Government Appointments Should Be Based On Merit – Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says appointment into government positions should be by merit, though the federal character principle is essential in creating a balance. The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has been criticised for lopsided appointments. Speaking at a teleconference on Saturday, Osinbajo said if a position is reserved for a particular zone, the area should be able to produce the best. The...
How Senator Kalu Secured The Freedom of 29 Inmates From Kuje Prison
While the return of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu continues to trend in the media, little is known about some of the benevolent activities of the Senator during the time he was in prison. But ask any inmate or staff of the Kuje correctional custodial centre and you will receive the same mixed feelings of sadness and satisfaction. They are sad...
[Opinion] Advancing Fight Against Anti-microbial Resistance Through Health Data Security in Nigeria – By Kingsley Mecha
The Senate's recent approval of establishing a Federal Data Bank in Nigeria has sparked enthusiasm among several innovators, notably Celestine Ugwu, a software engineer with Veracel HealthTech, and Kingsley Mecha, an anti-microbial steward and public health innovator. This pivotal choice holds the potential to significantly advance well-informed tactics against antibiotic resistance and revolutionize disease surveillance and response systems. This...
Politicians Must Avoid Surrounding Themselves With Aides Who Can’t Win Their Polling Unit, By Ifeanyi Okali
In Nigerian politics, one of the most costly mistakes any politician can make is surrounding themselves with aides and associates who lack grassroots influence, individuals who cannot even secure victory in their own polling units during elections. This unfortunate trend has become increasingly common, often weakening the political base of many officeholders and aspirants alike. Politics is not sustained by...
[Opinion] Ben Kalu’s Certificate Saga: Judgement Day Is Set, Bear Your Cross, Stop Dragging Chima Anyaso To Your Nightmares – Joseph Ejindu
Ordinarily, we would have keep ignoring the different Ben Kalu’s media concoction, especially the one he dished out through his trainee media hireling, Chidozie Aja, tagged “Okey Ezeala and Chima Anyaso, gimmicks of a stooge and his paymaster” but in order not to allow them to keep deceiving the good people of Ndị Bende and general public. Let me categorically...
Police Officers Don’t Obey You – Ruggedman Reacts As IGP Bans SARS
Nigerian rapper, Ruggedman, has reacted to the ban of the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. ABN TV had earlier reported that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Abubakar Adamu, in a press release on Sunday banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) from patrols and stop-search duties with immediate effect following alleged killings and harassment of...
Why Buhari’s Administration Is Badly Rocked On The Corruption War
EFCC has been a cesspit of corruption in Nigeria from day 1. That it took so long before Nigerians could speak publicly about that is the biggest shock. Successive leaders of the EFCC now allegedly robbed the country blind. Buhari did not create EFCC and most of the alleged EFCC-led theft occurred before Buhari came to power. But Buhari administration...
COVID-19 IS ALREADY IN NIGERIA DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF OUR LEADERS BUT WHAT NEXT?
By Great Imo Jonathan By now we all can say with boldness that Nigeria could have missed being affected by this global pandemic but for the failure of our leaders to act swiftly. I mean leaders across the board, including religious leaders who held services last Sunday despite government instructions and opposition party leaders who are only good at pointing...
Like OUK Like MUK
By Onyendi Victor Kelechi They golden descendants of Uzor Kalu dynasty. Gold they always say is very precious. So they great descendants of Uzor Kalu dynasty are gold and they are precious. The history of Abia politics can never be complete without making reference to the great exploits of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu the Senate Chief Whip (Miri yiri Enyi ala...
The Untold Story of Ongoing Faulks Road, Aba, Project, By John Okiyi Kalu
Prior to the inauguration of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu in 2015, the dominant image of infrastructure deficiencies in Aba, the commercial nerve center of Abia State, also known as Enyimba City, was the perennially dilapidated “Ukwu Mango” area of Faulks (Ariaria) Road, along with the fabled Ama Ikonne “river” believed to be unfixable because of alleged activities of a certain...
