Tag: Countdown

By Ehichioya Ezomon Nigerian pastors, who profess prophetship, use the Yuletide to prophesy or predict what the New Year holds for the nation, and the world at large. They either claim to be delivering a directive from God, or what they see while in the “Spirit.” However, only a few of their predictions are precise.…

By Ehichioya Ezomon Forty-two days (since November 18, 2018) after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the start of presidential campaigning for the 2019 general election, President Muhammadu Buhari (and the All Progressives Congress (APC)) finally launched his bid for a second term in office on Friday, December 28. The rally at the Godswill…

By Ehichioya Ezomon The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in a meltdown, literally, following a special Appeal Court panel’s ruling upholding the judgment of a High Court in Port Harcourt, which nullified the congresses held by another faction of the party early in 2018. And there’s jubilation, ‘high-fiving’ and clinking…

By Ehichioya Ezomon With presidential and party reconciliation committees in place, confusion and confrontation, rather than conciliation and consolidation continues to reign in the camps of aggrieved aspirants and their sponsors, and in the entire All Progressives Congress (APC), no thanks to the fallout from the party primaries. This comes barely five days to the…

By Ehichioya Ezomon During the last UNGA (United Nations General Assembly) in New York, a mild drama of sorts took place, as President Muhammadu Buhari walked into one of his sideline engagements in the city. A white lady shot forward and thrust her hand to shake him, as it looked the president would not extend…

By Ehichioya Ezomon Let the truth be told today, November 12, 2018, exactly 95 days to the Presidential and National Assembly election, the first in a two-part balloting that kicks off the 2019 elections at 8 a.m. on February 16. The seemingly intractable crisis, arising from the primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is…

By Ehichioya Ezomon It’s 109 days from today, Monday, October 29, 2018, to the general elections, beginning with the presidential contest at 8am (Lagos Time) on Saturday, February 16, 2019. Meaning that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has barely three and half months (107 days – till Thursday, February 14) to convince the voters…