Constitutional lawyer and elder statesman, Prof. Ben Nwabueze (SAN) has declared that only the restructuring of the polity will save Nigeria from its recurring socio-economic and political challenges. As a first step towards realising the goal, Nwabueze has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately convene a fresh National Conference. He said that the 2014 […]
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A new militant group called the Ultimate Warriors of Niger Delta (UWND) has emerged. The group has threatened to continue vandalism in the Niger Delta if their demands are not met. UWND has asked the government to give 60 percent oil blocks to the Niger Delta region. The group has also made some other demands, […]
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has fulfilled all its campaign promises. Assessing the performance of the current administration so far, Mohammed said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has measured up to expectation. “It (one year in office) has been very challenging, very fulfilling, […]
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The Publisher of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, speaks about President Muhammadu Buhari’s government and other issues in this interview with ’NONYE BEN-NWANKWO and GBENRO ADEOYE What is your view on the state of the country? The state of the country now is a bit volatile. Don’t forget that a very strong political party was voted […]
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I have tried delaying the writing of this piece in the honest expectation that someone probably misquoted Chief E.K. Clark, when he reportedly publicly disowned former President Goodluck Jonathan. I had hoped that our dear father, E.K. Clark, would issue a counter statement and say the usual things politicians say: “they quoted me out of […]
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Former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, said on Sunday that news of the death of the first civilian governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter (DSP) Alamieyesiegha, hit him like a sledgehammer. Alamieyesiegha, 63, died on Saturday from a cardiac arrest at a Port Harcourt hospital following an ailment. Ibori, said […]
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NIMASA has rubbished reports that the federal government has broken off its relationship with Tompolo’s company which is in charge of pipeline security in parts of the country. Isichie Osangbi, Deputy Director of Public relations for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) denied receiving any directive from the presidency to discontinue payment to […]
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By Femi Fani Kayode “In 418 B.C. Herodotus, the Greek philosopher who is known as the ‘’father of history’’, said “a man who does not know anything about the events that took place before he or she was born will remain forever a child.’’ Not only was he right but one must go a step […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari was voted into office partly because of his convincing anti-corruption stance. However since assuming office on May 29, 2015, whether in error or as intended, his narrative has narrowed to focus mostly or solely on the tenure of his recent predecessor, former President Goodluck Jonathan, which constitutes a tiny fraction of the […]
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President elect, Muhammadu Buhari today acknowledged that President Goodluck Jonathan’s phone call to concede defeat changed the course of history, as he could have chosen to use his power of incumbency to scuttle the electoral process. “What I will say is since the telephone call you made, you have changed the course of Nigeria’s political […]
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