It would appear from all indications that one of the key participants in Nigeria’s 2023 presidential elections, the Labour Party (LP), and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, had a clear-cut and straightforward agenda to dictate the dominant narrative on the polls before and after the exercise. Before the elections, a number of sponsored and obviously flawed opinion polls had predicted an outright victory for Obi on February 25. In a worst-case scenario, they projected that the election would head for a run-off with Obi being one of the candidates that would qualify to participate in the supplementary poll. Although…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Two individuals, who are probably unknown to each other, but with more than passing interest, called after reading this column last week on the audacious call by some for a coup d’état and the lesser evil of Interim Government. Each caller thought the intervention should have leaned towards his “The right” position. Asked why he thought the column was “nonsense,” one of them retorted, with a whiff of “vawulence,” “So we can’t fight for our right again?” Calling for a coup d’état or Interim Government reminds one of Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka’s observation that some Nigerians cannot “entertain corrective…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has warned Israeli regime against taking even the slightest action against the Islamic Republic, saying Iran will react to such a move with “destruction of Haifa and Tel Aviv.” Raeisi made the remarks while addressing a parade to mark National Army Day in Tehran on Tuesday, 18 April, 2023 when he said the Iranian Army’s capabilities are based on domestic know-how. “The enemies, especially the Zionist regime (Israel), have received this message that the slightest move against the country will evoke a severe response from the armed forces and will be accompanied by…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Lagos Sexual Offences & Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja has sentenced Kehinde Gabriel to life imprisonment for raping a 3-year-old girl. The court found him guilty of the one-count charge of defilement after the prosecution established the essential ingredients of the offence. Justice Ramon A. Oshodi stated that the defendant in case ID/8392C/2018 is a person of no truth who has no remorse for what he did. The judge said the act, which violated Section 137 of the Criminal Law 2015, was unjustifiable and handed Gabriel the maximum punishment. The name of the convict will be…
If there is anything that the camp of Obidients in their curated world of alternative reality has achieved somewhat, it is how their inelegantly constructed universe of a ‘stolen presidency’ has continued to hold the imagination of their deluded members. Even when the raw facts tell a different story, it seems to me a measure of their relative success that their narratives of ‘flawed’ election have remained the talking point in a segment of the mainstream media and among their allies. That what I observed on this page last week, as a deliberate mis-characterisation of the February/March polls has gone…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says that capacity-building and thinking out of the box are necessary ingredients for the realisation of the Commission’s resolve to make a difference in the development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking while declaring open a two-day training in Capacity-Building on Policy Process and Security Management in Port Harcourt, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stressed the importance of training and re-training in any organisation, noting that periodic update of knowledge was necessary to enhance the service delivery of the Commission. Ogbuku, who was represented by the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Major…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike As part of its effort to address internal security across the country, the Federal Government has launched a five-year strategic plan. Minister of Interior Affairs, Rauf Aregbesola made this disclosure during his remarks on Tuesday, 18 April, 2023, at the launching of the Five-year Strategic Plan of the Ministry and its Services/Board in Abuja Aregbesola noted that the plan would capitalise on the Ministry’s strengths and position to significantly impact the critical issues bothering Nigeria’s internal security. “The Ministry of Interior is integral to national security and prosperity in a way that many do not readily grasp. These are done…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A police sergeant, identified as Ahmed Ali, has been shot dead by some soldiers in Benisheikh town, Borno State after his team intercepted a military man in a vehicle conveying Indian hemp, reports a northern based national newspaper. Locals and security sources told the newspaper that the incident happened at the town’s entry checkpoint around 10 am on Monday, 17 April, 2023. A security source said that the soldier, driving in an ash-coloured Acura sport utility vehicle with the registration number FKJ 761 AR, beat a security checkpoint and refused to stop despite a warning from the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje from the party over alleged anti-party activities. The party at the ward level had last month constituted a panel to probe the alleged anti-party acts by the senator during the 2023 elections. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday, 18 April, 2023 in Kashere, the APC ward chairman, Tanimu Abdullahi, explained that the party took a unanimous decision to expel Goje after finding him guilty of anti-party activities. “The activities include his failure to attend the Gombe State APC rally presided over by the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Famous Nollywood actress and renowned Movie Director, Funke Akindele has said that she was overwhelmed as her latest movie, ‘Battle on Buka Street’ bags 10 nominations at the 2023 AMVCA. Taking to her Instagram page to express her joy, the talented Nollywood actress cum politician shared the exciting good news with her fans.She revealed that her movie, “Battle on the Bukka Street,” had received an incredible 10 nominations for the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), while her other project, “Ammie Siblings and I,” received one nomination.The 45-year-old actress expressed gratitude to God and for the recognition…