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PDP crisis: BoT meets N/ Assembly caucus 

PDP crisis: BoT meets N/ Assembly caucus 

By John Alechenu  The Senator Adolphus Wagbara- led  Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, is currently meeting with the party’s National Assembly caucus at the PDP Legacy House, Abuja. The meeting which was convened at the instance of the BoT is part of consultations to find an amicable solution to the crisis […]
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Finally, Tukur bows out

Finally, Tukur bows out

The owl farted, and demanded that his kinsmen eulogise him for that. But they couldn’t, telling him that no man gets eulogised for doing evil. Indeed, a child that dances to the rhythm of surugada should know it is the dance of the spirits. It is only a fly that does not listen to advice that follows a corpse to the grave.

My new year resolutions

My new year resolutions

On my honour, I promise that in this new year, I will do my best. I will do my duties to God and my country. I’m a prominent Nigerian politician. I love my country with all my heart and all my soul. I am a strong believer in the anti-corruption crusade. I believe in the brand called Nigeria and the fact that Nigeria should be re branded, but not the Dora Akunyili way.

Et tu Jonathan

Et tu Jonathan

So, President Goodluck Jonathan finally responded to Obasanjo’s letter after sixteen days of receiving it and when many Nigerians were already thinking he had nothing to say or that the allegations made against him were true. Some mischief makers even suggested that perhaps, the President was waiting for Dame Patience Jonathan to respond on his behalf or give him the go-ahead to do so.

Spellbinders

Spellbinders

After reading the letters of both Obasanjo and his beloved daughter Iyabo, I fell in love with the Obasanjo family all over again.

OBJ: So long a letter

OBJ: So long a letter

As a child growing up, I had in my possession, one of the most auspicious letters of all times. It was a letter that for years, I pasted on the wall of my room and committed it’s contents to memory so well that even if I was suddenly woken up from sleep, I could recite it. Beyond committing the letter to memory, I also had a mental picture of the writer of the letter.