Obi condemns arrest of Obidient members in Akwa Ibom
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has condemned the reported arrest of an Obidient Movement coordinator in Akwa Ibom State, describing the incident as a threat to freedom of expression and democratic rights. Obi said Nigerians should be able to express their political affiliations without fear, provided they act within the […]
You cannot negotiate to be a first child – Debe Ojukwu (2)
What do you think could have been responsible for this alleged forgery?
Greed is the driving force behind it, because there are attempts to negotiate my patrimony.
I did not bribe God to make me my father’s first son.
If someone emerges from that door and says he is my father’s son and DNA confirms it; and if the person says he was born on August 2 1956, I will remove my cap and bow for that person because I was born on August 3 1956. And I will not argue with the person because first son comes from God and in Igbo land the first son own the father’s Obi.
He holds the Obi in trust for everybody and it is not his private property.
Our leaders not responsible for poverty in the North – ACF
THE Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF dismissed as misinformed comments that northern leaders, who have dominated rulership of Nigeria are responsible for the underdevelopment and rising poverty in the North.
Winner of Vanguard Online Readers Man of the year award is…
Author Chinua Achebe made it to the top in 2nd position but had got a lot of “no way” votes for his controversial book , There was a Country while personalities like Pastor Tunde Bakare, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and late Odumegwu Ojukwu elicited quite a banter each time they were nominated but it wasn’t strong enough to take them to the top of the rankings.
Fire guts INEC headquarters
Fire razed a section of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s headquarters in Abuja, Monday, causing pandemonium around the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory, as staff of the commission ran to different directions for safety.
2015: It’s not too early for Jonathan to begin campaign – Omoruyi
FORMER Director General of the defunct Centre for Democratic Studies, CDS, Prof. Omo Omoruyi, has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to own up that he authorised his campaign posters for 2015 if he was sure that he had evidence of good performance in office so far instead of keeping Nigerians in suspense.
