Southerners aspiring to lead the country in 2023 have been given a note of warning by northerners. The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has stated that the North will not cede the presidency in 2023 to the South. According to Vanguard, the President of the AYCF, Shettima Yerima made this known in an interview on
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The renowned anti-corruption crusader said Tinubu, Atiku, and other politicians that are 60 years and above should go and rest. Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have been told to forget their 2023 presidential aspirations and quit the stage for younger elements. Giving
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muhammad Musa Bello released stringent guidelines for religious places to reopen and without doing anything for the market places that are dotted all over the territory Around the FCT there are normally market days that attract different people all over Nigeria . An example is the Nyanya Wednesday markets .
Read moreBy: Emmanuel Onwubiko It has therefore come to my notice that the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), an institution that is playing a key role in the transformation of Nigerian agriculture has been the subject of a vicious and sustained campaign of calumny over the past two years. This campaign which
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By: Obiaruko Ndukwe The dance of the absurd taking place in the media space in recent times couldn’t have been, had President Buhari not ordered for a Forensic Audit of the Books of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The National Assembly under Senator Ahmed Lawan and Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila seems to be unconcerned
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By: Godwin Maduka ‘These are the times that try men’s soul’, these were the words of Thomas Paine in 1776, at the early days of American War of Independence. What would have been his submission if he were to be alive today? Covid-19 has ravaged lives, livelihoods, causing great shock, social disorder, and economic downturn
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, By: Verner Ayukegba Africa is at an energy cross-road. On one hand, the most talented, better educated, most entrepreneurial and competitive generation the continent has ever had is rising and taking on leadership positions that will propel African companies to become more competitive. After many turbulent decades, most corners of the continent
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By: Ike Anthony Abaelu …time to drop Politics and embrace Policy. It is no longer news that Corona Virus, aka COVID-19 Pandemic, has taken the world by the storm causing serious health and economic havoc without a reliable solution on sight. Personally, it is worrisome that few months after the outbreak of this disease there
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By: Nduji Chukwudi Destiny I may not have known him for ages but the few years I have known Emeka Ihedioha, I came to realize that there are sincere people in Nigerian political space. 2013, was my first time of seeing Ihedioha at the PDP Mega rally at Dan Anyiam stadium, the moment he stood
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“Fry their brain and lungs with 20G, as long as they receive recharge card money or they are promised a position in 2037, an average Nigerian is cool. He is totally void of a questioning mind and he never challenges the status quo. In my opinion, the zombie vaccine is already at work in most
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By: C. P. Anaso March 30, 2020. In the wake of the US-China cold war, soon after roundtable and trade deals toward the end of 2019, there emerged a health crisis which seemed internal to China but soon grew to become a subject of world health concern that would define the political and economic shape
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Mobile network providers currently operating in the country are believed to be assisting the Police to arrest journalists over alleged offences, IFE OGUNFUWA reports Conversations and messages on mobile devices are no longer confidential. They have become tools in the hands of law enforcement agents in Nigeria for the purpose of apprehending journalists. Investigation by
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By: Niran Adedokun nadedokun@gmail.com In spite of all the evil that Boko Haram, its affiliates, splinters and other opportunistic groups, perpetrate, Nigeria still does not seem to be doing much to arrest the situations. Of course, there are constant talks of procurement of military hardware and boastful accounts of military accomplishments in the prosecution of
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Nigeria did not adequately share public-safety and terrorism-related information necessary for the protection of the national security and public safety of the US. The United States has given reasons for imposing visa restrictions on Nigerians and five other countries’ nationals. It said Nigeria did not comply with the established identity-management and information-sharing criteria assessed by the
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After keeping silent for over three weeks on the controversy surrounding the Amotekun, the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu finally releases his long awaited statement on the issue and trust me when I say I was not surprised with his choice of words. He is very predictable. Furthermore, I have read
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