THE arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra by the Federal Government has attracted mixed reactions from various groups, including the Arewa Consultative Forum, who urged the Federal Government to be cautious in handle the IPOB leader’s issue. The reactions came just as the British government said Kanu … [Read more…]
Speakers of the 36 states Houses of Assembly have made a case for the establishment of state police to tackle insecurity in the country. They want the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution to accommodate the concept of state police and community policing. This was contained in a communiqué issued at … [Read more…]
Hon. Obiora Okpala is a procurement consultant, community leader and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State. In this interview with Daily Sun, he speaks on the chances of Senator Uche Ekwunife in next Saturday’s gubernatorial primaries of the PDP. The primaries of the PDP is next Saturday. Does … [Read more…]
Enugu State Government and the Peddlers of Fake News By Prince Ejeh Josh In a world distorted by false and misleading information occasioned by technological innovation and breakthrough in cybernetics such that every person is afforded the opportunity to own a smart phone, purchase data, and express their opinions on issues; standing out … [Read more…]
Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has vowed to proceed with the planned Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos. The Nation reports Igboho will storm Lagos on Saturday July 3 alongside other agitators for the Yoruba Nation rally. Hinged on the heels of similar rallies held across southwest States including Osun, Ogun, … [Read more…]
As Nigeria join the rest of the world to commemorate the International Father’s Day, Senate Chief Whip and Senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged fathers to unite to surmount the nation’s current economic and security challenges. Describing fathers as soldiers of Christ, the former Abia State governor, admitted that … [Read more…]
Democracy Day: Gov. Ugwuanyi’s Peace Apostleship — Paradigm In A Troubled Nigeria By Okenwa Cyril When the Prof. Humphrey Nwosu-led National Electoral Commission prior to 1993 general elections chose June 12, 1993 as the date for the presidential election, little or, at all did Nwosu and his men, and indeed all Nigerians know that … [Read more…]
THE son of the acclaimed winner of the June 12 presidential election, Kola Abiola, has said Nigeria’s democracy the way it was currently being practiced was not what his late father, Chief MKO Abiola, and several Nigerians died for. He further said it was not the kind of democracy several Nigerians laid … [Read more…]
For a while now, from the position of the President of Nigeria, to the Gubernatorial positions of most states of the country, the discourse on virtually everyone’s lips has been the issue of adherence or otherwise to the principle of rotation and/or zoning of political offices among geopolitical and senatorial zones of the country and … [Read more…]
Gov. Ugwuanyi’s Six Years of Laudable Democracy in Enugu State. By Prince Ejeh Josh The timeless expression that no nation or state has ever achieved virtuosic and remarkable feats without the strenuous efforts of some dedicated, selfless and goal-driven legends who took upon themselves, the pains and inconveniences associated with development and holistic … [Read more…]
Political, religious and traditional leaders from the six North Central states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), yesterday, have declared their opposition to any plan by any ethnic group to break away from Nigeria. The leaders, who addressed newsmen in Abuja on the platform of North Central Peoples’ Forum, said as bridge builders, they … [Read more…]
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Nigerian Postal Service (Repeal and Reenactment) Bill, 2021, which effectively restricted the agency to only postal operations in the country. The Bill also unbundled the agency by creating a commission to regulate its affairs. The lingering controversy between NIPOST and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as … [Read more…]