The Igbo are not prepared for the presidency — even though deserving of it. When preparation unites with expectations and opportunity – results happen. For every feat, there must be diligent preparation and effort. Nothing takes shape in disarray, grumbling and victim complex. We, the Igbo, cannot sit by the Rivers of Babylon and lament…
There was chaos in the Kabba area of Kogi State on Saturday morning following the killing of a young boy by a yet-to-be-identified policeman over N20 sachet water. According to Daily Post, the death of the boy led to a wide protest in Kabba town by angry youths in the area. It was further learnt…
Shuaib Labaran, the lead counsel to the Federal Government on the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said he (Kanu) denied membership of IPOB. The Federal Government has laid charges of treason against Nnamdi Kanu, including 15 fresh charges which were filed on Monday. Kanu has pleaded…
SaharaReporters had in several reports in 2021 reported how the insurgents had been taxing residents of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe State. Some of the tax receipts issued by the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), to farmers and herdsman in the North-East states have been obtained by SaharaReporters….
460 projects amounting to N378.9 billion were duplicated in the 2022 budget signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. BudgIT, a civic-tech non-profit organisation which has been involved in the country’s budgetary process in the area of seeking transparency for years, has revealed. The communications associate at BudgIT, Iyanu Fatoba, disclosed this in a statement. President Buhari…
Scarcely can anybody have the mis/fortune of encountering Tinubu without becoming a captive of his cash influence. The most mis-recommending criterion against a Tinubu presidency is that, in mental depth, the Lagos Landlord is just a whiff higher than Muhammadu Buhari. Remove the cockney accent he feebly mimics, you will find out that most times,…
Recall that Amaechi had led some Igbo leaders to meet with Buhari in November last year to seek Kanu’s release amidst the call for a political solution. A former Minister of Aviation, Mbazulike Amaechi, has said that leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, can be released either by legal means or political…
These are individuals who have declared interest to join the race to be president of Nigeria by 2023. Except for Khadija Okunnu-Lamidi, the daughter of a former commissioner who is a new entrant, others are know faces in Nigerian politics. We expect to have more in a couple of days so that Nigerians may enjoy…
Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi, daughter of former Federal Works commissioner, Femi Okunnu, SAN, has declared her interest in the 2023 presidential race. Speaking on why she’s running, Okunnu-Lamidi said, “I am running for the office of President because I believe Nigeria can harness its potential to be the nation of our dreams. We can move from a…
The Nigerian Government has deactivated biometric identification of human rights activist and former Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. The documents deactivated include the activist’s national identity card, permanent voter card, international passport and driver license. President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime is yet to give any explanation for the move. The latest attack on the activist by the…