“…in the business of political gamesmanship, those who pay for media spins reap what they sow, eventually, when truth rises to confront clever fabrications.” It was supposed to be a simple, straightforward story. Senator Godswill Akpabio (PDP, AKS), the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, was running late to catch up with an international […]
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Before September Comes
Will President Buhari see through the current media battles being waged to damage the reputations of men and women who are itching to do business with his government? In an article published by the Washington Post on July 20, President Muhammadu Buhari stated that he would not constitute a full cabinet before September 2015. Let […]
Obama’s Continued Disdain for Africa
COUNTERPOINT By Raynard Jackson In June of 2013 Obama tried to lecture Senegalese President, Macky Sall in front of his own people on accepting homosexuality in his country. Before his trip to Africa, Obama was sternly warned by many, “do not talk about homosexuality in Africa.” But as is his habit, Obama never misses an opportunity to lecture and […]
Sonala on Buhari’s US Visit
Culled from The Guardian NIGERIA’s President Muhammadu Buhari began his mission of change in earnest last week by appointing new chiefs for the security services. It was not the appointments in themselves that were significant, but this statement he made to them: “All of you…were chosen on merit. Your records gave you the job. Save […]
The Trouble with the APC
I am taken aback by the suggestion that party internal matters should now be subject of National Assembly debates. The level of ignorance at display by the leadership of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in its handling of the country’s National Assembly (NASS) power struggle is becoming more embarrassing by the day, to put […]
Goodbye to Sam Amadi at NERC as power mongers get on his case
Ogbuagu Anikwe examines an inspired media propaganda to remove bright stars from the Jonathan Administration who are occupying “lucrative” or strategic MDA management positions.
Stop Wasting Time, Gov. Ugwuanyi
Your Excellency I came across two news stories from Enugu that prompted this letter. I consider writing to you a matter of urgency based on the import of both stories – if they are true. In the one, you were said to be finding it difficult to choose your cabinet because there were too many […]
Between Malam Garba Shehu and Ogbeni Femi Adesina
It’s a poor mix. If President Buhari wanted both men that badly, why couldn’t one of them become the Minister of Information? Today’s announcement of the appointment of spokespersons for President Muhammadu Buhari once again brings to mind something that always bother me about political appointments in Nigeria. I’ve always marveled at how very often sentiments […]
Presidential Polls Register Low Voter Turnout
Culled from Abuja Echo A full 53 percent of voters – more than half of the registered electors in Nigeria – did not vote during the 28 March 2015 Presidential elections. In addition, 2.3 million voters who came for accreditation in the morning of the election failed to return later in the day to cast the […]
APC and PDP on Corruption
The PDP platform, not the APC’s, appears to present a more realistic strategy to fight corruption. As strange as it might at first seem, if we listen closely to the narrative of the APC and PDP on corruption, there is reason to believe that the PDP presents a better platform for fighting the monster in Nigeria. […]