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Nwoko and Nwaoboshi: Old rivals resume war in APC, by Emmanuel Aziken

Nwoko and Nwaoboshi: Old rivals resume war in APC, by Emmanuel Aziken

Senator Ned Nwoko representing Delta North Senatorial District has triggered a bitter fight in the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta North Senatorial District with his long time political sparring partner and immediate predecessor in the Senate, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi. Given the inclinations of the two men no one expects the clash to be a […]

Understanding the changed loyalties between Tinubu and Sanusi, by Emmanuel Aziken

Understanding the changed loyalties between Tinubu and Sanusi, by Emmanuel Aziken

It was the founding chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie who in 2003 summarised the crisis that followed the kidnapping of Governor Chris Ngige by his erstwhile Anambra godfathers as what happens when thieves come to share their loot. Some would, however, think it inappropriate to condense the crisis between President […]

A Foreigner as NFF President Please! By Emmanuel Aziken

A Foreigner as NFF President Please! By Emmanuel Aziken

Perhaps nothing better reflects the despair of Nigerians than the decision of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF to hire the former Mali international Eric Chelle as coach for the Super Eagles. In a country that has progressed in error across many sectors and languished on account of the many divisions in the polity, it is still […]

Real reason Obi’s friends are afraid, by Emmanuel Aziken

Real reason Obi’s friends are afraid, by Emmanuel Aziken

Coming just after a visit to General Ibrahim Babangida, Mr Peter Obi at an early morning press conference on Thursday latched onto President Bola Tinubu in a way he has refrained from since  the last presidential election campaign. It was easy to speculate that the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate may have been emboldened by […]