By Bola BOLAWOLE “Finally, finally, PDP has held Wike’s bull by the horns…” “You mean with his expulsion from the PDP by the factional PDP convention held in Ibadan?“ “You are partisan! The way you couched your question shows very clearly that you are on Wike’s side” “I don’t have to before asking questions! It […]...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE MY PHONE rang and a professional colleague rained torrents of questions: “Assuming Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister, is a Northern Muslim, do you think Yerima would have responded to him the way he did?” “Assuming Yerima is a southerner or southern Christian, and the FCT minister is a northern Muslim, do you […]
By TheCable PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has agreed to reinstate Siminalayi Fubara as the governor of Rivers state — but with the condition that he will not seek re-election in 2027, TheCable can report. The truce was reached during a closed-door meeting on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa, where Tinubu hosted Nyesom Wike, minister of [&helli...
By Bola BOLAWOLE JOHN AZUKA-Mbata’s emergence as the President-General (we love big titles!) of Ohanaeze, the Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, has again ignited the controversy of whether or not the Ikwerres, of whom Azuka-Mbata is one, are Igbo. If Ikwerres are not Igbo, why elect a non-Igbo to lead an exclusively Igbo organization as ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter IN A MOVE that underpins the escalating tensions in Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has declared his intention to launch an inquiry into the eight-year tenure of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. This announcement comes amid a simmering political crisis that shows no signs of abating. Fubara made t...
