by Femi Aribisala President Jonathan is at the height of his powers. He is not a lame-duck. He can run for a second term. That gives him enough time to deal with his opponents. It also tells them that they better make peace with him now, or they will be in the wilderness possibly for... Read More
by Femi Fani-Kayode What is going on in the ruling party today has little to do with the ordinary people of Nigeria. It is simply an internal and brutal struggle for the very soul of the party which is being waged between the new order, led by a relatively weak, inexperienced yet desperate President… Five... Read More
Chairman Nigeria’s Governor’s forum, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has called the Governor Jonah Jang faction to the meeting of the forum. A source closed to the Amaechi, who asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said letters and text messages have been sent to all the 36 state... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Confusion has gripped the Anambra State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) after two winners emerged from the gubernatorial primary election. According to reports, Senator Andy Uba on Saturday emerged the winner of the People’s Democratic Party gubernatorial primary election just as another candidate was set to emerge from another primary... Read More
by Isi Esene There appears to be some flicker of light at the end of the tunnel as President Goodluck Jonathan recently had an audience with the embattled governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi. The governor who was prevented from exchanging pleasantries with the Jonathan during a presidential dinner a few weeks ago was said... Read More
by Tonnie Iredia No one has faulted its claims of being the largest political party in Africa. It accommodates everybody -the rich and the poor; geniuses and illiterates, philanthropists and rogues, diplomats and hooligans… Some few years back, a bosom friend who wanted to get into partisan politics after retiring from the Federal Public Service... Read More
by Obinna Akukwe Therefore, Ombatse cult is Nasarawa people’s fetish alternative to failed justice and security. Since the Ombatse Cult of Nasarawa State murdered over one hundred Nigerian Police and the State Security Service start the search for Baba Alakyo, Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura had pretended that he is not aware of his complicity in the... Read More
by Collins Uma I want to believe the APC will constitute a good government in 2015. I really want to. The signs however, are not pointing to that. “…Obasanjo, Obasanjo, and Obasanjo” Those were the words that woke me up that morning in 2003. I thought something was wrong in the country’s leadership again and... Read More
by Isi Esene The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has offered reasons as to why corruption persists in the Nigerian polity, citing impunity and lack of political will to fight the menace of corruption as the major obstacles. Ribadu, who was the presidential candidate of the Action... Read More
by Isi Esene The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has strongly condemned the persistent campaign of calumny against the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the attempt to use ethno-religious sentiments to destroy the budding party as a cheap shot that has fallen flat on the faces of the purveyors of falsehood. In a statement issued... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu There are indications that governors from the north and other senior politicians in the region, may form a new political party, new reports suggests. On Friday, a source speaking to the Punch said the creation of a new political party was part of the three options considered by northern political leaders as... Read More
by Michael Orodare Now is the set time for negotiation as no meaningful negotiation comes after victory. The post-1993 experience is enough to learn from; not to be too fixated on struggle and ignoring the round table talk for power sharing. Though I was a boy during the hullabaloo that engulfed Nigeria after the 1993... Read More
by Simon Kolawole What is the way out? How can we ease their pain? How can we make sure our people stop dying cheaply because of a system that disdains and punishes the underprivileged? I woke up Friday morning to some good news: the Federal Government has decided to offer free treatment to diabetic children.... Read More
by Akan Ido Reports say the Presidency has set up a committee to look into the crises rocking the Peoples Democratic Party and come up with concrete solutions to them. President Goodluck Jonathan was said to have been advised by his close aides to look closely into the biting issues because his political career and the... Read More
by Hafsat Abiola-Costello But today is not a day for sorrow. No, not even when the main beneficiaries of his sacrifice fail to honor the ideals for which these true democrats laid down their lives; not even when the national leadership since 1999 has sought to wipe MKO’s name out of our living memory. Twenty... Read More
by Akan Ido The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi recently spoke with the Punch Newspapers on his victory at the Supreme Court over former governor Olusegun Oni, the controversy surrounding the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and other issues. Read excerpts from the interview below: Some of you have refused to associate with the Governor Jonah Jang-led... Read More
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