APC Slams Patience Jonathan over Honorary Award
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as the height of insensitivity, the decision of First Lady Patience Jonathan to receive an Honorary Doctorate award in far away South Korea…
Editorial: African Leaders and the Mo Ibrahim Prize
For the fourth time in five years, the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership – the world’s biggest individual prize – was not awarded, because “after careful consideration”…
President Jonathan’s Confusion About National Dialogue
President Jonathan announced on October 1, 2013 his intention to convoke a national conference at which there would be no issues excluded from discussion. He then inaugurated on October 7,…
As Anambra People go to the polls
I am intimately connected to Anambra State. My wife Chukwunonso hails from there. However my interest in Anambra state goes slightly beyond the type an ordinary in-law should have. I…
Gunmen Kidnap Oronto Douglas’s Sister
The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of Mrs. Augusta Douglas-Ayam, the elder sister of Mr. Oronto Douglas, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Research, Documentation and…
Why I Quit the National Conference Advisory Committee – Ben Nwabueze
Professor Ben Nwabueze has refuted reports suggesting that he resigned his membership National Conference Advisory Committee because he did not trust President Goodluck Jonathan and failure to appoint him as…
Gov. T.A Orji and the Budget of Hopelessness
The 2013 Abia State Appropriation bill, also called “budget of hope”, which was signed into Law by Gov. T.A Orji on Friday February 4, is not only a desecration of…
A Swipe at the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize
Until recently when the Nobel Committee swiftly presented the 2009 award to President Barack Obama who had just occupied the Oval Office, promising to effect a change in the hawkish,…
NFF Bans Ogunjobi for 10 Years, Baribote for 15
The Nigeria Football Federation on Monday announced a 10-year ban for former General Secretary of the federation and Executive Committee member, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi and another 15-year ban for former…
NCAA to Audit Domestic Carriers
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that it will perform a joint audit of domestic airlines to determine their technical and financial state of health. According to Director-General…