Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look, He thinks too much; such men are dangerous.-Julius Caesar, – Shakespeare

Chief Victor Umeh, the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), is a life member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party, alongside former APGA National Secretary, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi. In this interview, Umeh bares his mind on the new leadership of APGA and expectations of party stakeholders from the current helmsman, Dr. Victor Oye. He also speaks on the crisis in All Progressives Congress (APC), the first 30 days of Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

The announcement of a new Commissioner of Police for Lagos State, penultimate week, by the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, came as a surprise to many. The resentment that greeted the announcement should be attributed to the events that heralded the change of baton.

Ebonyi State government has reassured of the imminent resolution of the impasse between it and the organised labour in the state over the payment of workers salaries.

The relationship between Nigerian and the United States of America in the last part of the last administration was anything but cordial. It got so bad that at a point the United States bluntly refused to sell to Nigeria, badly-needed arms with which Nigeria could fight Boko Haram. America did not only refuse the arms to Nigeria , she also frustrated several attempts by the nation to buy such arms from elsewhere in the world. The excuse of America was that there was no guarantee that the Nigerian military would not use such arms to commit human rights abuses. The fact that several thousands of helpless Nigerians, including women and children were being killed by the Boko Haram did not move the Obama government. The government of former President Goodluck Jonathan had to look elsewhere to purchase arms that helped turn the tide in the anti-terrorism was against Boko Haram, shortly before Jonathan left office.

Barely 24 hours after the gruesome murder of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leader, Chief Atoza Ihindan, and 20 others in Katsina/Ala local government area of Benue State, two unidentified armed men, in the early hours of yesterday, murdered a couple, Mr. And Mrs.Tyav Yina, in their home.

THERE were no extra-security measures in all the approaches to the Redemption City of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, last weekend, to support the palpable speculations that Nigeria’s number two citizen, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, was expected at the July special Holy Ghost service held under the theme; “That you may have life”. Nobody was willing to confirm the source of the belief, yet everybody was cocksure the Vice President, who is also a pastor in the church, would be part of the gathering especially because the service coincided with the 30th anniversary of the church’s School of Disciples.

Suspected members of Boko Haram, on Friday evening, invaded Sabon Gari Manjakwa villages of Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State, killing no fewer than 10 residents and leaving several others with gunshot wounds.

By Juliet Umeh Obite, a resilient community near Port Harcourt, is celebrating a remarkable recovery after an oil spill temporarily affected its farmlands. The soil, once considered unsuitable for cultivation, is now fertile again, thanks to the dedicated efforts of Total E&P’s environmental engineer, Nko Okina Solomon, and her team. A minor spill had initially […]

According to some estimates, Nigeria has made over $500 billion from crude oil sales since the mineral was first discovered at Oloibiri in 1958. However, considering the parlous state of the country today as documented in the last 10years by relevant agencies of the United Nations with respect to Human Development Index (HDI), it is crystal clear that a significant proportion of that money has been mismanaged by military dictators and agbata ekee politicians. Indeed, the alarming level of unemployment, destitution, hunger, feeling of alienation and hopelessness being experienced by Nigerians – that is, existential poverty in all its ramifications – indicate beyond any scintilla of doubt that members of the ruling elite entrusted with the power to manage our resources have failed abysmally – and they are getting away with it.