Thursday, 19 December, 2024

Category: Opinion


…Insists inequality fueling agitation Elder statesman and National Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has described the South-East as the most disadvantaged geopolitical zone in the country. Clark further observed that inequality in the country Read more…


On Monday, June 21, barely six days to the Saturday, June 26, 2021, governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigerians woke up to behold a theatrical bent to an otherwise smooth electioneering. Cast as a 60-second amateur video, with Read more…


By Victor C. Ariole If God made the cheetah, he evidently put a lot of effort into designing a superb killer: fast, fierce, keen-eyed… with a brain dedicated to ruthlessly killing gazelles… He made both fast, so each could thwart the Read more…


Miscommunication is poison in international affairs. A state can send a signal to another, but it’s not the one intended. Given human nature, this is inevitable. But when military power is involved, the consequences can be dire. This was the Read more…


The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has called for a referendum for the Igbo to actualise the Biafra Republic and peacefully separate from Nigeria. CNG Spokesperson Abdul-Azeez Suleiman said in statement on Monday that ‘in the light of the frantic Read more…


•Denies killing of security operatives Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied the speculations making the rounds by the people and security agencies that they are the controversial ‘unknown gunmen’. IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful, in a statement, yesterday, also denied the Read more…


By Madu Chris A fiery cleric in Nnewi, Anambra State, Bishop Abraham Chris Udeh said he had declared armed Fulani herdsmen a terrorist group at the Altar of God, since the Federal Government, according to him, had failed to do Read more…


Group canvasses South South presidency in 2023 for fairness, peace20 hours agoReps summon Lai Mohammed over Twitter suspension10 hours agoThe need to embrace and support the digital economy8 hours ago After the Second World War which ended when the allied Read more…


Nigeria is an interesting country. Almost on a daily basis, one strange or dramatic phenomenon engages the attention of the citizens. Last week, some media reports indicated imminent bloodbath in the South-East. The reports were sequel to an alleged approval given Read more…


A lawyer and retired Captain in the Nigerian Army, Captain Casmir Nwafor, has said that the major reason he left the army was because of the actions of President Muhammadu Buhari. Nwafor in a statement said that he was in the Read more…


•There’s no constitutional provision that entitles one’s cattle to another’s crops •Secession will hurt Nigeria’s minorities, but national dialogue will stop agitations Former Senate Leader and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Victor Ndoma-Egba, has dismissed claims by the presidency and the Attorney-General Read more…


In this exclusive interview, President General of Mzough-U-Tiv, CP Iorbee Ihagh (rtd), commended the Southern Governors for speaking with one voice to ban open grazing across their region. He urged the Northern governors to toe the same line as a way Read more…