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Amid the crisis rocking the Northeast region by virtue of the Boko Haram insurgency, the pig-headed opposition by Northern leaders against the announced extension of emergency rule by President Goodluck Jonathan, which gravitated into outright display of animosity in the Senate and the National Conference Committee on Security, is a national embarrassment and pointer to […]

There appears to be a growing trend in this country. As I reflect on the last few weeks in our nation’s history, something about it seems hauntingly familiar, and it’s not merely the apparent unity of the Nigerian people in the face of the heinous kidnapping of our Chibok girls, or the involvement of the […]

There has been disquiet in Lagos, especially among the aspirants for the state governorship election in 2015 since Thursday when Oba Rilwan Akiolu, the most senior traditional ruler in the state, announced Akinwunmi Ambode, a former civil servant, as the endorsed replacement for Governor Babatunde Fashola. Many of the aspirants are expressing anger, grumbling in […]

The request for the extension of the state of emergency in the northeast states tabled before the National Assembly by Goodluck Jonathan and sheepishly approved by the House of Representatives is clear indication that they have harkened to the misinformed call of the Southern Leadership Assembly and not the informed call by the North East […]

Just before Jesus was delivered according to the predetermined counsel of God, He instituted the communion or Lord’s table, which also referred to as the blood covenant, saying: And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in […]

The tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abubakar Mohammed in office will end on the 31st of July 2014, and as expected the race to replace him has begun. Media reports indicates that the IGP has been suspended from office and may proceed on terminal leave, but, the reports were quickly dismissed as rumours. […]

Human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo has spoken out against a purported tenure elongation for governors in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States ― the three states where the Federal Government has declared an emergency rule. Keyamo bore his position against the ostensible tenure elongation in a press statement released on Friday, saying the condition in those […]

When the preliminary nod was given to request by South East geopolitical zone for extra state to bring them at per with other geopolitical zones except north west, I knew that apart from the project being shot down by unfriendly delegates of south east, the project could die with our people choosing the location of […]

Dr. Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has debunked claims by a section of the media that President Jonathan has cancelled his planned visit to Chibok.  saying the president never had it in his itinerary to visit the place on Friday. Abati made the clarification on Friday through his twitter […]

In what looks like a hint of the final decision of elders and king makers in Lagos State, the traditional ruler of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, on Thursday declared the nomination and support for Akinwunmi Ambode as the next governor of the state come 2015. The monarch’s declaration may have put paid to the speculations […]

 1) He should expose and prosecute whoever he strongly feels is funding BH in Nigeria. 2)    He should stop relying 100% on his non-performing military to checkmate BH. It should be a combined effort involving the International community. 3)    He should seriously reduce going about for state visits or to birthday occasions when there is […]

Sequel to the resolution to summon heads of Nigeria’s security agencies and service chiefs, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, led  a closed-door session between members of the upper chamber and the service chiefs for over three hours on Thursday. The meeting was to consider President Goodluck Jonathan’s request to extend the state of emergency in […]