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Abati Replies Jonathan’s Critics ochuke okareko   7 hours ago   14481 Editor’s note:  A famous journalist and publisher Dele Momodu in a piece titled “Where is ex-president Goodluck Jonathan?” criticizes former president’s silence over the $2.1bn arms deal scandal. Reuben Abati, a spokesperson to Jonathan,   in what seems to be the answer to Momodu’s article, blasts public intellectuals, saying that Nigeria suffers  the decline of public intellectualism. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Reuben Abati Where are the public intellectuals? Something sad has happened and is happening, and is getting worse in our society: the decline of public intellectualism.  And so I ask where are the public intellectuals? Once upon a time in this country, the public arena was dominated by a ferment of ideas, ideas that pushed boundaries, destroyed illusions, questioned orthodoxies and enabled societal progress.  Those were the days when intelle...

Cultism, Confraternities, Menace To Nigerian Communities Chux izu 1 hour ago 4576 Editor’s note: Countless Nigerians have suffered at the hands of secret cult groups that in most cases shape up in Nigerian institutions of higher learning. Writing for Blaktee blog, Eustace Dunn says cultism, if not curbed, can and will grow into a large-scale menace, much like terrorism has. If the incessant media reports on cult activities are anything to go by, the recent beastly attacks and killings in Ashaka community located at Ndokwa East local government area of Delta state is one of such cataclysms that should attract condemnation by all and sundry. They call the community “London” in Delta state, a peaceful community and the land of great people who had progressed in oneness and absolute hospitality over the years, until most tragic news filtered in like a mocking thunder on Saturday, January 2. In my own small world, I could sense the fear which has enveloped the small community popul...

Chicken Republic Insults PDP's Metuh In New Advert? chika nelly   2 days ago   60267 Popular eatery, Chicken Republic has taken a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Chieftain, Olisa Metuh. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Olisa Metuh in Handcuffs Recall that just recently, Metuh who is currently in Kuje prison for money laundering, was  reported to have tried to eat his statement  in order to conceal evidences. Although he came out to deny the report, Chicken Republic has caused a lot of controversy among social media users. The new controversial advert shows a cartoon bird delivering what looks like a food pack to someone in prison, with the words:  ‘why eat your words when you can eat our meals? ‘ While some think it is funny and creative, others think it is tasteless and an insult to the PDP Chieftain. See the advert below: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Do you think it is funny, highly creative...

How Olisa Metuh Committed Political Suicide dotun nuga   Yesterday   150957 Editors note:   Following the discovery that the national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh allegedly partook in the sharing of funds meant to purchase arms for the Nigerian Army battling insurgency in the northeast.  Political commentator, dotun nuga  explains how Metuh triggered his current travails which may eventually lead to his political irrelevance. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp The PDP has described Metuh’s arraignment in handcuffs as a  “brazen display of authoritarianism”  by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration Popular for the wrong  reasons For the past weeks, Chief Olisa Metuh has been popular for all the wrong reasons. Since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested the national publicity secretary of th...