Stomach Infrastructure: The newest vocabulary in Nigeria’s political dictionary

Stomach Infrastructure: The newest vocabulary in Nigeria’s political dictionary

The vocabulary crept into Nigeria’s political lexicon after the Ekiti governorship election when voters were given gifts of bags of rice and other foodstuffs to vote in certain directions. Distributing foodstuff during campaigns in Nigeria did not start with the Ekiti election. It has been happening in many parts of the country but it was heightened during the Ekiti election.
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Electricity tariff cuts: FG makes U-turn, excludes residential customers

Electricity tariff cuts: FG makes U-turn, excludes residential customers

Some electricity consumers jubilating over recent tariff cuts announced by Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, few weeks ago would be disappointed as the regulatory agency yesterday made a U-turn, saying the reduction did not apply to all categories of customers

Real change will come

Real change will come

CHANGE is one thing that is inevitable in life. From birth to death, man continues to change, either for good or for bad. If he grows up to imbibe the fear of God in his ways, he lives well, but where he adopts to live by his own ways, he lives at his own peril. When man refuses to accept change, change forces itself on him. It is same with the life of any nation and Nigeria appears to be on the brink of a big change.

Germanwings co-pilot suffered depression –  report

Germanwings co-pilot suffered depression – report

The Germanwings co-pilot said to have deliberately crashed his Airbus with 149 others aboard into the French Alps suffered serious depression six years ago, German daily Bild reported Friday.

Full Text of Jonathan’s Election Broadcast

Full Text of Jonathan’s Election Broadcast

I also wish to place on record, once again, my sincere gratitude for the support you have given my administration without which the significant progress we have made in recent years would not have been possible.

Broadcast: Jonathan calls for peaceful election

Broadcast: Jonathan calls for peaceful election

President Goodluck Jonathan has called on all Nigerians to come out en masse on Saturday and vote for the candidate of their choices in the Presidential and National Assembly Elections.

2011 and 2015: What has changed for Jonathan and Buhari?

2011 and 2015: What has changed for Jonathan and Buhari?

The two major contenders in the Saturday presidential election are no strangers to each other. The two men first encountered themselves on the ballot in 2007 when Dr. Goodluck Jonathan was running mate in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ticket headed by late Alhaji Umaru Yar‘Adua and General Muhammadu Buhari was at the head of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP ticket.

Inside story on the shooting of Amaechi’s convoy in Rivers

Inside story on the shooting of Amaechi’s convoy in Rivers

PORT HARCOURT— GOVERNOR Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State was trapped, yesterday in Rumuolumeni area of Obio/ Akpor Local Government Area of the state, as suspected political thugs fired live bullets at his convoy. This came as tension heightened in Edo State, over alleged deployment of soldiers to the country home of Governor Adams Oshiomhole, in Iyamoh, Auchi in Etsako West Local Government Area.

No plot to rig for APC – INEC

No plot to rig for APC – INEC

Lagos—THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, dismissed as baseless reports that it had hatched plots to the rig tomorrow’s Presidential and National Assembly polls for the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that the polls will be free, fair and credible.

Unsolicited advice on running a ‘lean government’

Unsolicited advice on running a ‘lean government’

By Prof. Ladipo Adamolekun ALTHOUGH it is only the APC candidate who has committed to running a “lean government” if he is elected president on March 28 (The Nation, February 16, 2015), this unsolicited advice is for whoever becomes president after the election. In my considered opinion, running a lean government will be a necessity not […]

Future meets now as youths come to town

Future meets now as youths come to town

Dateline 21st of March 2015, the venue was the stately Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa @ Aso Rock.
It was an event like none other before it and the guests were even more unique.

Beyond Buhari, Jonathan

Beyond Buhari, Jonathan

OUR country is in more danger each day. Every move to pull her from the brink is set for ruination by those who think that the country is all about them. They have narrowed issues to a few politi-cians, instead of the larger interests of Nigerians, without which the country would remain mired in its many challenges.