Abati vs Oshiomhole: When the pen provokes the fist

By Valentine Obienyem When Adams Oshiomhole challenged Reuben Abati to settle their disagreement “on the street,” it was more than a lapse in decorum – it was a reversion to primitive instinct. Stripped of political context, the challenge echoed an age-old pattern: The urge to resolve disputes not through dialogue or principle, but through confrontation […]
Fake Vatican photos: Obi’s aide sets the record straight

Valentine Obienyem | File Image The media office of former Anambra State governor and Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has dismissed as fake and doctored, images currently circulating on social media purporting to show Obi kneeling before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during a recent event at the Vatican. In a statement issued […]
North, solution to Nigeria’s problem – Obi

Peter Obi, with some Northern Nigerian leaders, at the event. Obi: The North has voted for religion and tribe in the past; this is the time to vote for something else, a time to consider competence and capacity By Valentine Amanze For Nigeria to move forward, the northern region of the country must play an […]
Akwa Ibom governor defects to APC, threatens aides

Governor Umoh Eno of Akwa Ibom State | File Image Governor Eno: Defect with me to APC or resign, I love the PDP, I want to stay in the PDP but clearly, I don’t have a road map to guarantee that I’ll be able to have a smooth sail in the elections By Valentine Amanze […]
I didn’t go to Rome to meet Tinubu – Obi

Peter Obi | File Image Obi: I never sought an audience with, nor met, President Tinubu since he assumed office, except about 1 minute meeting at the arena of Saint Peter’s Basilica Rome during the inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV, where he [Obi] was seated behind, and had to respectfully greet him, and other […]
Obi: The Tinubu administration’s nightmare

By Valentine Amanze (08054193455) When the lion king of the jungle roars, all other animals jitter. In Nigeria politics, Peter Obi’s status is on the rise; as his detractors to scamper in disbeleive. Obi’s approach on national issues has exposed the ignorance of the current policymakers. For their continued relevance in the chaotic system, Obi, […]
PDP NWC meets in Abuja over defections

PDP acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum | File Image All is not well with the Nigeria’s opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as its National Working Committee (NWC) converge for an emergency meeting at the party’s Abuja national secretariat. The meeting, currently being held behind closed doors on Tuesday, comes amid the gale […]
NASS fires back at Bakare, says cleric’s criticism untrue

Pastor Tunde Bakare | File Image NASS: We view his [Bakare] corrosive criticisms of the National Assembly as a biased and political ecumenical homily The National Assembly has fired back at Pastor Tunde Bakare over his criticism of the legislature, describing it as biased. Bakare, the serving overseer of The Citadel Global Community Church, had […]
Stop playing God, Bakare tells Tinubu, condemns influence on NASS

Tunde Bakare | File Image Bakare: Mr. President, Nigeria is too delicate for this kind of politics By Valentine Amanze The All Progressives Congress (APC) former presidential aspirant and cleric, Tunde Bakare, has lambasted Nigeria’s leadership, decrying the relationship between the executive and legislative arms of government under President Bola Tinubu. Bakare also advised the […]
Let’s pray for compassionate leaders – Obi

Peter Obi | File Image Obi: What is apparent in Nigeria today as insecurity and myriads of problems engulf the land is a visible abdication of responsibility by insensitive and indifferent leaders The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 poll, Peter Obi, has asked Nigerian Christians to use the Easter period to pray […]