Moral victory for Jonathan; an acclaim for Nigeria

Moral victory for Jonathan; an acclaim for Nigeria

THERE was an undercurrent of you can’t pull it off in a number of newspaper headlines in U.S. press as Nigerians went to the polls to elect their president. Three examples will suffice, two of which were published on March 28. The Washington Post proclaimed that “The Nigerian presidential vote is extended amid glitches and fears of violence.” The Los Angeles Times published a story that was laced with some cynicism. Its intro stated that “After widespread failures of a new electronic voter ID system aimed at preventing ballot-rigging, Nigerian election officials extended voting through Sunday in a tightly contested presidential race that some worry will prove a prelude to violence.” And, an Associated Press story (March 29) informed the world that “Nigerians continue voting Sunday, after technical hitches and despite some extremist violence.”
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Boko Haram kills 25, sacks Borno village

Boko Haram kills 25, sacks Borno village

Suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram sect on Sunday invaded Kwajaffa community of Hawul Local Government Area of Borno state killing 25 residents, before setting ablaze many houses, shops and a local church, reliable source and fleeing residents said.

Junaid Mohamed to Buhari: Flush out politicians from armed forces

Junaid Mohamed to Buhari: Flush out politicians from armed forces

President Goodluck Jonathan’s fierce critic, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has warned President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to take urgent steps to flush out political elements from the Nigerian Armed Forces in order to create room for genuine democracy to thrive in the country.

Group backs  Amosun’s  re-election

Group backs Amosun’s re-election

Ogun Professionals for Development, OPD, a socio-economic group, has thrown its weight behind the re-election of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, in Saturday’s governorship poll.

A-Ibom: The peoples votes must count!

A-Ibom: The peoples votes must count!

FOR almost eight years, the people of Akwa Ibom have been under the suffocating influence of Barrister Godswill Akpabio, the governor of the state, who, in active connivance of the federal might had subjugated the people to an unbearable level of mental and emotional torture, self doubt and humiliation in the name of governance. They persevered, prayed and hoped that someday and somehow, and by some touch of providence, they will have a Daniel come to judgement and free them from the internal slavery which they are subjected

TRIBUTE: M.D.Yusuf: Prince of the masses

TRIBUTE: M.D.Yusuf: Prince of the masses

I WAS in the late 1990s, a frequent visitor to the home of pioneer film maker and veteran journalist, Dr. Ola Balogun in Yaba, Lagos. In late 1998 with the unfolding of another Transition Programme to civil rule following the death of General Sani Abacha, he raised with me the desire of former Inspector General of Police, Muhammadu Dikko Yusuf to establish a political party. Could I assist in the development of the party programme, structure and manifesto?