With hydra-headed security threats confronting the country from various fronts, the Chief of Naval Staff, Emmanuel Ogalla, asserts that the Nigerian military has no excuse for failing to defeat terrorism. This assertion should not be mere rhetoric; it must translate into a well-mapped strategy to eradicate the menace of terrorism. In a candid assessment during […]
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By Lekan Sote Some members of Northern Nigeria’s political establishment are fond of stamping their feet and threatening to withdraw (voting) support to Southern Nigerian presidents who do not kowtow to their (sometimes unfair) demands. They nearly succeeded in using the National Economic Council, made up of the vice president, governors of the 36 states […]
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as Tinubu, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Buhari, Atiku, Akpabio, Obi, governors, others mourn Bayelsa directs all flags to fly at half-mast for 3 days “I am a Nigerian, I love Nigeria, Nigeria is my country, I am proud to be a Nigerian.” These were the last words of South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, who died Monday night, […]
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By Jide Ojo February 17, 2025, will go down in the annals of Lagos and Osun states as epochal and Black Monday. There was a political tremor in the Lagos State House of Assembly as operatives of the Directorate of State Security reportedly invaded the Assembly Complex locking out staff and sealing up the offices […]
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the local government crisis that erupted in Osun State on Monday, resulting in the loss of six lives. In a statement issued via his verified X handle on Tuesday, the former VP described the chaos as a brutal display of lawlessness, political brigandage, and subversion of democracy. “Nigerians […]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar At least 450 foreign service officers in 109 Nigerian missions abroad have yet to receive their salaries for the past five to six months. The officials, serving under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are in financial distress and cannot pay rent and children’s school fees or meet other family […]
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The National Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of one of Nigeria’s foremost nationalists, Chief Edwin Clark. In a statement issued on Tuesday by Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, Fasoranti described Clark’s demise as a significant loss to the country, particularly […]
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President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, southern governors, northern governors, and the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, led the avalanche of tributes for the elder statesman, Edwin Clark, who died on Monday, aged 97 years. Clark’s demise was announced in a statement released by […]
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Osun State Police Command, on Tuesday, began a manhunt for those responsible for the violence that erupted across the state, resulting in multiple deaths. This came as the State Independent Electoral Commission dismissed reports that its office had been sealed by military personnel, insisting that the local government election scheduled for Saturday would proceed as […]
Continue ReadingNigeria has lost a titan. Chief Edwin Clark, elder statesman, former minister, and relentless advocate for the Niger Delta, has passed on at 97. His death marks the end of an era, one defined by his unwavering fight for equity, justice, and the development of the oil-rich region he so passionately defended. A Life Rooted […]
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