The pan Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo, said yesterday that it was not surprised at the way the appointments of President Muhammadu Buhari were going, insisting that it had shown the president’s deep rooted hatred for the Igbo nation. Anambra State president of Ohaneze, Dr. Chris Eluemuno, in an interview at the state –owned Anambra Broadcasting Service Television in Awka, said the situation would ... Read More »
Category Archives: Politics
REVEALED: Why Dogara Conceded House Leader To Gbajabiamila
Details have emerged on how the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, conceded the position of House Leader to the former Minority Leader, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. It was gathered that following the directive from President Muhammadu Buhari to the gladiators of the warring Consolidation Group headed by Dogara and the Loyalists’ Group headed by Gbajabiamila on Monday ... Read More »
AN ARTICLE FOR THE RECORDS! THE PHONES NO LONGER RING BY REUBEN ABATI
As spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan, my phones rang endlessly and became more than personal navigators within the social space. They defined my entire life; dusk to dawn, all year-round. The phones buzzed non-stop, my email was permanently active; my twitter account received tons of messages per second. The worst moments were those days when there was a Boko Haram ... Read More »
Make Jonathan’s Handover Report Public, House Of Reps Tell Buhari
Members of the House of Representatives on resumption from a two-week have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to publish the handover report transmitted to by his predecessor, President Goodluck Jonathan in the official gazette of the federation. The lawmakers passed the resolution after extensive debate on the motion sponsored by Uzoma Nkem- Abonta, who noted that the request was in line ... Read More »
NIGERIANS HIT HARD AT DINO MELAYE FOR FOLLOWING TOYIN SARAKI TO EFFC OFFICE
Kola Popson Some Nigerians have continued to hit hard at Senator Dino Melaye for accompanying Mrs. Toyin Saraki, the wife of the Senate President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen. Bukola Saraki, to EFCC office. Their displeasure and disappointments were expressed through their various twitter comments. Below are some of the their tweets. I’m A Progressive @lanreneville 16h16 hours ago ... Read More »
ARTICLE! Unpaid Salaries and the Conspiracy Against Osun
By Lateef Raji Osun State is one of the 24 states currently contending with the challenge of unpaid workers’ wages. Obviously, the state’s workers are currently on an indefinite strike action over the issue. Consequently, things are a bit more complicated for the people and government of the state. Dealing with dwindling revenue, unpaid salaries and labour unrest is certainly ... Read More »
Revealed: Jonathan’s Aide Seizes $50m Belonging To Ex-First Lady
The immediate past Special Assistant on Domestic Matters to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Waripamowei Dudafa, has stuck a deadly dagger in the spine of his godparents and benefactors, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, as he was seen bad-mouthing his former boss and his wife, describing them as “selfish and wicked” . The former aide, whom ... Read More »
FOR THE RECORDS! FULL TEXT OF THE DEPUTY SENATE PRESIDENT, IKE EKWEREMADU, AT THE 2015 ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE ENUGU ASSOCIATION IN LAS VEGAS, USA
THE ENUGU STATE OF MY DREAM It gives me great pleasure to join you at the Enugu Association, USA Annual National Convention 2015. I convey to you a bagful of greetings from the people of Enugu State. Our people at home appreciate your commitment to giving the people of the State a better life through your many interventions. We appreciate ... Read More »
FOR THE RECORDS! ARTICLE: When Did Adams Oshiomhole Become A Political Saint In Nigeria
By Chuks Osuji Incontestably, politics in Nigeria at all levels and in every political party is based mostly on personal and inter-personal interests and considerations. In fact, hardly do people who enter politics do so with the objective to serve the nation but to serve themselves. Few illustrations could throw more light on this assumption. For example, how many Nigerian ... Read More »
DAME JONATHAN DESERVES HER HUMILIATION AT PORT HARCOURT AIRPORT, SAYS APC
Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, deserves the humiliation she suffered last week when she was denied access to the Protocol Lounge of the Port Harcourt International Airport, the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said. The party in a statement issued Tuesday in Port Harcourt and signed by the Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, berated ... Read More »