Category: Politics

Attack on Peter Obi Premeditated, Says Neo Africana Centre

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Photo; Mr Peter Obi By: Mandy Park A public policy think tank, the Neo Africana Centre (NAC), has described the recent armed attack on former Anambra State governor and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, in Benin City as premeditated. In a statement issued by its Executive Director, Dr. Amanze Obi, the Centre expressed concern over what it termed a growing culture of intolerance in Edo State, alleging that the development could degenerate into anarchy if not urgently addressed. According to reports, Obi’s convoy was attacked last Tuesday in front of the…

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BREAKING: Peter Obi Narrowly Escapes Assassination Attempt in Edo

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Photo: Peter Obi By: Mandy Park Former presidential candidate and prominent political figure, Peter Obi, has reportedly narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Edo State. Details of the incident were still sketchy as of press time, but sources said the attack occurred during Obi’s visit to the state. It was gathered that unidentified assailants allegedly targeted his convoy, prompting swift intervention by security personnel. Eyewitness accounts indicated that the situation caused panic in the area, while security operatives quickly moved to secure the former Anambra State governor and evacuate him…

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Nigeria needs you –Prof Kingsley Moghalu

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Photo: Prof Moghalu By: Prof Kingsley Moghalu “Nigeria needs you”. I hear this phrase a lot. I believed it myself when I left my prestigious perch as a professor on the faculty at The Fletcher of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University in 2018 and returned home to offer myself as a presidential candidate in 2019, and tried to become a candidate a second time in 2023 but was betrayed by self-serving, cash-and-carry political entrepreneurs in one of the so-called “alternative platforms”. After which I decided it wasn’t worth the…

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Cross River: Best Congress Ever Conducted, Congress Committee Chair Declares Ikom Claim Unfounded

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Photo: Gov. Otu Mandy Park The Chairman of the State Congress Committee, Mr. Samuel Yarnap, has declared the recently concluded ward and local government congresses in Cross River State as the most peaceful and best conducted exercise in the country, emphatically dismissing claims that the process did not hold in Ikom Local Government Area. This was contained in press release signed by Mr. Linus Obogo, Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor of Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu. Addressing journalists in Calabar at the close of the…

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APC’s Tactics to Demoralize Nigerian Voters — Why the Obidient Movement Must Not Give In

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Photo: Mr Peter Obi Nigeria’s political landscape has become a battlefield not only of ideas and policies but also of morale. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has, over time, been accused of employing strategies aimed at demoralizing voters, especially supporters of the Obidient Movement. From voter suppression to propaganda, from intimidation to creating an atmosphere of hopelessness, these tactics are designed to make citizens feel powerless and disconnected from the electoral process. But history teaches us one vital lesson: *demoralization is a weapon of control*. When people lose hope,…

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FCT Polls: APC’s Maikalangu Re-Elected AMAC Chairman

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Photo: Hon. Maikalangu By: Mandy Park The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), re-elected in the just-concluded Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections. Announcing the result, the AMAC Collation Officer, Prof. Andrew Abue, said Maikalangu secured the highest number of votes cast in the election. According to the official figures, the APC candidate polled 40,295 votes out of 62,861 valid votes to emerge winner of the contest. “That Maikalangu of the…

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Oil wells dispute: I stand firmly with Governor Otu, Cross Riverians -Ndoma-Egba

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Photo: Senator Ndoma-Egba By: Mandy Park Former Senate Leader and Pro-Chancellor/Chairman Governing Council of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has declared full support for Governor Bassey Otu in his determined push to reclaim the 76 oil wells Cross River State lost to Akwa-Ibom State following a 2012 Supreme Court judgement. Ndoma-Egba, a one-time Board Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), made the declaration in a statement he issued in reaction to the deliberate misrepresentation of his contributions on the floor of the Senate in 2012,…

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GOV OTTI @61: ABIA, INDEED, HELP IS HERE!

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Photo: GOV AlLEX OTTI By Kazie Uko As we prepared for the inauguration of the newly-elected governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, on May 29, 2023, one of the issues the Central Planning Committee had to deal with was to come up with a key word, phrase, or statement to set the mood upon which the structure for the new dispensation will be built. Eight different committees were set up to plan the inauguration ceremonies. They were: Programme and Invitation, Venue, Entertainment, Protocol, Logistics, Media and Publicity,…

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MOUAU VC Fingers Council Chairman Over Nto’s Stalled Promotion

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Photo: Dr. Phillips Nto By: Ernest Nwaogu The Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Prof. Maduebibisi Iwe, has stated that the appraisal and recommendation of Dr. Philips Nto for promotion to the rank of professor strictly followed due process and the institution’s extant regulations. Speaking with journalists in his office, Prof. Iwe maintained that all procedures required for Nto’s elevation were duly observed, insisting that there was no academic or procedural lapse in the handling of the matter. He, however, said that only the Chairman of the…

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Real-Time E-Transmission: A Troubling Reversal

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  “Nigeria’s democracy has matured enough to insist on systems that are transparent, verifiable, and resistant to tampering.” By: Daniel Kanu The recent drama in the House of Representatives over the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, is more than a legislative disagreement. It is a defining moment for Nigeria’s democracy. What began as a progressive push by the House to mandate strict, real-time electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) portal has now been watered down in a harmonised version that permits manual transmission where…

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