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As any normal person will be able to reason out, politics is the science and the art of personal and especially group interaction that helps the persons concerned to be able to influence power or other decision making; or indeed, to capture that power (or decision-making) in order to use it for the pursuit of the greatest good for the greatest number of people in the polity, evenly and equitably. It is for this reason that the classical Greek philosophers of old reckoned that politics is the highest human calling in the human life. They considered that after nursery, primary,…

The arrest and detention of Uwemedimo Nwoko, the immediate past Attorney General of Akwa Ibom State, by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has all that it takes to make news that it has already made. Besides being the immediate past chief law officer of the state, a position he held for six years, and senior advocate of Nigeria, a rank he was crowned on December 14, 2020, he has been a newsmaker for more than 20 years, largely on account of his rights activism and his campaign against corruption. Big names and making extraordinary exploits constitute what makes…

Without doubt, the death of Chadian President Idriss Deby has created a vacuum and altered the political and security dynamics, not only in Chad but in the troubled Sahel, as well as in West and Central African regions. It is especially cause for concern to Nigeria. Deby’s son, Lt.-Gen. Mahamat Kaka Deby has since been installed as his father’s successor and head of Chad’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC), which has promised to conduct transparent elections and handover to civilians within 18 months. This is amid uncertainty and tension with the rebel groups, particularly the northern Chad-based Front for Change…

• Canvasses true federalism, more power and resources to states • Tinubu denies endorsing any candidate for Lagos council elections Southwest leaders in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have endorsed the position of the 17 Southern governors taken at their May 11, 2021 summit in Asaba, Delta State, especially on ranching and ban of open grazing in the entire Southern states. The leaders also rejected calls for disintegration of Nigeria, saying that the country needs religious and ethnic unity to progress. This is coming amid calls for the creation of a Yoruba nation in the Southwestern part of the…

Osun[/caption] The Osun Police Command on Sunday said it foiled an attempted robbery and kidnapping, of motorists along Akure/Ilesa road, Iwarajta, by some suspected gunmen. SP Yemisi Opalola, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), made the disclosure on Sunday in Osogbo. According to Opalola, suspected gunmen, at about 6pm, on Saturday, came out of the bushes along Akure/Ilesha Road, stopping vehicles in an attempt to rob and kidnap their occupants. “But the quick intervention of the Police, JTF and other local security outfits, prevented the gunmen from carrying out their nefarious activities”. She said the police chased the gunmen back…

The Chancellor of Covenant University (CU), Dr. David Oyedepo at the weekend warned that the use of social media among the younger generation was a huge distraction, leading them to invest their time wrongly. Oyedepo, Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, therefore challenged the federal government to regulate social media before it caused the country incalculable damages. Oyedepo made this remark at the 15th convocation of the university held in Ota, Ogun State, on Friday, lamenting the negative effect of social media on the youths. Oyedepo, in an address titled “A Wakeup Call to Generation on the Wrong Side…

Describes legal document as anti-people Demands a truly federalist constitution The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) yesterday rejected the review of the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly, saying Nigeria needed a new constitution and not amendment of the existing document. PFN, a voluntary fellowship of pentecostal churches and organisations, canvassed the enactment of a new legal document that would be in agreement with the socio-political realities of the country and capable of enhancing national economic development on all fronts. These demands were contained in a statement jointly signed by PFN’s National President, Bishop Wale Oke; National Secretary, Dr. Cosmas…

The Yoruba Nation Solidarity Rally train arrived Akure, the Ondo State capital, yesterday as hundreds of agitators trooped to the city from the neighbouring Southwest states. The city stood still for several hours, as agitators embarked on a rally while awaiting the arrival of Chief Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a Sunday Igboho) The agitators, who converged under the aegis of Ilana Omo Oodua, chanted various solidarity songs to show their seriousness about the mission. They began the rally at Isikan Roundabout, Akure, where they moved to some other parts of the ancient town peacefully. The agitators comprised women, youths, okada riders, traders…

Soldiers have cordoned off the site where the Nigerian Airforce plane crashed on Friday evening at the Kaduna International Airport. The plane which was carrying the Chief of Army Staff,  Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and other Senior Army Officers crashed near the airport’s active runway,  killing all the eleven people on board. Speaking on the incident, the Manager of Kaduna airport, Amina Salami told Channels Television that the military authorities have taken over the crash site. She added that they have prevented civil aviation officials from gaining access to the crash site pending the arrival of officials from the Accident…

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki, has described the death of Army Chief Ibrahim Attahiru and other military chiefs in a plane crash, as a difficult loss for the Armed Forces and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The crash happened near the Kaduna International Airport on Friday, May 21, 2021. “As the nation mourns the passing of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and the ten military personnel that were onboard the aircraft that crashed in Kaduna, I send my deepest and most heartfelt condolences to their families,” Saraki says. Service chiefs from left to right: Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant…