2024: Postponement of guber primary, petitions rock Ondo APC
By: Ade Phillips Uncertainty hangs in the balance as there are strong indications that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may postpone its governorship primary slated for April 20, 2024 in Ondo State. Starnews NG reports that the much anticipated gubernatorial primary election had raised dust in the party with the aspirants numbering 16, jostling for the ticket. Apart from the political brouhaha in the state ladened with petitions, allegations and counter allegations, and political impropriety, the leadership of the party at the national level is also facing fresh crisis which may likely engender the postponement of the
Gàmbàrí pa Fúlàní
~So in the Northern Nigeria, negotiating with terrorists for the release of abducted Nigerians is now a profession. This is sad, very sad! By Lere Olayinka In Yorubaland, there is this popular saying that, “Gàmbàrí pa Fúlàní ò lẹ́jọ́”, meaning “there is no case, if a Hausa person kills a Fulani person.” In those days, the Yoruba people of Southwest Nigeria as well as some parts of the South-South (Midwest) and North Central (Middlebelt) see the Hausa and the Fulani as homogenous people. Therefore, a fight between a Hausa man and a Fulani person is seen as a squabble between
Ondo 2024: Aiyedatiwa and the battle ahead
All political parties including the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State are expected to conclude their governorship primaries ahead of the Gubernatorial Election slated to hold on Saturday, November 16, 2024, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Although, it was public knowledge that the incumbent Governor of the state, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa is interested to run for the election, but he never make any public or official statement to express his interest; until two days ago when he declared his intention on TVC News after the remains of his late boss, Odunayo Rotimi Akeredolu was laid to
APC Destroys Nigeria Within 9 Years
President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was elected in 2015 as the Executive President of Nigeria after unseating Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the then incumbent President under the Peoples Democratic Party. Nigerians elected Buhari to fix the mess in the nation and build on the good legacies of the Jonathan-PDP’s administration. But instead, the opposite was true. Similarly, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took over in 2023 after eight years’ misrule of Buhari’s administration with rising hope by Nigerians that all will be well. Unfortunately, Nigerian are disappointed that things are getting worst against what they hoped for under
States Should be Allowed to Determine Minimum Wage, Fashola
Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, yesterday, stressed the need for states to decide their own minimum wage, saying it was important for wages to move from the exclusive to concurrent list. He noted that it was important to rationalise that wages should not be uniform if resources and cost of living are not uniform. The position was contained in his book titled: “Nigerian Public Discourse: The interplay of empirical evidence and hyperbole,” which was presented in Lagos. According to him, it is important for Nigerians to renew their mindsets and attitudes, in addition to
INVESTIGATION: Inside Abuja’s Kidney ‘Market’ Where The Rich Prey On The Poor
In this three-month long investigation, Daily Trust on Sunday went undercover to expose a shadow economy of illegal kidney trade in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory. One million naira is the ‘official’ price for a kidney in the black-market. This investigation uncovered a cell of kidney agents that have been planted in satellite communities to target and lure young men from low economic backgrounds to sell their kidneys. The growing trend of kidney harvesting has, however, raised the question of why the Nigerian Medical Association, the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council, or even the Ministry of Health have
Nigeria and Politics of GodFather , Godson Rivalry
The public learnt about a long-standing battle, but the godfather-godson dynamic often fails in our politics, as seen with Tinubu and Ambode, Orji Kalu and Theodore Orji, Chimaroke Nnamani and Sullivan Chime, Rasheed Ladoja and Adebayo Alao-Akala, and Rabiu Kwankaso and Abdullahi Ganduje The godfather bestows blessings onto a godson, helps in securing the position, and frequently forces the godson to choose him over others who may even be more capable or qualified. Not long after taking power, the godson seeks to break up his mentor’s system in order to establish his own political base. The godson usually
EXCLUSIVE: Killer-Boyfriends On The Rise In Nigeria
By Miracle Ogunde The rate at which young ladies are being used for rituals by the 'so-called' boyfriends is alarming. There have been several cases of this ugly incident and the recent is the story of a 300-level Biochemistry student of the University of Port Harcourt, Otuene Justina Nkang, who was allegedly used by her boyfriend, a 400-level Petrochemical Engineering student of the same University, Damian Okoligwe. According to the information gathered by newsmen, the suspect(Okoligwe) allegedly killed and dismembered the victim's (Justina) body and packed the remains inside a 'Ghana-must-Go' bag. The level of audacity to kill and dismember
Dear President Tinubu, Nigeria Economy Is On Live Wire
By Miracle Ogunde The expectations of Nigeria from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since he was sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is to turn the economy of the nation around. Many believed that he would replicate the same feat he achieved while he was the Governor of Lagos State. But alas, they probably forgot that Lagos is not half of Nigeria and it's only a state out of the 36 states that make up the country, though no doubt it is an industrial hub in Nigeria. The sudden removal of fuel subsidy during his inaugural speech
