Intifada is Arab word for uprising. It perhaps best describes the emerging battle formation in Nigeria’s expanding coliseum ahead of the 2019 polls. Indeed, today, only the utterly naive will still need an interpreter to […]
Nobody is rattled by Executive Order 6 or President Buhari’s directive that it be implemented “in full force”. The order, which bans 50 Nigerians suspected to be corrupt from travelling abroad or selling their assets […]
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – A coalition of 20 Southeast human rights groups has described as selfish and self-serving the attitude of Southeast PDP leaders who met in Enugu on Saturday to oppose the choice of […]
Ahead of Sunday governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) former Oyo state governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao Akala has declined to participate in the process. The former governor in a statement made available to […]
The Edo State Government and the chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih on Wednesday traded words over the manner Governor Godwin Obaseki slept off during proceedings at the United Nations […]
ABUJA – The Monetary Policy Committee (MPR) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday warned that the economy may recede again into recession unless concrete steps were taken to implement the 2018 budget, […]
President Muhammad Buhari at the UN General Assembly draws attention to global issues […]
The announcement by INEC, that the Osun State election conducted on Saturday, 22nd September, 2018, was inconclusive and the fixing of 27th of September for a so-called rerun is a dangerous subversion and travesty of […]
The people of Osun State have freely given their mandate to Senator Ademola Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party, and I urge the Independent National Electoral Commission to resist any and every temptation to be […]
The people of Osun State have freely given their mandate to Senator Ademola Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party, and I urge the Independent National Electoral Commission to resist any and every temptation to be […]
ABUJA (Press Release) – It is with amusement that we read the statement by the Buhari administration condemning HSBC, the world’s largest bank, simply because HSBC gave a verdict that Buhari’s re-election would spell doom […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has promised to investigate the raid on the head office of Standard Chartered Bank in Lagos, saying the officers involved would be “subjected to internal disciplinary measures”. Wilson […]
My attention has been drawn to a statement by the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, in which he accused former President Goodluck Jonathan of budgeting ₦5 billion to rig the Edo […]
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday accepted the resignation of the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media […]
ABUJA (Press Release) The outright disregard for the conditions precedent for a united Nigeria and an inclusive country which President Buhari has become well known for was taken to a new height this evening with […]
Let us begin by quickly recalling two bits of Nigeria’s recent history. First, at the close of 1983, a military junta overthrew and supplanted the elected civilian government of Shehu Shagari, the first and only […]
ASABA – The Delta APC factional Exco led by Prophet Jones Erue and loyal to Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and Chief Great Ogboru has declared that any Direct primaries is not feasible in Delta State, stating […]
I cannot now remember exactly how I first encountered this phrase: “In defence of history”. But I think it was during my days on the Editorial Board of The Guardian newspaper, between mid-1980s and mid-1990s. […]
My attention has been drawn to a letter written to Premium Times in response to an essay on restructuring authored by me. Faced with an avalanche of public condemnation for his 360-degree turn on the […]
By Gift Okechimaghalam For the sake of time and posterity, I am held by my conscience to write this piece. May I please use this medium to render unreserved apology to Imo people for dishing […]
As a young man in the 1980s, I regarded Tai Solarin as my role model because of his unconventional approach to education, which was reflected on his school, Mayflower in Ikenne, Ogun State. When I […]
ABUJA – There are indications that recently sacked Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Lawal Daura may be recalled to his duty post following new developments within the presidency. A top […]
In a recent interaction in the United States, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo asserted that the “problem with our country is not a matter of restructuring…and we must not allow ourselves to be drawn into the […]
Hundreds, if not thousands, of lawyers who converged on Abuja on Sunday for this year’s Bar conference may find themselves discussing something other than transition, transformation and sustainable institutions, which the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) […]
By Agency Reports Officers of the Liberia National Police have arrested Mr. Ayodeji Bejide, managing director of Guaranty Trust GTBank MD Arrested After Social Media Video Of Assaulted Staff Goes Viral Officers of the Liberia […]
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the visiting Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, not to be deceived […]
The greatest threat to national security and the national interest is a President that cannot appreciate the sanctity of the rule of law and the sacrosanct nature of the constitution. If this rhetoric of national […]
We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries that have sown resentment and hatred and violence in all the corners of the globe – The New York Times Early this morning […]
A Statement on the On-Going Campaign of Disinformation Against the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc.) It has come to our notice that some persons and groups who claim to be stakeholders […]
The year 1982 began with a revolutionary upheaval in Ghana: a group of young and radical military officers—some retired, others still in service—appeared to have seized power! It soon became clear, however, that what took […]
ABUJA – A report on corruption by the global think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has slammed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as being corrupt […]
In what may turn out to cause a diplomatic row between Nigeria and America, the United States president Donald Trump referred to his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari as “lifeless” shortly after a meeting between the […]
By Stephen Collinson, CNN Whenever America was in a fight during his long lifetime, John McCain was in the thick of it. McCain, who has died at the age of 81, was a naval bomber […]
United States war hero turned senator, John McCain, has died aged at the age of 81. The 2008 Republican presidential candidate died on Saturday surrounded by his family, a short statement released by his office […]
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – Fear has gripped investors in the power sector following the sack of the management of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Ltd. (NDPHC) and the apparent delay in reconstituting it to […]
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and promoter of Anti-Corruption Network, Senator Dino Melaye, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commence investigation of […]
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – Former Vice President and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has denied a newspaper report (not Sundiata Post) alleging that he has formed a new political […]
By Reuben Abati I was shocked by the trenchant reaction to my piece on the July 15 attempted coup in Turkey from at least two persons. The piece titled “Nigerians and […]
By Aniebo Nwamu A moment before he was shot, on July 29, 1966, Nigeria’s first military head of state Major-General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi reportedly told his assailants, “Shoot me and you shoot Nigeria.” The […]
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – There is relief in the aid community as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has modified its earlier announcement suspending humanitarian assistance in the northeast following Thursday’s attack on an aid […]
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