I was offered ministerial appointments three times by Obasanjo, two times by Yar’Adua and I turned them down — Buba Galadinma
Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and perhaps the biggest critic of Buhari’s government in
recent times in this encounter answers questions on why he attacks Buhari’s regime, saying he is not interested in any position
in Buhari’s government. He also talks about Buhari’s official relationship with his daughter and expressed hope that PDP will sack Buhari’s second term. Excerpts:
Rivers governorship: When Federal might, war drums couldn’t stop Wike
Given aggravated acrimony between once closest political associates, Governor Nyesom Wike and Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi over the life-and-death 2019 Rivers state governorship election, the first verdict on the lips of several respondents as the curtain fell on the epic drama was “Wike has disgraced Amaechi”. If the fortunes had been reversed for both key actors, the verdict would have been same against Wike.
INEC chasing justice, littering the nation with inconsistencies
Our electoral umpire has reached its wits end. The incoming National Assembly must review the 2019 elections and overhaul our electoral laws. The loopholes are gaping. INEC has tried to be impartial and struggled to follow the law. But with desperate politicians everywhere, undue legalism could be self defeating, could further injustice.
Saudi Aramco rated most profitable company 2018
By Sonny Atumah It might have come as a surprise to many that Saudi Aramco was rated the world’s most profitable company in 2018. With an earning of US$224 billion, Aramco the Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, generated far and above any company in the world last year. It surpassed Apple, Samsung Electronics and Alphabet […]
Mother stuns doctors, refuses kidney transplant for killer condition, opts for FRUIT-only diet for survival
A mother in desperate need of a kidney transplant reveals she has chosen to treat her condition by eating nothing but fruit. Polina Petruk, 33, was told by doctors she should say ‘goodbye to any kind of normal life’ when diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in 2007.
Cancer survivor who had an ovary removed defies the odds to give birth to a healthy boy
A woman who had to have an ovary removed and went through four rounds of fertility-damaging chemotherapy has defied the odds to give birth to her first son.
