The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has said that the presidential polls of February 25 failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. The ambassador acknowledged that many are angry and frustrated with the results, while some others are celebrating victories they believe were hard-fought and well-earned. She, however, commended Nigerians for demonstrating…
Some Nigerians, including the number one bestselling author and former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri have staged a protest in London, demanding president Muhammadu Buhari to leave London, return to Nigeria and fix Nigerian hospitals. The rally, tagged #HarassBuhariOutofLondon was convened by pastor Omokri and took place today 2nd April 2021 at…
By Don Stephen As someone who has spent the most part of my adult life in Enugu, it gives me immense joy seeing the scale of work ongoing across the Enugu metropolis and how the city’s original masterplan is gradually being restored. Recently, I drove through the New Market-Miliken Hill axis and was pleased to…
_The Strategist 30.08.23_ These days when I hear that popular chant around churches that “the devil and his agents” have planned this or planned that, I find myself wondering why devil and his cronies are not directing their evil at the west (Europe, North America, etc) Upon all the generational atrocities committed by the west…
By: Hon. Arthur Edeh In few days from now, we shall be commemorating our Democracy day, with lots of feelings in the air. It is getting larger, hotter and equally becoming interesting. The terrain and atmosphere is getting charged up with some sense of high stakes by the day. 2023 in anticipation! But, as a…
Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George, has appealed to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to shelve his 2027 presidential ambition and allow younger Nigerians to run. George made this appeal in an interview on Arise Television on Thursday. According to George, Atiku would be 81 years old in 2027, and…
IntroductionThere are a number of theories rivaling each other in their attempts to explain the migratory origin of the Igbo. The most popular one seems to be the account that the Igbo migrated from Israel and this is why they are often referred to as the Jews of Africa. While scholars promoting this view generally…
It is not a public relations gimmick to state that Enugu State is much safer than the other states in South-eastern Nigeria. The current governor of the state, His Excellency, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has dotted the ‘i’s and crossed the‘t’s, as far as the issue of security is concerned. Following all the controversy generated by the…
The National Coordinator, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), Chief Ugochukwu Nnam hailed the FCT Minister Chief Nyesom Wike on his efforts towards repositioning the Federal Capital Territory. While commending the short, medium, and long term plans of Chief Wike to overhaul the FCT and reposition it among the best cities in the world,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for 3-7 May 2023, to a date to be determined by the incoming Administration. The President gave the approval after meeting with some members of the Federal Executive Council and the Chairman of the National Population Commission and his…
