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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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10th Anniversary PH Plane Crash: ‘We will always remember the 60 Loyola Jesuit kids’

10th Anniversary PH Plane Crash: ‘We will always remember the 60 Loyola Jesuit kids’

On Thursday, December 10, it will be exactly 10 years since the Loyola Jesuit College community was struck by a tragedy of immense proportions. 60 of our students perished in Nigeria’s worst air crash. Some of the students were in year 7(JS1) while some others were in their last year of high school. Naturally, they were all happy to go home to celebrate Christmas. And their families were waiting to receive them with joy. But everything turned into a long, debilitating grief with the plane crash.

Taraba as a test case for enduring democracy

Taraba as a test case for enduring democracy

On Saturday, Nov 7, when the tribunal sitting in Abuja nullified the Taraba governorship election on the grounds that the incumbent, Darius Ishaku, was not duly sponsored by any political party to run for the election as required by law, many people including myself were elated.

Will an agency defy Buhari on judicial corruption?

Will an agency defy Buhari on judicial corruption?

APPARENTLY miffed by the delay in the dispensation of justice and the corruption that it breeds, President Muhammadu Buhari recently made a case for far-reaching reforms in the country’s judicial system. Such reforms must include the reviews of laws, institutions, processes and procedures that hamper the speedy delivery of justice.

The real change Ndigbo and Biafra need (1)

The real change Ndigbo and Biafra need (1)

BIAFRA is real, and those who wave it away do so to the exposure of their wrong assessment of the situation, and to some extent their ignorance, self-deceit, and or self-denial.