By Prince Tony Ogbetere On the 14th of June, 1955, an Action Group member of the then Western Region House of Assembly, Honorable M. S. Sowole tabled a motion at the sitting of the house. The motion reads: “I beg…
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OPERATION PYTHON DANCE: THE IRRESPONSIBILITY OF FEDERAL MIGHT
By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. The decision of the Federal Government to provoke violence in the name of pacifying the agitations in the South Eastern Region of Nigeria is not only abnormal but must be condemned. Even more appalling is its…
THE ILLEGALITY OF NNAMDI KANU’S HOUSE INVASION BY THE NIGERIAN ARMY .
By Femi Falana SAN No doubt, the federal government of Nigeria has the duty to maintain law and order in the country. But it is the duty which cannot be carried out outside the ambit of the law of the…
AGITATIONS IN NIGERIA: HOW IT ALL STARTED
THE ISAAC ADAKA JASPER BORO’S TWELVE-DAY REVOLUTION THAT LED TO THE CREATION OF RIVERS STATE By Hart RexLawson Atemie Before Biafra, there was the Niger Delta Republic led by Isaac Adaka Jasper Boro. Boro was one of the early people…
TWO YEARS; WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
By Dr. Suleyman Ndanusa Buhari administration identified the implosion and civil unrest that will happen with distressed 33 states owing salaries. He approved bailout funds to the state to help them pay salaries and pension arrears. For two years, the…
THE IBADAN DECLARATION: COMMUIQUE ISSUED AT THE YORUBA SUMMIT HELD IN IBADAN
PREAMBLE Leaders and people of Yoruba nation met in a solemn gathering at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba Ibadan to deliberate on the restructuring agenda and the future of Nigeria, The summit was attended by Yoruba leaders, governors, parliamentarians ,Yoruba…
THE AMALGAMATION OF NIGERIA: THE FRAUD SIDE OF IT
By Richard Akinjide SAN I was in the first cabinet that was overthrown by the military in this country. I entered parliament on December 12, 1959. And I remained in Parliament until January 15, 1966, when the Government was overthrown.…
BUHARI’S AND THE 32” PLASMA TV EPISTLE
By Jude Ndukwe When you think you have seen it all and nothing from the presidency could surprise you any longer, then you are hit with even a more mundane celebration of oddities by Buhari and his team members. Nothing…
NIGERIA: THE NEXT HAITI
By Pat Utomi Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Poverty pummels the Island country just as ferocious Hurricanes visit it from time to time with fury and the anger of a violated person. But few people know…
ONE NIGERIA, SECESSION OR RESTRUCTURE?
By – Ifeanyi Emmanuel Citadel Okonkwo. I had a roommate during my diploma days in school. I consider him dirty and dirt is one thing I cannot live with. It is absolutely not negotiable to me. We would fight over…