Politics! This eight letter word has made and marred some people in our clime. Some have hogged the headlines because of their romance with it, while others are licking their wounds because of what politics wrought on them. Peter Gregory Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party and former Anambra State governor is among those whose fortunes appears to have been refined and brought to the world centre stage. When he contested the governorship of Anambra State a few never gave him chance of victory but against all political odds he won and ruled the state for eight years. He is on the move again, this time to be the president of the country, as usual many dismissed him but facts on the ground suggest that he is coasting home to victory despite organized plot to frustrate his victory. In this edition, we are going to regale you with all the jaded plots by his opponents in the presidential race and the efforts of Obi to outwit his political traducers in his calculated bid to succeed President Mohammadu Buhari on May, 29, 2023.
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Bola Ahmed Tinubu are said to be good friends that dates back to decades now but political differences are on the verge of demolishing whatever capital their friends for years have earned them respectively. In our usual method of going behind the news, in this edition, we bring you the full details of mudslinging going between the two friends as they woo voters in the forthcoming presidential election that comes up in few weeks time.
There is major reshuffling in the Nigeria Customs Service, NSC. In this edition we bring to you details of retiring, promoted, redeployed among the ranks and files of the paramilitary service that has over the years been the economic live wire of the administration of President Buhari. The exploits of the service in raking in huge revenue for the nation’s economy is not left out in this edition.
The deafening call for the release of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kalu has resonated again in the land, this time, the cacophony of voices had insisted that the continued detention of Kalu is inimical to the desired peace in the South Eastern part of the country. Details of those who are leading the call for his release are contained in this edition.
Welcome, happy New Year to our numerous leaders.
