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On the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, I would like to address some pertinent issues relating to our common destiny. It has become fashionable for anyone and everyone to blame all the woes of this country on our political leadership. They are said to be eternally corrupt, irredeemably greedy, hopelessly inept, and […]

    Fellow Nigerians, 1 Today marks 53 years of our Independence as a nation. First and foremost, I would like to say congratulations to us all. Through thick and thin, we have built this country together. Through triumphs and trials, we have developed a Nigerian identity in our own way. 2. In truth, Nigeria is […]

A few years ago, I was a medical student in beautiful Brazil.  One of the more popular samba/carnival music of that time had a line in it that were God a Brazilian, life would be a grand carnival.  Clearly intended as a feel food line, nevertheless, I could see the rationale behind those lyrics.  The […]

After months of rejecting calls to  convene a sovereign national conference, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, in an early morning Independence Day broadcast, Tuesday, announced the setting up of an Advisory Committee to establish modalities for a national conference aimed at resolving issues that currently cause friction in the polity. President Jonathan said that the committee […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday presented share certificates and licenses to the 14 new core owners of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) successor companies. During the presentation, the president was full of enthusiasm for better days ahead in the power sector, on the heels of his privatisation programme, which he described as the […]

Less than 48 hours after granting a state-of-the-nation media chat, President Goodluck Jonathan will again address the country, this time in an Independence Day Broadcast to the nation at 07:00 Hours tomorrow, Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, who made the announcement, urged all television and radio […]

Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke will be investigated by the Federal House of Representatives after claiming the country realised only $20.9bn from crude oil sales since the beginning of the year, contrary to the content of other documents in the custody of the legislators. Asides the probe, the House is also interested in getting […]

The statement credited to Mr. Jude Imagwe, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Student Matters, by the Vanguard Newspaper (29/9/13) to the effect that ASUU is being economical with the truth on the issues of contention in the on-going strike is to say the least unfortunate. It shows how those in […]

As Nigeria marks another Independence anniversary again and divided opinions on whether there is any need to celebrate or not still persist. However, Afenifere Renewal Group observes that those who want us to be thankful are not providing any reason, whether cogent or not, for a national celebration. Year after year, we are told to […]

Last week, it was the Leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF) Mujahid Dokubo-Asari that vociferously declared that the Amnesty Programme was a fraud. This was not the first time that Dokubo-Asari had vented his spleen on the Presidential Amnesty Programme and the characters who run it.  Last month, it was General Boyloaf, […]

United States President, Barack Obama has promised to support Nigeria’s quest to quell years of terrorism championed by the Boko Haram Islamist sect.Obama made the pledge during a bilateral meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan, which held during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs of […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Boko Haram Islamist sect to immediately cease all attacks and embrace dialogue in the interest of national peace and security, following what is undoubtedly a resurgence of deadly attacks believed to be perpetrated by the sect. In a statement released in Warri on Monday by its […]