Nigeria Archives - Page 50 of 332

Aug

24

2025

Groups Storm Benin-Edo State, Declares Support for President Tinubu, Nyesom Wike, Godswill Akpabio and Other South-South APC Leaders

Amos Oge Kalu, News, Opinion, Politics2027, Abia State, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Theme: Building the Women and Connecting the Citizens: Bridging the Gap for Leadership and Nationhood The Bridge Builders Initiative for Green Nigeria (BBIGN), a sociopolitical support group for the APC and the Renewed Hope Agenda, convened its South-South Zonal Summit and Inauguration of newly elected zonal officers on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Urokpota Hall, Benin City, Edo State. The event commenced with the traditional breaking of kola nuts by the eldest man present, representing a native chief. The program was anchored by the Master of Ceremony, Ms. Ikharo Juliana, popularly known as “the Farmer’s Daughter.” In his welcome address,…

Aug

23

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

PVC: Bishop Nwankpa Mobilises South East for Active Participation

Abia State, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Abia State, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Bishop Prof. Emeka Nwankpa, the Convener of the South East Mandate for Good Governance, has urged the people of the South East to take full advantage of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise. In a statement, Bishop Nwankpa described voter registration as the gateway to political participation and good governance. He stressed that without a voter’s card, the voices of citizens remain silent in the democratic process where leadership choices are made. The renowned cleric and statesman underscored the importance of massive participation by Ndi Igbo, noting that voter apathy or negligence in registration only worsens political marginalisation. He emphasised…

Aug

23

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Power sector: The watts that weren’t!Byabiodun KOMOLAFE

Column, News, OpinionNigeria, Opinion, Politics

There was a delusion that the privatization of the power sector – an existing, dilapidated monopoly – would be as straightforward and eventually beneficial as the transformative liberalization of the telecommunications industry. What we are now witnessing is the shattering of that illusion, with the critical failure of the electricity sector. The entire framework was rushed, ill-conceived, and frankly, a disgrace to Nigeria. As with many things in Nigeria, a political elite, in a moment of cynical opportunism and historical amnesia, miscalculated that the success of the telecommunications sector would be effortlessly replicated. This was an almost ridiculously naive assumption,…

Aug

22

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

A Critical Appraisal of the African Democratic Congress’s Electoral Setbacks

News, Opinion, PoliticsNigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Politics

OHANAEZE NDIGBO PRESS RELEASE - ADC’s Debacle: A Nation Grapples with Coalition Defeats The apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, addresses the nation with a solemn pronouncement regarding the unsettling outcomes of the recent bye-elections conducted on Saturday, August 16, 2025, across sixteen constituencies nationwide. These electoral results, marked by the significant underperformance of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), have elicited a profound sense of dismay and disillusionment throughout Nigeria. It is with a resolute sense of responsibility and candor that we declare: the opposition coalition has demonstrated a concerning inability to effectively challenge the incumbent ruling party as the…

Aug

22

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Igbo Marginalisation: Bishop Prof. Emeka Nwankpa Writes President Tinubu and National Assembly, Demands Equity and Fairness

Abia State, Column, News, PoliticsAbia State, Emeka Nwankpa, Nigeria, Politics

Preamble: A Cry for Justice in a Nation at Crossroads Nigeria today stands at a critical threshold. Sixty-four years after independence, the promise of nationhood still appears elusive, particularly for the Igbo of the South East. The dream of “one Nigeria”, a nation built on unity in diversity, on fairness and justice for all its peoples, has been repeatedly punctured by policies and practices that leave the South East excluded, diminished, and alienated. It is against this backdrop that we, the South East Mandate for Good Governance, led by our Convener, Bishop Prof. Emeka Nwankpa - Accord Party governorship candidate…