People&Politics

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Apr
21
2023
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Gideon Orkar, The Treason Of Yunusa Ari And Related matters

Gideon Orkar, The Treason Of Yunusa Ari And Related matters

Opinion
By TUNDE OLUSUNLE It's truly, very sad to recall that Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigeria's second democratically elected president of the fourth republic, set aside History from the curriculum of second school education, in 2009. The alibi was that students were avoiding the subject because there were few jobs for history graduates, and a concomitant dearth of instructors. He might have been correct about the challenges that graduates of some courses beyond history, encounter in a world gravitating towards science and technology. I was in the university at the same time with two brothers. We all graduated together, completed the mandatory…
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Apr
19
2023
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‘Made’ Outside A Process

‘Made’ Outside A Process

Opinion
People And Sources Of Their Fortunes BY ISAAC NWOYE People are said to be made when they exhibit a level of wealth, affluence, influence, authority and control to the extent that specific and ordinary people recognise and defer to them in the society. They come at different levels, some rising to dizzying heights that global entities like Guinness books, Forbes and other reference authorities captures their worth and publish them periodically. Some are done monthly, others yearly and generally to form references for records and academic studies for students and researchers. Laudable as this feat may seem, the process of…
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Apr
18
2023
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Delivering The Dividends Of Democracy In Enugu State

Delivering The Dividends Of Democracy In Enugu State

Opinion
By Anayo Agu The beauty of democracy lies especially in its ability to give the citizens a choice in electing who governs them and a voice in the decisions that impact their lives.  As a system of government, democratic power is vested in the people, who exercise it directly or through their elected representatives. That is why in an election year such as 2023, the Nigerian electorate, grossly neglected over the past three years suddenly became a target of opportunity, a beautiful Bride desperately wooed by political actors who hitherto could care less about their welfare or wellbeing.  As a…
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Mar
22
2023
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With 3,343 Vote Margin, Peter Mbah Beats Chijioke Edeoga

With 3,343 Vote Margin, Peter Mbah Beats Chijioke Edeoga

BREAKING, Politics
The battle for who becomes Enugu State governor-elect has finally been settled. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Mbah as the winner of the March 18 governorship election in Enugu State. The margin between the two foremost contestants is a slim 3,343. Mbah polled 160,895 votes to beat his closest rivals — Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP) who scored 157,552. Edeoga In declaring Mbah as the winner, the INEC Returning Officer, Prof Maduebibisi Ofo-Iwe, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike,…
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Mar
22
2023
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Alex Oti of Labour Party Is Governor-Elect Of Abia State

Alex Oti of Labour Party Is Governor-Elect Of Abia State

Politics
The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last Saturday's governorship election in Abia State, Alex Otti, has been elected Governor of Abia State. He scored a total of 175,467 votes to defeat his closest rival, Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party who scored 88,529 votes. The result was announced by the State Returning Officer, Nnenna Oti who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri. This comes after the collation of results from all 17 local government areas of the state. Oti addressing his supporters after the announcement The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had…
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Mar
02
2023
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Citizens Accuse Anambra Govt, INEC Of Conspiracy to Deny LP Victory in Ogbaru

Citizens Accuse Anambra Govt, INEC Of Conspiracy to Deny LP Victory in Ogbaru

Entertainment
By IDRIS UMAR, Abuja A socio-political group, the League of Ogbaru Professionals(LOP), has called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmud Yakubu, to ensure the immediate release of result of the House of Representatives election in Ogbaru Federal Constituency, conducted on February 25. The group said in a statement signed by it's chairman, Dr. Innocent Ezekude noted that it was "shocking that while results for the presidential election held all over the nation has been collated and a winner declared, that of Ogbaru Federal Constituency held on the…
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Mar
02
2023
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Ndigbo: Now That Mahmoud Yakubu Has Done His Worst

Ndigbo: Now That Mahmoud Yakubu Has Done His Worst

Politics
Now that Mahmoud Yakubu has done his worst, Ndigbo will be unfair to other Nigerians, particularly the Yoruba, who have championed this cause of a new, transcendental Nigeria under an Obi presidency if they descend into the arena of ethnic baiting because that is what the malcontents want. By IKECHUKWU AMAECHI In the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, declared the result of the presidential election which held on Saturday, February 25. Rather than jubilation, a pall of silence descended on the nation because many believe that their electoral…
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Feb
22
2023
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The National Assembly Election In Enugu West: A Choice Between Progress And Propaganda

The National Assembly Election In Enugu West: A Choice Between Progress And Propaganda

Opinion, Politics
 BY  ANAYO AGU Reading one of Dr. Price Pritchett’s books, I came across the idea that “Choice is the most powerful force in the world.”  It is also presented as a tool of change because the choices we make determine how we live and significantly shape our future and those of generations yet unborn.  In representative democracy as in Igbo culture and tradition, trust is the gold-standard of measurement of the personality of a potential representative or emissary.  It should therefore be the measure of contents of character of who merits representing us as distinguished senator and honorable member at the…
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Feb
20
2023
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Obidient Movement Endorses Peter Obi For President, Ekwunife For Senate

Obidient Movement Endorses Peter Obi For President, Ekwunife For Senate

Politics
*Says Senator Not Working Against Peter Obi's Aspiration Leaders of the New Nigeria Mandate, a major support group within the OBIDIENT family in Anambra State, have endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi for the presidency and Senator Uche Ekwunife of the Peoples Democratic Party for another term as the Senator for Anambra Central. They have subsequently directed their teeming members especially in Anambra Central to mobilize their supporters and vote along that line on Saturday. Obi In a statement made available to newsmen after a press conference in Awka on Monday February 20, 2023, the…
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Feb
18
2023
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Balablu-Blu Blu-Bulaba And Other Incantations

Balablu-Blu Blu-Bulaba And Other Incantations

Opinion
By TUNDE OLUSUNLE For his famous zeal, stamina, energy and verve, Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo had to learn when to draw the brakes. There were those times his spirit was willing, but his body weak. He had to succumb to the body clockwork to catch some rest. If he still desired to drag his body, he was tactfully restrained by his aides. I know a bit about Obasanjo. I served as his campaign media officer, a job I was enlisted into, even before his formal declaration to contest for the nation's top job. He threw his hat in the…
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