Author: Michael Chibuzo

By Michael Chibuzo Saturday 8th February, 2025 will remain a historic day in the history of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State as the APC made its boldest statement of intent to end the reign of APGA in Anambra State come November 2025. On this day, the National Chairman of the APC, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje came with members of the party’s NWC to commission the magnificent edifice donated to the Anambra APC by the frontline governorship aspirant of the party, Sir Paul Chukwuma (Onwa Umueri). The journey to this momentous day did not happen by chance. It started…

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By Dada Olusegun Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu left Abuja for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on January 26th to attend the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit. His mission to Tanzania was straightforward – to further galvanise efforts, multilateral support and investments aimed at increasing electricity access to Nigerians. The Misson 300 initiative itself is aimed at expanding electricity access to 300 million people throughout Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. Why is the Mission 300 Initiative important to Nigeria? To start with, Africa currently has over 600 million people who lack access to electricity, which is close to half of the population…

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A popular diaspora Obidient, Mr. Benjamin Kuti popularly known as Oluomo of Derby who was caught in a web of fraud has finally bowed to pressure to resign as the President of the Nigerians in the UK community (NIUK) after admitting guilt in the over £100,000 fraud controversy that has raged on for weeks now. The embattled NIUK President in a post on his X handle (@Oluomoofderby) said he “regrets his lack of absolute accountability and transparency to the community” and takes full responsibility for the turn of events over the past couple of years. The vociferous Peter Obi supporter…

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The Member representing Onitsha North 1 constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka who was kidnapped last December by gunmen has been found dead after weeks of search by the security agencies. The decomposing body of Hon. Justice Azuka was discovered at the 2nd Niger Bridge by a combined team led by Police operatives from Abuja. Gunmen abducted Hon. Azuka on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, while he was returning home along Ugwunaobankpa Road in Inland Town, Onitsha. The lawmaker, who was elected under the platform of the Labour Party (LP), had reclaimed his mandate following an…

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A study facility to develop a roadmap on Nigeria’s critical value chain from extraction to beneficiation to be funded by the Global Council for Critical Minerals is one of the low hanging fruits secured by Solid Minerals Development Minister Dr. Dele Alake on the sidelines of the ongoing annual Mining Indaba holding in Cape Town, South Africa. The Global Council for Critical Minerals is a specialised organ of the Sustainable Energy for All, a United Nations Agency setup to implement the Agenda for Sustainable Development. The study, to be carried out by UC Davis and supported by Core International, will…

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The Dangote refinery has announced that sold two cargoes of aviation fuel to Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia. A statement from the refinery on Wednesday revealed that the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote disclosed this milestone on Tuesday when the Nigerian Economic Summit Group visited the Dangote Fertiliser Limited and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals in Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State. Dangote said the refinery recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully exporting two cargoes of jet fuel to Saudi Aramco, who are the largest oil producer in the world and…

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The simmering cracks in the ranks of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) widened on Wednesday as the party held its elective national convention to elect new officials of the party in Abuja. At the convention, the party elected Dr Agbo Major as its new National Chairman. However, major party figures, including Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf and the party’s 2023 presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso were absent from the convention. It is unusual for a political party to hold an elective national convention with the highest ranking elected official of the party and the supposed National Leader of the party…

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In a bid to hasten the completion of the outstanding segments of the Enugu-Onitsha expressway project, the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has threatened MTN with contract revocation unless the company pays N15 billion monthly to contractors handling the construction of the Enugu–Onitsha Expressway. The Minister made this threat when some members of the National Assembly from the South East led by the Senate Minority Whip visited him to seek the intervention of the Federal Government concerning the stalled construction of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway being handled by RCC Ltd but funded by MTN under the Road Infrastructure Development and…

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These are uneasy times for the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi as his political base keeps tilting towards disintegration with each passing day. Mr. Peter Obi who is battling to wrestle control of the Labour Party from the Abure-led forces and now has to contend with a raging conflict between two of his most vocal supporters – Aisha Yesufu and David Hundeyin. The spat between Aisha Yesufu and David Hundeyin began when Hundeyin, a notorious propagandist apparently accused Aisha Yesufu of being a tool in the hands foreign forces to oust former President…

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By Temitope Ajayi Two days after DeepSeek took the world by surprise, a Financial Times report warned that the West should be worried by how China appears to be leading the Artificial Intelligence race. Financial Times says the emergence of DeepSeek from the shadows, catching the West unawares, is a strong indication that China has mastered the art of ‘Kaizen’. I recall that my first encounter with Kaizen, the philosophy that underpins the rise of Japan as the Asian economic powerhouse, is about 10 years now. Societies like China, Japan, and South Korea that anchor their development models on their…

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