Thoughts of Chief Ralph Obioha on Nigeria
'Igbo dominated the officers' corps. As there were many prominent Igbo officers in the army, it was wrongly perceived that Igbo people organised the coup'
My political ambition on course but…, says Onyeka Onwenu
Onyeka Onwenu (MFR), a two time Aspirant for the Local Government Chairmanship of Ideato North, Imo State is under pressure from Associates, supporters and friends, to leave the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in order to maximise her political contributions and participation in Imo State.
I rejected N50m bribe to support 3rd term bid, says Abiola Ajimobi
Senator Ishaq Abiola Ajimobi emerged, last week, as Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, governorship candidate for Oyo State. For him politics is natural having been born to the family of Pa Ajimobi, a Member of the Western House of Assembly in the First Republic. Senator Ajimobi was MD, National Oil and Chemical Marketing Company before his election as Senator in 2003. He spoke to BASHIR ADEFAKA at his Ibadan residence on his life.
I almost became a ‘church rat’ in this struggle- Olubunmi Ogundimu
Dr Olubunmi Ogundimu’s philosophy of life is that every challenge is a teacher. The medical doctor and MD of John Ken Hospital, Lagos, sees every problem as a friend.
We never had fears about President Jonathan’s victory – Gbenga Daniel
Otunba Gbenga Daniel, the Ogun State governor and Ogun East Senatorial District candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the April polls, in this session explains why had no fears that President Goodluck Jonathan would clinch the party’s presidential ticket at Thursday’s presidential primary.
How we forced N300 minimum wage on Shagari govt
Pa Hassan Sunmonu smells labour.
Check this out: President, Public Works, Construction, Technical and General Workers’ Union (August 1974 – December 1977); President, Civil Service Technical Workers’ Union of Nigeria (December 1977 – February 1981); President, Nigeria Labour Congress (February 1978 – February 1984); Director of Industrial Relations, Civil Service Technical Workers’ Union of Nigeria (March 1984 – October 1986); Secretary-General, Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU) (October 1986 till date)
Deputy Presiding Officer, African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) (September 2008 – present); and for effect, Establishment and completion of Kwame Nkrumah Africa Labour College, Accra, Ghana, (December 2010).
Now, shall we call him a LABOURER?
He wouldn’t mind. Probably, for effective communications with workers, he speaks Yoruba, English, French, Italian and Fante.
Simple by nature, Sunmonu turned 70 last Friday.
