Former Anambra State governor and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PPD) presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has observed that unless critical decisions and actions are taken by Nigerians, the country is headed for a deep crisis. He made the observation during a meeting with Ekiti State PDP stakeholders and delegates, yesterday, in the course of his consultation … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a fresh list of political party candidates that will participate in the November 6 governorship election blanking out the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and giving a clean bill of health to former Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo as the candidate of the All … [Read more…]
The Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Advocacy (LEAD) Network, has said that the Nigerian political space would not breathe fresh air unless the preset crop of leaders who were above 60 years were retired. LEAD said Nigeria needed new and progressive ideas based on modern knowledge driven by technology to move ahead, hence the need for the … [Read more…]
BEYOND POWER AND POSITIONS: Structuring an Igbocentric Progressive Polity M.O. ENE Our forefathers figured out that nothing has a God-given gift of eternal existence. It is no wonder that they abhorred lifelong kings or presidents of any Igbo nation state. For constructive coexistence and to build national stability, each ethnic entity must live its core … [Read more…]
Just In: Nkanu East Stakeholders Appeal to Ugwuanyi to Pick Successor From Their LG. …Lauds the Gov. for his spirit of equity, justice and fairness Special Report: Prince Ejeh Josh As the clamour for zoning of the governorship seat to Enugu East Senatorial zone in 2023 continues to gain momentum in Enugu … [Read more…]
Enugu Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ben Nwoye, has raised the alarm that politicians particularly from the northern senatorial district of the state, were heating up the polity of the state. He said the next governor of the state will not be based on zoning and sub-ethnic origin but on competence, … [Read more…]
Gunmen, at about 5pm, yesterday, attacked the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo, killing three policemen guarding him. Soludo, who is a governorship aspirant for the November 6 election, on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), was addressing youths of Isuofia at their civic … [Read more…]
A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said if elected governor of the state in the November 6 poll, he will empower no fewer than one million youths annually. Soludo, who is contesting the governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, stated this while … [Read more…]
A former presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu, says he’s making consultations on a second run for the presidency in 2023. As a candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) contested in the 2019 presidential election but won less than 22,000 votes. … [Read more…]
You were appointed Youth Ambassador, United Nigerian Forum (Extended Western Alliance) of the APC, during its inaugural meeting, recently, what is that about, what is the vision? The United Nigerian Forum has been in existence for a long time; the Western Alliance was only re-launched because it was not very … [Read more…]
The 2023 general elections are only two years away but intrigues by actors in the political space have undoubtedly started. Prior to the 2014 merger of three opposition political parties, the then ruling People’s Democratic Party had made good use of the divide and rule tactics to run over the opposition especially … [Read more…]
After the chaotic scenes in the US Capitol Washington where supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building in anger over his election defeat. The United States Congress has affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump on Thursday. The counting of Vermont’s three electoral votes put Biden and Vice … [Read more…]