Why COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria May Be Worse Than Italy
Billionaire philanthropist, Bill Gates, predicted doom for Africa when he told the American Society for the Advancement of Science in Seattle, USA, that Africa was in danger of up to 10 million deaths, should the continent be hit by a coronavirus. This was due, he added, to the continent’s familiar challenges of poor health systems. Luckily for Africa, the number...
Sharpeville Massacre And The Quest For Human Liberation By Ifeanyi Okali
My heart goes the entire Black race, particularly South Africans as she marks the 60th anniversary of the mindless massacre of over 60 people in Sharpeville today. Though a very sad reminder of how the black's life has been a pawn in the chessboard of the white, it is a very remarkable signal of how dogged and resilient the...
‘Why People Suddenly Slump And Die’
It’s becoming a regular scenario: men, women, the young and the elderly, slumping and dying without any prior or visible sign of illness. The recent case of the young Nassarawa United Football Club player, Chineme Martins, more than ever before makes it an issue for the front burner. Omolara Akintoye writes. It was a gathering of the VIPs – Very Important Personalities....
How Sanusi’s Daughter Predicted His Father Dethronement
Nigerians were taken aback when respected Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, was dethroned and replaced by his predecessor’s son, Aminu Ado Bayero. Sanusi and Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje, hardly ever agreed on anything, but most people didn’t predict that it would get this serious. In 2007, Sanusi’s daughter, Shahida, gave a powerful speech at the first Annual Chibok...
[Opinion] How Legal Is The Removal And Banishment Of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II Of Kano? By Monday Ubani
The sudden removal and banishment of Emir of Kano Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi a few days ago shocked not only Nigerians but the entire world. The reason for the worldwide shock is because of the personality of the victim, a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and one of the leading intellectual lights in Nigeria and beyond. He is...
UCHE OGAH IS AHEAD OF HIS POLITICAL ENEMIES
Those who know Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, The Honorable Minister Of State, Mines And Steel Development, can attest to the fact that he is hard working, peace loving, kind hearted and extremely generous. His entry into the Abia politics in 2015 shook the foundation of the political establishment in the state and unsettled some characters indefinitely. The reason being...
Allegation of N525b looting against T.A Orji, his son fictitious, political, false — Group insists
Even while their case of financial misappropriation are ongoing, a group Abia Unity Forum (AUF) has said the former governor of the state and the Senator representing Abia Central, Sen. T.A Orji and his son, who is the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji are innocent of any financial fraud. The group alleged that the...
Abia remains the most peaceful state in Nigeria – John Okiyi
Contrary to the expectations of "Facebook Abians" and global anarchists inhabiting the social media, the burial of HRM Eze I. Kanu and his wife, Ugoeze Sally Kanu, was successfully concluded today without any major incident. The mourners and security agents conducted themselves very well and our beloved Eze and his wife were given first class honors as expected. The...
Abia remains the most peaceful state in Nigeria – John Okiyi
Contrary to the expectations of "Facebook Abians" and global anarchists inhabiting the social media, the burial of HRM Eze I. Kanu and his wife, Ugoeze Sally Kanu, was successfully concluded today without any major incident. The mourners and security agents conducted themselves very well and our beloved Eze and his wife were given first class honors as expected. The...
Opinion: THE PERILS OF A POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDER – CHINEDU NWOGU
Your name becomes honourable, Chairman, Onye ishi... and these names are supposed to be serviced with your hard earned money; most times money earned outside politics for those whose morality and spirituality bind them to legitimacy in their dealings. When it's time for WAEC enrolment in the village your phone rings severally, your kinsmen fall sick, your phone rings, even...
