As long as 2020 was – some swear it was more than the usual 12 months – it really is coming to an end, with many impatient to usher in 2021 and experience better times. For many all over the world, the year will be unforgotten for many reasons. COLLINS KAINENE chronicles some of the…
I am saddened by the sudden demise of my sister and compatriot, Ada Ameh, two days ago. This is indeed a shocking development for all of us who knew the vivacious Ada and have been thrilled over the years by her life and times. Ada Ameh was 48 years old at the time of her…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in Owerri, Imo State capital during the second-term inauguration of the state governor, Hope Uzodimma. Tinubu and Obasanjo were invited to grace the inauguration which was held at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri. That was the first public meeting of the two leaders after…
Islamic Scholar Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has revealed that the Fulani herdsmen, he is negotiating with told him, they are in war with other ethnics in Nigeria. Sheikh Gumi, who has been leading many negotiation between bandits and state governments, maintained that amnesty, should be granted to the bandits, stating, that it was…
Agaib, Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has come hard on his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, over his statement that Fulani herdsmen have the right to occupy any piece of land in Nigeria, including forests, adding that herders are free to relocate to Bauchi if they wish to carry AK-47 rifle. Speaking to newsmen in…
A former spokesperson to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has reminded President Muhammadu Buhari that Khairullah Khairkhwa, a Taliban prisoner who was rehabilitated by the Barack Obama’s administration, is now one of the Taliban leaders in Afghanistan. He said this following his earlier warnings to the Nigerian government against the move to reintegrate some surrendered…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says in spite of the challenges related to the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, many positives were recorded including the destruction of the myth of political structure. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Falana said that in the just concluded elections, the people showed that…
The former governor of old Enugu state and proponent of “triangular political equilibrium”, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, has affirmed that there is a subsisting agreement on rotation of the seat of governor among the three (3) senatorial districts of Enugu State.The former governor dropped the hint when members of Nkanu East Leaders Consultative Forum, NELCF, paid…
By Comr Amos Kalu The President and his boys should wake up to their responsibility of fixing Nigeria and stop acting as if every Nigerian is blind because they are holding the helm of affairs on behalf of Nigerians. Gone are those days when they come up on National Dailies to twist our minds on…
South East APC Youth and Student Wing set to inaugurate 3665 Excos and 4608 polling unit Mobilizers in Anambra State ahead of the forthcoming Gubernatorial Election. Speaking in Awka before a closed door meeting with the Anambra State Executives lead by Hon Okechukwu Chukwurah, Mazi Ezenwa A A Onyirimba who is the National Coordinator states…
