ByVitus Ozoke, PhDOpinion Nigeria December 27, 2025 If politics were only local, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s path to 2027 would be determined almost entirely by domestic maneuvering, party discipline, and the blunt advantage of incumbency. But politics is no longer merely local – if it ever was. In today’s world, power is exercised as much through […]
The Akpabio Synthesis: An Uncommon Statesman at 63
By Rt. Hon. Eseme Eyiboh mnipr Nigeria is a country that produces noise faster than it produces true heroes. Politics here moves at a velocity that forgives very little and forgets even less. To survive is one thing. To matter is another. To matter for nearly two decades at the highest levels of public life […]
Chukwu (Delaw) Rolls Out SMART Blueprint, Pledges Contract Governance for AMAC
by George Ozalla The conference hall of Jasmine Hotel in the Central Business District of Abuja carried a quiet hum of anticipation on Wednesday December 10, 2025 as Comrade Eze Onyebuchi Chukwu, popularly known as Delaw and the All Progressives Grand Alliance candidate for the Abuja Municipal Area Council chairmanship, addressed the League of Anambra […]
Akpabio Assures Police Retirees of Exit From Contributory Pension Scheme
by George Ozalla The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has assured retired police officers protesting their continued inclusion in the Contributory Pension Scheme that the National Assembly is poised to resolve the matter without delay. The retirees had maintained a steady presence at the entrance of the National Assembly as they pressed for their removal from […]
SPEECH DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, ENGR. ABDULLAHI A. SULE, CON, FNSE, FNMGS, FNIPR, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF NASARAWA STATE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF YEAR 2026 FISCAL APPROPRIATION BILL TO THE NASARAWA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, LAFIA: WEDNESDAY, 26TH NOVEMBER, 2025d
Protocol: It is with a sense of responsibility that I stand before you today to present the 2026 Fiscal Appropriation Bill in compliance with section 121(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). This is my seventh Budget presentation since my assumption of Office in 2019. This annual engagement reflects […]
Electoral Thieves: Defections, Democracy, and the Subversion of Popular Will
By Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi “All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them.” — John 10:8 (KJV) That was the voice of the Messiah — a moral principle by which both the Redeemer and the redeemed would be known. In the throes of the June 12 […]
Obi: A Great Nigeria Still Possible
By George Ozalla Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians not to lose hope in the face of the nation’s current challenges, insisting that “a great Nigeria is still possible.” In a statement to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary on October 1, Obi lamented the country’s descent from its once-celebrated […]
Sen. Nwoye, Rep. Aniekwe Seek FG Palliative Action to Mend Anambra Road While Bridges Are Under Construction
Anam, 13th September 2025 – Senator Dr. Tony Okechukwu Nwoye, representing Anambra North Senatorial District, and Hon. Peter Aniekwe, Member representing Anambra East and West Federal Constituency, have jointly called for urgent Federal Government intervention on the Otuocha–Umueze Anam–Nzam–Ibaji Federal Road. During an inspection visit on Saturday, the lawmakers decried the deplorable state of the […]
SGG Strategizes in Obosi as Okoma Vows 130-Ward Win for Soludo
By Karen James Obosi, Idemili North LGA — The Honorable Commissioner for Works, Hon. Ifeanyi Okoma, the Convener of the SGG, on Sunday hosted the Solution for Good Governance (SGG) in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area, where a massive gathering of ward coordinators and supporters mapped out strategies ahead of the forthcoming governorship election […]
Rivers State Government Announces Transition to Democratic Governance
By George Ozalla The Rivers State Government has announced the commencement of transition activities from emergency rule to democratic governance. This development follows the six-month state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu on March 18, 2025. A thanksgiving service is scheduled for September 14, 2025, at the Ecumenical Centre in Port Harcourt. Suspended Governor […]
