by Sunday Dare The PDP crisis we now see in the open to be honest did not start with the Jonathan Presidency. It started with Obasanjo. The seed for the crisis now manifest was sown and watered in the days of Obasanjo. For the answer as to why Nigeria is where it is today and what... Read More
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro appeared to make a mistake of Biblical proportions this week – when he muddled a well-known religious quote and said Christ multiplied loaves and ‘penises’. Maduro made the unfortunate error during a speech on education at the Miranda stadium, in the country’s capital, Caracas. Referring to the iconic story of when... Read More
South Africa’s ailing former leader, Nelson Mandela, is said to be showing great resilience though his condition becomes unstable at times. The state of the 95-year-old is “still critical but stable”, according to a statement from the South African president’s office. He remains in hospital in Pretoria two-and-a-half months after being admitted with a recurring... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo In the news yesterday was an official statement issued by the Presidency that President Goodluck Jonathan did not sign a single-term agreement with any individual or group. The Presidency maintains that Nigeria’s number one citizen did not make any such promises or sign any such agreement contrary to reports that have continued... Read More
by Isi Esene After so much ruckus in the polity where the interim leader of the newly registered All Progressives Congress (APC), Bisi Akande referred to President Goodluck Jonathan as a “kindergaten leader”, presidential handlers have gone all out to defend the achievements of the president saying the APC is crying wolf where there is... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Former President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida yesterday turned 72. The former military ruler chose to have a private ceremony to celebrate the occasion with his family and close friends. The day was marked with special prayers and celebrated with members of his inner circle and a few business associates at his Minna, Niger... Read More
by Isi Esene Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) yesterday said he will run on the platform of the newly registered All Progressives Congress (APC) if fielded. Buhari commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for deeming it fit to register the party praising it for its impartiality. The retired army general who... Read More
by Osita Abana Perhaps you also deserve some self-flagellation for guzzling 10 bottles of beer at the pub when ‘madam’ had no Kerosene to cook dinner for the kids. You’ll make a bad president, admit it. The world is largely governed by a group of self centred oligarchs (presidents and premiers) who plunder the resources... Read More
by Ekerete Udoh If America succeeded in using the awesome power of its pop culture to advance its interests and appeal, we can do same with Nollywood and our music. Let me start first by sending you my heartfelt condolences on the unfortunate passage of your mother-in-law through a ghastly auto crash earlier this week... Read More
by Diezani Alison-Madueke The supply of petroleum products at controlled prices to riverine communities in the Niger Delta has been significantly enhanced with an increase in the number of operational Floating Mega Stations from 6 to 9 over the same period. The Ministry of Petroleum Resources has in the last two years vigorously pursued the... Read More
by Kayode Komolafe It takes a genuinely anti-poverty president or governor to focus more on those policies that would democratise access to basic needs rather engaging in propaganda of executing “projects” all over the place… Politicians and their publicists talk so much about “dividends of democracy”; yet the meaning of the phrase has become imprecise.... Read More
by Olabode Emmanuel We need a change! A change in the way we think! A change in the way we act! A change in the way we recruit civil servants! A change in the way we choose our leaders! Shall we start the revolution now? Talking about mincing words, I refuse to do that now.... Read More
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