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The ripples caused by the recent action by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) are yet to settle. In fact, it appeared to be deepening the division among lawyers, especially as some members of Nigerian Bar Association have accused the Minister of using the purported amendment to the Rules of Professional Conducts (RPC) to facilitate alleged plans by Northern Muslim to break away from the national body and create a factional body known as the New NBA. It was also alleged that the said group of lawyers had already submitted its proposals to…

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and others like him are threats to democracy in Nigeria. Obaseki said this on Tuesday when he appeared on The Morning Show of ARISE TV, the broadcast arm of THISDAY. Describing the former Lagos governor and other others like him as extra constitutional players, Obaseki said they constitute a threat to Nigeria’s democracy. While shedding light on what he meant by extra-constitutional player, Obaseki said there was no where in the APC constitution that provides for the position of…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that he had no intention of driving former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, out of town as he (Obaseki) threatened during the governorship campaign. Obaseki, who won Saturday’s Edo governorship election, however added a proviso: If Oshimohole continues to unleash his lions on the state, there will be no mercy for him. Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, defeated his main challenger, All Progressives Congress’ Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, who was backed by Oshiomhole, the governor’s estranged godfather. Speaking Tuesday on The Morning Show of ARISE TV,…

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has denied that he has plans to go to senate, which is deemed as the retirement home for governors, after his second tenure. Obaseki disclosed this on Tuesday when he appeared on The Morning Show on ARISE TV, the broadcast arm of THISDAY. The governor said he didn’t have any ambition to go into Senate, rather he would go into teaching. He said, ”I want to go back and impart knowledge, I have been an effective governor.” [ThisDay]

The Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, has said that he has no plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and return to his former party, the All Progressive Congress (APC). Obaseki, following his disqualification by APC governorship election screening committee, had joined the PDP for his reelection bid and eventually emerged victorious, defeating his closest rival, Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the APC in Saturday’s election with 307,955 votes as against the latter’s 223,619 votes. Speaking during his appearance on the Morning Show on ARISE TV, the broadcast arm of THISDAY, the governor said he made promises to people of…

Eze Onyekpere Nigeria is facing a crisis of monumental proportions in the management of its fiscal affairs. It is simply that the books are not balancing. Our revenue is not keeping up with what is required for our minimum expenditures. We are heavily indebted, and we do not have the resources to service our debts if we do not borrow to do so. We have been borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria through ways and means and without repaying as stipulated by law. Furthermore, this borrowing from the CBN is in excess of the prudential and convergence requirements set…

Tunde Odesola Once upon a Babel, there was a tower that reached to the heavens. Like Nigeria, Babel was a country that thrived on visionless tyranny, but eventually fell off the global map into extinction. For Babel to disintegrate, the country’s tongue lost the unifying power of communication and the falcon no longer heard the falconer. Nimrod, the great-grandson of Noah, who built the all-saving Ark, led the construction of the all-destructive Tower. Sometimes, a prodigal son trashes excellent heritage by burning the tree of inheritance. Located in present-day Iraq, the remains of Babel ruled by Nimrod,  a mighty hunter,…

Former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is still surviving because of the respect the party stalwarts have for President Muhammadu Buhari. Okorocha, who spoke with select journalists in his Abuja home, also said that unless the party goes back to the four pillars that formed the APC, namely the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the All Nigeria People Party (ANPP), the party will continue to struggle. The senator lauded the Edo masses for once again demonstrating people’s…

Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso is notoriously hard to please but he dished out rare praise yesterday when describing new Nigerian signing Victor Osimhen as a “young lad with the head of a 40-year-old,” reports Reuters. Osimhen, who became Napoli’s record signing when he joined from Lille in the summer for a reported 70 million euros, was brought on for his debut after an hour of yesterday’s Serie A match at Parma and made an instant impact in their 2-0 win. “I was struck by Osimhen’s serious attitude,” said Gattuso. “He hasn’t forgotten where he came from and the sacrifices he…

Immediate past President of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has congratulated Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, on his re-election, which, he said, would have several implications for Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement issued by his Media Office in Abuja, yesterday, Saraki stated that Obaseki’s victory represented the determination of the Edo people to decide who governs them and to ensure their votes count at all times. “The result of the Edo election represents the true wish of the people who stood firmly behind their Governor against power mongers who were determined to foist their choice on the people. It represents…