Charly Boy Explains How Peter Obi Is Indeed ” Obituary”

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Popular Nigerian activist for governance and musician, Charles Oputa better known as Charly Boy has berated controversial Nigerian Journalist, Sam Omatseye over his sensational writeup about Peter Obi.Sam Omatseye was intently tongue-lashed by Nigerians over his sensational article in which he nicknamed Peter Obi “Obituary” and described his supporters as members of proscribed secessionist group in the country, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In his reaction to Sam Omatseye distasteful article about Peter Obi and his supporters, Charly Boy through his Twitter handle, questioned the sanity of the controversial…

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2023: Tinubu’ll only become President if… — Femi Aribisala

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Renowned social critic and Nigerian International Affairs expert Femi Aribisala has said that, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming 2023 general elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will only win if APC rigged the election massively for him. The veteran international affairs scholar stated this via his official Twitter handle on Tuesday. Aribisala said, no political party with disastrous track record like the ruling APC in its 7 years of maladministration, has ever been re-elected in a free and fair Democratic poll. “In the history…

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Lagos accounts for 33% drug abuse in Nigeria — Marwa

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…Marwa commended the efforts of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos in assisting the agency on war against drug abuse. Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.) on Thursday said Lagos accounts for 33 per cent of drug abuse cases in the country. Marwa disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu-Toyi 1, in Lagos He said, “I think it is very important that drug abuse in Nigeria is stopped by all stakeholders. “I implore his Royal Majesty, Akran of Badagry, to…

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Don’t gag media, Sanwo-Olu tells politicians, others

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…As NGE urges journalists to uphold ethics, ensure quality content Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged politicians and public office holders not to gag the media, saying press freedom remains important in a democracy. He made the appeal, yesterday, at a workshop organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), themed: “Journalist and digitalisation: the imperative of good corporate governance” at Ikeja, Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu, who was Special Guest of Honour, said ensuring good corporate governance and self-regulation of the digital space would completely eradicate false and fake news.…

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2023: Atiku, Wike meet, pledge  to resolve PDP crisis in 7 days

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For the first time after the presidential primaries and selection of running mate which resulted in a crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, met, yesterday, to hammer out solutions to the logjam. Atiku and Wike are the two arrow heads in the crisis.   The duo, Vanguard gathered, held their long awaited, face-to-face meeting behind closed doors at the private residence of Professor Jerry Gana, a member of the party’s Board of Trustees, BoT, and pledged to…

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Still on Sam Omatseye’s obituary

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Being in the crosshairs of Tinubu’s vaunting political ambition is the only excuse that Omatseye needs to assume the role of a vicious attack dog. By Ikechukwu Amaechi When a friend of mine called on Monday afternoon to ask if I had read Sam Omatseye’s obituary in The Nation newspaper, my heart skipped a beat. I have not seen The Nation newspaper’s editorial board chairman this year and not being one of my favourite columnists because of his penchant for puerile exuberance and indecency, I hardly read him. His solecism…

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Sam Omatseye, everyone’s obituary is inevitable

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By Chuks Iloegbunam Some have called you foolish, dear Sam Omatseye. Others insist that you are plain stupid. There are those who hold you to be beneath contempt. Their howls of execration upon you are in reaction to your August 1, 2022 article entitled Obi-tuary. For me, however, you are a dear friend. Our friendship started in the 1980s at Newswatch magazine where both of us practiced journalism before you travelled to the United States for further studies. It continued upon your return and strengthened to the point that, sometimes,…

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‘How can a country with the most educated people globally have such an incorrigible and supercilious fellow as their president?’ – Georgina Onuoha fumes

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By Mandy Park Georgina Onuoha, a Nollywood actress, has criticized Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari, alleging that he does not have the interests of Nigerians at heart.She said Buhari is insensitive of the plight of Nigerians.Onuoha said it was sad that Nigerians believed in the fake change promise of the Buhari government. Onuoha bemoaned that despite her warnings not to vote for the current administration, Nigerians “foolishly” did so after sharing a video of the president discussing the reasons his children study overseas. She went on to say that if another…

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Peter Obi does not have the experience to lead Nigeria – Governor Okowa

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By Mandy Park  Delta state governor and PDP Vice Presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, does not have the requisite experience needed and good enough to lead Nigeria as President.He said the former Anambra State governor needs more leadership tutorial as to attain the needed maturity to tackle Nigeria’s problems.Okowa shared his thought during an interview with BBC Pidgin.Said Okowa ‘I did not say he won’t have any votes, he will have. But what I’m saying is that he’s not…

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Again, ASUU extends strike by four weeks

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By Mandy Park The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has announced a four-week extension of the ongoing strike in public universities. A statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja partly confirmed the development. It partly read, “Following extensive deliberations and taking cognisance of Government’s past failures to abide by its own timelines in addressing issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ ASUU Memorandum of Action (MoA), NEC resolved that the strike be rolled over for four weeks to give Government more time to satisfactorily resolve…

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