Saturday, May 18th, 2013
By Daniel Kanu Following the recent resurgence of Boko Haram terror activities and the resultant appalling bloodbath in the Northern part of the country, President Goodluck Jonathan in a national broadcast on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in three most affected states of Borno,...
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Chief Ebenezer Babatope, member, PDP Board of Trustees and former Minister of Aviation in this chat with Politics Editor, Daniel Kanu, speaks on the Nigerian situation, Boko Haram menace and the late Prof Chinua Achebe, among other national issues. Excerpts Literary icon, Prof Chinua Achebe,...
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Son of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Emeka Jnr, opened up to select journalists including correspondent, Okey Maduforo, in Awka, Anambra State, on the crisis in APGA and his father’s role among other critical issues. Excerpts You have been very public of late, particularly...
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
By Gbenga Abegunrin/Ibadan For about two years that Governor Abiola Ajimobi-led government came on board in Oyo, the state had witnessed peace and tranquility. The state, before the present administration, had been notorious for politically motivated violence. During the period, many innocent lives were lost...
Friday, May 17th, 2013
By Austin Oboh/Lagos Like a familiar ghost, the spectre of emergency rule had gripped the Northern elite in the last few days and, in several statements, they warned against it, but on Tuesday President Goodluck Jonathan finally made the declaration which had been a subject...
Friday, May 17th, 2013
Bassey Etienam, member representing Urue-Offong/Oruko State Constituency in Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, in this interview with newsmen, in Uyo, bares his mind on various national issues, including the crisis in the NGF and the need for President Goodluck Jonathan to remain focussed despite...
Friday, May 17th, 2013
The May 4, Kogi council poll has come and gone, with the newly elected chairmen taking their oath of office to begin their two-year tenure and, as expected, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party swept virtually everything,
Friday, May 17th, 2013
Lawrence Pepple was Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the former governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili. Today, he is the Technical Assistant to the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Matters and Chairman, Presidential Amnesty Program, Mr. Kingsley Kuku. In this interview...
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, was recently a guest on Focus Nigeria, a programme on African Independent Television (AIT), where he used the opportunity to shed light on a number of issues affecting the State. Senior Correspondent, Austin Oboh, monitored
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
By Rotimi Akinwunmi/Abuja It is the inalienable right of every Nigerian who has no judicial impediment hanging on his or her neck to aspire for any political office so long as he or she possess the requisite qualification for the office as stated in the...
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Dr. Wale Bolorunduro, a banker by profession, is the Osun State Commissioner for Finance, Economic Planning and Budget. In this interview with Correspondent, Gbenga Faturoti, he spoke on politics in the state, especially the recent endorsement of Governor Rauf Aregbesola for
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
By Habib Aruna/Politics There is no doubt that President Goodluck Jonathan is facing many challenges few days to the second anniversary of his presidency. The security situation in the country is becoming precarious by the day, with the killing of security operatives, innocent Nigerians, bringing...
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
One time Secretary to the Lagos Government and now a leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Olorunfunmi Basorun, is one of those who believe that the method adopted by the House of Representatives to get the input of Nigerians in the ongoing
Monday, May 13th, 2013
President Goodluck Jonathan’s rumoured determination to retain his position in 2015 is assuming intriguing dimensions by the day, even when the election is still three years away.
Monday, May 13th, 2013
Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), in this interview with Politics Editor, Donald Ojogo, in Abuja, insists that the executive and the legislature at the federal level are not at war. Excerpts:
