Opinion: Why you should not cry for the Igbos

by Nwobodo Chidiebere “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” –Martin LutherKing, Jr. It is no longer news that President Goodluck Jonathan of PDP, gallantly lost to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of All Progressives Congress,... Read More

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April 14, 2015

Can you spot the Governor waiting on this election-queue? (LOOK)

by Iyobosa Omoregie This is one of the funny take-away from election weekend. In the picture below, a governor of a South-South state, who could almost be missed, as he stands in line to cast his vote. Who do you think it is? Oh by the way… folks on social media think he needs to... Read More

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April 10, 2015

Opinion: What Buhari must do to lead the nation aright

by Olu Akanmu No one should be above the law, irrespective of their status or relationship to power. Impunity must be tackled to the ground permanently. Dear General Buhari, Congratulations on your well earned election victory. You were dogged and stayed the course over the last sixteen years from the ballot box to the court... Read More

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April 8, 2015

Is Edwin Clark playing a long game with Buhari or what? || Read his message to the President-elect

by Kolapo Olapoju Don’t misunderstand Edwin Clark, but he will work with Buhari. Ijaw National leader and former Pro-Jonathan supporter, Edwin Clark, has informed President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, that he believes in the unity of Nigeria and as such, will give him 100 per cent support as he governs Nigeria. Clark said he supported late President, Alhaji Umaru... Read More

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April 2, 2015

APC has a new headache… and it’s not the PDP

by Kolapo Olapoju After winning the presidential election and the majority of the National Assembly, the All Progressives Congress has a new headache… who will be Senate President? APC won not less than 65 seats in the last NASS election while the PDP now has 45 Senators. Ordinarily, the new-ruling party would like to assign the... Read More

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March 14, 2015

South-south will vote massively for Buhari, APC chairman is confident

by Ranti Joseph Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya assured that the people of the South-south geo-political zone of the country would vote massively for the party’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, on March 28, 2015. He disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday. In... Read More

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January 9, 2015

Buhari didn’t collapse, he only tripped on his wrapper, says campaign aide

by James Sambo An aide of Muhammadu Buhari says the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress is far from ill. It was rumoured that he may be handicapped by health issues as he campaigns across the South-South region in Nigeria. However, a campaign aide of the erstwhile head of state told Sahara Reporters that... Read More

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January 9, 2015

‘Jimi Agbaje didn’t promote Nigeria’s division’ – Campaign team makes full video public

by Kolapo Olapoju The Jimi Agbaje campaign has reacted to the report of the comments attributed to its principal, where he stated that due to Nigeria’s over-dependence on crude oil, the South south region of the country could shut down the system. According to the campaign team of the Lagos gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic... Read More

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January 8, 2015

“South-south can shut down the system” || This is the Jimi Agbaje video everyone’s talking about (WATCH)

by Iyobosa Omoregie It was reported earlier that the Peoples Democratic Party aspirant in Lagos, Jimi Agbaje, said that the South South region has the capability to shut down the economy, if President Goodluck Jonathan does not get re-elected. Agbaje stated that due to Nigeria’s over-dependence on crude oil, the region may hold the country... Read More

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January 8, 2015

Jimi Agbaje speaks on why GEJ should be re-elected, says Buhari has been compromised

by Damilola Jagun Jimi Agbaje has warned that if President Goodluck Jonathan fails in his re-election bid, his region, the South south could cripple the nation’s economy by shutting down the oil sector. The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate of Lagos state made the comments at a recent meeting in London organised by his... Read More

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December 28, 2014

Ndigbo APC says Jonathan is campaigning for Buhari – no, seriously?

by Azubuike Azikiwe According to the South East chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Goodluck Jonathan has become the “campaign chief” of the party’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari. The spokesperson of the chapter, Osita Okechukwu, stated this while addressing members in Enugu on Friday, saying that the president is simply campaigning for... Read More

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November 13, 2014

Jonathan runs a malfunctioning government – @SpeakerTambuwal

by James Sambo Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives and Presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, Aminu Tambuwal has stated that President Goodluck Jonathan is leading a “malfunctioning government.” Tambuwal was reacting to the President’s declaration to seek for re-election, a day after a suicide bomber killed 47 students in a Government secondary... Read More

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June 10, 2014

Opinion: Why the South-south may return Goodluck Jonathan in 2015

by Diana-Abasi Alphonsus Udoh One zone that is note-worthy of political dissection in voting pattern is none other than Mr. President’s political backyard the South-South geopolitical zone. How the leaders and people of this zone will arrive at their choice for the 2015 Presidential elections may be decided on certain permutations. “A bird in hand... Read More

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June 10, 2014

William Wallis: 2015 Elections – Jonathan is still the man to beat despite criticisms

by William Wallis Mr. Jonathan has yet to make explicit whether he will contest the election. But several new appointments and the defection to the opposition of many of his most vocal opponents have consolidated his position ahead of primaries later this year. His command of state resources still makes him the man to beat.... Read More

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March 11, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Northern Nigeria has more resources than the South

by Femi Aribisala Our Niger-Delta brothers should not get too carried away by their oil. If their oil is a national resource today, so will Northern agriculture and agro-allied industries be national resources tomorrow. Oil is a wasting asset. IN 2005, Goldman Sachs Investment Bank forecast that Nigeria will be the 20th largest economy in... Read More

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December 29, 2013

Sonala Olumhense: A recent history of your Sagamu-Benin expressway

by Sonala Olumhense It is a thirsty road, guzzling the blood of innocent Nigerians. In one accident, a friend of mine was able to find only her brother’s head, but no other part of him. In a well-publicized crash a few years ago, a vehicle ran over tens of people who had been forced to... Read More

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October 23, 2013

Opinion: President Jonathan and other South-south people

by Donald Ehrihri Unfortunately, the permutation for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in 2015 has been characterized with fragmentation, balkanization and sabotage by his people in the South-South. The proverb which says that the devil you know is better than the Angel you do not know is instructive in this discourse we are about to embark... Read More

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August 29, 2013

Opinion: Two-Party system and democracy

by Abdulhameed Ujo Given the above projection, PDP will win 3 zones and FCT. These are South-South, South-East, and North-Central and FCT with total registered voters of 28,670,629; while the APC will win 3 zones with 44,848,911 registered voters. The registration of the All Progressive Congress (APC) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is... Read More

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August 20, 2013

What Google says about GEJ: Oronto Douglas responds to the President’s critics with humor (and some interesting facts)

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

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August 6, 2013

Opinion: Confronting inter-regional disparities in Nigeria

by Ayo Teriba States/regions included in the growth processes are getting rich, just as those excluded from the growth processes, remain poor. Regions can now easily be grouped into the haves and the have-nots. If this trend continues, the rich states/regions will get richer, and the poor, poorer. From 19 states in 1980, the next... Read More

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July 28, 2013

Opinion: The North has no right to demand power in 2015

by Emmanuel Onwe To refer to other regions of Nigeria, populated by patriotic and freeborn citizens as mere enclaves is to suggest that such regions are not qualified either to aspire to or to remain in the central executive position in this country. The agitation for power shift being mounted by northern leaders has reached... Read More

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July 17, 2013

“You can’t take the swamp out of the hippopotamus” – Soyinka lays it on Rivers gladiators

by Isi Esene Professor Wole Soyinka has again commented on the political crisis that has engulfed Rivers state. The Nobel laureate said the violence and political squabbles can be traced to politicians’ inordinate greed for public resources. In a statement made available to Wednesday by the literary icon, he reportedly said: “Since beneath the surface... Read More

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June 26, 2013

How I escaped from prison – Re-arrested suspect (PICTURED)

A former militant leader turned suspected kidnapper, has opened up on how he escaped from Oko Prison custody. The suspect, Daniel Silva, 43, a native of Ekenwan village in Benin City, the Edo State capital, south south Nigeria, was charged with kidnapping a business woman and was remanded in prison custody where he escaped. He... Read More

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June 13, 2013

2015 election: South-South people want Presidency or nothing – Ex-deputy speaker

by Rachel Ogbu “Our people want Presidency, not Vice-Presidency. We are going to appeal to Nigerians to support his (Jonathan) ambition. We shall move round the country. We shall go to the North. We shall go to South-West. I don’t see his ambition as a problem,” former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Prince... Read More

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May 13, 2013

Debo Adejugbe: Nigeria’s politics of revenue sharing (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe How is the present revenue accrued to the various federating units deployed? Has it, in all honesty, led to a better standard of living for the populace? In recent times, there have been calls for a review of Nigeria’s revenue sharing formula which according to the proponents, lopsidedly allocates more money to... Read More

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May 7, 2013

How the Yoruba will determine who becomes President in 2015

by Azuka Onwuka The combination that will likely attract the highest number of votes from the North and South-West may be that of Buhari-Fashola or Buhari-Tinubu. The voting pattern of the Yoruba people of South-West geopolitical zone in the 2015 presidential election may determine who wins and who loses. In 2011, even though the zone... Read More

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May 1, 2013

NOI Polls: Jonathan’s job approval rating takes a brutal hit

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan’s rating continues to drop according to the results of the monthly NOI Polls which gauges the “approval rating of the president, the performance of the current administration, and the situation of power supply in the country.” The polls indicate an 8-point drop in Jonathan’s rating showing increasing dissatisfaction of... Read More

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January 12, 2013

I’m not sleeping with a governor – Nollywood actress, Nuella Njubigbo (and then she releases these HOT? photos)

by Akan Ido With allegations and counter-allegations flying back and forth between actress, Nuella Njubigbo and popular blogger, Stella Dimoko Korkus, it is hard to keep a tab on events but we will try our best to keep you up to speed. For those who have not had the opportunity to follow the intriguing story,... Read More

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