Nigeria

2027: Ohanaeze Offers President Tinubu Lifeline Amidst Northern Alliance Collapse

2027: Ohanaeze Offers President Tinubu Lifeline Amidst Northern Alliance Collapse

The Apex Igbo Sociocultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, hereby articulates a clarion call to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, asserting that no degree of presidential appeasement—be it through appointments or infrastructural promises—can restore the crumbling partnership between his administration and the Northern region that once prospered in 2023. Evidence on the ground illustrates that the North has decisively disengaged from President Tinubu, now seeking alliances with influential leaders from the Southeast and Niger Delta with a singular and urgent objective: to unseat him in the impending 2027 elections. This stark truth deserves forthright acknowledgement: unless critical federal government policies are urgently reversed…
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Dr. Kalu Writes Open Letter To President Tinubu on Rivers State Emergency Declaration

Dr. Kalu Writes Open Letter To President Tinubu on Rivers State Emergency Declaration

CHIEF DR. EMEKA KALUCHAIRMAN/CEO, ECK FOUNDATIONWORLD HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATESMARCH 23, 2025 His Excellency President Ahmed Bola TinubuPresident of the Federal Republic of NigeriaAso Villa, Abuja Your Excellency, I am writing to express my profound concern regarding your recent decision to declare a state of emergency and the removal of an elected Governor from office. This action has raised serious questions about the health of our democracy, as it appears that democratic processes are being truncated and the will of the people, as expressed through the ballot box, is being undermined. Furthermore, I am deeply troubled that the removal of the…
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Ekiti’s next leap! – By abiodun KOMOLAFE

Ekiti’s next leap! – By abiodun KOMOLAFE

One of the off-cycle elections next year will take place in Ekiti State, where Governor Biodun Oyebanji will face reelection. Oyebanji has several strengths to leverage when campaigning begins, particularly his efforts to redirect the state’s political economy in a positive direction, as widely acknowledged by conventional wisdom. Ekiti State has navigated the current economic transformation in very steady ways. The state’s poverty level is relatively manageable, rather than crippling. The governor’s strategic intervention in agriculture has built up buffers of price-modulating as well as supply-adjustment mechanisms. This approach has effectively withstood economic headwinds, serving as a model that other…
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Militant Group Threatens to Disrupt Oil Production Over Unpaid Federal Allocation to Rivers State

Militant Group Threatens to Disrupt Oil Production Over Unpaid Federal Allocation to Rivers State

A militant group, Niger Delta Rescue Movement, has issued a warning to the federal government, threatening to take decisive action, including disrupting oil production, if the federal allocation due to Rivers State is not released promptly. According to the group, the non-payment of the allocation has resulted in the state's inability to pay workers' salaries and execute essential development projects. The group emphasized that Rivers State contributes significantly to the federation account through oil revenue and therefore deserves to receive its share of the allocation without delay. The militant group's warning highlights the ongoing tensions between the federal government and…
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June 12, annulled dreams and the unending agony – abiodun KOMOLAFE.

June 12, annulled dreams and the unending agony – abiodun KOMOLAFE.

June 12, 1993 marked a significant setback for Nigeria, harking back to the January 15, 1966, coup-d’etat. This unfortunate event pushed the country back by at least a century, primarily due to the suspension of the 1963 Republican Constitution. Although the masterminds behind the coup never explicitly stated that they had abolished the constitution, the consequences of its suspension continue to manifest in Nigeria’s persistent underdevelopment. Ayo Ademiluyi, a civil rights lawyer and political activist, recently pointed out that the General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida government, similar to previous and succeeding military administrations, was characterized by diarchy. This system of governance,…
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