BREAKING!!! Jersey To Return $9.5Million Abacha Loot To Tinubu’s Govt For Infrastructure Project
The authorities in Jersey have agreed to repatriate more than $9.5 million (£7 million) linked to so-called “tainted property” to the Nigerian government, according to the BBC. The Channel Island of Jersey is a self-governing dependency of the British Crown…
Tension As Lawyers Move To Recall 26 Rivers State Lawmakers, Write INEC
Legislative lawyers under the aegis of Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, have commenced moves to recall 26 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including the Speaker Martin Amaewhule, over the impeachment proceedings initiated by the…
Understanding Orji Uzor Kalu’s Panic Attacks On Governor Otti
I had initially chosen to stay silent on the salvos fired by former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu against Governor Otti. In my years of practical experience in managing government media, I have learnt that in some…
Trump to Meet Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado in Washington Next Week
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will be in Washington next week, indicating he planned to meet with the Nobel Peace Prize winner. “I understand she’s coming in next week sometime, and…
Yansh, Nigeria’s Most Famous Linguistic Export, Now in the Dictionary By Farooq Kperogi
By Farooq Kperogi I started writing a short, casual article on yansh (the Nigerian Pidgin English word for a woman’s posterior, which probably first emerged as a humorous mimicry of the crude English word ass or arse) a few weeks…
Wike And The River : The Impeachment Gambit By Prof. Chike Onwe
The recent impeachment move against Governor Siminalayi Fubara by lawmakers widely regarded as loyal to Nyesom Wike marks a decisive escalation in Rivers State’s ongoing power struggle. What had previously appeared as a contest of influence has now entered the…
Chimamanda Adichie’s Son Is Dead
Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Dr. Ivara Esege, are grieving the sudden passing of one of their twin sons, Nkanu Nnamdi, who died at the age of 21 months. In a statement released on Thursday by…
Okon-Aku Ohafia Crisis: Why Governor Alex Otti’s Immediate Intervention Is Critical to Restoring Peace
Peace may remain elusive in Okon-Aku community of Ohafia Local Government Area unless the Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, urgently intervenes and orders an independent review of the crisis rocking the community. As journalists, our constitutional role…
APC Leaders, Tinubu/Shettima Group Call For Wike’s Removal As FCT Minister
A coalition of leaders within the All Progressives Congress (APC), operating under the APC Leaders Forum (ALF) and the Tinubu/Shettima Solidarity Movement (TSSM), has issued a strongly worded open letter, calling for the immediate removal of Nyesom Wike as Minister…
How Will Fubara End? By. Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq.
By. Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. The Rivers State House of Assembly has again opened the door that leads to the most dramatic room in Nigerian politics, impeachment. A notice of alleged gross misconduct has been laid against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and…