Month: February 2024

Who hates the Igbos 

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“We must understand that a so many sectors in the Nigeria economy have suffered so much setback and even extinction because of this hatred – who does it help?” By Staff ReporterThere is this viral statement alleged to have emanated from former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in which it read; “Major good decisions are not taken in Nigeria by FG because It will favor the Igbos more than others. The statement goes ahead to state that “FG Is ready to see Nigeria crumble rather than make a Decision…

Benjamin kalu and passage of the SEDC bill – bringing an end to SE cry of marginalisation 

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“Nigeria cannot move forward if we do not end the war against people of the South East“ By Ukoha Njoku Ukoha  After the brutal Nigeria-Biafra Civil War, the victorious Federal Government declared No Victor -No Vanquished as a reintegration slogan. The Government launched the 3Rs Policy Initiative (Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation) aimed at cleaning the physical memories of the war by rebuilding the damaged and destroyed Infrastructures including normalising relationships between the South-East and the rest of the country.  The victorious Federal Government No Victor – No Vanquished declaration was…

Tinubu’s accurate 12-year-old prediction on subsidy removal and the Suffering Nigerians will face

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“Government claims the subsidy removal will create jobs…. The stronger truth is that it will destroy more jobs than it creates. For every job it creates in the capital intensive petroleum sector, it will terminate several jobs in the rest of the labor intensive economy.“ By Farooq Kperogi ON January 11, 2012, Bola Ahmed Tinubu published a sober, thoughtful, deeply insightful, and penetratingly foresightful article titled “Removal of Oil Subsidy: President Jonathan Breaks Social Contract With the People” that uncannily prefigured the untoward consequences of petrol subsidy removal that Nigerians…

Peter Obi’s Tribute to Hope – a Nigeria re-awakening

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“the journey to a better Nigeria has just begun. It is a life-long journey. On that journey, despair is not an option. Surrender is not a choice” By POPeter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, reflected on the anniversary of the election on Sunday, expressing determination in his ongoing journey towards a better Nigeria Addressing attendees at the “Redefining Our Options and Consolidating Our Legacies” event organized by Obidient Support Groups in Abuja, Obi titled his speech “Tribute to Hope”. During his speech,…

Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rejected by Qatar government

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Culled Diplomatic Channel “Qatar gives excuses as having online meeting as reasons to reject Tinubu’s request to visit and attend Investment & Business Conference in the UAE” The State of Quatar has Diplomatically turned down the request of the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu to visit and hold business and investment sessions with them. This was conveyed via a terse memo from the Abuja Embassy of United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Protocol Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja dated 22nd February, 2024. In the response, they offered reasons why…

Nigeria needs to be reset now or very little will make sense

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“Nigerians have to take back their country and totally reset it back to 1966 regional federalism model”  by Gwon G Wolo Nigerians are bewildered by what is happening to them right now.  The foundation on which their lives depend has buckled.  The fear is palpable and the prospects of being alive and free is diminishing by the hour.  Civil society groups such as the Nigerian Bar and ICAN and NLC are afraid to even try to explain what is going on.  Nigerian banking systems is on the brink of total…

Youth Empowerment in Abia State: The Alex Otti Model

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 “the Keke business has unfortunately affected the psyche of the operators, including graduate riders amongst them who now exhibit the mentalities of touts, the Keke business should be phased out completely” – By Emeka Nwosu, PhD. As I noted recently in a public article, many good things are happening in Abia State under the watch of the Labour Party-controlled government of Dr. Alex Chioma Otti. These heart-warming developments are certainly not happening by chance. Providence and good fortunes may have been on the side of Governor Otti. But what cannot…

Akpabio, Bayo Onanuga and co., helping Nigeria down to perdition 

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Akpabio will go down as one of the sleaziest and most irresponsible Senate President ever to be appointed’ By Chief Odo Ijere DEALING WITH AKPABIO LIES. Akpabio lies through his teeth as a trademark. His insinuation that the governors were shared N30 Billion each to address palliative in their States is another fat  lie. And he freely and effortlessly dished out this lie sitting on the hallowed and exalted Seat and Seal of the Senate President.  That is how sordid this gentlemen seems and will appear straight facedly before us…

Be Selfless: Put yourself first, at all times, in everything

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It is a dog-eat-dog world, my friends, learn from the death of Herbert Wigwe,  : By Chukwudi Iwuchukwu  The wife of the pastor of the RCCG church where the late Herbert Wigwe worshipped before his death, Dr. Siju Iluyomade, celebrated her 60th birthday yesterday, and she threw a colourful party, more or less a carnival, to celebrate this milestone.  The party had in attendance Lagos big boys and girls like Tony Elumelu as Flavour entertained guests.  Before his death, Wigwe was a faithful member of the church where Siju’s husband pastored. …

Guinean Military Leader seals borders, Dissolves Government,

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“Ministers in the now-dissolved government have been instructed to surrender their passports and official vehicles, and also given directives for their bank accounts to be frozen. By News StaffGuinean Military Junta Dissolves Government, Seals Country’s Borders Regional, Ministers have had their bank accounts frozen and asked to turn in their passports and official cars. Guinea’s military junta, which took power through a coup in September 2021, has officially dissolved the government, as announced via a presidential decree read on state TV by the presidency’s Secretary General, Brig Gen Amara Camara.…