Politics

Iloegbunam tells Sam Omatseye to cleanse his journalism – Opinion

Iloegbunam tells Sam Omatseye to cleanse his journalism – Opinion

Some have called you foolish, dear Sam Omatseye. Others insist that you are plain stupid. There are those who hold you to be beneath contempt. Their howls of execration upon you are in reaction to your August 1, 2022 article entitled Obi-tuary ). For me, however, you are a dear friend. Our friendship started in the 1980s at Newswatch magazine where both of us practiced journalism before you traveled to the United States for further studies. It continued upon your return and strengthened to the point that, sometimes, you get the producers of your TV Continental programme to connect me…
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Abia North 2023: The die is cast, Hon Nnamdi Iro Orji, (Opotoyom), set for Senate.

Abia North 2023: The die is cast, Hon Nnamdi Iro Orji, (Opotoyom), set for Senate.

It is a known fact that in the political game of partisan politics, few things set boys apart from the men, especially when every actor believes he is the man with the magic wand to cause change. Yet, notwithstanding every initial "Gra-Gra", along the line, the men will be separated from the boys and the journey continues. Hon Nnamdi Iro Orji, popularly known as OPOTOYOM has stepped above the bar of making known political statement to buttress his readiness to challenge the status quo in Abia North Senatorial Zone with a view to causing true and positive change for the…
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Wike challenges Makarfi to deliver Kaduna from APC to PDP

Wike challenges Makarfi to deliver Kaduna from APC to PDP

Governor Wike Nyesom of Rivers state has challenged Ahmed Makarfi, former governor of Kaduna state, to hand over the state to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023. Makarfi, in an interview on Channels Television, asked Wike to be subtle in his anger. The former governor was referring to the various meetings Wike has had with some of the main presidential hopefuls about his next political move. Governor Rivers, along with other PDP governors, held separate meetings with APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu and Labor and PDP candidates Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar in London last week. Makarfi warned Wike not to…
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Nigeria to exceed debt limit in 2023 as FG seeks N11 Billion in new loans

Nigeria to exceed debt limit in 2023 as FG seeks N11 Billion in new loans

The Nigeria Minister of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has said that the federal government will borrow more than N11 trillion and sell domestic assets to finance the budget deficit in 2023. She also said that the government’s budget deficit is expected to exceed N12.42 trillion if it maintains the oil subsidy throughout the 2023 fiscal cycle. Ms. Ahmed revealed this on Monday while appearing before the House Finance Committee to defend the 2023-2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). Explaining two budget deficit scenarios to the committee, the minister said the first option involves withholding…
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Deposed Abubakar Atiku dies in Egypt of undisclosed illness

Deposed Abubakar Atiku dies in Egypt of undisclosed illness

Abubakar Atiku, the deposed Emir of Zurmi in Zamfara State has died in Egypt after battling an undisclosed illness. A source at Emir Zurmi’s palace, who asked not to be identified, said the Emirate Council is fully involved in arranging for the body to be brought back to Nigeria for burial. Atiku, the uncle of the current emir, died on Friday in an Egyptian hospital. The source said: “He had been ill for a few weeks before his immediate family took him to Egypt. We were informed immediately when he died”. When asked why the body still hadn’t been returned as…
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