By Michael Chibuzo Politics is a very deep and tricky scientific undertaking. The fact that Albert Einstein, one of the most intelligent scientists of the modern era described politics as being more difficult than physics, tells a story itself. Unfortunately, in many countries, the political class who are few in number are those who have mastered the art of weaponising the science of politics to manipulate the usually relatively innocent majority. In every day life, con men look for human frailty to exploit. This can be greed, ignorance, dogmatic beliefs or some other base instincts. In politics, in addition to…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
In the past couple of days, Malta has been in the news. Well, not just the island nation of Malta but petrol blending plants allegedly in the country. This followed an allegation by Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, that some officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) own and operate an oil blending plant in Malta from where they import blended fuels into Nigeria. The group CEO of NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari had to deny that he owns any blending plant in Malta or that he is aware of any such plant…
…describes Abure-led NWC as criminals who want to hijack LP The festering crisis in the Labour Party took a dramatic twist following the outburst of Mr Kenneth Okonkwo, the official spokesman of Mr Peter Obi who was the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, berating his boss, Mr Peter Obi for not showing decisive leadership in the crisis engulfing the party. In a fiery press release, the popular Nollywood veteran announced his decision to dump the Labour Party as well as severe ties with Mr. Peter Obi who he has promoted since 2022. He equally revealed that…
By Daniel Bwala “Always say less than necessary”. Rule 4, 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene). Robert Greene in his famous book, ‘48 Laws of Power’ states in Rule 4 that those in position of authority or power should, ‘Always say less than necessary’. This is because the more you speak, the more likely you are to say something foolish. As leaders, we are expected to be reticent, self-effacing and taciturn because our words and actions carry weight in the eye of the public. It is often said that it is better to keep quiet than to speak and remove…
Yele Sowore flees to US, promises to join youths virtually while he incites them to cause mayhem in Nigeria The main convener of the planned nationwide protests tagged, 10 Days of Rage, Mr. Omoyele Sowore has reportedly fled to the state of New Jersey in the United States as the protest date he has been heavily mobilising Nigerians for draws closer. In a recent TV interview, Mr. Sowore confirmed he was currently in New Jersey. When asked how he intends to be in New Jersey while calling for protests in Nigeria, Sowore tried to dribble his way out of the…
Rinu Oduala on the verge of losing US asylum following outcry over her violation of US privacy and doxxing laws An Obidient campaigner and protest organiser, Rinu Oduala who is currently in the United States is in the eyes of the storm following her blatant sharing of private details of the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun on her X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday. The Obidient Influencer, who was also a prominent participant in the violent uprising that led to the destruction of public properties and looting of businesses in Lagos during the #Endsars protest…
The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the Senate, Chief Ifeanyi Ubah is reportedly dead. He reportedly died in the United Kingdom, UK. Senator Ubah was said to have departed Nigeria for the UK two days ago. Details of his reported death are still sketchy as no official confirmation has come from his family or the Senate. This is coming just few days after the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu passed on.
…plans to attack Sanwoolu, Tinubu’s famililes As organisers of the proposed “10 days of rage” protests push ahead their plans to embark on a nationwide protest between August 1 to August 10, a lot of the protest leaders and organisers are also positioning the protests to be a business avenue to milk the same hungry Nigerians the protests seek to highlight their sufferings. One of the protest organisers, Adamma Benita Ukpabi who heads one organisation known as Active Citizens Group announced on X that it has written the Lagos Police Commissioner to inform the police of its intention to protest…
Following news of the demise of the present President General of Ohanaeze NdiIgbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, South East has described thw late businessman and politician as a statesman. This was contained in a statement put out by the National Vice Chairman of the party in the South East, Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu. Arodiogbu announced that he had received the news of Iwuanyanwu’s demise with shock, lamenting that the demise had thrown the whole.Igbo land into mourning. Part of the statement read as thus: “Just as we were celebrating the passage of the South East Development Commission…
By Temitope Ajayi On Thursday in Abuja, Minister of Finance Mr Wale Edun addressed a press conference and gave a mid-year report on the economy. The Minister told the press what President Tinubu’s administration had done in the last year to address some of the structural imbalances in the economy, working with the fiscal and monetary authorities. The Minister, who will now address a quarterly media briefing on the state of the economy, highlighted that the economy grew faster in the first quarter of 2024 than in the first quarter of 2023. According to him, economic activity in the first…