An elder statesman, Prince Bob Njemanze has raised the alarm that a vicious cabal has held the Imo judiciary in a strangle-hold for the last 21 years, dominating major decision m N9,500 noaking processes, enthroning and deposing key judicial officers. He noted that the said cabal has been wielding uncanny control over who becomes the […]
By Jennifer John Imo State Police command has paraded suspected criminals arrested in connection with various criminal offences ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, child trafficking/stealing, among others. Delivering his address during the parade, the state Commissioner of Police (CP) Isaac O Akinmoyede said there was no going back on his earlier pledge to rid Imo […]
By Matthew Hassan Kukah Yes, you are right, the title for his article draws inspiration from Phil Collins’ song titled, “What Happened On the Way To Heaven?” The almajiri and his spiritual father, the mallam, are now the poster persons of all that is negative in the face of Islam in northern Nigeria. The life […]
By Muazu Jibril Muazu The declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of the 2015 presidential polls in what was widely accepted as free, fair and credible election, is a situation of interest to history and a test of evocative power play, as well as a understanding of the political terrain that Nigeria has […]
By Chiamaka Okafor Nigeria still hates its women. That sounds ridiculous, I know. Sadly, it is as true as the fact that we were all conceived by the coming together of a sperm and an egg. Walk with me. Nigeria still hates its women. It is sixty years of existing as a nation through thick […]
The brand new Justice Oputa Court Complex constructed by former Governor Rochas Okorocha which was abandoned by the Emeka Ihedioha administration due to fears about the structural integrity of the complex, is back in the news for similar reasons. This time, the Chief Registrar of Imo State High Court, Chinyere Ngozi Okereke raised the alarm […]
…Wants court to restrain foreign creditors Coalition of United Political Party (CUPP) has initiated moves to abort President Muhammadu Buhari’s $22.7billion foreign loan following Friday’s commencement of hearing by the Federal High Court, of the suit by the opposition coalition seeking to quash President Buhari’s plans to borrow $22.7billion loan. The suit also seeks to […]
By Osmund Agbo The year was 1970 and the day was January 15. On that date in history, Major-General Phillip Efiong, Biafra’s chief of general staff and interim head of state announced the end of the two-and-a-half year armed conflict that took the lives of an estimated two million human beings. Though General Gowon had […]
By ‘Tope Oriola His performance was so epic that he managed to win reelection in 2019. That meant that billions of naira were entrusted to him for another four years. I have had some interesting conversations about Ganduje. His is a classic case of judging a book (for very valid reasons) by its cover — […]
By Festus Adedayo Two pieces of literary works – Williams Stevenson’s thriller, Ninety Minutes at Entebbe and the film, The Last King of Scotland (2006) – plot the graph of the gradual emergence of despots. They were both x-rays of Ugandan despot, Idi Amin Dada of Uganda. Stevenson’s was an account of the June 27, […]
