By Law Mefor This Tuesday, in Abuja, the Save Democracy Group – West Africa (SDG-WA) and the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought (TAS) held a policy dialogue. They expressed alarm about the shortcomings of democracy, especially in West Africa, the sub-region where the majority of Black people live, as seen by the military’s…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to commence Fraud Risk Assessment of ministries and agencies of government, beginning from the Presidency, the National Assembly, and the National Judicial Council. He made the development known on Wednesday during the launching of the Fraud Risk Assessment Prevention and Control Project…
By Law Mefor Three influential opposition figures have hinted at the coming of a mega party that will challenge the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general election. These are Prof. Pat Utomi of the Labour Party, a former governor of Kano State and the presidential candidate of the NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and…
By Law Mefor A democracy without opposition is like making an omelet without breaking eggs; or, a bird flying with one wing or one clapping with one hand. Yet, the fact is there is no opposition in the nation’s so-called democracy. Opposition political parties simply exist as platforms for power grabbers to contest and capture…
By Jake Clifford Led by Nyesom Wike, who is now the FCT Minister, the G5 had previously supported Tinubu’s candidacy in the 2023 election. G5 regroup in Port Harcourt, unveils plan to throw PDP under the bus again. The G5 group, a group of rebellious former governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has once…
People of Mburubu community in Nkanu East local government area of Enugu State on Wednesday formally presented to the state government for recognition a renowned estate expert, Ozor Engr Jerry Patrick Onuokaibe as their Igwe-elect. The Mburubu General Assembly presented the Igwe-elect to the Executive Chairman of Nkanu East, Hon. Okechukwu Sydney Edeh, in accordance…
Ortom made this known on Sunday at a luncheon hosted by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The G5, a group of five then-governors within the PDP, rejected Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate before the 2023 poll last February. The G5 include…
Dear People of Enugu State, As we are on the threshold of 2024, it is with immense gratitude and enthusiasm that I extend my heartfelt New Year wishes to you. Your support for the leadership of Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah embodies a collective aspiration to restore our beloved state to its deserved prominence. Governor Peter…
Governor Alex Otti is being hailed as one of the most performing Governors in Nigeria. Definitely the best in the Southeast for now. I did a survey of the best Governor of Southeast on Twitter (X) and Otti was scored the best by about 98% of the respondents. Governor Hope Uzodinma was mostly scored the…
When one read the statement from the so-called Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, demanding Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, to step down due to his purported incapacity to address security concerns in the state, one was taken aback. The call was ostensibly in response to Thursday night’s vicious attack in…
