Truth, reason and nation building (4)
But Ojukwu, overwhelmed by personal ambition and popular support, decided that "an early practicable date" meant "four days later," without detailed preparation for the worst case scenario - war. In the early hours of May 30 1967, he declared the transformation of Eastern region into The Republic of Biafra. Looking at the issue dispassionately, although Ojukwu was under tremendous pressure to pull Eastern region out of Nigeria, he lacked the necessary political experience and sagacity to neutralise the understandable anger of his people and explore less extreme or disruptive approach for resolving the conflict between Eastern region and the federal government.
2015: Oduah under pressure to contest senatorial election
Women in Anambra North senatorial zone, comprising Anambra East, Anambra West, Onitsha North, Onitsha South, Ayamelum, Oyi and Ogbaru Local Governments, yesterday, mounted pressure on the immediate past Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, to declare her interest in contesting the 2015 senatorial election in the zone.
Ebola: 39 foreigners held in Lagos
The move by the authorities to contain Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) continued, at the weekend, following the arrest of 39 foreigners, mostly from the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Lagos.
Maigari’s Tuesday arrest was over NFA secretariat fire incident, says NSC
The National Sports Commission (NSC) on Saturday in Abuja said Tuesday’s arrest of Aminu Maigari, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) was unrelated to the association’s elections.
Aginighan, ex-NDDC boss, tasks Nigerians on voter’s card
A former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Pastor Power Ziakede Aginighan, wants eligible voters to keep their voter’s cards safely and vote for candidates of their choice in the 2015 general elections.
Ikere Ekiti: One town, two regents
Fresh crisis is brewing in Ikere Ekiti after the passing on of the monarch of the town ,Oba Adegoke Adegboye, as two of her daughters are laying claims as the next regent of the town.
Ebola: Nations Cup: Cote ‘d Ivoire risk disqualification
The Elephants of Cote ‘d Ivoire will be disqualified from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations if they forfeit their qualifier against Sierra Leone because of fears over Ebola.
Akunyili is a personal loss to Bayelsa — Gov Dickson
The death of Professor Dora Akunyili has been described as not only shocking and painful, but a personal loss to the government and people of Bayelsa State on account of her major contribution to the establishment of the Drug Mart in the state capital, Yenagoa.
Delta 2015: Okubor accepts call to contest guber with conditions
The mission of the Delta Oshobe 2015 Group to the Boji-Boji Owa residence of the Chief of Staff, Government House, Asaba, Dr. Festus Goziem Okubor, met with a huge success when their host acceded to their call on him to contest the 2015 governorship election but with conditions.
Akunyili: ‘Eulogies enough to curb corruption in Nigeria’
MANY Nigerians who followed events leading to the burial of the late Professor Dora Akunyili on Thursday at her home town, Agulu, Anambra State were unanimous in declaring that the tributes poured on her were enough to change corrupt Nigerians to become better citizens.
Lesotho PM flees military ‘coup’ for S.Africa
Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane on Saturday said he had fled for his life across the border to South Africa, accusing the military of seizing power in a coup and leaving the country in flux.
