ANAMBRA 2013: PDP crisis distorting permutations
IF the on–going crisis in the Anambra State branch of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over who should be its flag bearer for the November 16 election is not resolved...
Tension as police detain Suntai’s aide
The tense political atmosphere in Taraba State heightened, last night, following the arrest and detention of Senior Special Assistant to Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba by the police. Sylvanus Giwa...
Nigerian history and the morbid obsession with national unity (2)
Hence, the Warrant Chiefs appointed by the British and vested with arbitrary powers hitherto unknown in Igboland were thoroughly disliked by the people. It was not surprising that most of...
Revenue Shortfall: Fresh crisis brews between Jonathan and govs
Feelers from some state governors at the weekend suggest that unless President Goodluck Jonathan issues an urgent directive to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to release...
2015 Presidency: Why the Igbo must speak with one voice – Akabueze
‘Says Ifeanyi Ubah is the man to beat in Anambra election’ Chief Sunday Akabueze is an activist, a business man and a financier of Labour Party. He bares his mind...
Witches didn’t make me cut down stadium trees
The National Stadium Surulere, Lagos is fast losing its ‘eco-beauty’ as the trees that once made the complex a greenery spectacle are being chopped down and sold for firewood. During...
PDP Crisis: Between VP Sambo’s loyalists and the opposition in Kaduna
The eerie calm in the security and socio-political space of Kaduna State, on Monday, burst into cataclysmic political excitement never seen since the death of its former governor, Sir Patrick Ibrahim...
Stakeholders parley on slow mobile money uptake
Lagos – Airtel Nigeria’s Director of Regulatory Affairs and Special Projects, Osondu Nwokoro, has identified the exclusion of Telecommunications Operators (TELCOs) from playing very active roles in the implementation of...
11 killed in renewed attack in Kaduna village
Kaduna State – No fewer than 11 people were on Saturday killed in a renewed attack in Zangang village in Attakar Chiefdom, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The gunmen attacked...