By Batos Nwadike Yesterday, I received with utter bewilderment the so-called judgement of the Court of Appeal in the Orlu Senatorial Election Petition of Chief Charles Ahize and the Labour Party. For 8 months we traversed all nook and cranny of Orlu Senatorial Zone, sharing our vision to Recover Orlu, opposing hegemony, all of which culminated in the resounding victory given to Chief Charles Ahize by the good and productive people of Orlu on 25th February, 2023. Our opponents, having lost to us on the issues and on the ballot,…
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Ben Nwabueze: I Lost A Father Figure, Friend
By Ikechukwu Amaechi EARLY this year, Mr. Damian Obiefule, Prof. Ben Nwabueze’s secretary, called to say Prof wanted to see me. I was elated. The last time I saw him was at the 2018 TheNiche Lecture at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA. He sacrificed all to be at that lecture, spending well over two hours on Third Mainland Bridge, even as his health was failing. In fact, I had pleaded with him two days earlier not to stress himself coming but he ignored my plea, insisting that he…
Read MoreMy Governor Prince Hope Uzodinma “Promise Made Promise Kept”
Report Card 1 Owerre Nchi Ise Unite and Vote for this great record RECOVERY AND REVITALIZATION EFFORTS By Stella Anumaku Njemanze Neboh The Governor Hope Uzodinma administration, in an effort to recover the illicitly acquired funds and properties of the former Governor Rochas Okorocha administration, absorbed Easter Palm University into the State, which is now publicly owned and managed by Imo State Government. In an effort to restore peace to diverse communities in Imo State, the Governor Hope Uzodinma administration recovered lands illegally acquired by the former Governor Rochas Okorocha…
Read MorePendulum: Truth Tinubu Must Be Told
By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, once again, this is not the best of times in our dear beloved country, Nigeria. After we had thought, gladly and gleefully, that no government could be worse than the recent Buhari administration, we are now confronted by yet another monstrosity. In less than two months in power, Tinubu’s government started collapsing whatever positive legacy Buhari left behind. Yet, we would have assumed and expected a President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be far better prepared and more visionary than Buhari and his lacklustre team was.…
Read MoreImo Charter of Equity: Between Owerri And Okigwe Zones-How Feasible In 2027!
By Henry Ekpe In search of Equity and Justice among the three Political Zones that make up Imo State; namely Okigwe, Orlu and Owerri, it is said that a Charter of Equity has been signed for power to rotate among the three. The Charter of Equity is claimed to have been endorsed in the presence of top Political Elements, Traditional Rulers, even Clergy, across Imo State. The present Charter of Equity takes off with the coming Imo Governorship election, which is on November 11, 2023. From all indications, those…
Read More6 Major Findings about Tinubu from the CSU Documents
By Farooq A. Kperogi Both pro- and anti-Tinubu news outlets and blogs are selectively reporting the documents that Chicago State University handed over to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday. Here are 6 non-partisan tidbits I discovered from poring over them: Chicago State University’s Office of the Registrar affirmed that Bola A. Tinubu indeed attended the university “from August 1977 through June 1979” and was “awarded a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Honors on June 22, 1979.” The registrar also swore to this under oath. The penalty for lying…
Read MoreNigerian President’s CSU Diploma Is Fake
By J. Coyden Palmer This diploma from Nigerian President Bola A. Tinubu is what was turned over to election officials in Nigeria and is now the subject of judicial proceedings here in the United States. Tinubu’s opponent, Atiku Abubakar has filed suit in the U.S. seeking clarification on its authenticity and is attempting to have the results of the election that was held in February overturned. I gotta admit. This one story shows the level of corruption in Nigeria and it makes you cry and laugh at the same time.…
Read MoreSaintly Virtues Of Rubby Emele
By Joseph Aniemeka Nwachukwu The personality of Hon (Mrs) Rubby Emele Imo State Commissioner for Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs is benchmarked on the statement of German statesman Konrad Adenauer, who said thus, “we all live under the same sky, but we all do not have the same horizon”. This speaks of intuitive administrators like Hon. Rubby Emele who, with sense of panache and patriotism, envisaged what others don’t see now. Like Nostradamus, the man who saw tomorrow. Also, a notable leadership development expert, Myles Munroe observed that…
Read MoreMbadinuju: Odera, Odego, The Governor Who Built Men, Understood Politics
“Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju passes on at 78” By Kenneth Anozie Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, Odera was the first Executive Governor of Anambra state when this present democracy started. He handed over to Dr Chris Ngige. Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju has passed on recently. Odera as fondly called put up the structures of governance which is in use today by succeeding administrations. He managed the little resources accrued to the state, ₦580 million monthly, while salaries of public servants were ₦480 million monthly; perfectly thus he has the greatest infrastructural development in the state…
Read MoreBuhari’s Regrets As Lessons For Tinubu
Femi Adesina, a former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, last week said the former president regretted some of the decisions he took while in office and felt he could have done some things better.The ex-presidential spokesman stated this while speaking at a programme tagged ‘Media Dialogue with Femi Adesina’, organised by the Association of Veteran Journalists in Osun state. Even before the ex-presidential spoke person’s outburst,i t has always been typical for Nigeria’s former leaders to regret carrying or failing to implement certain policies/actions while in office. Sometimes, even…
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