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Aug

04

2024

Don’t Claim Credit: Southeast’s Stance on Protest is a Result of Disconnection, Not Political Expediency” – NYA

Amos Oge Kalu, Column, News, Opinion, Politics2027, Comr Amos Kalu, National Youth Alliance, Opinion, Politics

PRESS STATEMENT - July 4, 2024 The Southeast Zone of the National Youth Alliance (NYA) is compelled to respond to the recent press briefing by Governor Hope Uzodimma, Chairman of the Southeast Governors Forum, regarding the Southeast region's indifference to the ongoing nationwide protests. We categorically state that the absence of protests in the Southeast is not a result of political influence or maneuvering, but rather a manifestation of the people's detachment from the Nigerian state. Any politician or group claiming credit for this development is either being dishonest or insensitive to the region's challenges. The NYA emphasizes that this…

Aug

03

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Endorsements and the power-brokers (2)

Column, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbiodun KOMOLAFE, Nigeria, Politics

By abiodun KOMOLAFE Obafemi Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe and Ahmadu Bello endorsed candidates, leveraging their influence and reputation. Awolowo reportedly supported Joseph Fadahunsi (1960), Ayo Akinsanya (1960) and Adekunle Ajasin (1979). Azikiwe backed Michael Okpara (1960), C. C. Onyia (1963) and Chukwuemeka Ojukwu (1966) while Ahamadu Bello endorsed Tafawa Abubakar Balewa (1959), Kashim Ibrahim (1962) and Usman Faruk (1985). Their endorsements carried weight due to regional influence, party leadership, national stature and grassroots connections. Awolowo’s vast network and loyal following could make or break candidates, boost credibility, mobilize support, shape party decisions and impact electoral outcomes. By embracing the power of…

Jul

30

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Progressively Shameless: Of ORO, Protesters Against Protest, Dissociaters And The Tinubu Presidency.

Column, Economy, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBola Ahmed Tinubu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Nwaokobia Jnr, Opinion, Politics, Security

When some citizens during the last General Elections decided to desecrate ancestral values, norm and tradition by deploying the ORO Traditional programmatic to stop Nigerians of other ethnicity from Voting in Lagos and or mobilizing to stop President Bola Ahmed Tinubu then a candidate from winning the Presidential election, little did they know that the gods would be angry. More than one year into the Tinubu Administration, it is apparent that the government lacks direction. As a Mystic and one vast in Metaphysics I can boldly say that the gods are angry. And rather than appease the gods, they have…

Jul

22

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Revisiting 134% Increase In Minimum Wage (70k): Ajaero, Osifo, Organized Labour Living And Leaving To Fight Another Day.

Column, Economy, News, Opinion, PoliticsBola Ahmed Tinubu, Chris Nwaokobia, Economy, Next Level, Nigeria, Nwaokobia Jnr, Politics

I am compelled to do this incisive effort which is apparently targeted at putting the records straight ditto the decision of Organized Labour to settle for a 134% increase in Minimum Wage thus taking the minimum wage from 30k to 70k rather than insisting on the 250k which was the position until the last meeting Organized Labour had with Mr. President and his Team. There is a preponderance of angry opinions out there seeking to lampoon and vilify the position of Organized Labour, some have said that Labour sold out, others have argued that 70k is not good enough, and…

Jul

16

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Igbo Cities Will Not Protest Against Tinubu To Be Sacrificed; Security, Kanu’s Release Our Priority – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Column, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBiafra, Freedom, Nnamdi Kanu, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Opinion, Politics

As Nigerians prepare for Nationwide Protests against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to express their frustrations over the harsh economic conditions and rising prices of essential commodities and petroleum products, OHANAEZE NDIGBO, the apex igbo socio-cultural organization, has taken a firm stance on the upcoming protests scheduled from August 1st-10th, 2024. Drawing from the painful history of past riots and protests in Nigeria, such as the 17th April 1978 ALI MUST GO Protests, the 24th May 1989 ANTI-SAP RIOTS, the 1993 June 12 protests, the 2nd-14th January 2012 OCCUPY NIGERIA protests, and the 20th October 2020 END SARS protests, which resulted…