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A heated argument and hauling of insult between Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, representing Ebonyi North, and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, occurred during a senate committee hearing on Tuesday. The clash occurred at the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions hearing on a fresh petition submitted by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Ezekwesili was a witness […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that the contact details of the petitioners’ representatives in the recall process of the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, are now available. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. The statement reads: […]
Continue ReadingA passenger boards a bus. The city is a little rough but he has taken his customary precaution; there are two women on the bus. He turns into the gaze of a wiry man with a Bible and the man smiles and nods at him. He imagines he is a peripatetic evangelist biding his time before unleashing […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, on Tuesday, raised concerns over the petition for the recall of the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a statement signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, the commission acknowledged receiving the petition presented on behalf of the constituents by Charity […]
Continue Reading“Everything is my business. Everything. Anything I say is law…literally law.” Barbara Geddes, et al in their How dictatorship works (2018) quoted Malawian dictator, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, as having once said the above. In Nigeria of a little more than a week ago, they all came in quick successions: A National Assembly where the libido ran riot; a son […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. President Tinubu had, on March 18, declared the emergency rule in Rivers State, citing Section 305(5) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended), and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, […]
Continue ReadingIf anyone had told me in 2004 that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu would one day, as president of Nigeria, declare emergency rule in a state and suspend a governor because of a squabble between a godfather and his godson, I would have said: “Stop it! Tinubu would never do that!” But you should forgive me: […]
Continue ReadingMany eminent Nigerians, former governors and past public office holders expressed fears on Monday over the falling standards of democracy in Nigeria, arguing that it left much to be desired. They voiced their fears at a colloquium held at the Abuja Intercontinental Hotel to mark the 60th birthday celebration of former Governor of Imo State, […]
Continue ReadingSiminalayi Fubara, the suspended Rivers State Governor, has made his first public appearance after his suspension from office a few days ago. Alongside his Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie, he was seen attending a church service on Sunday at the headquarters of Salvation Ministries in GRA, Port Harcourt. This appearance comes days after President Bola […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has dealt a fatal punch on Nigeria’s democratic prospects. As the head of the executive branch, he has injured the judiciary and subverted the legislature in what promises to be a dangerous drift towards authoritarianism. On the Rivers crisis, the Supreme Court ruled on the side of deploying democratic methods to resolve outstanding […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, said the emergency rule in Rivers State was against the spirit of federalism. Soyinka, who spoke to an international news outlet, The Africa Report, maintained that the declaration of a state of emergency in the manner with which it was carried out betrayed federalism. According to him, the […]
Continue ReadingTwo-time heavyweight boxing champion, Olympic gold medalist, boxing Hall of Famer, and entrepreneur, George Foreman has died at age 76, his family has announced in an Instagram post on his account. “With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr. who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025 surrounded by loved […]
Continue ReadingAt an acquaintance’s house some years back, a man walked in with two teenage children. After they left, my friend explained that he was the spouse of her deceased friend. Then, she went on to say that she had been trying to match-make him with a banker, who had not been responding positively to his […]
Continue ReadingIn a late-night move on Friday, President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to revoke the security clearances of over a dozen individuals he views as political adversaries, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The directive, outlined in a memo, stated that it was no longer in the national […]
Continue ReadingPopular Nollywood actress Nkechi Angel Nweje has passed away. She died on Friday after a brief illness, according to reports. The sad news of her death has sent shockwaves through the Nigerian film industry, with colleagues, fans, and loved ones mourning her loss. Movie producer Stanley Ajemba, aka Stanley Ontop, confirmed her death on Saturday. […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Merit Gold Eberechi, has taken to social media to inquire what the “great men of God” in Nigeria are doing about the prevailing hardship, as Nigerians continue to grapple with the economic hardship. She posed the question in a post shared on her Instastories. See her post below:
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has stated that suspending elected officials in Rivers State is a naked abuse of power and could tarnish the country’s image. Jonathan made the remark at the Haske Satumari Foundation Colloquium in Abuja on Saturday. “These actions by key actors in the executive, legislative and judiciary arms of government […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s demonstrably unconstitutional suspension of the elected leaders of Rivers State and his illegal imposition of a retired military lickspittle as sole administrator in the exercise of his otherwise constitutional privilege to declare a state of emergency in any part of the country is the latest addition in a long list of […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has said it will take legal action against the Nigerian Government over the suspension of one of its own. President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu; as well as members of the state House of Assembly for […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement on Friday, Nigerian Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has condemned the National Assembly’s use of voice vote in approving the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all […]
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