BETWEEN THE OTTA FARMER AND AN OBIO-AKPOR REINCARNATE
By Tunde Olusunle Mobile telephony was nonexistent at the time. Onyema Ugochukwu, my boss and senior colleague at the erstwhile Daily Times of Nigeria Plc, however, sent word to me to see him at his Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, Lagos residence, October 1998. Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s…
Jonathan’s posters take over major street corners
Posters announcing the interest of the former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in the 2023 presidential election, have crept into the Rivers State. They have suddenly appeared all over Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital. “They are everywhere”, a top aide of a Rivers…
2023 Presidency: Asari dismisses Peter Obi’s claim
Ex-militant leader, Asari Dokubo has come out against the presidential bid of Dr Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State, saying he isn’t eminently qualified to lead Nigeria. Dokubo’s beef with the aspiration of the former governor is coming as aspirants across the country who…
Developing story: Middle Belt ready for Wike
As politicians intensify their bid to seize power through the ballot box, a prominent leader from the Middle Belt has urged Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State to enter the presidential race. Speaking at the commissioning of Community Secondary School, Omuanwa, in the Ikwerre…
Exclusive: “Implement the Electoral Act, properly and effectively, the way it is” – Senator Magnus Abe
A chieftain of the APC in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, has asked the Nigerian people to give the reworked Electoral Act signed by President Muhammadu Buhari a chance to operate. Abe spoke exclusively to the Port Harcourt Telegraph on the Senate’s rejection of the…
Laughter, pats on the back, what next as Okorocha, Uzodimma meet?
The relationship between Senator Rochas Okorocha and his successor, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, appears to have improved significantly. Both men have been at war, following sharp differences that trailed the issue of who should govern Imo State. But the two were spotted embracing…
Jonathan Presidency: Why Wike Will Say No
The choice of a political platform and Governor Nyesom Wike’s avowed commitment to the survival of the PDP may separate the Rivers strong man from the former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. Jonathan is believed to have done everything humanly possible to ensure that…
Don’t come back to work unless…
Youths in the Niger Delta Monday chased staff of the NDDC out of their offices in Port Harcourt. The action is coming in the wake of increasing calls by stakeholders across the oil-rich region who are asking for the establishment of a governing board. The…
Biafra: Dark clouds gather in the East
Across the eastern skies, the sun rises lazily. Below, its rays signal the birth of dawn and the arrival of another business day. Soon the markets would open their doors at various commercial nerve centres spread throughout the East to admit sellers and buyers. It…
President, pleased with home-state of DG Campaigns – APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has patted the Federal Government on the back over its decision to appoint several sons and daughters of the State into governing councils of federal universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education. Chief Ogbonna Nwuke, APC’s Spokesman in Rivers State said…
