It is true that there can be no true development in any atmosphere of rancour and crisis, as was witnessed in the State of Osun throughout the insecure days of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, before the inauguration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola at the helms of affairs in the state. It is not sheer partisanship or exaggeration [...]
Dear Colleague, Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, has declared a state of emergency in three states due to violence perpetrated by the militant Islamist movement Boko Haram. “Islamist violence and the brutal response from the security services are making the northeast of Nigeria ungovernable, writes CFR Senior Fellow John Campbell in a new Expert Brief. He [...]
“When Liliputians are in power, they get intoxicated by little things, but when giants are there, they see everything as routine that they must do for their power”, quoting Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The above is the statement, reportedly made by Aregbesola recently, while inspecting some of the ongoing projects across the state and the statement [...]
It is now abundantly clear that President Jonathan has finally bared his fangs confirming what was widely speculated. By declaring a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, he has intimidated and emasculated the governors of these States. We are witnessing a dangerous trend in the art of governance and a deliberate ploy to [...]
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After being in limbo for nearly two years, Senator Christopher Iyiola Omisore was recently resurrected. In an interview he granted, the politician mounted his serial denial that he knew nothing about the assassination of Uncle Bola Ige. Chief Bola Ige a Federal Attorney General and Minister of Justice under President Olusegun Obasanjo was gruesomely murdered [...]
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The new Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Professor Modupe Adelabu was on Wednesday sworn -in following her confirmation by the State House of Assembly earlier on Tuesday. The 63-year old Professor of Education was sworn in by the State Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola at a colourful event held at the Lady Jibowu Hall, Government [...]
I once read an article in a national newspaper written by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu. It was entitled: Tinubu’s God complex. She wrote “Clearly, Tinubu is exhibiting signs of someone suffering from a case of the god complex-a state of mind in which a person believes that they have supernatural powers or god-like abilities and generally believes [...]
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I have been following with keen interest the obvious case of conspiracy of silence targeted at Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, the former Governor of Sokoto State. I also note with trepidation and amazement that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, is a principal agent in this unholy gang-up. I am amazed [...]
By Salihu Moh. Lukman Open Memo to Nigerian Opposition Politicians – 2 Party politics in Nigeria is for all comers where identity and values mean nothing. Members don’t need to have any special attribute. As a result, for instance, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is for everybody including the corrupt, ex-convicts, questionable Nigerians, etc. just [...]
• Reps wade into Jonathan, gov feud • Say political witch-hunt dangerous to democracy • Probe grounding of aircraft • Why plane was registered in U.S., by Rivers WITH the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Otelemaba Amachree, warning Tuesday of a plot by the Felix Obuah-led People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to impeach [...]
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