The ultimate test of her popularity is not by manipulating government agencies and mobilising armed supporters to frustrate APC rallies as witnessed at Okrika but to mobilise the people of Rivers State to vote for her husband or herself whenever she decides to contest the governorship election
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A son of a highly respected former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Muhammadu Lawal Uwais, who is known for his hard stance on the rule of law, it was reported last Tuesday that Ibrahim had left Nigeria for Syria few days back with his two wives and children to enlist and fight for ISIS
President Jonathan has had to take the blame for virtually everything going wrong in Nigeria
March 28 is around the corner and it is our hope and prayer that the magical puppeteers in Abuja will not come up with another ‘abracadabra’ to shift the goal post in the middle of the match once again
Like Esau, you have sold the country’s birth right as the giant of Africa for a plate of porridge. Like Judas, you have sold the country for a few pieces of money to the cabals
Our view of their Principal, Dr. Jonathan, is that he is a man who does not know what is debate or discourse. What he knows is insults, abuse and mudslinging
The main competitors in the election probably understand the political dynamic of the nation. The followers may try to play down issues but it is evident that this election will not be like those we have witnessed in the recent past
Not yet done, when the online news syndicate platform, PRNigeria, reported that the military have been instructed to make every effort to capture the leader of Boko Haram terrorists alive, another allegation emerged
Our God is a warrior and we must see things the way He sees them
Though Aliko and his colleagues in the CJTF may have received deserved accolades from the Nigerian government for their brave efforts in the fight against terror in Maiduguri, many Nigerians believe that for children involved in this effort, a generation is gradually being lost
Once he fell from the Olympian height of his rich, British heritage of fairness, he has returned to his natural habitat: a plebeian, pedestrian and commoner universe
In 2007, I looked around and wondered why there was no campus publication with a national presence, a newspaper that students across campuses from Lagos to Lafia, Ekiti to Enugu, Lagos to Zamfara could call their own
Eat melon alone or leave it alone because it will make your stomach groan. So ideally, no food 30 minutes before or after eating melons
My sister was incensed that the lady, not satisfied with sharing her sugarcane, dared and had the effrontery to get pregnant for the guy
Poverty, lack of effective education and employable skills, despair and bad governance, local and global religious politics and weak state institution have created a growing market of desperation, anxiety and uncertainty
As a matter of fact, desertification had drastically affected the quality of life in northern Nigeria and it had resulted in high levels of migration, instability, damaging the social fabric of the North and confining them to a future of low productivity, limited economic growth and marginalization
On the special invitation was clearly written: ‘A Once in a lifetime Event.’ And though the invitation came with the emblem of the Peoples Democratic Party, I made up my mind to attend the event despite my nonpartisan disposition for three reasons
But if FFK, as I choose to call him in this piece, had been a film producer, his productions would have failed all critical areas of test in content and aesthetics
Throughout his campaigns in Nigeria, he had demonized the President Goodluck Jonathan Administration and painted a gory picture of a worsening economy and a failing state
Among us all, lies individuals who have taken up the responsibility to ensure we all can go to bed and have both eyes closed, among us are men and women who may also be in debt of the natural responsibility of providing for their family but choice to jettison this responsibility on the altar of patriotism and love for country