Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has fired back at the General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, for stating that the Igbo were a cursed people and could not rule Nigeria yet. Okorocha said that the Igbo were not Nigeria’s problem, rather they were an asset to the country since … [Read more…]
House of Representatives, Tuesday, resolved to investigate the sharp increase in the price of diesel also known as AGO. It therefore mandated its Committees on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Petroleum Resources (Upstream), and Gas Resources to handle the assignment with a view to ensuring that a reasonable price is fixed to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians. … [Read more…]
Makinde backs PDP consensus arrangement after Saraki, Tambuwal’s visit Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has obviously thrown his weight behind the PDP’s plan to pick its presidential candidate for the 2023 election by consensus arrangement. The governor said on Tuesday that the presidential candidate of the party would be someone that had “everybody’s buy-in.” He … [Read more…]
PANDEF, Ohaneze, Middle Belt Forum, fumes as PDP throws Presidential ticket open The zoning committee of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, contrary to the expectation of its southern members, has recommended an open race for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket. The party’s 37-person zoning committee, which took the decision at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, … [Read more…]
Updated: Why PDP threw open 2023 presidential ticket As its mandate ends Tuesday, the 37-person zoning committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has flung open its presidential ticket to all aspirants; The PUNCH has learned. The decision came after a meeting on Tuesday at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja. According to a source … [Read more…]
Just In: PDP reportedly throws open 2023 presidential ticket As its mandate ends Tuesday, the 37-person zoning committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has flung open its presidential ticket to all aspirants; The PUNCH has learned. The decision came after a meeting on Tuesday at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja. According to a … [Read more…]
One of the investors in the crashed Ponzi scheme, Chinmark Group, identified simply as Nuella has died days after she reportedly attempted suicide. The PUNCH had on March 21 2022 reported that about 4,500 aggrieved investors lashed the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Chinmark Group, Marksman Ijiomah, over unpaid funds invested in the company despite many deadlines … [Read more…]
Leader of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, and Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, said yesterday that any government that cannot provide security for its citizens had no moral justification to exist. He spoke on a day the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, asked the Federal Government to rise to its responsibility of … [Read more…]
Sequel to the spate of violent attacks and weekly Monday sit-at-home in Anambra, Governor Charles Soludo, Sunday, said his administration has offered “amnesty” to agitators in the state. But Ohanaeze in a swift reaction yesterday took exception to the use of the word amnesty, saying it connotes that the youths have been committing an offence … [Read more…]
WARREN Gamaliel Bennis (1925-2014), an American author and scholar, regarded as one of the pioneers of contemporary leadership studies, famously said: “Leadership is the ability to translate vision into reality.” The deduction that could be made from this statement is that a leader who has a dream must have the passion to pursue it. Former … [Read more…]
Opinion: Many More Women Wanted M.O. ENE Women are reemerging worldwide as strong leaders. Germany’s Angela Markel wowed. Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand rocks. Croatia, Taiwan, Finland, Tanzania, Denmark, etc. have successful and young female leaders. Nigeria is not so lucky. No state has a female governor. No state has the 35% female affirmative threshold … [Read more…]
An indigenous player in the energy sector, Mr. Victor Ekpenyong, has urged the federal government and oil firms to maximise oil production and leverage on the expertise of Nigerian tech firms to check oil theft. Ekpenyong, who made the call in an interview with newsmen on Sunday, noted that there was a need to raise … [Read more…]