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On The Road With Benue ‘Hard Man’ Samuel Ortom

On The Road With Benue ‘Hard Man’ Samuel Ortom

By TUNDE OLUSUNLE Avid followers of Nigeria's sociopolitical trends and developments must be very familiar with his name and his multifarious endeavours. Indeed, if there were medals or plaques to reward bluntness and no-holds-barred interjections and interventions in public discourse, he will, rightly, undoubtedly and deservedly, be a frontline contender. He is consistently vocal, irrepressibly fearless, typically pointed, notably bold, pulls no punches. He is no respecter of suffixes, refuses to be cowed by nomenclatures, unmoved by high falutin titles, ever fire-spitting, serially hard-hitting. Where others cringe like whimps, kowtow, cavil and caterwaul, mystified by "the body language" of the…
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Russia’s Putin Congratulates Charles III As He Takes Oaths To Become King

Russia’s Putin Congratulates Charles III As He Takes Oaths To Become King

Charles III has sworn an oath as he was proclaimed king during an elaborate ceremony at St James’ Palace, London on Saturday. The death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II was formally announced by the Accession Council. It was after then that Charles III was named as king. Russian President Vladimir Putin was among the first set of World leaders to send goodwill messages. Shortly after the official proclamation of King Charles III at a pomp-filled ceremony in London, the Russian strongman offered his “sincerest congratulations”.  King Charles III “Please receive my sincerest congratulations on your accession to the throne,”…
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Why Chelsea Sacked Manager Thomas Tuchel

Why Chelsea Sacked Manager Thomas Tuchel

Search Commences For Replacement Thomas Tuchel has paid the ultimate price for Chelsea's inconsistent start to the new football season. Tuesday's 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League proved to be the final straw for the Stamford Bridge board - led by new co-owner Todd Boehly. The club decided to part ways with manager Thomas Tuchel following Tuesday's night's Champions League defeat. The 49-year-old former Borussia Dortmund and Paris St-Germain boss leaves Stamford Bridge after 20 months. Tuchel Owner Todd Boehly has placed Tuchel's coaching staff in temporary charge until a replacement is found. The reason for Tuchel's…
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Agbaja People Plan 2-Day Summit, To Unveil Dev Agenda

Agbaja People Plan 2-Day Summit, To Unveil Dev Agenda

Prof. Nebo Harps On Unity After decades without a central leadership, Agbaja people of Enugu State have reunited to once again pursue their common social, political, cultural and economic interests. The people who cover Udi, Ezeagu and parts of Enugu North Local Government Areas plan to hold a two-day Summit in Enugu on 2nd and 3rd November 2022. The event will bring together thousands of their sons and daughters from over 100 communities in Nigeria as well as their friends, in-laws and well-wishers from across Nigeria and the Diaspora. The Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi…
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Of Reptiles, Primates, Insects And Statecraft

Of Reptiles, Primates, Insects And Statecraft

By TUNDE OLUSUNLE By the time the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari winds up on Monday May 29, 2023, it would have taken our country through every conceivable insanity and ridiculousness. Beyond the time-worn, tripodal possibilities of "the good, the bad and the ugly," Nigerians have gone through what the iconic afrobeat musician, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, described as experiences in "craze world." Just name it: record-breaking killings in peace time; freestyle abductions even under the daylight nostrils of security forces; unabated insurgency, unceasing terrorism. Festering banditry, bestial butchery of hapless and innocent folks by psychopathic marauders, mindless arson, deliberate violence…
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Again, Deadlock Over Ayu As Atiku And Wike’s Teams Meet In PH

Again, Deadlock Over Ayu As Atiku And Wike’s Teams Meet In PH

Reconciliation teams to meet again, says Mimiko The continued stay in office of the Peoples Democratic Party National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, has again brought to a deadlock, the party's reconciliation efforts following disagreements over the nomination of Atiku Abubakar as the Presidential candidate and the choice of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate. Governor Nyesom Wike who had earlier contested the presidential ticket of the party and lost to Atiku, has been at loggerheads with the Presidential candidate ever since he declined to pick him as his running mate. Iyorchia Ayu Members of a committee created by Atiku and…
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Kenya Elections: William Ruto, Raila Odinga In Tight Race For President

Kenya Elections: William Ruto, Raila Odinga In Tight Race For President

BBC News, Nairobi13 August 2022 With almost half of the results from Kenya's presidential election now confirmed, the two main candidates are running neck and neck. Deputy President William Ruto has taken a slight lead over ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga - 51% against 48%. The head of the electoral commission has admitted that announcing the result of Tuesday's election is too slow. The verification of results has been stopped several times after complaints by supporters of the main candidates. Ruto...ahead On Saturday night, Mr Odinga's supporters entered a restricted area and accosted electoral officials, accusing them of tampering with the…
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I Didn’t Sue Atiku, PDP, Says Wike

I Didn’t Sue Atiku, PDP, Says Wike

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has disowned the court case purportedly filed by him seeking the removal of Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s general election. The Governor who spoke to Thisday Newspaper on Friday afternoon denied knowing anything whatsoever about the purported suit or even knowing the lawyers who filed the suit in the first instance. “I don’t know anything about the so called suit. I did not ask anyone to file any suit for me” The media was on Friday morning awash with reports that Governor Wike and one…
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Niger Republic as Nigeria’s 37th state

Niger Republic as Nigeria’s 37th state

No matter how hard this government tries to rationalize Buhari’s unforced leadership gaffes, the president’s illicit dalliance with Niger Republic at the expense of Nigerians is the stuff quislings are made of. By Ikechukwu Amaechi Constitutionally, Nigeria has 36 states and a Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. But under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch, the country seems to have added one more state – Niger Republic – making it 37. The 37th state, ironically enjoys more federal attention and presence than some of the country’s bona-fide states. Nigeriens in their country enjoy more dividends of democracy, courtesy of the munificence of…
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God Save the Jagaban

God Save the Jagaban

By Victor Anazonwu In a proper democracy, the APC would not be contesting Nigeria's Presidential Elections in 2023. Not in any real sense. It would, quite rightly, consider 2023 a lost cause. It would be content to take a few seats in the Senate and House of Representatives. And maybe a few governorship stools also. The party would be in deep anguish and sorrow, begging for forgiveness, groveling to rebuild its tattered image and depleted human stock. It would be hoping to groom some decent candidates with whom to make a fresh bid, perhaps in 2027 or 2031. By which…
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