A couple of weeks ago, an American conservative activist and radio talk show host, Charlie Kirk, was tongue-lashed on The Young Turks’ YouTube channel for his demeaning remarks at Simone Biles. The 24-year-old superstar gymnast had, in the heat of performance, pulled out from the Tokyo Games last month, to focus on her mental health. It was a decision that did not augur well for America in the opinion of some people. Charlie Kirk who...
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the suspension of the weekly sit-at-home exercise it commenced this week I the South East. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, on Saturday. IPOB had declared a weekly sit-at-home exercise to protest the arrest and detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government. The exercise, which commenced on Monday, August 9, was trailed by loss...
“Anyone can become angry- that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way- that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.”—-Aristotle Bella and her siblings were seated in the sitting room. They were eager to listen to their mum share a familiar story about Bella’s behaviour as a toddler. It...
Governor Obiano in the near eight years on the saddle as governor of Anambra state has made some marks that the incoming government ought to leverage, to move the state forward. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Governor Obiano in the near eight years on the saddle as governor of Anambra state has made some marks that the incoming government ought to leverage on, to move the state forward. Although the expectations were a lot higher than the actual...
Widespread compliance with a stay-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra could indicate either strong support for the separatist group or fear of going against it. By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has ordered residents of Nigeria’s South East region—largely Igbo-dominated areas of former Biafra, the breakaway territory that tried and failed to establish an independent state during the 1967-70 civil war—to stay at home every Monday until...
ABUJA — The Federal Government has said it will be lifting its ban on Twitter suspension in Nigeria in a matter of days. This was announced by Lai Mohammed, who was the Minister of Culture and Information, on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council Meeting which was chaired by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. The Minister disclosed that the status of the discussion with the microblogging site has reached an amicable stage, with agreements...
Today, the governorship contest in Anambra state is too close, yet, too hazy, utterly unclear. Much so that the governor’s own preferred candidate in the person of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo is not on the ballot. With barely three months to the Anambra state governorship election and about seven months for the incumbent governor to hand over to an incoming governor, perhaps, it is time to now look more critically at Governor Obiano’s leadership of Anambra...
ENUGU — Defying government counter orders, economic and academic implications of the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra, there is total compliance on Monday in the five states in the southeast geopolitical zone in Nigeria; Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo state. The IPOB had issued a statement that the entire Biafra land would be shut down every Monday from 6am to 6pm until Nnamdi Kanu is released. “We the Indigenous Peoples...
When I was seven years old, Neye and I used to have our hair relaxed by our mum. Neye’s hair was long, dark, and tough; mine was soft, dark-brown, and long; as a result, hers was always the first to be relaxed. On this particular day, mum had to relax our hair in preparation for our school’s upcoming party. Neye carried our hair set and I followed with two big cups of Ozone relaxer in...
ABUJA — Dr. Ike Neliaku, Chairman, Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Citizens Summit for National Integration, Peace and Security has described Nigeria as a strong entity that has become too strong to disintegrate, regardless of various developmental, social, and security challenges plaguing it. Neliaku, while speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, noted that there are several problems threatening the nation as an entity, and stressed the need for a joint collaborative effort to...
