Politics

ANYAOKU GROUP, THE PATRIOTS, INSISTS ON NEW CONSTITUTION, INAUGURATES COMMITTEE The patriots, chaired by elder statesman and former Commonwealth Secretary General Chief Emeka Anyaoku, have reiterated their call for a new constitution for Nigeria. To advance this cause, the group yesterday inaugurated a 17-member advocacy committee led by Prof. Anthony Kila, a prominent political economist and professor of strategy and …

WHY WE CELEBRATED BICHI’S EXIT – DSS OFFICERSThe reasons the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, and the DG of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, resigned from their positions have been revealed.Sources within the Presidency told Saturday PUNCH that President Bola Tinubu and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, questioned the intelligence gathering mechanisms …

ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA UNDER FIRE FOR IGNORING VIRAL AUDIO CALLING FOR AFRICAN UNITY AGAINST IGBO Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), is facing accusations of bias following her silence on a controversial audio clip circulating among Nigerians, particularly from the South-West region. The clip features a man and woman of Yoruba descent calling for a united front …

SELECTIVE JUSTICE? AN AUSTRIAN BASED NIGERIAN, IN VIRAL AUDIO, CALLS FOR POISONING OF IGBO CHILDREN WHEREVER THEY ARE FOUND Following statements by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), emphasizing their focus on Nigerian bigots in the diaspora, attention has turned to Kingsley, a Benin man living in Austria with the TikTok handle @papakins18. A user on …

HYPOCRISY! A man that criticized Jonathan harshly, cannot turn around & claim that the problem of Nigeria in 2024, is spiritual. What changed since then? Nigeria is 10x worst than Goodluck left it. So I suspect a more sinister plot at play here. An attempt to distract & deceive the church. Christ was ‘consistent’ in his teachings; both of the …

WE’VE BEEN USED & DUMPED – APC 2023 WOMEN CAMPAIGN COUNCIL MEMBERS CRY Members of the now-defunct All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Campaign Council have expressed their frustration and disappointment with President Bola Tinubu over what they describe as a glaring lack of appointments for women in key government positions. The women, who played a critical role in mobilizing support …

UGO AGBALLAH REMAINS ENUGU APC CHAIRMAN – GANDUJJE, THREATENS TO DRAG ENSIEC TO COURT The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has accused the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) of undermining the party in Enugu State. The APC National Chairman reiterated that Barr Ugochukwu Agballah remains the Chairman of APC in Enugu State …

NORTHERN YOUTHS CONDEMN LOPSIDED APPOINTMENTS IN SECURITY SERVICES The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has condemned alleged lopsided appointments in the security sector by President Bola Tinubu. The group in a press statement on Thursday signed by its president, Comrade Isah Abubakar stated that no region or ethnic group should be favoured over others. The statement read, “We express …

DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF ETHNIC BIGOTRY IN NIGERIA: A CALL FOR EQUITABLE JUSTICE In light of the recent controversy surrounding Amaka Patience Sunnberger, an Igbo Canadian who made incendiary remarks against Yoruba and Benin people, the conversation on ethnic relations in Nigeria has intensified.While Amaka’s comments have prompted condemnation and a call for legal action in Canada, this incident opens up …

REPS WANT CANADIAN GOVT TO PROSECUTE WOMAN THREATENING TO KILL NIGERIANS AS WOMAN DISMISSES REPS, SAYS I CAN’T BE ARRESTED The House of Representatives has called on the Canadian government to investigate and prosecute Amaka Patience Sunnberger, a Nigerian resident in Canada, for making threatening comments against Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin descent. In a video trending on X.com, a …