November 15, 2019

2023 Presidency: Time For Buhari To Prove He Loves Igbo

November 15, 2019 3:02 am

Chief Tobby Anumaka, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Patron of Pan-Igbo socio cultural group, Okpoko Igbo, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the APC to zone the Presidency to the South-East in 2023, saying it is the only way Buhari could prove his love for the Igbo.

He congratulated the three APC Senators from the South-East whose elections were affirmed by the Court of Appeal recently, adding, that it is a sign that the ruling party has gained ground in the zone.

He speaks about ongoing infrastructural development embarked upon in the South-East …

Igbo Presidency And The Ghost Of Biafra

November 15, 2019 2:59 am

To become the president of Nigeria, a presidential candidate must battle for power and be bruised, bat- tered and bloodied in the political trenches for power. The global advance of democracy and its peaceful transfer of power, through the ballot box, made obso- lete Mao Tse Tung’s maxim that “power flows from the barrel of the gun”, but still, the struggle for power is no mean feat; it remains incredibly excruciating. Power is elusive; it eludes many that desire it because, “it takes a unique kind of man to win the struggle for power”. It is only the gritty, resilient …

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Hate Speech And Death By Hanging

November 15, 2019 2:58 am

At a time terrorists, bandits, kidnap- pers, armed robbers and other types of criminals are reportedly having a field day in the country, the Senate is regaling all of us with a bill that will not only criminalize purveyors of hate speech but put them to death by hanging if convicted. The Hate Speech Prohibition Bill has unfortunately passed the first reading in the Senate before Nigerians rose against it. The controversial bill entitled, “National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speeches (Establishment etc) Bill 2019” was sponsored by Deputy Senate Whip, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi.

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