VP Kashim Shettima’s near miss, by Ochereome Nnanna
For nearly two months, our amiable Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima (GCON), held his breath. His principal, President Bola Tinubu, had emerged as the sole candidate for the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on 25th May, 2026, scoring 10.9 million votes during the party’s nationwide direct primaries. Tinubu chose to keep his […]
Re: At kidnappers’ mercy
This Medical Doctor was ambushed right inside his private hospital in the city centre, in broad daylight on Thursday June 25. And for over 24 agonising and nerve-wracking hours, the family had no idea where and under what conditions their breadwinner was being kept.
Yar’ Adua to sleep in Bayelsa’s N20b castle
It is the kind of building you see among multi-billionaires in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Monaco, complete with a Rock House, and an amphitheatre with an arena in its centre marked with the Star of David. Beside the main castle is a series of flushing fountains.
Will Ohakim return to roost?
One of the questions thrown at him was whether he was about to return to his original political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as widely rumoured, or had he decided to stay with his adopted party, the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA).
PDP’s debt to Nigeria
The heat of the Obasanjo era occasioned by day-to-day meddlesomeness of the former president is off. Ogbulafor, a compromise candidate who is neither for an all-out war on the Obasanjo camp nor on a mission to restore his hold on the party, came on the platform to reunite the party and push harder to democratise its affairs.
Confronting Tompolo
Tompolo, before his current situation, was a major figure in ensuring a relatively calm environment for Uduaghan to operate his highly visionary agenda. But since the JTF moved against the Ijaw warlord, Delta State has not only lost a N5 billion soccer stadium investment but also the right to be one of the hosts of the impending FIFA youth soccer championship.
Abia: T. A. must get tough!
But since he assumed office, he has never known a moment of peace from within and outside his political party, government, his political opponents and criminals roaming the towns and villages of his state. He is probably the most victimised of the 36 governors in Nigeria.
At kidnappers’ mercy
They eventually took pity on him and let him go. Kidnapping has become the favourite crime in the South East and South-South, with Rivers, Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom and Edo states as the red flag states. Armed robbers are now migrating to kidnapping because it is obviously seen as more lucrative and safer for the criminals.
