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Akpabio’s Senate and the destiny of a people – By Evaristus Bassey | TheNewsGuru
By Evaristus Bassey His Excellency Godswill Akpabio is a lucky man, he always gets his way. Ever since he was brought from Lagos by Obong Victor Attah and made commissioner, it has been one political success over another. From being a two-time commissioner, he became a two-term governor, and even as the legislature is a highly ranking platform, as a first timer in the senate, he became minority leader, which he dropped later for political expediency by joining APC.
Akwa-Cross, oil wells and the one sided love – By Evaristus Bassey | TheNewsGuru
Akwa Ibom and Cross River once were together as one state. When General Gowon divided the regions into various states in 1967, Cross River was one of the states created with the present Akwa Ibom as part of it. The Akwa Ibom part of Cross River had the larger population and the most educated and so dominated the politics and the economy.
Why 2022 Electoral Act is a game changer - By Evaristus Bassey
By Evaristus Bassey Recently Buba Galadima was quoted as saying that they in New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have moved on and are preparing for 2027 or 2031, as election tribunals in Nigeria have never taken the seat from someone who had been declared incumbent.
The returning officer’s power of veto - By Evaristus Bassey
I do not think there is any single event in our entire history as a nation that has capacity to bring down morale and corrupt morals as much as the conduct of the just concluded 2023 elections, especially with regard to the presidential elections. I recall a story told about an encounter between a wealthy man and a poor homeless man. The wealthy man saw a poor homeless man cold on the streets without a winter jacket and promised to bring him one as soon as he got home.
Reforming Ibom Air’s Beneficiary Program - By Evaristus Bassey
Ibom Air has a wonderful beneficiary program for its staff, especially the air hosts and hostesses that allows their relatives fly at a highly subsidized rate. At employment, a staff is given an opportunity to present five names that would benefit from this gesture. Each year they are given an opportunity to review the names. Now imagine if all the beneficiaries decided to travel all at once, would Ibom Air be making it’s required profit?
My agenda for the 10th National Assembly - By Mack Ogbamosa
By Mack Ogbamosa Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the 10th National Assembly will beinaugurated in June this year. The lawmakers are expected to take off from where their predecessors stopped. In the FifthAlteration to the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the 9th National Assemblymade some improvements.
Why God didn’t stop INEC - By Evaristus Bassey
In this write up, I want to reflect on a point made by the Archbishop of Calabar, Most Rev Joseph Ekuwem to the effect that Nigerians like saying “God help us” when they themselves do nothing to help themselves. This was during the funeral of the Emeritus Archbishop of Calabar Joseph Edra Ukpo who died on the 1st of March and was buried on the 23rd of March 2023. The funeral would have been sooner, but allowance had to be made for relatives who were overseas, to attend.
Why God didn’t stop INEC – By Evaristus Bassey
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The gains of the great loss - By Evaristus Bassey
By Evaristus Bassey I read the fact check on the Plateau boy that was said to have killed himself after the announcement of the presidential election results because he felt there was no hope for Nigeria in the next twenty years as Obi did not win, and the verdict was that it was fake news since the picture may have been in circulation since 2016. I was glad that nobody committed suicide because of the elections, because Nigeria is not worth the blood of any citizen.
A national assembly of electoral fraudsters - By Evaristus Bassey
By Evaristus Bassey On the 12th of March 2023 David Eke made a post that showed quite convincingly that the President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu had more paths to victory than Peter Obi. According to him, “Obi won Southeast and shared Niger Delta with PDP and APC.
Sanwo-olu, police to be held responsible over threats on Igbos in Lagos - Ohanaeze
Ahead of the forthcoming socio-cultural organization, the Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has reacted angrily to the fresh threat against the Igbo in Lagos state. Recall that MC Oluomo, in a trending video was seen threatening that any Igbo who would not vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, should sit at home. He went further to tell the party’s supporters that they know what to do if they discover they are losing in any area.
Arsenal’s season now has clarity after Europa League exit - Arteta
Arsenal’s exit from the 2022/2023 Europa League has brought “clarity” to their season and the squad must now focus on their English Premier League title charge, manager Mikel Arteta says. Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon drew 1-1 in London and finished 3-3 on aggregate in the tie before the Portuguese club advanced to the quarter-finals with a 5-3 penalty kicks shootout. Arsenal have been eliminated from all three Cup competitions they were involved in.
Nigeria's feudal democracy - By Evaristus Bassey - TheNewsGuru
By Evaristus Bassey Nigeria is strategic to various interests. With the ongoing elections, various powers would already have been at play to engage for outcomes favouring their interests. What we do know is that unlike the former Christian nations of Europe that have become quite secularized, many of the rich Islamic nations are active in promoting their religion and are quite interested in the dominance of Islam worldwide.
Murder: Police barred from arresting Ebonyi APGA guber candidate
A High Court 1 in Abakaliki, has restrained the Nigerian Police Force from arresting Prof Benard Odoh, Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) over the murder of Umuezeokoha Traditional Ruler, Igboke Ewa. Recall that the deceased, from Omege Village, Umuezeokaoha in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi and Chairman of Ezza Traditional Rulers, was murdered at his palace on Feb. 27 by suspected assassins.
Mahmood's expected declaration - By Evaristus Bassey - TheNewsGuru
By Evaristus Bassey Months before the 2023 general elections I and my childhood friend would discuss the elections and conclude that even if the opposition won every vote, APC would not handover power after a paltry eight years in office! At first, we thought the key to this incumbency would be the refusal to sign further amendments to the electoral act that would introduce more technology. We were taken by surprise when Buhari signed the 2022 Electoral Act and outlawed manual accreditation.
People in Northern Territory told to be “croc-wise” after teenage boy is bitten by a crocodile as hundreds evacuated from fl
A 17-year-old boy has been bitten on the foot by a crocodile amid a rush to evacuate those from flood-hit communities in the Northern Territory in Australia. Territory authorities declared an emergency for the communities in this area as the upper Victoria River at Kalkarindji surpassed the major flood level of 14 meters on the 1st of March, reaching 16.02 meters by the following morning.
Tinubu visits Buhari, presents Certificate of Return in Daura
President-elect, Sen. BolaTinubu, on Wednesday night met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, hours after collecting his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tinubu was accompanied by Vice-President-elect, Kashim Shettima and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdullahi Adamu.
Police invite Rep-elect over alleged unlawful possession of firearm
The Kano State Police Command has invited Aliyu Madaki, the House of Representatives member-elect for Dala Federal Constituency, over alleged unlawful possession of a firearm. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano on Wednesday. According to the statement, the command under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, Mr Muhammad Yakubu, invited Madaki.
Whoever wins as president, Nigeria is set to be better - By Evaristus Bassey
By Evaristus Bassey I may have my political preferences but I am not disillusioned to think that things cannot go sideways, as we are in Nigeria where everything is possible especially that which is impossible. Democracy is a game of numbers, and it is possible that despite all the facts that have emerged concerning the candidates of the PDP and the APC, Nigerians would take solace in their different religious and regional perspectives. Take the ordinary northern Muslim for instance.
Atiku, Kwankwaso and the case of two biblical prostitutes - By Evaristus Bassey
By Evaristus Bassey In the first Book of Kings, an event is recounted to portray the wisdom of King Solomon. Two prostitutes, living in the same apartment, gave birth to a male child each, two days apart. It happened that one of the prostitutes suffocated her child in her sleep, so she woke up and took the other woman’s child while the woman was asleep. The other woman woke up to a dead child as she tried to feed it. On looking more closely at the child, she realized it wasn’t hers.
An appeal to South-West voters - By Evaristus Bassey
By Evaristus Bassey I have a soft spot for Asiwaju. If not for the revelations that have come to put a wedge on my conscience, he is someone I have admired for a long time. Once enroute with my cousin to an event, I heard Tinubu for the first time speak on radio. He sounded quite engaging and dynamic, and I told my cousin that Tinubu would make a good president. This was in 2011 or thereabouts.
TNG Deal Breakers: The Naira woes, retiree death scores, pension benefits, and other stories
By Ifeanyi Ugwuadu The aim of monthly or yearly pension payouts is to mitigate or cushion the likelihood of old age poverty. It is, for this reason, that withdrawal from pension savings after retirement is framed in such a way that the retiree gets so little each time. Whether through an annuity or programmed benefit withdrawal, each piece of the savings flies off without the possibility of another coming in.
If Peter Obi should win - By Evaristus Bassey
By Evaristus Bassey If Peter Obi becomes president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023, much as some can attribute this to purely social and political dynamics, the man or woman of faith would not fail to see the mysterious hand of God. Most times when God does something it does not necessarily appear as an addition to a zero sum. For instance you wouldn’t be lacking money and after praying you go into your bedroom and see a stack of dollar bills on your bed.
COVID-19 And 2023: A Passionate Appeal To The 'New Owners' Of Nigeria [MUST READ]
I don’t know how many people remember Obasanjo’s moustache before he became president of Nigeria. In fact when news broke out that Olusegun Obasanjo who had just come out of prison was going to contest for the seat of the presidency of Nigeria and his photographs were awash in the press with his very native and unkempt moustache, I told my friends that I would not vote for him for no other reason than the moustache! Apparently somebody advised him to shave it, and he got my vote.
2019: The Irony Of A Buhari’s Second Term As Campaign Begins
If all politics is local, there must be an exception in Nigeria. Here, all politics is selfish, especially southern Nigeria politics. If President Muhammadu Buhari wins another four year term, it wouldn’t be because of any stellar performances; it would be because of southern Nigeria politicians. Buhari has always won large in the North East and North West until the 2015 momentum thrust victory into his hands largely because he teamed up with Tinubu the strong man of the South West.
2019: Keyamo, Mona Lisa And His Invectives on Bishop Kukah, Other Clerics
The Mona Lisa painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci is easily the most prized of all paintings in the world. It is said that one day a man who visited the painting at the Louvre in Paris with a friend remarked to his friend: “What’s all the noise about this painting ? It is not worth it.” The friend stared at him for a full minute and retorted: “The whole world acclaims this painting.
2019: Benue martyrs and Buhari’s last huddle - TheCable
I subscribe to a civil society coalition whose membership is drawn mostly from the North East. When UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance in Nigeria invited me and Ambassador Ahmed to a meeting in preparation for the Oslo Humanitarian Conference for Nigeria and Lake Chad region, to organize the CSOs, I suggested the creation of a Watsapp group which Ambassador Ahmed did so efficiently, tagging along most of the CSOs in Borno, including some from Adamawa and Yobe.
‘Cheques’ and balances as spoilers…
The main thrust of this article is that though there should be ‘checks and balances’ between the various arms of government, what truly exists are ‘cheques and balances,’ which are distributed between them thereby rendering our institutions too compromised to confront impunity and evolve a culture of the rule of law.
Nigeria: Herdsmen and Our Collective Helplessness
opinion By Evaristus BasseyIn this article I am arguing that as willing as President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Nasir El-Rufai and all security personnel may be in stopping the menace of the Fulani herdsmen, they cannot, because it is a racial attitude that goes beyond their authority, their individual preferences and socialisation. I recall that each time I visited my village and had to attend the age grade meeting, it was a forum that automatically 'equalised' no matter your status.
Herdsmen and our collective helplessness
In this article I am arguing that as willing as President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Nasir El-Rufai and all security personnel may be in stopping the menace of the Fulani herdsmen, they cannot, because it is a racial attitude that goes beyond their authority, their individual preferences and socialisation. I recall that each time I visited my village and had to attend the age grade meeting, it was a forum that automatically ‘equalised’ no matter your status.
Nigeria’s divided heart
There were over 264 participants, majority of whom came from core northern states that had not passed the Child Rights Act. The Child Rights Act emanated from the Convention on the Rights of the Child and seeks the best possible welfare and protection for the child against the background of abuses and exploitations. It was domesticated in 2003 without any reservations in Nigeria.
The resignation of Fr. Edet
By Evaristus Bassey Times have long changed, and the reality is fast dawning on everyone, especially Catholics, that someone who is ordained to be a priest forever, could voluntarily abandon his calling. In Europe and America, it is no longer news when a Catholic priest abandons the priesthood.
Nigeria: North East - the New Market Force
opinion By Evaristus A. BasseyIn the wake of the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in 2016 where the Northeast crisis was highlighted as the most neglected crisis, the situation in the Northeast came to the front burner and many humanitarian organisations moved into the Northeast to join those already there, as there was hope for more support from donors towards alleviating the emergencies and the recovery efforts.
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