The return of civil rule to Nigeria in 1999 gave Nigerians enormous joy and solace. Nigerians citizens thought since the governance order of their country had been successfully withdrawn from the iron fist of military men and the critical sectors of the country rescued from military impunity, they were about to witness a turnaround in…
Governor Gboyega Oyetola is right in recognising most Osun people do not want the hopelessness of the past to continue. But it is deceitful, to say the least, that the accidental Governor Oyetola, wants to present himself as the remedy to the ugly past. That the troubled Chief Executive is part of that ugly past…
By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo In his article, “Osinbajo’s Road to Abuja: The Untold Story,” Olawale Olaleye told how Osinbajo ‘defeated’ Bola Tinubu to become Muhammadu Buhari’s vice-presidential candidate. According to the story, early in 2015, as soon as Buhari became the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu set up a committee…
We have entered the meat of primary season. Sensationalism and wilful inaccuracy tend to push aside truth during such moments. I make this statement so that truth and accuracy may have a chance. It is important that people truly know what I said and where I stand. Whatever view you have of me is within…
A former Minister of Interior, retired Lt-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, has called for urgent cleanup of weapons and drug among the Fulani youth as part of practical solutions to the ugly trend of kidnapping in the country. Dambazau made the call in his paper, titled “Dilemma of the Fulbe pastoralist,” presented at the Pastoralists and Fulbe…
Dr. Paul Adalikwu, the newly elected Secretary General of the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) and other officials concluded engagements with the Sierra Leone Ports Authority (SLPA) and other stakeholders in the maritime sector including the Ministry of Transport and Aviation at the Conference Room of SLPA, Sierraloaded has reported. During his…
The Osun state governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke has ridiculed Governor Gboyega Oyetola over his belated response to the pension crisis rocking the state, warning against politicisation of pension payment and management. Speaking after receiving a group of senior elders at his Ede residence today, Senator Adeleke noted that payment…
NNN: Stakeholders in the environment sector on Tuesday in Abuja, sought a credible decarbonisation pathway for Nigeria. They made the call at the inauguration of the Carbon Chamber Project (CCB), a conference organised by the National Chamber Policy Centre of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that…
By Salihu Moh. Lukman During the consultative meeting with Progressive Governors, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, Your Excellency unambiguously conveyed the resolve to provide every needed leadership for our great party, APC, to remain strong and united to improve our electoral fortunes. Highlighting some of the internal policies, which allowed ‘first term Governors who have…
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has described as unhealthy for the fair political chances of the South, the alleged entrance of former President Goodluck Jonathan into the APC ahead of the party’s presidential primary rescheduled for June…
