Chinua Achebe and Tinubu’s honour
‘Can evil ever be legitimised?’ By Valentine Obienyem In 2004, Professor Chinua Achebe declined a Nigerian national honour in protest against what he perceived as leadership failures in Nigeria, particularly evident in the political turmoil of Anambra State. He believed that accepting the award would be hypocritical amidst his country’s challenges. Achebe’s refusal served as […]
Photo: Atiku, Tambuwal visit Buhari
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar GCON (Wazirin Adamawa), the former Vice President and presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections (left); former President Muhammadu Buhari, and Sokoto State former Governor Aminu W. Tambuwal, during a visit to Buhari in Daura, Katsina State. | Image: @AWTambuwal Also read: Lagos-Calabar highway: Atiku raises […]
Ozigbo visits family of slain Commander of Nnewi Vigilante, seeks end to violence
Valentine Ozigbo (right) with family members of the slain vigilante chief during the visit. By Valentine Amanze The Labour Party (LP) chieftain and former governorship candidate in Anambra State, Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, has appealed to orchestrators of the bloodshedding in the state to stop it. Ozigbo, who said that the killings were alien to Ndi-Anambra, […]
Rivers Traditional Rulers Council: Fubara endorses Wodo as new chairman
A combo of the newly appointed Chairman Eze Chike Wodo and the former Chairman Sergeant Awuse. .Drops Wike’s ally Awuse Fubara: Under Eze Sergeat Awuse, the council produced a calendar for the year 2024, and insulted the State Government by deliberately refusing to include the photographs of the Governor and the Deputy Governor By Jamea […]
Allow Fubara to provide dividends of democracy to Rivers citizens – Youth Forum
National President of SYFGGA, Comrade Aminu Harsanu Guyaba, and other officials during the conference. By Ahmed Ahmed A youth group, Sahelian Youth Forum for Good Governance and Advocacy (SYFGGA), has urged detractors of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, to allow him to provide dividends of democracy to his people. The National President of SYFGGA, […]
Ten Commandments now compulsory in U.S. schools
Mr. Jeff Landry, the Louisiana’s Republican governor | File Image The posters must be on display in all classrooms receiving state funding by 2025 – but no state funding is being offered to pay for the posters themselves By Valentine Amanze The U.S. state of Louisiana has made the display of the Ten Commandements compulsory […]
Rivers crisis: Fubara swears in Caretaker Committee Chairmen
Governor Fubara swearing in the 23 caretaker chairmen on Wednesday. The swearing in was done on Wednesday at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital amid tight security. By John Amadi Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in new caretaker chairmen (CTC) for the 23 local government areas of the state. They […]
Fubara orders administrators to takeover Rivers LGAs
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara | File Image Fubara: The decision was inline with the Constitution’s provision and the need to ensure peace and order in the state By John Amadi The political crisis rocking Rivers State deepens as the state Governor Siminalayi Fubara orders the administrative heads to takeover the aministration of the state’s […]
Obi kicks against new Presidential Jet
Peter Obi | File Image Obi to FG: Stop adding to your luxury, focus on alleviating sufferings ‘With rising insecurity, poverty, hunger, and homelessness, this decision highlights the disconnect that is apparent between the government and the people’ By Valentine Amanze Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, is not […]
Kalabari youths protest, shutdown three LGAs in Rivers
The protesting youths. .Ask chairmen to vacate office Asari Dokubo: Rivers people would takeover council secretariats from tomorrow till the state government is ready to conduct the local government election By John Amadi Rivers State political crisis is getting worse as youths from Kalabari ethnic group on Monday June 17, 2024, blocked entrance of the […]
