Nigerian ethnic groups are enduring the pains, rather than enjoying the gains of unity. From 1960 to date, successive governments, both the militarily imposed and the democratically elected, has declared Nigeria’s unity non-negotiable. Double-edged, the willingness to retain a united Nigeria is contrasted by the unwillingness to allow the nationalities negotiate their terms of cohabitation.…
**Calls Critics “Stupid” **Jonathan Abused, Misused His Opportunity Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has slammed those criticising him for not accounting for the recovered loot of late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, describing them as stupid. Speaking in an interview over the weekend, OBJ, as he is fondly called, explained that it was not his…
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State may have got more than he bargained for in far way London, England, when he was embarrassed by a young man. The vibrant governor was at the Royal Institute Of International Affairs, London also known as Chatham House on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, where he delivered a presentation on…
Last week, an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court directed the Department of State Services, DSS, to produce in court on Monday, November 23, 2015, the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. This followed failure of the DSS to produce the accused in court in the past to answer criminal charges levelled…
Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, are presently holding a demonstration in Onitsha, Anambra State. According to what our correspondent gathered, the protesters are kicking against the detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu has been in the custody of the Nigerian authorities after he was arrested in Lagos few weeks ago. The…