By Chris Onuoha Former Nigerian military head of State and two times civilian president, Chief Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Obasanjo would not stop to amaze his world about how vibrant and energetic he has been. The octogenarian whose humour dazzles beyond all ages had continued to be a public delight and a cynosure among the youths…
By Ifeanyi Onuoha The 18th Ordinary Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Defence, Safety and Security (STCDSS) and the 21st Ordinary Meeting of African Chiefs of Defence Staff and Heads of Safety and Security held in Bujumbura, Burundi produced series of deliberations centered on insecurity in the land. The session brought together Defence Ministers,…
…says the Chinese business dominance conflict, a reflection of colonial interference By Chris Onuoha President of ASHE foundation, Prince Justice Faloye has taken a swipe on the recent protest by Igbo businessmen in Lagos over an alleged Chinese dominance in some businesses in the country. The ASHE president, who is also the National Publicity Secretary…
…warns Corps’ leadership against doctoring evidence By Ifeanyi Onuoha As reactions and counter opinions trail the death incident that occured at the Minna custody facility of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, report has it that the Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended about 20 officers of the NSCDC agency. According to reports…
By Ifeanyi Onuoha Reactions have continued to trail the deaths of 37 detainees in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Minna, Niger State. Human rights organisation, Global Rights including private, government and some political personalities have condemned the dastardly act, alleging that the reported use of live ammunition by…
By Chris Onuoha Civil society organisations in Nigeria in collaboration with youths, students and market women, has protested over what they call rising public debt by the President Tinubu administration. The CSOs took their protest to the Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja Thursday, September 17 to register their displeasure with the incessant borrowing by the…
…says party names in Nigeria reflect what they stand for. The best kept secrets are sometimes in the open, but like the nose, the eyes have to settle down to see it. Simple truths are sometimes too obvious that one thinks there must be a lie somewhere. Despite political parties stating their obvious intentions in…
By Chris Onuoha Residents and descendants of Ogbenti-Obi in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, have written to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to halt what they described as alleged unlawful demolitions, forced displacements, and the desecration of ancestral graves during enforcement of a court process linked to the Ogwashi-Uku Royal Palace. In a letter signed by Prince Pius…
