Wike, Minister Of FCT Revokes Land Title Of 21 Embassies, 168 Others

By NewsBits Barrister Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has revoked 21 plots of land in Abuja’s Central Business District CBD. In a revocation notice signed by the Permanent Secretary in the FCT Administration, Mr Olusade Adesola, he revealed that the minister took the decision, “in the exercise of the powers conferred on him under Section 28(5)(a) & (b) of the Land Use Act 1978.” He said the lands were revoked “for continued contravention of the terms of development of the Right of Occupancy to…

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Issue 2 Of The Presidential Election Petitions Court Judgment— Hiding Under The Jargon Called Estoppel To Deliver “Oluwole” (Cash N’ Carry) Judgment

Part 3 Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, PhD, DD Odogwu of Ibusa, Delta State Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Leader, Coalition against Christian Genocide in Nigeria (CAC-GEN) Email: Nwaezeigwe.genocideafrica@gmail.com Website: https://cac-gen.org Date: September 21, 2023 A popular maxim among the Igbo states: “Asi na a di mma na oyibo” (Lies are better stated in English). In other words, if you want to speak big lie, the best option is often to speak in English. This is case with the legal jargon called Estoppel as it particularly applied in this…

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Prof Wole Soyinka’s Kongi Harvest Of Political Treachery And His “Oluwole” Syndrome

Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, PhD, DD Odogwu of Ibusa, Delta State Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Leader, International Coalition against Christian Genocide in Nigeria (ICAC-GEN) Email: Nwaezeigwe.genocideafrica@gmail.com Website: https://icac-gen.org Date: September 24, 2023 In a book dedicated to him titled: W o l e S o y i n k a: The Invention & The Detainee, the editor Zodwa Motsa, opened the introductory chapter with the following melody of lies from Wole Soyinka: “I have one abiding religion – human liberty – conditioned to the truth that life…

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Communicating The President

By Tunde Olusunle I was opportune to serve in the Olusegun Obasanjo/Atiku Abubakar administration at the beginning of our Fourth Republic. Obasanjo was a rather controversial personality. The media had stereotyped him as unfriendly and adversarial over time. The very fact that he opted for a medical doctor in Doyin Okupe as his very first spokesperson, broadened the hiatus between Obasanjo and the press. Okupe cut his dentition as public communicator, when he was the National Publicity Secretary of the defunct National Republican Convention, (NRC), one of the two political…

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Hasty Migration: Expert Warns Youths Of Inhuman, Health-Risky Jobs Overseas

By NewsBits A renowned public health physician, Dr Ejike Oji, has warned youths against the dangers of hurry migration, locally known as Japa, leading many to inhuman and health-risky jobs overseas. Oji, who is the Chairman Management Committee, Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP), gave the warning while delivering Amb. Ogbonnaya Nduaka Inaugural Lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) at the weekend. The lecture was delivered at Veterinary Medicine Alumni Homecoming and first Faculty Lecture Series titled: Amb. Ogbonnaya Nduaka Inaugural Lecture. Oji noted that although…

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Ohanaeze Thanksgiving: Igbo’ll Be Great Again, Says Iwuanyanwu

By NewsBits President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has asked Ndigbo not to despair over the current situation of the region, insisting that things would soon turn around for the Igbo. He spoke today at the Cathedral Church of Good Shepherd, Independence Layout Enugu, during a thanksgiving service as part of this year’s Igbo Day Celebration which takes place at the Michael Okpara Square, Independence Layout Enugu, on Friday, September 29,2023. Iwuanyanwu , who was in the church service alongside the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other Igbo…

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