Peter Obi’s Quiet Inroads Into the Muslim North
By Farooq kperogi Muslims in the North Central and the North West appear to be the only noncommittal, persuadable voting bloc. Several weeks ago, my 80-year-old paternal uncle, who is a community leader, called me to ask whom between Atiku…
Bala Mohammed: Promises Made, Promises Kept
By Abdul-Azeez Suleiman An election promise or campaign promise is a promise or guarantee made to the public by a candidate or political party that is trying to win an election. All over the world, with sufficiently patient voters and candidates, there are many equilibria that characterize the range of credible…
2023: Why Enugu matters to Igbo
By Emmanuel Onwubiko “There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.”Henry Van Dyke “Charisma is a sparkle in people that money can’t buy. It’s an invisible energy with visible effects.” – Marianne Williamson In…
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Establishes 1,700 Start Up Agribusinesses Through Enugu Appeals Project
By Ambrose Igboke The Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the Federal Government of Nigeria is aimed at attaining adequate food security in the country through pragmatic support to farmers across strategic value chains in Nigeria. The Governor of Enugu State Rt….
NBAIS vs Senate Committee on Finance: A Great Learning Moment Missed By A Self-seeking Committee
By Shedrack Iheoma For every observer who has been following national assembly committees’ sittings vis-a-vis probes, oversight functions and public hearings, it is easier to observe that, in most cases, the substance is left to pursue shadow. The same could…
Nigeria At 62: Arise O Compatriots, OBI-dience Is Better Than Sacrifice
By Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr Curiously the first words of our National Anthem ARISE, O COMPATRIOTS, NIGERIA’S CALL OBEY were configured for a time as this. Curiously those deep words are perhaps gaining the most fervency since Nigeria chose that…
Aba Flood Flows from Corruption
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Today is one of those few days I wished there was a moratorium on the use of the social media to stave off and/or minimise emotional outburst and traumatic attacks on people with consciences like this writer…
It’s Just 5 Days To Go – iWalk Needs You
By Leo Omoseebi Nigeria no doubt is a nation made and destined for greatness, her peril however is at the instance of wrong leadership which is responsible for bad governance. It’s therefore imperative that we all must rise to the…
Hypocritical Nigeria and Mahdi Shehu
By Prince Charles Dickson Say, say Said I remember when we used to sit In the government yard in trenchtown Oba-observing the ‘hypocrites As they would mingle with the good people we meet Good friends we have, oh, good friends…
Something Is Happening Across Our Nation
Who will tell Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the times have changed. Who will tell him that Nigerians are committed to new values in leadership?Who will tell Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Waziri Adamawa that a new day is here. Who will…
2023: Army Generals Shape Campaign Ideas
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Few weeks back, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the schedule of activities for the 2023 general election.Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, gave the breakdown at a media briefing in Abuja. According to him, the presidential election…
