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Jun

26

2023

Addressing Asari Dokubo’s Treasonous Acts Against Igbos: Emeka Kalu

Amos Oge Kalu, Opinion, Politics2023, Asari Dokubo, Emeka Kalu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Security

In hardly a fortnight after President Ahmed Bola Tinubu's government was inaugurated, the self-proclaimed militant, Asari Dokubo, rushed to State House, Abuja, to verbally and maliciously attack the Nigeria Army and Navy, accusing the two branches of the military of being responsible for 99 percent of Nigeria's oil theft. He didn't stop there; he called Igbos "sold-out slaves" in an arrogant tone. As if that weren't enough, he proudly displayed an AK-47 rifle as a symbol of his readiness for a crisis against the people of the Southeast. This level of arrogance on the part of Asari and other traducers…

Jun

24

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Petition against Tinubu in the presidential election: Peter Obi closes case

News, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

The petition filed by Peter Obi and his Labor Party, LP, challenging the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), was closed on Friday. Obi and LP are the complainants in the CA/PEPC/03/2023 petition contesting the results of the general election that elected Tinubu as president of Nigeria on May 29. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are named as respondents in the petition. The petitioners had three weeks to present evidence in court supporting their case against the respondents. As they were…

Jun

22

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Tinubu breaks his quiet on the President’s 114% pay raise and other issues.

News2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The alleged 114% rise in the wages of the President, the Vice President, elected officials in the federal and state governments, and judges have been refuted by President Bola Tinubu. Dele Alake, Tinubu's Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication, and Strategy, said this on Thursday. Alake claimed that the news was untrue and that Tinubu has not been presented with such a proposition for consideration. "We categorically clarify that neither President Bola Tinubu nor any such suggestion has been presented to him for consideration about any pay rise. While we acknowledge that the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission has…

Jun

16

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Senate Presidency: Adeyanju criticizes Akpabio for exposing how senators voted

Opinion, PoliticsAkpabio, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Senate

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has been criticized for allegedly exposing how senators voted for him. Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political activist, said Akpabio’s action was unstatesmanly. Adeyanju said Akpabio’s action of exposing how senators voted can divide the Senate. Tweeting, the rights activist recalled that former Senate President, Bukola Saraki tore the list in 2015. According to Adeyanju: “What Senate President Akpabio did to his colleagues by exposing those that voted for/ against him publicly is not statesmanly & will divide the Senate. “He is the first Senate President to do such a thing. Saraki shredded the list in 2015 after…

Jun

11

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Jerry Gana says, June 12 annulment was a tragic mistake

Opinion, Politics2023, Jerry Gana, June 12, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Prof. Jerry Gana, former Minister of Information and National Orientation, says the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election was a tragic mistake that was not supposed to have happened. Gana said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Nigeria’s democracy; the journey so far. He said that the former military president, retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, meant well by organizing the election but some powerful forces made him annul it to suit their selfish interests. “It was a tragic mistake, it should not have happened but since it happened may God help…