The House of Representatives in a rowdy session once again after several postponements on the deliberation of the amendment to section 80 of the Electoral Act 2006 in order to regulate the number of Political parties in the polity, nullified the idea of Nigeria going for a two-party system. The House, amid protests and accusations which lasted for over one and half hours, voted for multi-party system by 172 votes to 48, while one member

I recently lost a friend of mine.  My friend was the president of Onitsha vigilante service; he was shot dead in an attempt to stop a kidnapping attempt in Onitsha. The kidnappers were engaged in an open fire confrontation for over 30 minutes, the aftermath left 2 people dead including my friend “Ideke” and so many others injured. Throughout the time of the shooting the police were nowhere to be found. They eventually made an

A bit of name-dropping to start this article; my friend Feyi Fawehinmi, sent a note to my inbox this morning (21 Jun 2010). And I responded immediately, "Is this a joke?" The note was a link to an article published on the 234next website. For those interested, this is the link El Dorado For those who are not very keen on following links, I'll reproduce the story – in part – here.

In about four months from now, Nigeria will be celebrating fifty years of Independence as a Sovereign Nation. The Federal,States and Local Governments, have all planned elaborate Celebrations to mark this all important milestone in our journey of nationhood . The question that comes to mind is “Is there anything to celebrate?” Depending on an individual’s point of view, this question will elicit different responses, for me as someone

At the National Assembly right now, Suspended members offices are being broken into, locks changed and offices sealed under sergeant at arms supervision.

Earlier this morning, eleven anti Bankole members assaulted and suspended as Members of the House of Representatives in Abuja, Nigeria exchanged blows during the plenary session, the first of the last in the legislative session.

Austin Nwachukwu a member of Melaye group who came in with tear gas that he wasusing during the fracas was beaten and stripped naked before camera for refusing to leave the chamber after s...uspension.

This is Olusegun Obasanjo. I guess he is human after all. He is only 73 years old.

This man is a walking history of Nigeria. He was there from the very beginning and played a major part in the earliest military incursions into our polity.

...He has his fans and his sworn enemies. You don't need any long lecture from me on this enigma. You probably know more about him than I do.

All Nigerians, the clergy, business men, proffesionals and the rest are all decided that we must wrestle the corruption monster to the ground. It is the next big project. I was at the Lagos Leadership Conference 2010. organised by the province 21 of the Redeemed Christian Church of God at the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association(NECA House) at Alausa Ikeja, Lagos state. The theme was Extending Our Dominion. The meeting

The Trial of Aondoakaa - KAYODE AJULO says former AGF Michael Aondoakaa’s comments published in THISDAY LAWYER last week, ridiculed the nation’s administration of justice and that the NBA must call him to order
It is so excruciating for me to write a reaction to the ignominious and contemptuous rant of Michael Aondoakaa SAN, the erstwhile, embattled and

UPDATE: Eleven anti Bankole members assaulted and suspended - Austin Nwachukwu a member of Melaye group who came in with tear gas that he wasusing during the fracas was beaten and stripped naked before camera for refusing to leave the chamber after s...uspension.

Melaye's dress was equallly torn while Hon. Igwe a supporter of Hon. Dimeji Bankole had his hand dislocated by Nwachukwu after using tear gas on him. Doris Uboh a member of the Melaye group collapsed in the fray and was carried out. Hon. Independence Ogunewe escaped through the back door to escape beating. - details here