Opposition unleashed, by Donu Kogbara
I host an X (Twitter) Space discussion programme for members of various Opposition parties every Monday night at 8pm with Nana Kazaure. It is called OPPOSITION UNLEASHED. Please find below some of the memorable comments made by some of our recent guests: QUOTES FROM DONALD DUKE (presidential candidate of PRP, former Governor of Cross River […]
An historic event
Yesterday, President Muhammadu Buhari was ably represented by his Vice-President, Professor Osinbajo, at an historic event that took place in my village, Bodo….the official launch of the clean-up of contaminated water and land in Ogoniland, as recommended by the United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP.
Tribute to a dear Auntie
My dear Auntie, Madame Elizabeth Laaka Orage, quietly passed away on February 23 and was buried on Friday May 13 in Bomu in Gokana Local Government, Ogoni, Rivers State.
Buhari in London: Responses from readers
Last week, I wrote about meeting President Muhammadu Buhari in London and hearing him make a speech (and answer questions from the audience) when he came to London to attend anti-corruption conferences that were hosted by Patricia Scotland, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth and British Prime Minister, David Cameron.
Buhari in London
AS I write, President Muhammadu Buhari is in London attending the first Anti-Corruption Summit that has ever been hosted in the United Kingdom.
Should we be less critical and more optimistic?
Last week on this page, I responded to the many Vanguard readers who have reprimanded me for voting for Buhari; and I admitted that he has yet to deliver the Change he promised Nigerians during the run-up to the 2015 election campaign and that I myself am disillusioned by the fact that the country is in very bad shape (thanks to electricity meltdowns, fuel shortages, widespread poverty, etc).
