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By Ileogben Okaima Watching Adams Oshiomhole talking of betrayal must be puzzling for anyone who has followed the paths of the former union leader turned politician. Oshiomhole’s very first steps in politics were shadowed with the shocking betrayal of a man who helped to form the Labour Party but at the first opportunity betrayed the very party he helped to found....

Adams Oshiomhole's litany of betrayals - Guardpost NG By Ileogben Okaima Watching Adams Oshiomhole talking of betrayal must be puzzling for anyone who has followed the paths of the former union leader turned politician. Oshiomhole’s very first steps in politics were shadowed with the shocking betrayal of a man who helped to form the Labour Party but ...

By David Hundeyin A criminal complaint bordering on issues relating to perjury on Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Form EC9 has been filed at the Magistrate Court of the FCT sitting at Zone 6 by a lawyer and civil advocate Barrister Mike Enahoro-Ebah. Attached to the request for criminal summons dated Thursday November 10, 2022, is damning evidence of wrongdoing by the APC presidential candidate including document forgery, perjury and potentially even an instance of identity theft…...

Has Bola Ahmed Tinubu Committed Perjury? The Evidence Says Yes - Guardpost NG By David Hundeyin A criminal complaint bordering on issues relating to perjury on Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Form EC9 has been filed at the Magistrate Court of the FCT sitting at Zone 6 by a lawyer and civil advocate Barrister Mike Enahoro-Ebah. Attached t...

By Wilson Smiths, Zubaida Mabuna Ismail and Mohammed Kabba In the first part of this exposé, (Insert hyperlink of part one on red words) we served you the entire Nigerian menu of COVID-19 test corruption, as well as a portion of the Ghanaian recipe. However, this second part not only offers crunchy details of how Ghana openly extorted international passengers in US dollars via a dubious state quarantine, but also how Sierra Leonean authorities acted a bit humanely while dealing with international passengers during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic....

COVID-19 heist: A case of Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone (Part II) - Guardpost NG By Wilson Smiths, Zubaida Mabuna Ismail and Mohammed Kabba In the first part of this exposé, (Insert hyperlink of part one on red words) we served you the entire Nigerian menu of COVID-19 test corruption, as well as a portion of the Ghanaian recipe. However, this second part not only offers crunc...

By Wilson Smiths, Zubaida Mabuno Ismail and Mohammed Kabba PROLOGUE: When COVID-19 struck, global attention was largely directed towards addressing both the frightening health crisis and the economic shockwave that the pandemic had triggered. Experts and the media were preoccupied with actions at containing the outbreak, offering treatment, minimising the disruption to livelihoods, and addressing the global economic downturn caused by emergency lockdown....

COVID-19 heist: A case of Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone (Part I) - Guardpost NG By Wilson Smiths, Zubaida Mabuno Ismail and Mohammed Kabba PROLOGUE: When COVID-19 struck, global attention was largely directed towards addressing both the frightening health crisis and the economic shockwave that the pandemic had triggered. Experts and the media were preoccupied with actions at co...

By Tordue Simon Targema The Rivers State Governor, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike’s puzzle is proving extremely difficult to crack by the presidential flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), His Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Like the proverbial lizard on the edge of the water jar, Wike has proven to be Atiku’s biggest dilemma in his current presidential bid. The options before him are weighty: to ignore Wike and put up with the consequences given the latter’s influence in the leading opposition party and seaming control over the party’s structure especially in the South-South geopolitical zone; or give in to his weighty concessions as an act of either compromise or cowardice and subjugation to the whims and ego of an emerging emperor in the party’s fold....

Can Atiku Crack the Wike’s Puzzle? - Guardpost NG By Tordue Simon Targema The Rivers State Governor, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike’s puzzle is proving extremely difficult to crack by the presidential flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), His Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Like the proverbial lizard on the edge of the water jar, Wike has p...

The demand by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West for Iyorcha Ayu's removal as the party's chairman has exonerated Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. A former member of the House of Representatives, Ogbonna Nwuke, said this in Port Harcourt on Thursday. Mr. Nwuke said some persons have tried to divert attention from the real issues by claiming that Wike, for selfish reasons, was trying to destabilise the PDP....

South West exonerates Governor Nyesom Wike - Ex Rep - Guardpost NG The  demand by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West for Iyorcha Ayu’s removal as the party’s chairman has exonerated Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. A former member of the House of Representatives, Ogbonna Nwuke, said this in Port Harcourt on Thursday.  Mr. Nwuke said som...

By: Godknows Igali It's not a surprise that the attainment of the age of just 70 years by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah on 30th August, 2022 is a winding national headline in Nigeria. Indeed, the early show of appreciations, tellingly came from Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, who described "the contributions of the priest as teacher, scholar and writer" in his three-score and ten years as "enrichment to national discourse"....

BISHOP MATHEW KUKAH AND LIFE OF A TENACIOUS "LIBERATION THEOLOGIST" - Guardpost NG By: Godknows Igali It’s not a surprise that the attainment of the age of just 70 years by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah on 30th August, 2022 is a winding national headline in Nigeria. Indeed, the early show of appreciations, tellingly came from Nigeria’s President, M...

By Ofofonono Emmanuel Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has raised the alarm over threats to his life by a staff of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ebobong Eyoren, also known as Gideon Eyoren. Mr. Effiong in a post on his verified page, Tuesday, also accused Mr. Eyoren of brutalising and forcefully shaving his head and beards while in prison. In a post titled: "Enobong Philip Eyoren: The NCS Officer who Tortures Me and His Threat to 'Finish Me,'" Mr....

Threats to Life: Activist Inibehe Effiong Calls out Correctional Service Staff - Guardpost NG By Ofofonono Emmanuel Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has raised the alarm over threats to his life by a staff of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ebobong Eyoren, also known as Gideon Eyoren. Mr. Effiong in a post on his verified page, Tuesday, also accused Mr. Eyoren of brutalising...

By Uwem Udoudo A Federal High Court in Uyo, Tuesday, adjourned the forgery case between former Commissioner, Akan Okon and the PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) governorship candidate, Umo Eno, till September 12. This followed the amendment of the motion earlier filed by lead counsel to the petitioner, Okey Amaechi, and a request for time not only to respond but to also proceed on medical checkup by the lead counsel to the defendant, Paul Usoro....

Again, Court Adjourns Umo Eno’s Forgery Case - Guardpost NG By Uwem Udoudo A Federal High Court in Uyo, Tuesday, adjourned the forgery case between former Commissioner, Akan Okon and the PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) governorship candidate, Umo Eno, till September 12. This followed the amendment of the motion earlier filed by lead counsel to the petitioner,...

Dogs have caused so much harm to humans and the two have had questionable relationships since prehistoric times, when wolves would follow humans on hunting trips and eat the crumbs from the catch. These wolves, through the ages, eventually evolved into dogs, which have remained not only one of man's most suspicious friends but also delicacies in many parts of the world....

Akwa Ibom CJ, Inibehe Effiong and Udo-Brief - Guardpost NG Dogs have caused so much harm to humans and the two have had questionable relationships since prehistoric times, when wolves would follow humans on hunting trips and eat the crumbs from the catch. These wolves, through the ages, eventually evolved into dogs, which have remained not only one of man.....

Human rights defender, Inibehe Effiong, Friday walked out of Uyo Correctional Centre after spending 30 days on contempt charges. The Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Ekaette Obot, had on July 27, sentenced Mr. Effiong to jailafter he objected to the presence of armed policemen in the courtroom. Mr. Effiong, who was billed to be released at 6am, finally walked into freedom at about 8am....

Just in: Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong Out of Jail - Guardpost NG Human rights defender, Inibehe Effiong, Friday walked out of Uyo Correctional Centre after spending 30 days on contempt charges. The Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Ekaette Obot, had on July 27, sentenced Mr. Effiong to jailafter he objected to the presence of armed policemen in the courtroom. Mr. Ef...

By Edidiong Udobia Imagine Nigeria! A country where poverty, hunger, insecurity, poor justice system, collapsed education, broken infrastructure, and every thinkable aftereffect of perennial bad leadership largely rest on the shoulders of young people, yet a frail looking octogenarian goes on a national television to scream “emi lo kan” (it is my turn), apparently laying sole claim to the country’s presidency....

The Peter Obi Revolution  - Guardpost NG By Edidiong Udobia  Imagine Nigeria! A country where poverty, hunger, insecurity, poor justice system, collapsed education, broken infrastructure, and every thinkable aftereffect of perennial bad leadership largely rest on the shoulders of young people, yet a frail looking octogenarian goes on a na...