by Dan Onwukwe The question Obasanjo tried to answer, though in a provocative way, is: why is Nigeria’s present generation of politicians, including himself, not measuring up on the scale of leadership test? Or, is Nigeria jinxed on that scale? The discussions are still intense across the land whether the visit of the President of... Read More
by Dele Momodu No matter how much you portray yourself to be humble and absolutely loyal to the Him-on-High in Abuja, it is a wasted effort. Your future ambition screams from afar. Anyone discerning enough would know you’re heading somewhere and don’t think President Jonathan is fooled about your voluptuous desire. Your Excellency, I find... Read More
by Dele Momodu But APC should not be over-confident. What binds PDP together is very strong, access to power and money, a surfeit of it for that matter. Fellow Nigerians, let me start by congratulating the leaders and members of the newly registered political party, All Progressives Congress (APC) of Nigeria, on their well-deserved victory.... Read More
by Chi Ibe Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak has dismissed reports that five northern governors asked President Goodluck Jonathan to sack the Peoples Democratic Party National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur saying that everybody know President Jonathan alone cannot remove Tukur since was a product of an election. The reports had claimed that Governors — Muritala... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu There were heart breaking tears and mourning from relatives and friends of the two Army Majors and 13 soldiers killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, Yobe, and UNAMID operations in Darfur, Sudan, who were buried yesterday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. During the national burial, President Goodluck Jonathan... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has appeared on the BBC Hardtalk show to address issues surrounding his highly public dispute with President Goodluck Jonathan. He spoke about his suspension from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), about his “ambitions” for 2015 and what Nigerian politicians need to address in order to stop political problems harming... Read More
by Ochereome Nnanna Among these were cold-blooded murderers who killed innocent civilians during the pogroms in Northern and Western Nigeria; war lords who rounded up and hacked innocent and defenceless civilians to death in Asaba… On Thursday July 18th 2013, the cream of generals and political/bureaucratic czars that worked for the federal side during the... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu President Goodluck Jonathan has given a three months deadline to solve the problem of Boko Haram insurgency saying by the end of the year, the problem would have been significantly eradicated. “We are not negotiating with Boko Haram. It is done all over the world. It is not negotiation. We are not... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu To solve the internal problems in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) once and for all, President Goodluck Jonathan and PDP National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur have met privately at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, new reports say. The two were not the only ones trashing out issues to move the party forward,... Read More
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