The fall of Lagos into the hands of the invaders during the presidential elections rattled me for some days. The possibility that I can wake up one morning to discover that my Governor is one Chinedu frightens me to the marrow. I don’t even know whether to begin this piece with an apology to those who may prefer a discourse ... Read More »
It is a general saying that “Until you realize how easy it is for your mind to be manipulated, you remain the puppet of someone else’s game”, and nothing can be truer than that quote in the light of Nigeria’s situation at the moment. The 2023 general election was meant to usher in a new era of renewed hope in ... Read More »
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 06 March, 2023) The 2023 presidential election in Nigeria is not the worst in human history. That dubious reputation belongs in Liberia where, in 1927, the then President Charles D.B. King scored 234,000 votes out of a total of 15,000 registered voters. The victor was also kind enough to give his opponent 9,000 ... Read More »
At the risk of sounding a tad over-confident, it is safe to say that there is no better, more qualified, and more experienced pair in the Lagos State governorship election holding Saturday, March 11, than Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat. The facts are plain for all to see. Asides the fact that none of the other ... Read More »
Nollywood actor, Alexx Ekubo has endorsed candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olajide ‘Jandor’ Adediran and Funke Akindele for next week’s governorship election in the state. Alexx took to his Instagram page to give out his reasons for supporting Funke. The actor urged Lagosians to elect someone who is “accountable, empathetic, and accessible.” He added that if elected, the ... Read More »
Former US President, Barack Obama, isn’t just endowed with hypnotic gift of the gab or oratory skills, there is always a take-home from his knowledge and wealth of experience each time he speaks, albeit not for the feeble-minded. Whenever he communicates, only the deep can understand the context, and of course, its intrinsic message. One of the all-time outstanding speeches ... Read More »
…says Oyo State residents will see more infrastructure devt if he’s re-elected …tells residents to vote for him, PDP Assembly candidates on March 11 Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, revealed the lofty programmes his administration has in store for residents of the state if he is re-elected for another term of four years. He also stated that one ... Read More »
“Globalization and Regional Economic Integration: Implications for Sustainable Development in Africa”, is the theme for Course 16 Executive Intelligence Management Participants of the National Institute for Security Studies, (NISS) as they undertake a study tour of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM) in Abuja. The 17 Member delegation was led by Mr D.E. Egbeji, Deputy Commandant, National Institute for Security ... Read More »
A former governor of Nasarawa state and senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, representing APC-Nasarawa South, has lost his re-election bid to Mr Mohammed Ogishi-Onawo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Declaring the result on Monday in Lafia, the state capital, Professor Ahmed Ashiku, the Returning Officer, explained that Ogoshi Onawo scored 93,064 votes to defeat the incumbent senator Al-Makura who polled ... Read More »
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has won the Senatorial seat of Niger North Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bello won with a 12,044 votes difference to defeat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party who came second. Announcing the results in Kontagora, the Returning Officer, Prof Kolo Zacchaeus, said Bello won having ... Read More »
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