The big corporations that own online platforms are weaponising their gift of ‘free’ services at the concealed cost of our freedom and privacy. But a silent army of online rebels is developing the technology to help good triumph over evil. Every time we log onto Facebook, Instagram, Google or Twitter, we relinquish our right to privacy. We trade our data in exchange for ‘free’ services without understanding the hidden price we pay for the bargain. But like a Grimm’s fairy tale turned into reality, the temptation of shiny gifts is being used as a means of coercion – and is…
Author: Adewale A.
The Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje says the State is poised to swing the delegate votes to produce the next flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), assuring APC presidential hopeful Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of possible victory. Governor Ganduje said this on Wednesday in Kano during a visit by Amaechi to canvass delegate votes in the state. Ganduje had earlier praised the candidate by extolling his qualities as an achiever and a very reliable friend of Kano. Ganduje mentioned the Lagos-Ibadan-Abuja-Kaduna-kano, Kano-Daura-Maradi and Kano-Dutse railway projects initiated by Ameichi that had endeared him to the people of Kano. He added…
As the over 350 delegates of Remo Federal Constituency prepare to elect the preferred PDP flagbearer for the Federal House of Representatives, Remo Federal Constituency, on Sunday, May 22, 2022, we wish to let the delegates understand the sensible admonition of a philosopher that “the best man is only good enough for the job”. Asiwaju Bolarinwa Oluwole is the best man that is good enough to represent the people of Remo Federal Constituency at the green chamber in 2023. Our position is not based on mere sectional interest or any petty considerations. On the contrary, our position and conviction that…
Williams Shakespeare instructs that if people take the right course upon such a tide, it leads to fortune and progress. To direct the Shakespearean charge towards the delegates of Ikenne State Constituency as they prepare to vote in the primary on Saturday, May 21, 2022, for the Ogun State House of Assembly candidate, Ikenne State Constituency, it suffices to say that the reasonable and wise delegates need to take the right course at this material time. Please permit me to join other progressive voices across the five towns that make up Ikenne LG, from Ilishan to Ikenne, from Iperu to…
The political arena has witnessed a massive boost with key presidential aspirants of the two major parties leading their teams to different states of the country to get endorsement by revered Traditional Rulers, Governors, political leaders and delegates for the primary elections expected at the end of May 2023. While there are assurances in some quarters, on the other hand, there are no definite commitments as delegates prefer to either wait on the promptings of the party leadership or they keep their cards close to their chests. In all of these visits, one common thing is the warm reception accorded…
Igbos for a Progressive and United Nationhood (IPAN) has condemned the incessant killings in Nigeria, especially the recent alleged murder of a student, Deborah, in Sokoto state. IPAN also regrets the actions of hoodlums in the southeast, who hide under the umbrella of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to operate their evil and inflict pain on various families. This was noted in a press release by the National President of IPAN, Comrade Lawrence Onuzulike. Comrade Onuzulike observed that though IPOB leaders have cancelled the Monday sit-at-home, some self-acclaimed members of the group leverage the situation to commit crime and criminality.…
Oluwo Olawole Olakunle ‘MKO host of #theifapriestpodcast, berates AMVCA for failing to connect creators who are custodians of our culture with actors and producers in the entertainment industries. This attempt would have bridged the misinformation gap in the industry. So many people leverage the word culture without even understanding what culture entails and how it defines the tenets of our environment. Globally, the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) play a key role in contributing to GDP. In recognition of the importance of CCIs in achieving the Agenda 2063 objectives of regional integration, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and development, the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka, Eze has restated that the palpable gloom of apprehension which engulfed the camps of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other individuals and groups opposed to the Presidential project of the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, led to the inclusion of the controversial section 84(12) during the amendment process of the Electoral Act. Chief Eze stated this in reaction to the ruling of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, which described the section of…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), member of the Legacy Projects Media Team, and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, (nPDP) Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze says Governor Wike has continued to embarrass himself before Nigerians with his inappropriate use of words and English phrases whenever he is favoured with the presence of media men. Eze asserted in reaction to a comment credited to the Governor where he offered to form a unity government if he emerged President. Chief Eze said such a proposition is inappropriate and totally out of context in a statement…
The River State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senibo Chris Finebone, has advised the leadership of churches in Nigeria not to allow what he described as “Systematic Desecration of the Pulpit by Irresponsible Politicians.” The spokesman who advised in a statement said, “While we felt we had seen enough of sacrilegious behaviour from the holy places of worship either by some politicians who were provided temporary use of the pulpit or by questionable keepers of the church, whatever doubts left in our minds were wiped out last Sunday at the thanksgiving service to celebrate the legal victory…