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Obi, Makinde and hurdles against opposition coalition

Obi, Makinde and hurdles against opposition coalition

By TUNDE RAHMAN  A fresh thaw in relations between National Democratic Congress presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi and Oyo State Governor Mr Seyi Makinde is fueling renewed talk of a possible opposition coalition to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The two leaders, who were on opposite sides during the 2023 election cycle, were seen […]
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Edo people must vote wisely

Edo people must vote wisely

I have been following the campaigns of both the ACN and the PDP with keen interest for obvious reasons. Curiously, the PDP has not said Adams Oshiomhole didn’t perform in his first term.

Place of private initiatives in educational development in  Nigeria

Place of private initiatives in educational development in Nigeria

I HAVE enjoyed seeing and feeling the warmth of joyful re-union amongst old friends. How wonderful to recall when we all were thrown together in the innocence of early youth, coming from different parts of the country, and from different family backgrounds, how through empathy and chemistry we quickly bonded together to establish strong abiding life-long friendships.

Bakassi: Why behave like a big blind nation?

Bakassi: Why behave like a big blind nation?

DOES the Green Tree agreement between Nigeria and Cameroon which ceded the Bakassi Peninsula to the to the latter have the force of law if it has not been ratified by the National Assembly as stipulated by the Nigerian Constitution?

Edo guber race: Oshiomhole and his oracles

Edo guber race: Oshiomhole and his oracles

THROUGHOUT his campaign for the July 14 (this Saturday) Edo State governorship election, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has concentrated his focus on issues that have very little bearing on his performance as governor of Edo State in the last four years.

Cross River, Akwa Ibom and the illegal NBC Map

Cross River, Akwa Ibom and the illegal NBC Map

THE simmering dispute between Cross River and Akwa Ibom states over oil wells has become even more Interesting with a fraudulent map being circulated by the National Boundary Commission (NBC). This map in effect cedes to Cameroon and other nations, part of the estuarine territory of Cross River State.

Security and insecurity

Security and insecurity

HE said to me that for him and a whole lot of successful private sector professionals, partisan politics and indeed politics generally had never been their thing. However, in recent time, he had begun to question such indifference and whether they still have any right to complain when things go so terribly wrong.

Anambra: Still on El-Rufai and his Yes-men (2)

Anambra: Still on El-Rufai and his Yes-men (2)

PHILOSOPHY is good because it awakens in man the need for critical thinking. However, if what Emenuaga was trying to say is that Obi as a philosopher should have performed better, he is wrong. I challenge him to tell us one governor who is doing better than him with the available resources? There is no sector in which Obi has not done better than his predecessors.

Benin, from squalor to splendor

Benin, from squalor to splendor

AS a young undergraduate in the 1980s, I got mocked by my friends from the eastern part of the country each time they returned after the holidays to then University of Ife in Ile-Ife which was renamed after the great politician who was never allowed to transform Nigeria even though they (the powers that be) knew he had all it took to do so.

How to curb the sleeping sickness threat

How to curb the sleeping sickness threat

SLEEPING sickness is the scourge of sub-Saharan Africa where, according to the World Health Organisation, WHO and Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, an estimated 50 million people and 48 million cattle are at risk of contracting the disease.

Edo guber: Oshiomhole’s ambition and Benin monarch

Edo guber: Oshiomhole’s ambition and Benin monarch

IN the last eight weeks or so, certain political actions and indiscretion of Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, have unjustifiably put pressure on the Benin Palace and, by implication, the Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Erediauwa, such that the Palace was forced to offer clarifications through press statements on two occasions.