VON DG, OSITA OKECHUKWU, PLEADS WITH IPOB TO RESCIND WEEKLY LOCKDOWN OF SOUTH EAST

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain in Enugu state and the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Chief Osita Okechukwu, has passionately pleaded with the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) to review their weekly Monday lockdown directive imposed on the South East and South-South states of Delta and Rivers, tagged "Ghost Monday".

Vote Buying: GROUP ASKS INEC, SECURITY AGENCIES TO PROBE, PROSECUTE OFFENDERS

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

A non-governmental organization under the auspices of the Center for Community Action for Peace and Development (CCAPAD) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate and prosecute those involved in vote buying in the just concluded presidential and gubernatorial elections in the country.

Vote Buying: ICPC ARRESTS 9 PERSONS IN AKWA IBOM, OSUN, ONDO, BORNO, SOKOTO

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested nine persons for vote buying in Osun, Ondo, Borno, Akwa Ibom and Sokoto States during the Presidential and National Assembly Elections on Saturday.

Voters Vin Number Saga: We ARE NOT PART OF YOUR FAILURE, CAMPAIGN TO WIN ELECTION....APC Tells PDP

• * We Have On Record Activities Of Your Officials, PDP Alleges

By David Odama (In Lafia, Nasarawa State)

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, on Tuesday, challenged the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) to work toward winning the next months' elections rather than heaping their failure on the governor, government and APC in the state.

VOX POPULI, VOX DEI?

By Bolanle Bolawole

“There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself. Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful. I am the state” – France’s King Louis XIV.

Ward Congress: KEBBI DEPUTY GOV, SAMAI'LA DABAI, SAYS CONSENSUS PANACEA TO PEACE, UNITY IN APC

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Dr. Sama'ila Yombe Dabai, has said that only a consensus approach will ensure the peace and unity of his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Watergate @ 50: HOW DID TRUMP BECOME PRESIDENT, AND TINUBU TOO?

By Steve Osuji

Journalism in retreat?: In the 60s and 70s, a Donald Trump would never have dared to show up anywhere near the Republican National Committee headquarters, not to mention the White House. The Republicans would have given him a short shrift; Americans as one, would have turned their noses up and taken him for what he is: a comic relieve from a travelling circus.

WE WILL MOVE MADALLA MARKET SOON....Niger State Gov-elect

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central,in Minna)

Madalla market situated along the Abuja-Zuba-Kaduna high way, near Zuma rock, Suleja Local Government Area, will soon be relocated to a safer location to end gridlocks as well as the hazards on the people patronizing the weekly market.

WE'LL BUILD ON OUR SUCCESSES....Gov Bala Mohammed pledges

• * As He Receives a Certificate Of Return

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has reiterated his commitment towards the provision of good governance for the total transformation of the state.

WE'LL NOT BE TIRED FINANCING OUR PROTESTS.... Nasarawa Citizens

• * Denies PDP Sponsorship

By David Okpashi (Nasarawa State Correspondent, in Lafia)

Protesting women, youths and other citizens of Nasarawa state have vowed to continue with the protest untill their cry is heard despite alleged harassment, intimidations and threat to lives.

WE'VE DELIVERED 100 PERCENT IN OUR 2019 PROMISES, GOV SULE TELLS NASARAWA STATE RESIDENTS

• * Pledges To Deliver More If Elected

By David Okpashi (Nasarawa State Correspondent, in Mafia)

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State said his administration has delivered on his 2015 promises to the residents of the state, stating that what he is seeking for now is more votes to enable him do more.

WEEP NOT FOR PDP

"APC/PDP (Tinubu/Atiku) Are Twin Horsemen Of The Apocalypse"......Dele Farotimi.

By Jude Ogechi Eze

In the buildup to his crucifixion on Mount Calvary, a lot of women were weeping and sympathizing with Jesus Christ as he bore the excruciating weight of the cross under constant military beatings. But when he lifted his eyes and saw them, what he told stunned even the indifferent bystanders. He said: "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep rather for yourselves and for your children." (Lk. 23:28).

WHAT CAN AN IGBO PRESIDENT DO IN 2023?

By Dr Dons Eze

No doubt, it is the legitimate right of the Igbo to agitate for an Igbo man or woman to be President of Nigeria in 2023. This is because the first and last time an Igbo man had presided over the affairs of the now sixty years old Nigeria, was about 54 years ago, during the six months ill-fated military regime of General JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi, from January 15 to July 29, 1966.

WHAT GOV UZODIMMA HAS DONE FOR IMO STATE....Longers Anyanwu

By Gloria Acholonu (Imo State Correspondent, in Owerri)

Frontline politician and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Imo State, Chief Longers Anyanwu (the Ebubedike of Obowo) has appraised the six year tenure of the Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma (Onwa Oyoko) and scored him creditably, especially in the area of infrastructural developments and innovative projects. Longers who is a former Commissioner for Agriculture in the state between 2007 and 2011 and also a former National Chairman of ACCORD PARTY, however, commended governor Uzodimma for surprising and disappointing his critics who were initially pessimistic that he may not be able to exhibit capacity to turn the fortunes of Imo state around for good. Excerpts:

Q: In very few words, capture your personal impression of the performance of your state governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, in the past six years of his administration.

A: My impression from personal assessment of governor Hope Uzodimma's administration

WHAT HISTORY SAYS ABOUT HOW BUHARI'S SUCCESSOR WILL EMERGE

By Azu Ishiekwene

I think the most frequently asked question today is, who will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari? With over 35 aspirants openly declaring their interest as of today, a few still in the closet and more coming out, the field has never looked more crowded.

WHAT IGBOS HAVE GAINED THROUGH GOV UZODIMMA'S DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENTS WITH BUHARI GOVT....Longers Anyanwu, APC Chieftain

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

A prominent politician and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from Imo state, Chief Longers Anyanwu, has said the one-day official visit to Imo state on Thursday September 9, by President Muhammadu Buhari, was an unprecedented diplomatic goal, in a long while, scored by the Igbos of the South East, Nigeria, through governor Hope Uzodimma's consistent engagements with the Buhari administration.

WHAT NIGERIA'S ELECTION CANNOT TEACH DOES NOT EXIST

By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria’s February/March elections undid many things. One of them was the 63-year-old myth that no wealthy and ambitious candidate could emerge president. Until the last presidential election.

WHAT PENTECOSTAL PASTORS HAVE IN COMMON WITH POLITICIANS

By Micheal Owhoko, Ph.D

Disparity of roles between ecclesiastics and politicians are generally expected to translate to differences in values, lifestyles and creeds, but this pattern has been disrupted and bridged in Nigeria by materialism. Moral disconnects, lust and insatiability for money, wealth, fame, influence and power have conspired to bring the men of God to the level of politicians. This is evident in the Pentecostal ministries where some founding pastors and general overseers {GOs} no longer exhibit ascetic disposition and restraints from material allures.

WHAT SHOULD TINUBU DO ABOUT THE ASSEMBLY?

By Azu Ishiekwene

Two presidents in the last 24 years provide interesting examples of how to relate with the National Assembly. And between the two, the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, can decide how to model his relationship with the 10th National Assembly.

WHAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT IN 2023

By Azu Ishiekwene

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be shaken to its foundations, but it will survive. The most problematic question for the party of course is who carries its presidential flag in the 2023 election, when President Muhammadu Buhari will step down…If Tinubu survives the ambush of the wolves in his party, the race is over – My precipitations, December 31, 2021