Chimamanda (Odelụwa) writes Biden, says Nigeria’s presidential poll was ‘deliberately manipulated’… “the election had been not only rigged but done in such a shoddy, shabby manner that it insulted the intelligence of Nigerians”.

By Maryam Abdullahi Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian novelist, says the process of the Nigeria presidential election was not marred by technical faults but deliberately manipulated. In a letter addressed to Joe Biden, the US president, Adichie expressed dissatisfaction over the process of the presidential election conducted on February 25. She said the election was full…

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PDP crisis: Ortom attacks Atiku as Mimiko rejects presidential campaign job

By Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi And Osagie Otabor, Akure on October 27, 2022 The rift between Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom escalated yesterday. The governor said the former vice president should apologise for lying against him. He said Atiku should apologise to him publicly for alleging that his people…

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Medical brain drain is next cancer that’ll run down Nigeria’

The National President, Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN), Dr. Iyke Odo, who is also the owner of Meridian Hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in this interview with Mike Odiegwu, reflects on the challenges of healthcare delivery in Nigeria and their solutions. Odo, whose association is marking 100 years of existence…

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IPOB declares sit-at-home tomorrow to back Kanu

•As Imo residents embark on panic buying, express confusion over conflicting orders•S’East may experience four-day disruptions The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared sit-at-home on January 18, 2022 to solidarise with its leader Nnamdi Kanu as the Umuahia High Court hears Kanu’s fundamental human rights enforcement suit against the Federal Government. A statement issued…

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Enugu South Urban Constituency: Dr. Mrs. Elizabeth Agwu, A Sterling Example Of Integrity In Public Service And Hope For Nigeria – Johnpaul Anih

Dr. Mrs. Queen Elizabeth Agwu, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Anambra State, who was sent to conduct the court-ordered supplementary election in Enugu South Urban Constituency is integrity personified and a dimer of hope for Nigeria. A woman who stood firm and insisted that the right thing shall be done, despite pressure from some…

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