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The intrigues, suspense and drama surrounding the election of the National Assembly leadership could qualify as a movie thriller by a master story teller. Many predictions fell flat, pundits theorized only to wonder how they read it so wrongly, though a few got it right. But the high drama finds summary in the fact that […]

It may sound naïve, especially for a person who is obviously a partisan, but my concern and alarm have little to do with who won or lost in the National Assembly leadership elections palaver. Easy as this can be lost on the gladiators, we could be collectively sabotaging the poor ordinary people of Nigeria desperate […]

…SA Government, AU Remain Mum A South African court has barred Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country after the International Criminal Court called for him to be arrested at a summit in Johannesburg. The court’s call came on Sunday. Bashir is wanted for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in the […]

A rights group, the Open Democracy Network, on Sunday took on Ibrahim Lamorde, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), asking President Muhammadu Buhari to sack him in order to create a more vibrant EFCC devoid of persecution of people. The group said this in reaction to another round of charges filed against former […]

The Kwara Concerned Citizens, a group in Kwara State, has cautioned those attacking the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, over his comments on the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, respectively. Another group in Kwara State had earlier threatened Lai […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday joined the Banquet of Stars Against Cancer at an awareness progrmame which was also used to honour the Governor, saying that he will continue to support initiatives geared towards saving the lives of the people especially against cancer. The Governor who spoke through his Deputy, Dr (Mrs) […]

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday appealed for prayers from members of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, Goshen City, Karu Nasarawa State, where he worshipped and had a thanksgiving after his election to head the House of Representatives. Dogara, who beat Femi Gbajabiamila to emerge as Speaker […]

President Muhammadu Buhari’s focus on ending Boko Haram insurgency has received a boost with his directive that the Multinational Joint Task Force helping to confront the terrorists be given $21 million out of the $100 million which his government pledged to be released within a week. Buhari, who is currently in South Africa as chairman […]

Though some Nigerians have applauded the immediate past Senate for passing the Sexual Offences Bill before its expiration, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold his assent to the bill because it creates opportunity for the likes of Senator Sanni Yerima, a former governor from Zamfara. The private member […]

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State had a rough time with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State on Sunday as the party accused him of trying to deceive workers in the state with phony verification exercise to hide his inability to pay their salaries as he had promised. The party said Fayose had […]

Jesus said to Martha, “…You are worried and troubled about many thing…”(Luke 10 :41) Many Christians think it is natural to worry. When they are faced with situations and you tell them not to worry, they feel that you don’t identify with their problem because if you did, you would be worried too. However, when you […]Read More

Chief Sunny Onuesoke is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Special Project Director to the immediate past governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan. He is also a former governorship aspirant in the state. He spoke with SYLVESTER IDOWU on varied issues, including what Deltans should expect from the government of Senator  Ifeanyi […]