NNEWI—The Bishop Diocese of Amichi, Anglican Communion, Rt. Rev. Ephraim Ikeakor, yesterday described Nigeria as a country with looters the masses mistake for leaders, urging the masses not to expect much from them to affect their lives positively. He also described Nigerian politicians as businessmen politicians without a single political ideology, who are only interested […]

By DENNIS OTUARO The Niger Delta has never had it so good, enjoying a period of peace, stability and development. Although some challenges remain, the last two years under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have indeed been momentous for the region. Consequently, age-old grievances are melting away, hope is renewed, and the cry of […]

Exactly 32 years ago today, the presidential election of June 12, 1993 was annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida that conducted the poll. Over three decades after that seismic decision, the truth, the whole truth, about why the election was annulled and who actually annulled it remains unknown. General Babangida’s long-awaited memoir, A […]

 As Nigeria marks 32 years since the watershed June 12, 1993 presidential election, the Non-Partisan Progressives Movement of Nigeria (NPPMN) has renewed its call for urgent electoral reform, advocating for credible polls, justice, and institutional accountability as indispensable pillars of a thriving democracy.

Over the years, I have had strong personal relationships with five great Igbo personages, who were and still are global personalities in their own right – Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, Professor Ben Nwabueze, Dr Pascal Dozie, Professor Anya O. Anya and Dr Uma Eleazu. Though three of these great men are now of blessed memory, these […]