Eric Osagie: Akpabio, loyalty and the president

by Eric Osagie Conversely, good leaders, in serving their people so well, demonstrate uncommon loyalty. Loyalty to God and loyalty to God’s people. So, we can in the same vein, safely conclude that Akpabio, Fashola, Oshiomhole, Dankwambo, are loyal leaders because they are working for the people. On another level, they are also loyal to... Read More

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September 22, 2013

“They don’t want it to end”: Atiku accuses Jonathan of insincerity, gives reasons for joining the ‘new PDP’

by ‘Jola Sotubo Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that his repeated attempts to make peace within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been met with insincerity from President Goodluck Jonathan. Atiku accused the president of aborting a meeting which was supposed to hold between them on how best to resolve the crisis... Read More

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September 20, 2013

Oritsejafor is an active soldier of the ruling party – el-Rufai blasts CAN President

by ‘Jola Sotubo Following the statement by the management of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) that he needs psychiatric testing, Nasir El Rufai has responded with even more criticisms against the leadership of the body. [READ: CAN lays it on el-Rufai, recommend him for psychiatric evaluation] The former Minister of the Federal Capital Abuja,... Read More

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September 18, 2013

Opinion: The totalitarian tendencies of my president

by Olu W. Onemola On the flip side, what will it mean for us if our President does not get what he wants? If such a time were ever to come, he would be a man with nothing to lose – and when a man with nothing to lose, has nothing to lose, we must... Read More

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September 17, 2013

Ocheorome Nnanna: Weep not, dear minister

by Ocheorome Nnanna …He took his cabinet on an inspection of projects. Thereafter, he invited them to lunch. After a sumptuous meal accompanied with hefty swilling of choice drinks, he calmly informed them that their services were no longer required. There is a touch of cruelty developing among political chief executives in Nigeria. I am... Read More

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September 15, 2013

Ralph Egbu: PDP crisis – Tukur is not the problem

by Ralph Egbu Atiku Abubakar was totally wrong to have led a walk-out at all and at a time the president and the vice president were already seated. In the first place walk-outs in politics have no meaning. If you show presence and fail to stop the event and walk-out, it means you participated. The... Read More

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September 11, 2013

Opinion: The inside story – Between the Presidency, Inuwa Abdulkadir and the NYCN

by John-Bull Alexander The President should see the plight of the youth who are the true leaders of tomorrow as deserving greater attention and priority. So we youths are not deceived at all by the hollow theatrics of removal of the Youth Minister Inuwa Abdulkadir, which we know is least connected to our prosperous future... Read More

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September 9, 2013

Opinion: The opportunity cost of Tompolo’s private jet

by Kikiowo Ileowo To show the power Tompolo wields, during the visit of then Vice President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to his terrorist headquarters at the notorious Camp 5, he instructed all the Vice President’s entourage, security details, and other officials to stay outside the camp, allowing only Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in for ‘consultation’…. For those who... Read More

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September 8, 2013

Nairobi governor slaps female rep. after meeting with Pres. Jonathan (WATCH)

by ‘Jola Sotubo President Goodluck Jonathan recently concluded an official trip to Kenya and by all accounts it was a successful one. President Jonathan reportedly signed several bilateral agreements with Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, and became the first foreign head of state to address the country’s parliament. The end of his visit has however been... Read More

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September 7, 2013

Opinion: 2015 – For President Jonathan, the die is cast

by Chuka Nnabuife With that he achieved one vital thing – openning our eyes to the fact that Jonathan is not as lacking of dangerous followership as some escapists among us opt to assume. Secondly, he seem to have bared his chest in frontrow and some hitherto intimidated or lurking-in-shadow pro-Jonathan politicians are saying a... Read More

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September 7, 2013

Jonathan looks into the retirement of army generals, cites security challenges for action

by Adeola Balogun The recent retirement of army generals has attracted the attention of President Goodluck Jonathan and he has decided to wade into the matter. The exercise has affected 17 Generals, who are already set to leave by December, and other officers across the Armed Forces including Brigadier Generals, Air Commodores and Navy Commodores.... Read More

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September 7, 2013

Dele Momodu: My N1trillion letter to President Jonathan

by Dele Momodu If you and your aides were politically savvy, you probably would have managed the situation better. And if the truth must be told, most of strategists you parade are nothing but tyros who know little or nothing about the complexities that make up Nigeria Your Excellency, I’m compelled to write you again... Read More

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September 4, 2013

Opinion: Nigeria’s ethnic division – Who is to blame?

by Saatah Nubari In a situation where it is glaring that this present administration can only boast of support from the Ibos/Niger Delta/Middle Belt and is opposed by the Hausa-Fulani/Yoruba, you should be the Devil if you lie that there is no ethnic undertone to this. A closer look at the 7 governors and Atiku’s... Read More

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September 4, 2013

Opinion: Who is afraid of Ahmed Gulak?

by Kelechi Oparaku For the unbiased observer, however, one question which begs for answer is: When has it become an offence to discharge one’s duties to the best of one’s ability, as Mr Gulak has done since his appointment? These are not the best of times to be a public official in Nigeria, especially to... Read More

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September 3, 2013

Opinion: Eligibility questions against Jonathan – Lessons from the U.S

by Umar Ardo Therefore, these calls on President Jonathan to contest the 2015 presidential elections without first amending the constitution or getting an affirmative declaration from the Supreme Court will only open other vistas of constitutional issues that would create a floodgate of political crises. In my view, notwithstanding the view expressed by Prof. Ben... Read More

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September 3, 2013

‘This is what we want’: Aggrieved PDP governors make their demands known to Jonathan

by Adeola Balogun Peace still seems to be an elusive goal for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as there is yet no end in sight to the turmoil within its walls. Instead of laying down arms, the aggrieved governors have made their demands on President Goodluck Jonathan by giving four conditions for resolution. They presented... Read More

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September 3, 2013

Femi Aribisala: 5 ways to become an overnight billionaire in Nigeria

by Femi Aribisala Peradventure you lose your job or fall on hard times. Don’t go into depression. Just start a church. Make it a purpose-built church. Think of something that men need. Tell them you have the anointing to provide it. Tell them whoever wants to be a billionaire should come to your church. Start... Read More

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September 2, 2013

PDP crises: Jonathan holds closed-door meetings with OBJ, governors in Abuja

by ‘Jola Sotubo In a bid to resolve the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan reportedly held two separate high level meetings yesterday. The president first met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and then with 16 governors of the party with the aim of finding solutions to the problems that led to... Read More

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September 1, 2013

Ayokunle Odekunle: This Umbrella will not tear!

by Ayokunle Odekunle So, for those already filling their glasses with Alomo bitters, clinking their glasses to say a toast for the repose of the soul of the PDP, I am sorry to disappoint you but that Umbrella will not tear…at least not yet! I lived somewhere around Iyana Mortuary in Abeokuta at some point... Read More

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August 31, 2013

Opinion: Corruption and impunity of Nigerian leaders – Resistance makes the difference

by Jaye Gaskia And on top of this, the chair of the NNPC board who is also the Minister of Petroleum resources is sitting firm in office! No one has taken responsibility! No one thinks they owe us an explanation much less retributive punishment; NO ONE GIVES A DAMN! Where people have struggled ceaselessly for... Read More

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August 28, 2013

Opinion: The other side of Goodluck Jonathan

by Chris Aja One of the most outstanding leadership attributes President Jonathan has exhibited which most of his critics cannot, is his calmness of spirit in the face of provocation. He exudes the highest tolerance power any Nigerian leader, dead or alive, has ever displayed to opposition elements. Like the seven blind men of Hindustan... Read More

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August 27, 2013

Opinion: Will President Jonathan address the problem of legitimacy in Africa?

by John Amoda There is need for the C-In-C to strategically preside over the affairs of the Nigerian state and to do this the President must effect a change of the framework of the current political discourse in order to effect a change in how the President is perceived both nationally and internationally. JUST as... Read More

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August 27, 2013

Opinion: Of Jonathan’s presidential powers and Lagos state’s impunity

by Fred Onyeoziri In fact President Jonathan should mobilize his Presidential Power to defend the constitution by countering this Fashola impunity as a convincing deterrent against the danger of other public officers allowing themselves to be infected by this Fashola virus. Although we operate the presidential system of government, many of our citizens, including even... Read More

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August 27, 2013

Opinion: Winning the war against insurgency

by Ola Lookman It is instructive to stress the fact that no administration in our chequered political history as an independent nation has ever witnessed the level of distraction, especially on the security front than the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government. The killing of Momodu Bama, the Deputy to Shekau, and Commander of Boko Haram insurgents... Read More

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August 25, 2013

Opinion: FFK- Haunted by a Nupe ancestry- fighting a foggy Yoruba identity complex

by Dr. N. Tony Nwaezeigwe Not even the ancestral owners of Lagos State of whom Abdulateef Kayode is not part of, can willingly cast aspersion on their Igbo guests, for the latter have always been their willing partners in the progress of their communities. Nigeria’s nationality question is neither the creation of the Igbo nor... Read More

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August 25, 2013

Opinion: Have we got a secessionist as president?

by Shuaib Yaqub Nigerians have always heard the president rhetorics like “Nigeria remains indivisible nation”, “Nigeria will not divide” etc, but the president’s actions and inactions run contrary to his utterances. Nigeria, like many other countries in the world, is bedeviled with so many problems. These maladies include, among others, unemployment, insecurity, infrastructural decay,... Read More

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August 25, 2013

Tonnie Iredia: 2015 – Who says Nigeria cannot break?

by Tonnie Iredia Although President Jonathan has said several times that it is premature and distractive to get involved in electioneering until next year, the nation is already broken into 2 irreconcilable groupings concerning his role in 2015 elections… A few years back, the Americans were reported to have predicted that Nigeria may not survive... Read More

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August 24, 2013

Azubuike Ishiekwene: Tukur and the making of PDP’s funeral

by Azubuike Ishiekwene The PDP may continue to deceive itself, but it’s unlikely that a confidence vote on Tukur will cure the party of its current poisoning. It’s a congenital problem. The chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, 80-something-year-old Bamanga Tukur, has vowed that he will not relinquish his chair, even at gunpoint. Why... Read More

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August 23, 2013

Opinion: Failure of the Northern elders

by Donu Kogbara ANYWAY, Maitama Sule has made some valid points; and, at the risk of sounding sectional, I would like to ask Northern leaders who have been chronically failing for decades why they think they can out-perform President Goodluck Jonathan. ACCORDING to elder statesman, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, who was once our Permanent Representative... Read More

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August 23, 2013

Opinion: Lagos deportation – Let my people go

by Eric Okeke Let Aspamda, Alaba, Idumota, Importers, Motor Spare Parts dealers, and other Ndigbo market clusters in the north migrate home. Don’t wait to be ‘relocated.’ If we go, Lagos traffic jams will disappear; house rents will crash, and the pressure on infrastructure will ease. Things Fall Apart is the title of the bestseller... Read More

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Eric Osagie: Akpabio, loyalty and the president

“They don’t want it to end”: Atiku accuses Jonathan of insincerity, gives reasons for joining the ‘new PDP’

Oritsejafor is an active soldier of the ruling party – el-Rufai blasts CAN President

Opinion: The totalitarian tendencies of my president

Ocheorome Nnanna: Weep not, dear minister

Ralph Egbu: PDP crisis – Tukur is not the problem

Opinion: The inside story – Between the Presidency, Inuwa Abdulkadir and the NYCN

Opinion: The opportunity cost of Tompolo’s private jet

Nairobi governor slaps female rep. after meeting with Pres. Jonathan (WATCH)

Opinion: 2015 – For President Jonathan, the die is cast

Jonathan looks into the retirement of army generals, cites security challenges for action

Dele Momodu: My N1trillion letter to President Jonathan

Opinion: Nigeria’s ethnic division – Who is to blame?

Opinion: Who is afraid of Ahmed Gulak?

Opinion: Eligibility questions against Jonathan – Lessons from the U.S

‘This is what we want’: Aggrieved PDP governors make their demands known to Jonathan

Femi Aribisala: 5 ways to become an overnight billionaire in Nigeria

PDP crises: Jonathan holds closed-door meetings with OBJ, governors in Abuja

Ayokunle Odekunle: This Umbrella will not tear!

Opinion: Corruption and impunity of Nigerian leaders – Resistance makes the difference

Opinion: The other side of Goodluck Jonathan

Opinion: Will President Jonathan address the problem of legitimacy in Africa?

Opinion: Of Jonathan’s presidential powers and Lagos state’s impunity

Opinion: Winning the war against insurgency

Opinion: FFK- Haunted by a Nupe ancestry- fighting a foggy Yoruba identity complex

Opinion: Have we got a secessionist as president?

Tonnie Iredia: 2015 – Who says Nigeria cannot break?

Azubuike Ishiekwene: Tukur and the making of PDP’s funeral

Opinion: Failure of the Northern elders

Opinion: Lagos deportation – Let my people go

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