Opinion Archives — Page 26 of 27

Jan

17

2021

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These corrupt politicians and institutions are working against the Nigerian state – Activist

Featured, Opinion

Frontline civil rights defender and philanthropist, Chief Patrick Eholor has taken government officials and parastatals in President Mhammadu Buhari’s government to the cleaners. Eholor believes there are many elements in the government that are too neck-deep in corruption that they would never let the fight against it succeed. In this interview, he mentions names and explains why he does not see any ray of hope, with such elements serving in the government. Excerpts. Minister Chibuike Amaechi: Chibuike Amaechi is one of the problems of this country. As a Minister, he has done nothing else but to follow the north sheepishly.…

Jan

13

2021

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SEN. ORJI UZOR KALU: The Gift of democracy to Abia North Senatorial Zone

Opinion

Best thing that happened to Abia North Senatorial Zone was electing Dr Orji Uzor Kalu to the Senate . No senator would have been able to accomplish what he has achieved in these few months despite the six months of incarceration. Thank God the Senate leadership did not listen to wailers who wanted his seat declared vacant . A seat many had occupied for longer period with next to nothing to show for it in the lives of our people. I am glad for boldly defending the Senate’s decision on the famous TVC interview , where I publicly told…

Dec

12

2020

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Our Banks Are Corporate PENlums

Opinion

Corruption in Nigeria is a major problem which has a devastating human cost. Without doubt, corruption kills people and traps millions more in poverty. It also undermines the global economy and threatens national security, growth and progress. The largely hidden truth is that commercial banks in Nigeria play an integral role in enabling this unpatriotic act. Corrupt officials need somewhere to hide stolen money. Yet while laws and regulations apply which require banks to do a range of checks to detect the proceeds of corruption, many banks fail to uphold them. As result they are leaving the door wide open…

Dec

07

2020

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WHY SERVICE CHIEFS SHOULD GO: AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUHARI BY PATRICK EHOLOR

Opinion

Dear Mr President, WHY SERVICE CHIEFS SHOULD GO The intention of this letter is actually to appeal to the service chiefs to turn up their letters of voluntary retirement after they have served their mandatory tenures, and another extended years of service. Since their stay in office is at the discretion of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, I have rather decided to write this letter, appealing to you in the spirit of fairness, standard procedure and progression in the service to allow the longest-serving service chiefs go after exceeding their run-out dates (ROD), which is the mandatory…

Nov

26

2020

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2023: Fashola lets South West cat out of APC bag

Opinion

THE debate on which zone produces Nigeria’s president in 2023, which is not new, has gained gravitas with the defection of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Umahi claimed he defected because the PDP has never zoned the presidency to the South East since the return to civil rule in 1999, despite the massive support the party enjoys in the zone. Worse still, in his view, the PDP does not seem keen on doing so in 2023. But he did not say whether the APC apparatchik promised…

Nov

13

2020

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Why The Youths Must Align With Atiku Abubakar By Benny Umoren

Opinion, Politics

Our country is in a heat of a serious crisis that every one of us has been distracted as to paying attention to the multi-facet problems facing us as a country. The rage across the country in the past weeks via #EndSARS protest, took all the onlookers aback. Nobody expected that our youths would ever develop such guts to face the men with armoury without shivering. This is commendable, and a win for the 'Soro Soke' generation. Though, a lot of our heroes were allegedly killed by the Nigeria Army at the Lekki Tollgate protest ground, while they were holding…

Nov

03

2020

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Why I Love The Politics Of The North By Ugwumba Uche Nwosu

Opinion

Yesterday, the 19 Northern governors, national Assembly members from North, traditional rulers and other critical stakeholders and strategic intellectuals from the North met in Kaduna, a city renowned for its long history of hosting some of the most strategic gatherings and if you must, conspiracies, of the North. The Inspector-General of Police was also present, and you know what, the media was just allowed to take pictures before the main meeting commenced, in strict confidentiality. They give to the media what they want the media to get. The North is not more homogeneous than the South like some people have…

Nov

03

2020

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Abia State and the politics of Media stampede, an unacceptable error – Pt 1

Opinion

One thing I have come to understand about the present Abia State government and her methods aimed at covering the abysmal performance we have witnessed in the past 6 years is to recruit a regiment of jobless youths that have come to classify themselves as media Practitioners, (at least they feel so within themselves). And to give value and credence to their henchman jobs, they are called Aides to "His Excellency" to give them sense of duty and belonging. But I am not perturbed by their antics as I will continue to call spade a spade at any point in…

Oct

31

2020

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Ikechukwu Iroha graduates from Hallelujah Boy to Abia Government attack dog by SunnyChukz Issac

Politics, Opinion

For a while now, Ikechukwu Iroha from Amaekpu Ohafia has earned himself the reputation of being one of the foremost Hallelujah boys under the payroll of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu's government whose primary job is to attack every divergent opinion, government critic and sing Hallelujah even when it is clear that the government of Abia State has continued to fail in many parts if brought in comparison with sister states in the region, but that's not my preoccupation at the moment as other issues need to be addressed, "as e dey hot". It is very unfortunate that when you hear the…

Oct

31

2020

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Pendulum: The Making of My Interview with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu By Dele Momodu

Opinion, Featured

By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me start by thanking God for my unusual mindset. I’m also grateful to those who have mentored me in journalism. I single out for mention here, one perfect gentleman in particular, Mr Mike Awoyinfa, who was my Editor at Weekend Concord from March 1989 to May 1990. He remains my Boss for life. Awoyinfa introduced me to the words “scoop”, “world exclusive” “inside story”, exposé, and so on. He taught me how to search for, and get, uncommon stories. For any seasoned reporter, there is no orgasm sweeter than getting that story everyone is…