2027: Rivers Assembly candidate dumps NDC, pitches tent with ADP
In a resignation letter dated May 25, 2026, Stephen expressed gratitude to the NDC leadership and members for the opportunities and political experience he gained during his time in the party.
Budget Padding: The road to constitutional dictatorship
One cliché that has lately drawn interest among Nigerian newsmakers and observers is the controversial phenomenon of “Budget Padding.” Given the way Nigerians are wont to glamourise crimes, or take for granted issues thrown at them by the political class, it is not surprising that very few Nigerians have been able to interrogate the phrase to give a definitive meaning to it.
July 29,1966 counter-coup: Africa’s bloodiest coup d’état
The first shots shattered the peace of the night at the Abeokuta Garrison of the Nigerian Army a few minutes after midnight on July 29, 1966.
LT. COLONEL FRANCIS FAJUYI, THE QUINTISENTIAL OMOLUWABI: Lest we forget
Since 1987, I had promised myself that I was going to write two tributes, one for Colonel Francis Adekunle Fajuyi, the first Military Governor of Western Nigeria and the other for Captain Thomas Sankara on the anniversaries of their assassinations and for forty-nine years in the case of Colonel Fajuyi, and 29 years in the case of Captain Sankara, the Military Head of State of Burkina Faso (1983-1987) the anniversaries came and went without fulfilling the promise I made to myself.
For many months I didn’t know my husband had died — Lady Aguiyi Ironsi
For Lady Victoria Aguiyi Ironsi, the shock of the news of the tragic death of her husband, the late former Head of State, Lt. General Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi can never go away.
July 29,1966 counter-coup: The quest for vengeance
EVEN though he was famed as Ironside on account of his sheer physical prowess and escapades, the cascade of events that overwhelmed Nigeria in the first seven months of 1966 was enough to devour the boldest of men. General JohnsonThomas Aguiyi Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state was unprepared for the duties of statecraft thrust upon him by the events of January 15, 1966, when the political leadership of the country was removed.
Melania Trump’s website deleted after degree questions
Just over a week after she blazed into controversy for plagiarizing Michelle Obama, the website of Donald Trump’s third wife Melania mysteriously vanished following questions about her university education.
Clinton camp says Trump encouraging foreign espionage
Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Wednesday lashed out at Donald Trump for encouraging Russia to trawl the former secretary of state’s emails, describing his comments as a “national security issue.”
My cousin, Godwin Obaseki cannot be trusted — Pedro Obaseki
The PDP candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has commended what he described as ‘’uncommon courage” of Dr. Don Pedro Obaseki, the Accord governorship hopeful, for putting on hold his governorship ambition and collapsing his structure within the PDP.
Akwa Ibom: Calm returns after Ekere’s appointment
Akwa Ibom people had felt unsettled after the sack of Barr Bassey Dan-Abia mid-way into his four year tenure on December 21, 2015 and the immediate appointment of Mrs. Ibim Semenitari from Rivers State as the acting MD of the commission.
Buhari is pushing Ndigbo hard to leave Nigeria – Ezeife
Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, former governor of Anambra State, in this interview, says for the unity of Nigeria not to be negotiable, there must be restructuring of the country. He also accuses President Muhammadu Buhari of pushing Ndigbo out of the country and also corrupting the constitution of Nigeria. Excerpts:
