherrif group who lost their grip and stranglehold on the PDP by virtue of a…
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The United States Government has said it would not meddle in Nigeria’s choice of leader in the 2019 presidential elections. John Sullivan, the U.S Deputy Secretary of State, said at the end of the US-Nigeria Bi-national Commission in Abuja, that the U.S will neither endorse President Muhammadu Buhari nor any presidential candidate in the elections. “What we want to do, is to ensure to the extent that we can assist, free and fair elections and we won’t pick those candidates,” Sullivan said. “We won’t pick any candidate, we won’t endorse any candidate, we want to support the Nigerian people and…
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The People’s Democratic Party, Imo State, is enjoying it’s reformation and overhauling process, with the state Chairman, Barr. Charles Chukwudi Ezekwem, anchoring the ship. The Okigwe born former EA to Governor Udenwa and former LGA elected chairman has shown that He has the capacity, strong will and the needed dexterity to lead a great party with many big people. It has been proven that one of the greatest challenges in leadership is managing your contemporaries. However, Barr. Charles Chukwudi Ezekwem has shown strength, respect and power to handle this situation when ever it comes up. He has shown that the…
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Witchcraft needs to be refined and made more relevant to our daily lives like flying to avoid those hectic traffic jams. As it is in Nigeria, it is still practiced in a very crude form. Can you beat this bizarre story? I had engaged a friend on the topic of witchcraft and the evils they did to us growing up in the village then. He told me he never believed in witchcraft until i told him those stories and that someone he knew had reported this to him earlier: It’s a family of 7, parents inclusive, but the head of…
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APC tried to use President Buhari’s influence to win election. It all manifested when they redeployed Obiano’s security details days before his election. Thank God for great Nigerians who condemned the act and Mr President who ordered that his security details including his ADC be restored to him. They wanted to lay Obiano ambush in his own election. That was an unsuccessful democratic electoral coup. They deployed money, the governors donated Billions to Nwoye, state by state. Most of them are owing salaries, pensioners are being given bounced cheques for months. What a country! APC deployed federal might through security…
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©️ *Chinedu Agu* If APC had won, the traditional institutions in Anambra State would have been turned into a laughing stock. More so, Obi of Onitsha, that fine Gentleman, would be dethroned by the Government of the day and replaced with a Bootlicking Traditional Ruler. Eze Alfred Achebe would go to Court and obtain a judgment for his reinstatement, but they would disregard, scorn and despise it. Ask any Imolite. If APC had won, all the houses and structures lying beside the already solidly asphalted Ekwulobia Ezinifite road, Ndiokwu-Amikpa-Oki Umuchi road, Nsogwu Umunze road, Oye Neni-Adazi Nnukwu-Akwaeze-Igboukwu road, Agulu Nwanchi-Obeledu-Neni…
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Anyone asked the impact of Governor Obiano’s victory in the November 18 gubernatorial ballot in Anambra State could answer with a single word: Crushing. He won in all of the 21 local government areas of the state. His closest rivals came up in dismal second, third and fourth places. The combined total of the votes garnered by the rest of the 33 candidates managed to hit the hundreds. Significantly, ex-Governor Peter Obi, the godfather of PDP candidate Oseloka Obaze lost in his Anaocha local government area. Mr. Obaze himself lost in his Ogbaru local government area. His running mate, Mrs.…
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The leadership of APC Youths Renaissance deeply regrets the abysmal performance of our party in the just concluded Anambra State Governorship election despite all the assurances given to leaders and members of the party by Tony Nwoye and the Southeast leaders of the party. Before the election, all necessary logistics were given to the leaders of the party in the zone to deliver victory to APC, but it looked as if such logistics were diverted as it did not get to the intended people in the region. How on earth can anyone explain the rational behind the 21/21 victory of…
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The Fulani in Nigeria have said they will not accept cattle ranching because the country’s geographical location was not suitable for it. * It’s caused by strangers fuelled by politicians, religious leaders – Miyetti Allah Besides, the Fulani said the species of cows they had, as subsistence livestock farmers, were not good for ranching in the country, saying they could only be confined to ranching if their livestock were replaced with breeds suitable for it. This was even as they said the anti-open grazing laws being established by state governments would die a natural death like ‘political sharia law’ in…
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“But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be”* Matthew 24:37-39. On Tuesday, 14th November 2017, the whole world woke up to the news of military takeover of government in Zimbabwe where 93 years old President Robert Mugabe had…
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Some people said imposition cost PDP in Anambra State but I laughed. How? How can? PDP has not won APGA since it relinquished power to it between 2003-2005 at the tribunals to get back at Chris Ngige. In the last election, no person fielded by APC or PDP would have made a difference. The reason is that those who failed to get the ticket would either sit bye and watch or connive, compromise or make a deal with APGA. Fact is every party gives ticket to whom they wish. They may narrow their choice down to 3 candidates, but a…
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If you know Anambra very well, you will understand that no candidate produced by either APC or PDP would have defeated Governor Willy Obiano. Dr Chris Ngige saw this after two serial defeats to APGA and quietly dodged this time around. PDP had always won in Anambra when they did and in National Assembly elections by the PDP Federal might and not by popular will of the people. That is why even many years after elections are won for the legislative houses, there remain a constant battle as to whose list actually produced the authentic flag-bearer. More often, it has…
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FOR THE POLITICIAN 1. The will of the people is always paramount 2. Godfatherism is becoming extinct 3. Soldiers, police cannot silence a determined electorate. 4. Federal influence in state elections is becoming less important 5. The electorate is becoming politically aware and can no longer be taken for granted. 6. If you deliver on your election promises, people will stand with you. If you don’t, you will be rejected. FOR THE ELECTORATE 1. You are in charge and can choose who you want to lead you. Your vote is your Power. 2. It is possible to take their money…
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Obiano wins the Anambra Elections. Winning in all the local governments. As I wrote and submitted yesterday, that Anambra would surprise us all, the surprise has been overwhelming. The anticipation was that both PDP and APC would one way or the other win the election. But my position was that whilst that was a possibility, surprises would be aplenty. The victory was a triumph of governance against turbulence. While the APC had no real plan and their candidate, a no brainer; the PDP candidate Obaze, looked a good match to continue the good pace already set in Anambra. But the…
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In order to solve the riddle of this apparent anomaly in Italy, in which the Government of the Home Country of dead and distressed Citizens in a Foreign Land, show no iota of interest or concern, make a list of the 26 girls, showing the place of origin of each of the deceased. Then take the Map of Nigeria and place each of the 26 names according to their *place of origin* on the Map. You will immediately see why “Nigeria” which just finished murdering the siblings of the dead girls with Pythons and Crocodiles at home, would not care…
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On September 30, 2017 we officially flagged-off our campaigns for the election. That event at Uli, the remarkable site of the historic Biafra Airport remains significant to our people in our collective search for a new beginning. Our campaign attracted the finest and brightest of Anambra. The bold and the courageous were with us as we exerted our best in running the most robust issue-based and technology-driven campaign in the history of our dear state. We attempted to change the course of events and chart a new beginning for our state. We believed and we dared; we engaged with all…
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Ndi b’ anyi, ekenem unu With utmost humility, I stand before you to accept thehistoric mandate you have bestowed on me today! Umu nnem, the victory we savour today belongs neither to Willie Obiano nor to our great party, APGA. No! This sweet victory belongs to Ndi Anambra! It belongs to the wheel barrow pushers and the Okada riders who have clearly seen in our recent political experience, a glimmer of light in the horizon. It belongs to the farmers in Ayamelum, Onono, Ogbaru, Omasi, Omor and Ufuma who have now realized that Agriculture is the future of Nigeria. It belongs to the teachers and civil servants who have seen that a motivated workforce is the greatest asset of any government and have rewarded our…
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…Emerges governor-elect, re-elected for a second term On Sunday, 19th November, 2017, incumbent governor of Anambra state, Chief Willie Obiano was declared winner of the Anambra governorship election which held on Saturday 18th November, 2017, with a total of 234,071 votes cast in his favour. Tony Nwoye of the APC came second with 98,752 votes, while Oseloka Obaze of the PDP came third with 70,593 votes and Osita Chidoka of UPP came fourth in the just concluded election with 7,746 votes. That means that Willie Obiano has been elected for the second and final term of four years. APC 98,752…
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 The candidate of the United Progressives Party, UPP, Osita Chidoka has accepted defeat in the Anambra governorship election even as result is still being announced by the INEC. Chidoka said he lost because he was approached and told to pay voters for their votes, but he refused.  He said that the choice of Obiano was an indication that the people preferred the highest bidder against those with ideas. A press release sent to DAILY POST by Chidoka reads, “Our campaign attracted the finest and brightest of Anambra. The bold and the courageous were with us as we exerted…
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Orumba South LG Final Result: APC = 3,808 APGA = 8,125 PDP= 2,412 Orumba North LG Final Result: APC = 3,501 APGA = 8,152 PDP= 3,522 Aguata LG Final Result: APC = 5,807 APGA = 13,167 PDP= 4,073 Anaocha LG Final Result: APC = 5,297 APGA = 11,237 PDP= 6,554 Awka South LG Final Result: APC = 6,122 APGA = 20,140 PDP= 5,490 Ayamelum LG Final Result: APC = 5,412 APGA = 14,593 PDP= 2,323 Njikoka LG Final Result: APC = 5,756 APGA = 16,944 PDP= 3,477 Onitsha North LG Final Result: APC = 3,808 APGA = 10,138 PDP= 4,143…
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Today’s governorship election in Anambra is expected to be a close contest between four leading candidates. However, there are 37 candidates in the election including five women. Here are 10 major things to know about the coming election as well as previous elections in Anambra. The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in partnership with PREMIUM TIMES will bring you a comprehensive coverage of the election. 1. Godfatherism The politics in Anambra State is the case study for Godfather Politics in Nigeria where the quest to hold on to power with so much enthusiasm, by these politicians as our foremost…
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First of all, let me seek the permission of my readers to invent a new word. The word certificateless does not exist on the English dictionary. I invented it due to the peculiar situation we find ourselves in, in Nigeria. The word is created to be a noun which simply means the absence of a certificate in a situation where a certificate is required. For instance, both President Muhammadu Buhari and the 20,000 Kaduna State teachers in the midst of Nasir El-Rufai’s brouhaha are certificateless. I will state this saga with a true story. In Edo history, there existed a…
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At his incarnation, wise men gifted in astronomy came from the East, all the way to Bethlehem, in the south of Jerusalem, to worship Jesus Christ. They are today known as the Magi, who gave the newborn gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. There is a lot to say on the significance of each gift item, but that is not the purpose of the writing today. Maybe, another day, as the need arises. What we need from that nativity story is that the wise men came all the way from the East, following a star that led them to Bethlehem.…
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The Electoral Guidelines for 2017 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party stipulate that each Ward Chapter of the Party shall elect 3 (three) Ward Ad-Hoc Delegates at a Special Ward Congress for the purpose of nominating National Delegates at the Local Government Congress for the Convention. Accordingly, the National Caretaker Committee (NCC) of our Great Party has nominated the following Party members to serve on Electoral Committees and Electoral Appeal Panels for the Conduct of Ward Congresses for the 3man Ad-Hoc Delegates and Local Government Congresses for the National Delegates nationwide as follows: *ABIA STATE ELECTORAL COMMITTEE 1. PROF.…
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We are in the midst of another election season and Anambra is setting the mood for what is to come 2018-2019. Politics in the African context is the game of deception, double face and greed. In short, it is what an Abia gospel singer described as ‘mara mara n’ihu, gwo npiti n’azu’, That is simply dishonesty and betrayals. While we hope to see the day of upright, independent and reform-minded liberals in power circles, nothing stops the people from making the most of what they presently have. And that is where the Anambra situation comes to play. This is a…
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Check out the speech that was read yesterday at a retreat by the Pope. Regardless of religion, see how beautifully Pope Francis wrote about family. There is no perfect family. We do not have perfect parents, we are not perfect, we do not marry a perfect person or have perfect children. We have complaints from each other. We disappoint each other. So there is no healthy marriage or healthy family without the exercise of forgiveness. Forgiveness is vital to our emotional health and spiritual survival. Without forgiveness the family becomes an arena of conflict and a stronghold of hurt. Without…
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Ojukwu was ambitious. He admitted this fact in an interview held in Umuahia on 4 November 1968. This is no news. The lack of ambition is not a virtue. Suffice it to say that in 1967 the question of ambition is secondary to what had happened to easterners and what was happening to them. To date, there has been no conclusive evidence suggesting that Ojukwu was bent on creating Biafra in order to satisfy some inordinate ambition. Available evidence points otherwise. After the initial phase of the pogroms in the north in July-August 1966, Ojukwu urged eastern survivors to return…
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Our intellectuals remain in denial, and one can only wonder what it will take to jolt them up. Maybe another 50 years relegated to the savage backwoods of humanity. Nigeria is not a necessity; “one Nigeria” remains an encumbrance. An independent North will prosper An independent SE will flourish An independent SW will blossom An independent SS will shine “One Nigeria” will continue to smother creativity, healthy competition, economic growth, mutual respect and neighbourly coexistence. “One Nigeria” will erode what is left of our cultural identities ( language etc). The talks of restructuring are mere palliatives. However, those who seek…
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1. We live in times where we see many humans, but not enough humanity;* 2. We live in times where the rich have more rooms than children and the poor have more children than rooms.* 3. We live in times where smart phones bring you closer to those who are far, but distance you from those who are close;* 4. We live in times where we open Facebook, more than Holy Book;* 5. We live in times where a single mother can look after 10 children, but 10 children can’t look after a single mother;* 6. We live in times…
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I love Fayose despite his ‘ways and means’. He’s a man. He has liver! In his write up ‘Enjoy the ride. There is no return ticket.’ George Carlin wrote: “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. We all need to live life to its fullest each day!! Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally used up and worn out, shouting ‘…man, what a ride!’” Gov Fayose has had a ride and can…
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Chief Olisa Agbakoba, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Tuesday, said President Buhari’s visit to the South East region after more than two years in power was very dishonourable and not aimed at addressing the alleged marginalisation of the region. Speaking with INDEPENDENT, Agbakoba said the president having realised that election was around the corner was trying to warm his way into the hearts of Igbos so as to get cheap votes. According to him, “I don’t think his visit will resolve the issue of marginalisation in the region. “You ignored the South East since coming to…
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Barr. Ikechukwu Ikeji died of Acute Hypertension as the autopsy revealed. That lead to rupturing of the arteries causing the shutting down of his system. His remains have been moved to Amaigbo his home town.
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A twitter handle claiming to be speaking on behalf of the provisional government of Zimbabwe says President Robert Mugabe has agreed to step down and a new government will be formed within the next 48 hours. It says fesh elections will be held in the spring of 2018 once order and peace have been established. It is likely that the presidential elections will be held on 18 April, Zimbabwe’s independence day, it says. “The structure of government will remain the same under the provisional government of Zimbabwe. However, the introduction of new posts, such as ‘prime minister’ are being negotiated.…
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His presence in APC is a mere public relations deodorant without the grassroot odour! He does not command a voter catching and mobilization charism and will end up as another index in the statistical chart of the Igbos in the APC led federal Government Payroll. An adult Igbo first son who openly asserts that his father’s wife was in control of his father is not worthy to be taken seriously. One of Gen. Odimegwu Emeka Ojukwus greatest foible was his dabbling into partisan politics. In 1983 he got his hand burnt terribly when he went against the popular Igbo tide…
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16th Nov., 2017 OWERRI HIGH COURT DISMISSES SUIT AGIANST IMO STATE PDP EXECUTIVES LED BY BARR. CHARLES EZEKWEM The Barr. Charles Ezekwem-led State Executives of the Peoples Democratic Party, Imo State Chapter was again confirmed as the authentic state executives of the party in Imo State. This was sequel to the ruling of an Owerri High Court, which struck out a suit filed by Barr. Nnamdi Anyaehie against the leadership of the party led by Barr. Charles Ezekwem. The High Court struck out the suit for lack of Jurisdiction. The court went further to state that the matter before her…
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*Huriwa Tasks Inec On Transparency In Anambra Poll *Condemns Okorocha on “Magic hand” victory for APC: A pro-democracy and Non-governmental organization – HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) to be above board and totally non-partisan during the November 18th Anambra State governorship poll. The group expressed strong condemnation of the careless statement reportedly made by the controversial governor of Imo State Mr. Rochas Okorocha during President Buhari campaign event for the APC governorship candidate Mr. Tony Nwoye in which Okorocha was reported as asking President Buhari to use his…
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Below are pictures of the house of the former Zaire (now DRC) dictator, Field Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kukungbendu wazabanga. The magnificent structure constructed on a large expanse of land(equivalent to a minimal game park) was built in his home village called Gbadolite at the cost £100m. It was considered the ” epitome of decor and elegance ” in Zaire and beyond. The super structure was decorated with Italian marble, katangese high – karat Gold plated doors & windows, Spanish floor tiles, automatic American air conditioning, Israeli state of the art communication systems, king size swimming pool, a private airport…
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As Leaders converge to Strategize on way forward Rising from a well-attended summit tagged: ‘2017 Owerri Summit’ held last weekend at the Premises of All Saints’ Cathedral Church Field, Egbu, Owerri North Local Government Area, organised by Coalition for Owerri Re-awakening, it was resolved that all political parties should choose their governorship candidates from Owerri senatorial zone for equity, fairness and unity of the state. In a communiqué reached at the end of the summit coded: ‘Egbu Declaration’ and signed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu, representing Owerri zone in the Senate; Chief Mike Ahamba (SAN), Dr. Paschal Dozie (CON) and Hon.…
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Now, it’s difficult to piece together what is going to become of Zimbabwe after now, however history gives us a peek at the key actors in the drama currently playing out. Now, this is the story you don’t know. Mugabe the deposed President of Zimbabwe, Constantine Chiwenga the Head of the Zimbabwean Military and Mnangagwa the sacked Vice President of Zimbabwe are all friends, very good friends, they are comrades. The three men were in their 20’s when they entered the bushes and took part in the liberation struggle to free Zimbabwe from white rule. Mugabe who was initially the…
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President Muhammadu Buhari will any time soon announce the much-anticipated rejig of his cabinet. Buhari has not effected a major reshuffle since he unveiled his ‘Change Team’ exactly two years ago. It was gathered that eight new ministers are being shortlisted. The development followed disquiet in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over failure of the president to adequately compensate top stalwarts in his previous key appointments. Those to be appointed are all likely to be politicians from across the six geo-political zones. Buhari is also considering a proposal to restructure some of the ministries. Ministry of Transportation under the leadership…
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Traders have now blocked the Imo State Government House, Owerri, demanding an audience with Governor Rochas Okorocha. The traders were among those who were relocated to Industrial Cluster, Naze, after the demolition of Owerri main market by the state government. The embittered traders blocked the main gate to the Government House, causing panic in the area. They vowed not to vacate the entrance until Governor Rochas Okorocha comes out to address them. They brandished various placards and singing songs of solidarity while security men at the Government House tried in vain to control them. Two of the protesters who gave…
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*”INEC should prove its integrity by conducting a credible election in Anambra state”* – Chief Victor Umeh The chairman of Governor Willie Obiano Reelection Campaign Committee and Senator (in view) for Anambra Central, Chief Sir Victor Umeh OFR (Ohamadike Ndigbo) today stood tall on the floor of the Prof Dora Akunyili Women Development Center Awka to challenge the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the officers of the Nigerian Police Force against its alleged involvement in acts capable of jeopardising the peaceful conduct of the November 18th governorship election in Anambra state thereby insisting that the authorities owe ndị Anambra…
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The Federal High Court in Enugu has reserved judgment for December 22 on a matter filed by the Alaigbo Development Foundation, ADF, against the “illegal” conduct of Operation Python Dance II in parts of the South East states of Nigeria. Respondents in the suit are the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces- President Mohammadu Buhari, the Nigeria Army and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai. After four previous sessions which none of the respondents appeared or were represented in the court, Justice M. Liman after listening to arguments of the lead counsel to the Igbo group, Mr. Max…
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The National Chairmanship Aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today, signed an accord on prevention of violence and acceptance of election results at the forthcoming Elective National Convention of the Party. The accord was signed in the presence of the National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, CON, National Secretary, High Ben Obi, CON, National Organizing Secretary, Senator Abdul Ningi, National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, National Treasurer and Financial Secretary, Senator Odion Ogbesia, National Women Leader, Hajiya Adodo Yusuf and other party leaders and supporters of the aspirants at the Party’s National Secretariat, Abuja. Also present at…
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Chief John Nnia Nwodo who is the president-general of the Ohaneze Ndigbo has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to look into the infrastructural decay of the south east. OBLONG MEDIA had reported that the president was in Ebonyi state for a two-day visit to the south east. Nwodo addressed the president calling his attention to the state of work on the Second Niger Bridge. He also drew the presidents attention to the Akanu Ibiam International airport in Enugu which he said was in a terrible state. He said: “The Enugu Port Harcourt road is in an extremely bad condition and tortuous…
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PREAMBLE The sons and daughters as well as all socio-cultural and other groups in Owerri zone met on 11 November, 2017 in Egbu, Owerri under the aegies of Coalition for Owerri Re-awakening to deliberate on the worsening economic, social and political conditions facing people of the zone. The summit was attended by Owerri leaders , elders, academia, captains of industries, business men and women, professional bodies, public servants, artisans, as well as various women and youth organizations. The summit deliberated on the over-riding importance of unity of the zone as a critical tool in the re-awakening of leadership and followership…
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Dr Muhammad Isah Acting Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and Professor Bolaji Owasanoye Acting Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to probe Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State over the building of statues of some African leaders in the state. SERAP wants the two bodies to “jointly investigate allegations of incompatibility and/or apparent conflict of interest situation, and abuse of office involving Governor Okorocha in connection with the exercise of his public functions and leadership of the Rochas Okorocha Foundation, and to collaborate with…
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A Popular Lagos-based human right activist and attorney, Ikechukwu Ikeji has passed away, Nigeria’s burgeoning online integrated media platform, OBLONG MEDIA can report. The outspoken attorney who is also a Pastor at The City Of Light Church (TCOLC), Ijesha, Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, died on Sunday evening, November 12, 2017. Barrister Ikeji it was gathered, attended the Sunday service at TCOLC, Ijesha, Lagos and did not complain of any issue during and after the church service. After the church activities, The City Of Light Church, Ijesha, Lagos, had a dinner which Barrister Ikeji also attended. It was gathered that the…
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Have you seen the ending of the 1972 movie, “The Godfather”? It brilliantly showed the bloody scenes of the “takeover” of the Mafia by Michael Corleone (Al Pacino). One by one, all the bosses of the rival families are killed and removed until all opposition is gone and the Corleone family’s control over Mafia is complete. Something very similar is happening right now in Saudi Arabia as I am writing these lines. In just less than two days, 49 influential Saudis have been arrested which include 11 members of the Royal family. Among them is Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal who…
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I lived in the Biafran enclave during the Nigerian civil war until our part of the world was liberated by Nigerian soldiers. The transistor radio was my inseparable companion as it was the companion of most of our people during that war. We needed to hear from the radio where we were in the shifting map of the war so that we would know where to run to next. But you could never be sure of the information you got from your radio because propaganda was an important part of the war. A lot of the information we got was…
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. On the raging Igbo/Eastern Nigeria/Biafra Question in Nigeria with its bloody accompaniments and malfeasances, no matter what else is said or done by the Igbo Leadership Collective including Governors, Senators, Ohanaeze, Individuals and any other groups or persons that lay claim to leading anyone or anything in Igboland, *the absolute objective minimum response imposed by the overall situation on such aforementioned persons or groups in any cadre of Leadership IS TO DEMAND THAT THE QUESTIONS ARISING FROM THE CONSTITUTIONAL GRIEVANCES OF EASTERN NIGERIA BE REFERRED TO GENERAL REFERENDUM OF THE PEOPLE. Anything less, no matter how fancifully put or…
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*1. NSO NWANYI* In Igboland women live apart from their husbands and neither cook for them or enter their husband’s quarters when they are in their period. They are seen as unclean. Even up till today such practice is still applicable in some parts of Igboland especially by the traditionalists. Before a woman can enter the palace of Obi of Onitsha, she will be asked if she is in her period, if yes, she will be asked to stay out. *Leviticus 15: 19-20* When a woman has her monthly period, she remains unclean, anyone who touches her or anything she…
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…Islamisation agenda is real …Decries non payment of wages to workers …Calls on Govts to repair roads, stop medical tourism …Asks FG to revive the Interreligious Council Christian leaders in the country Tuesday called on the National Assembly to list all international organisations that Nigeria belongs to with a view to withdrawing her membership from those that are religious. The call was made at a gathering of prominent Christian leaders in the country at the Shepherdhill Baptist Church, Obanikoro, Lagos where they discussed the challenges facing the Church in the country. Among those in attendance at the meeting called by…
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If I was requested by an Editor to suggest a Newspaper Headline to report the Communique of Tuesday November 7, 2017 in which the Christian Association of Nigeria confirmed an ongoing Islamization of Nigeria and urged the Government of the day to pull Nigeria out of the *OIC* amongst other steps, my draft will be the title above. This is like Leaders of a Community, calling on a powerful robbery gang that has successfully seized the reigns of power in that Community, in legitimization and advancement of their nefarious enterprise, *to please outlaw robbery and any form stealing!!* Whether anyone…
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It is so annoying and unequivocally distasteful watching Imo state and her people being treated as slaves in their own fatherland by a rampaging ranger whose paternity remains a misery in the cultural syllabus of the contemporary Igbo nation. Rochas Okorocha is taking the entire Imo people for a ride. The resources of the state is being splashed on frivolities while the people continue to languish on total deprivation and poverty. The governor of Imo state has failed to tackle the glaring and recurring economic woes that is currently befalling the state. There is massive unprecedented infrastructural deficit, clear decay…
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WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY IN THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST? Here is the story, and why I think the Church is back to where it was before the Martin Luther Reformation exactly 500 years ago. 1. Before 1517, everyone belonged to the Roman Catholic Church which was the official religion, with the Pope as the head. The Pope had the final say on all issues concerning religion. 2. Pope Leo X wanted to build a fanciful Church building called St. Peters Basilica in Rome. The building was going to cost him so much. Hence, he decided to raise money from the…
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Ever wondered what happens to your body when you start walking? Here’s a minute-by -minute rundown of the amazing chain reaction walking and exercise has upon your body, it’s truly amazing! Minutes 1 to 5 Your first few steps trigger the release of energy-producing chemicals in your cells to fuel your walk. Your heart rate revs-up from about 70 to 100 beats per minute (bpm), boosting blood-flow and warming muscles. Any stiffness subsides as joints release lubricating fluid to help you move more easily. As you get moving, your body burns 5 calories per minute, compared with only 1 per…
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Muhammadu Buhari started his anti corruption crusade with $2.1bn Dasukigate, Sambo Dasuki was arrested, Raymond Dokpesi, Fani Kayode, Musuliu Obanikoro, Olisa Metuh, and Reuben Abati were also arrested in connection with Dasukigate. While the government was busy wanking and masturbating with the gale of arrests and media frenzy that trailed the episodic drama, Dasuki opened up that Buhari also benefited from the $2.1bn arms fund, Dasuki reveled that he bought 2 bulletproof SUVs for Buhari from the money, he also gave him $300,000 from the same money, But Buhari denied collecting any money from Dasuki, he said he only got…
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Babies in Nigeria at double the risk of dying before they reach a month old if mothers lived near the scene of an oil spill before conceiving, study shows. Babies in Nigeria are twice as likely to die in the first month of life if their mothers were living near an oil spill before falling pregnant, researchers have found. A new study, the first to link environmental pollution with newborn and child mortality rates in the Niger Delta, shows that oil spills occurring within 10km of a mother’s place of residence doubled neonatal mortality rates and impaired the health of…
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The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Walid Jibrin, has ruled out granting automatic ticket to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to contest the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the party. He said should Atiku return to the party as being speculated in some quarters, he and other aspirants would struggle for the party’s presidential ticket. According to him, the former vice-president is free to dump the governing All Progressives Congress and return to the PDP. He added that the party was ready for Atiku’s return and would warmly accept him and his supporters back…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wish to draw attention of Nigerians to the continued harassment of our party members by the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Muhammadu Buhari, for no justifiable reason. The latest needless onslaught against our party members is the plan by the APC government at the centre to incarcerate 50 members of our party before the end of this year with a view to using their arrest to deceive Nigerians that the failed anti-corruption war is still on course. The dirty job we are aware, have been handed over to the compromised anti-graft agency, the…
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Two days ago Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said the following. “100 billion naira and $289 USD million was withdrawn in cash by President Goodluck Jonathan two weeks before the presidential election ostensibly for security. This was unprecedented stealing and it led to the economic recession that we are suffering today”. Sadly the wild, baseless and frankly absurd allegations and willful and premeditated display of perfidy did not stop there. A few weeks earlier Osinbajo had said the following: “President Goodluck Jonathan did not put in place ANY infrastructural development in his last 5 years”. This is yet another unmeritorious and…
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, yesterday, said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is indirectly campaigning for the former ruling party to return to power. He said, judging by its performances, the party had only succeeded in campaigning for the PDP to take over in 2019. However, for the PDP to consolidate its gains, Bafarawa called for fairness, honesty and sincerity ahead of its national convention slated for December 9. Bafarawa, who was in Sokoto, said the PDP was on the course to victory if its handlers…
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THESE ARE THE LIST OF 12 ITEMS THAT VEHICLE OWNERS/DRIVERS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO HAVE ON BOARD WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. 1. Warning triangle (c-caution) 2. Fire extinguisher 3. Jack 4. Spare tyre 5. First Aid kit 6. Wheel spanner 7. Water 8. Hydraulic 9. Transmission fluid 10. Torch light 11. Spare fan belt. 12. Razor Blade Ignorance of law is not an excuse even as items 5 & 12 will shock you. Disseminate the message to all those who use vehicles for Personal, Official or Commercial purposes.
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THE LONG AWAITED CONFIRMATION OF THE SUSPICION ABOUT DELE GIWA’S DEATH Mohammed Buba Marwa delivered the letter bomb that killed Dele Giwa – Dr. Taiyemiwo Ogunade On Sunday, Professor Taiyemiwo Ogunade gave a bombshell interview to The NATION newspaper in which he made startling revelations about those who killed Dele Giwa in 1986. In a subsequent chat with Saharareporters, he spoke specifically about the role of former military administrator of Lagos State Buba Marwa in the assassination of the colourful journalist. Dr. Ogunade disclosed that soldiers loyal to the slain General Mamman Vatsa identified Marwa as the person who delivered…
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Nwafili Okwuosa Esq vs. Nigerian Army Council & Attorney General of the Federation. *The Nigerian Army has its logo which expresses her motto in Arabic. * This has raised eyebrows in several quarters as to the propriety of that, taking into cognizance that Arabic is neither an indigenous language nor our lingua franca. It is simply the language of the Islamic Religion. * Nigeria as a country has its grundnorm – the Constitution, written in English Language. It is the same language that is used to transact official businesses within the country by the three arms of government. Same language…
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These are clear facts and law: Babangida was flown abroad at least twice in 2016, Germany and Switzerland. Buhari didn’t announce those. GEJ bought two brand new bulletproof jeeps for Buhari (statutory entitlements) without any fanfare. Dr. Alex Ekwueme is entitled to medical treatment from the Federal Government as an ex VP, Buhari should take his tokenism and desperation for popularity elsewhere, what an insult on Alex Ekwueme announcing to the world that you want to give him what he is entitled to. REMUNERATION OF FORMER PRESIDENTS AND HEADS OF STATE (AND OTHER ANCILLARY MATTERS) ACT Perequisites of office of…
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Here is the 1885 Ethnolinguistic Map of the Lower Niger, (Brown Bloc on the MNN Map), showing the 6-Broad Ethnolinguistic Groups, consisting of the Ethnic Nationalities of the combined pre-1966 Eastern and Midwestern Regions, currently working out Fresh Protocols by way of a Charter of Relationships, to define the Prospective Lower Niger Federation, as Mandated by the 2015 Solemn Assembly of the Peoples of the Lower Niger in Port Harcourt, which adopted the 1885 as the Geographical Basis of the aforesaid Prospective Lower Niger Federation and which Mandated the drawing up of the Charter of Relationships as well as a…
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Here is the MNN Map referred to in the post-Nigeria formations post, emanated from the 2011 MNN LAGOS DECLARATION at which the LNC together with its MNN Alliance Partners, consisting of Aggregated Self-Determination Initiatives in the West (Blue Bloc) the Middle Belt, (Purple Bloc) and the Lower Niger (Brown Bloc), jointly repudiated the fraudulent 1999 as the Basis of Nigeria, and Mandated each of the Alliance Partners to hep work out appropriate, equitable Constitutional Arrangements for their respective Blocs, and validating same by Referendum (and Plebiscites where applicable). The LNC, pursuant to, and in furtherance of these Mandates, Convened the…
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It is the Constitution of Nigeria that holds together the Territory called “Nigeria” as one Political Union. The demise of that, fraudulent and fundamentally flawed “1999 Constitution” by the express actions of the Constituent Components Units of the Defunct Federation of Nigeria (which collapsed since 1967), threw up an imperative in which the erstwhile Federating Regions began to work out Post-Nigeria arrangements, in the manner silhouetted by the Broken Map herein, from which formation, willing, compatible contiguities will forge fresh Protocols, in unfettered Self-Determination, using Referendums and Plebiscites to validate the Formations and the Fresh Protocols. This 4-Bloc Map represents…
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The Federal Government has begun secret moves that will see a number of online newspapers, blogs and websites perceived to constitute “threat to national security” permanently shut down. Social media and Internet users may also not be exempted from the clampdown which will begin any moment from now. Sunday Tribune can reveal authoritatively that¥ the government, through the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), has engaged the services of a firm in Lagos to block the domain names of “several identified websites threatening national security.” The Office of the National Security Adviser drew the list of the offensive websites and the number…
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It’s time to use the money you saved up. Use it and enjoy it. Don’t just keep it for those who may have no notion of the sacrifices you made to get it. Remember there is nothing more dangerous than a son or daughter-in-law with big ideas for your hard-earned capital. Warning: This is also a bad time for investments, even if it seems wonderful or fool-proof. They only bring problems and worries. This is a time for you to enjoy some peace and quiet. Stop worrying about the financial situation of your children and grandchildren, and don’t feel bad…
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Permit me to share a scholarly, revealing and I daresay disturbing intervention which was sent to me by a friend. The author wishes to remain anonymous. He wrote as follows: “The disruptive power of the Hausa-Fulani cabal is a structural reality and will only get worse, no matter where the President of Nigeria comes from. It is a seven-fold yoke which we must break for the sake of our children. 1. THE POLITICAL YOKE: Globally, out of the 16 Federal Republics in the world, Nigeria is the only federation where land mass is used as a primary criteria for creating…
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We live in an environment where a majority of the electorates and political party men see politics as a short path to quick riches . This same electorates and party chieftains , who will daily lament about the absence of the dividends of democracy at most levels and arms of governance are the same folks , who will go to extreme ends to extort monies from political office aspirants and candidates for elections . From campaign for Primaries to securing the respective parties nominations to the general elections proper , some of these same greedy folks who complain that the…
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In a recent interview the MD of Daimler Benz (Mercedes Benz) said their competitors are no longer other car companies but Tesla (obvious), Google, Apple, Amazon . Software will disrupt most traditional industries in the next 5-10 years. Uber is just a software tool, they don’t own any cars, and are now the biggest taxi company in the world Airbnb is now the biggest hotel company in the world, although they don’t own any properties. Artificial Intelligence: Computers become exponentially better in understanding the world. This year, a computer beat the best Go player in the world, 10 years earlier…
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Just this week in North Central alone the house of former Kogi State Governor (Wada) was raided on Thursday morning. They have gone for Patricia Akwashiki- Nasarawa State. Ex Gov Gabriel Suswan- Benue Tunde Ogbeha- Kogi Who is next? PROF ABUBAKAR OLANREWAJU SULAIMAN IS ONE OF THE VOICES CHALLENGING APC OVER THE UNDUE PERSECUTION OF PDP MEMBERS HIDING UNDER CAMPAIGN FUNDS. AS FAR BACK AS 6TH JULY, 2016 HE SPOKE AS FOLLOWS: A situation where people that participated in a campaign process of the former government are persecuted is unfair. Their images have been maligned. That is not war against…
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•N17 billion cash traced to fugitive Pensions boss *How he bought $2m house in cash in 2012 *19 standing trial as EFCC pursues 12 cases About N17billion pension cash has been traced to the dismissed chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms Task Team, Mr. Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, with a long list of highly-placed beneficiaries. The said cash was diverted by Maina from the N24billion budgeted by the Federal Government for payment of pension liabilities through the Presidential Pension Reforms Task Team headed by Maina. The funds were stolen in five years from 2008 to 2013 in tranches…
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Friday, 3rd November, 2017 will remain one of the sadest day for the Senate spokesman, Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi as he was assaulted and stoned in Kontagora, head quarter of Niger North Senatorial District where he represents. The senator who was elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a result of the popularity of President Muhammadu Buhari and the support gathered for him by the late Emir of Borgu, Sen. Dr. Haliru Dantoro received a serious insults, disgrace and stonning by the Executives of the party in Kontagora. The senator called the Executive for a meeting which was held…
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The upcoming Anambra State elections scheduled for 18th November has brought up as expected massive campaigns from the main political parties looking to capture the Governorship seat. There are also other groups campaigning that voters should stay at home during elections as a means to getting a referendum. Obviously, each party and groups have their interest and are campaigning vigorously to polling day. I am not a supporter of any of the political parties or groups but there is a fundamental issue which has somewhat been ignored since 1999 when the military handed over democracy to civilians. The contentious issue…
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The United Nations Envoy for West Africa Mohamadu Ibn Chambas from Ghana recently visited Nigeria perhaps at the invitation of the Muhammadu Buhari government and her allies including Ohaneze Indigbo that are facing increasing criticism and citizen frustrations for the myriads of failures and what is increasingly looking like a hopeless bleak future. Let’s quickly point out that this is not the very first time the UN Envoy has visited Nigeria. He was here shortly after the election victory of President Buhari and met with him behind closed doors in his private home in Kaduna prior to his swearing in…
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A socio-political group, G42 Imo Liberation Forum has warned the state government to desist from what it described as a waste of tax payers’ money over its alleged plans to spend a whooping Eight Hundred and Fifty Million Naira on erecting a Christmas tree ahead of the Christmas celebration. A statement signed by the Director of Communications of the group, Dr. Walter Duru and made available to newsmen further described the plan as a misplaced priority, even as he accused the government f insensitivity. “The attention of G-42 Imo Liberation Forum has been drawn to an alleged plan by the…
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“Without seeking my view or approval, he started planning the installation of Chuba Okadigbo as the Senate president. I did a background check on Chuba including his past as a student and made inquiries about him in the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) under (President Shehu) Shagari and no one would recommend him for the post of Senate president. “I left Atiku to go on his chase while I carried out a meticulous and detailed investigation and background check on each senator from the South-east. The one that appeared most appointable was Evan Enwerem. I canvassed the senate across the…
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We write on behalf of Hand Shake Across The Niger Committee , an initiative of Nzuko Umunna under the auspices of Ohaneze Ndigbo and in conjunction with Afenifere, and wish to request your kind presence and participation at the forthcoming Hand Shake Across The Niger Event holding at Enugu as follows: Date: January 11, 2018 Theme: Handshake Across The Niger: A necessity for mutual growth and development The raison d’etre for the event is that two or three generations of Igbo and Yoruba have grown up inheriting mutual antagonism. It behoves our generation to break this mould and move our…
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Envy and hate pushed you to join the enemy to stampede Nnamdi Kanu because you think he came from nowhere to steal the show. He is out of the way and your situation getting is worse by the day. Your 26B dollars carted away with a paltry crumb of 5B naira sprayed on you to help destroy your brother who was working so hard to liberate you from the shackles of mediocrity. At the end you and I are the losers while our common enemy is the winner. They are doing their thing unchallenged, how you feel matters not to…
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The frequency of scandals bedeviling the Muhammadu Buhari administration in recent times would require an app to keep track of them. It certainly is beyond human capacity to do so. While Nigerians were yet to grapple with the dirty details coming from the $25bn NNPC saga and the obvious crass lack of corporate governance that reigns there, the putrefying news came of Abdulrasheed Maina’s reabsorption and double promotion to the grade of a director after absconding from duty for four years and being on the wanted list of security agencies for alleged embezzlement of pension funds running into billions of…
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Look at Ebonyi, Delta, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Gombe, and other PDP states, is either they have conducted LG elections or they are preparing for it. Yes, most governors are not interested in conducting LG elections, but the governors of PDP especially in the South East have either conducted LG elections or are gearing up for it. The question is, what will Imo APC tell Imolites about Local government elections? Can they boldly look at Ndi Imo and say “Vote for us in 2019, we will conduct LGA elections?” The answer is No. They can not offer what they don’t…
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I was a young man in the secondary School in the 80s when the likes of professor Wole Soyinka, Femi Falana, Gani Fawehinmi, Beko Kuti, Tunji Abayomi and hosts of others, were protesting against the then General Muhammadu Buhari’s government of high-handedness and human rights abuse. They fought him on many reasons, although, they didn’t stop at Buhari’s regime then. Gen Ibrahim Babangida and Gen. Sanni Abacha also witnessed their strict resistance against their aberrations. One of their major fights against Gen. Buhari included an act that amounted to nothing less than judicial murder, the execution of a citizen under…
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