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Oct

10

2022

Fani-Kayode revealed why Tinubu cannot win 2023 presidential race – FLASHBACK.

Opinion, Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Fani-Kayode, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Former Aviation Minister and human rights lawyer, Femi Fani-Kayode had on June 25, 2020, declared that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is unfit to win the 2023 election. FFK in a letter entitled ‘An open letter to Jagaban’ said the former Lagos Governor would not succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 because he has been “used”. Fani-Kayode who is currently a chieftain of the ruling party, cautioned Tinubu in the open letter against imposing himself on Nigerians, stressing that presidency can only be given by God. He said, “You dreamed of being Vice President in…

Oct

09

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

SERAP condemns police attack on Peter Obi’s supporters in Ebonyi, cautions Buhari, govs

Metro, Opinion, Politics2023, Mohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, SERAP

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the police attack on Peter Obi’s followers in Ebonyi. Supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate were tear-gassed by police officers during a peaceful rally in September. The assault followed an alleged directive by Governor Dave Umahi's administration; the state government denied issuing such an order. In a statement on Sunday, SERAP told President Muhammadu Buhari and governors to allow freedom of expression, assembly, and equal participation during campaigns. The organization advised Buhari to publicly instruct the police to protect the right of every Nigerian to take part in the political process.…

Oct

09

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Iyorchia Ayu: Ohanaeze laments, says Ogbulafor would’ve resigned to end PDP Crisis

Opinion, Politics2023, Iyorchia Ayu, Next Level, Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics, Vincent Ogbulafor

Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has mourned the death of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Vincent Ogbulafor. Ohanaeze said PDP would miss Ogbulafor because he would have used his wisdom to resolve the crisis facing the former ruling party. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, said the deceased would have resigned if he was in the position of the Iyorchia Ayu, National Chairman of the PDP. Isiguzoro recalled how Ogbulafor resigned as PDP’s National Chairman when ex-President Goodluck Jonathan became the president. A statement by Isiguzoro said Ogbulafor would be remembered for always putting people ahead of…

Oct

09

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Aregbesola wants 30% of Nigerian prisoners released

Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, PoliticsAregbesola, Crime, Metro, NCS, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola says he will meet with state governors to agree on the mass release of at least 30 percent of inmates from detention centers across the country. Mr. Aregbesola made this known when he appeared at the Nigerian News Agency (NAN) Forum in Abuja. The minister said the interface was necessary as more than 90 percent of inmates were being held for breaking the laws of various states. Mr. Aregbesola also said that more than 70 percent of the 75,635 inmates currently awaiting trial. The minister said that federal criminals in the system were much less than…

Oct

09

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

The Behemoth Called “ABIA” And The Exchange Of Deceits – Opinion

Abia State, Amos Kalu, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, NNPP, Opinion, Politics, Ukpai Iro Ukpai

What a walking disaster with a strange-sounding melody of frustration, in a state adjudged to be the 12th richest state among the Nigerian federating states! Why would a state blessed and punctuated with revered intellectuals and astute professional juggernauts be basking in the euphoria of exchanges of ignorance? For barely 24 years, no government in Abia State has ever produced a new general framework of economic thought. It is totally inconceivable and it distorts the technology of reasoning how a state rich in both human and material resources is dying by instalment. Our state governance system has so reduced us…