No State Fights Corruption In Nigeria More Than Kano – Ganduje
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has said no state is fighting corruption in Nigeria more than his state, being the only one in the entire federation with a ‘vibrant’ anti-corruption agency to mitigate the problem. He stated this on Thursday during the International Ombudsman Day celebration held at the Kano Anti-Corruption Institute (KANCI) in Kano. Represented by the state’s...
1999 Constitution Makes Politics Lucrative — Afe Babalola Calls For New Constitution
Afe Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, says Nigeria’s 1999 constitution makes politics a lucrative business. Speaking at an event at the university on Saturday, Babalola said Nigeria needs a new constitution that will solve the imbalance, poverty and other problems the country is facing. The senior advocate of Nigeria doled out N30 million grant in equipment and...
2023 Presidency: I’m Not An Advocate Of Zoning, Says Fayemi
Governor of Ekiti State Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said that he is not an advocate of zoning. Fayemi’s comment comes on the heels of various calls to have a President of Southeastern extraction. Many from the region have over the years felt marginalized and believe that 2023 is the year for a balance to be achieved in the Nigerian political sphere. Reacting...
Buhari Is Not Stingy, He Gave Me An Envelope Filled With Foreign Currency – Adesina
Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesman, says President Muhammadu Buhari gifted him an envelope filled with foreign currency when he was billed to attend a course in China. In a tribute to the president on his 78th birthday, Adesina said he would not get bored talking about the kind of person that Buhari is since many people have chosen to believe...
Everything Has Collapsed In Nigeria – Wike
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, says everything, including security and the economy, has collapsed in Nigeria. Wike, who spoke during the inauguration of the Woji Road, and Obagi Road at GRA Phase 2, Obio Akpor local government area of the state, said the All Progressive Congress (APC) must own up to its failure in governance. The governor said nothing is...
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...
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...
If Nigeria Dies, Hatred Killed Her – Femi Adesina
What a week it has been for our own dear native land! Just at the beginning of the month, as the country turned 60 as an independent entity, President Muhammadu Buhari had charged us to “begin sincere process of national healing, eliminate old and outworn perceptions that are always put to test in the lie they are.” What began about...
Without Igbo Unity, There Can’t Be Igbo Presidency – Reno Omokri
How did the Southwest get the Presidency in 1999? It was because they were united as a people after the death of Chief MKO Abiola, in saying that if justice was not done to them, they would leave Nigeria. There were absolutely no dissenting voices. And the most liberal and nationalistic Yoruba man, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, was quoted as saying...
Esther Uzoma: Sunset At Dawn
By Alex Enemanna It was Elizabeth Berrien who in her Creative Grieving: A Hip Chick’s Path From Loss To Hope that wrote, “A feeling of pleasure or solace can be so hard to find when you are in the depths of your grief. Sometimes it’s the little things that help get you through the day. You may think your comforts...
