June 12 and the international pursuit of justice for Abiola
By FEMI FALANA The June 12, 1993, pro-democracy struggle in Nigeria is widely remembered for the resistance to military rule and the eventual transition to civilian governance. However, dominant narratives often overlook two critical aspects: the foundational role of the Campaign for Democracy (CD) and the post June 12 struggle’s international human rights litigation in […]
RE: APGA: Limits of INEC’s hide and seek
By Benji I. Duru THE viewpoints of one Mr. Amaechi Nwokenife on the recent resolution of the APGA leadership crises by INEC in favour of Chief Chekwas Okorie as National Chairman of APGA and published in the Vanguard Newspaper of June 3, 2009 at Page 19 definitely is designed by the author to attract quality […]
Anambra 2010 : The Annie Okonkwo factor
By Emejulu Okpala-Ukwu LESS than a year to the gubernatorial election in Anambra State, the stage is set as aspirants jostling to succeed Peter Obi beat drums of war. Politics in Anambra State has always been volatile because there are many gladiators on opposing camp or the same camp who are not ready to shift […]
Understanding Abia’s security situation
By Sam Hart ANY Abian with genuine love for the state at heart will agree that the security situation in Abia State has reached a stage where it would no longer be enough to sit back and wish that the spate of kidnapping and armed robbery in the state will go away on its own. […]
Uduaghan: Grandeur of a new vision
There is indeed a big crisis in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. There is no denying that fact but the crisis has to be situated in the context of each and every part of the Niger Delta and in different and peculiar ways. The crisis does not affect all the part in the same way.
So Etiabas impeached Obi?
By Uchenna Aja-Ani I READ in a national newspaper the interview of Chief Victor Umeh, the Awka Chairman of APGA, regarding the above. I was shocked to learn from Umeh that the Etiabas who we all think to be a very lovely and close family are in fact according to Umeh, very bad people. They […]
