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RedPhoenix:
At the expense of its continously downward spiral


I used to think not all mods get paid and it's a free service. Check around and ask


I'm also aware Nairaland is highly ranked on Search engines index and uses this as an advantage to attract adverts which people make payments for


This is inspite of operational costs like very expensive AWS cloud hosting services


I'm also a tech guru and these things are more a matter of nonchalance over expenses Sir

ificatchmodeh:
Nairaland started cool.. ngwakwe.. was the first mod on politics.. the west accused him of favoritism.. and brought one with real favoritism ..
Everything changed 2007..by 2011.. seun lost control

RedPhoenix:
If he increases the Mods per section from two to five, he will have more hands. There are millions of idle people who would be willing to take the job. With proactive botnets and increased human administrators this can be resolved in just a week.


First, anyone who abuses gets a banned instantly without fear of favors


Anyone who disses a tribe, whatever tribe it is gets a ban


Anyone who gets intellectually beaten hands down and calls another a scam because of the issue gets a ban. All accusations of calling people names like scam without substantial evidence gets a six months ban


If there is no goal shifting, sanity will be restored while putting these to action.

abes:
This is just a suggestion as a long term member of this forum, to bring a bit of sanity back to this forum especially in the Politics section, I'll suggest you disable the Like & Share features for at least a week.

FatherBona:
Are you saying most of the accusations on this thread are unfounded and untrue?!?

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) has stated its position on the quest for Igbo presidency in 2023.

OYC said after the coronavirus crisis is over, it will commence a persuasive approach and aggressive consultative negotiations.


The body listed those to be engaged as President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, APC national leader, Bola Tinubu, Atiku.

A statement on Friday by Okechukwu Isiguzoro, OYC President and Okwu Nnabuike, the Secretary, on Friday, warned power brokers, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and other stakeholders of the grave consequences of leadership imposition on Nigerians.

It reminded of the need to respect “the gentleman’s agreement of rotational presidency between the North and South,


The socio-cultural group said though the agreement is unwritten but must be respected for the future and sustainable peace”.

OYC described Nigeria as a nation threatened by the personal gains of a few political leaders against the collective interests of the people.

“Any attempt to ambush Igbos legitimate political interests to produce a President either from South/South or Southeast in 2023, will strengthen the agitation of self-determination across the country.


“Oduduwa and Biafra referendum and independence will gather international recognition and make the future of Nigeria bleak.”

The statement admitted that every Nigerian has the right to ascribe for the highest office in the land, but posited that collective interest supersedes the individual quests.

OYC disclosed that it would approach former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, to lead the search for a unified Igbo presidential candidate ahead of the next general elections.

“God has kept General Yakubu Gowon alive for the singular reason to cement the unity of Nigeria by facilitating the emergence of a Nigerian president of the Igbo stock in 2023, 50 years after the Biafra War ended”, it added.

The Champlain College Board of Trustees on Tuesday announced Benjamin Ola. Akande as the ninth President of Champlain College. Mr Akande will assume the role effective July 1, 2020.

Laurie Quinn, Champlain’s Provost and Senior Vice President for Academics, has been serving as Interim President since July 1, 2019.

“Dr Akande is an agent of change and a visionary leader with a global perspective. His enterprising mindset and commitment to student success will be essential as he leads Champlain College in an evolving higher education landscape. We look forward to welcoming Dr Akande to Champlain and supporting his work to advance the College’s strategic position and build on the strength of our distinctive academic offerings,” said Champlain College Board of Trustees Chair, Charles Kittredge.

Mr Akande currently serves as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for International Affairs-Africa and the Associate Director of the Global Health Centre at Washington University in St. Louis.

Named one of the city’s “Most Influential Leaders” by the St. Louis Business Journal, Mr Akande is an accomplished economist and scholar educator, as well as a recognized civic and business leader. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Oklahoma and served as a tenured Professor of Economics and Dean of the George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology at Webster University in St. Louis from 2000–2015. As Dean, Dr Akande was instrumental in securing the $10 million naming gift, the largest in the institution’s history.

As the 21st President of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri from 2015–2017, Dr Akande strengthened the college’s infrastructure and financial sustainability, transformed academic offerings and reimagined marketing and communication strategies to build the college’s brand identity.

“I am humbled and honoured by the opportunity to lead Champlain College during this period of great transformation and even greater opportunity. While the challenges we currently face as global citizens are daunting, they also sharpen our focus and urge us both individually and as a community, to lead from wherever we are,” said Dr Akande. “The commitment to educating adaptable thinkers, daring change-makers and inclusive innovators who shape professions and inspire communities is what sets Champlain College apart. I look forward to taking this journey with you and thank you for the trust you have placed in me to further Champlain College’s mission together.”

The selection of Dr Akande was the result of an extensive national search conducted by a broadly representative search committee comprised of students, faculty, staff, Trustees, and a local community member. The committee was supported by Koya Leadership Partners, an executive search firm specializing in mission-driven organizations. Neale Lunderville, Trustee and Chair of the Presidential Search Committee, shared, “I want to offer my sincere gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to each of our committee members. Their extraordinary efforts over the past many months produced a strong result: Dr Akande will be an exceptional President for our exceptional College.”

The Board of Trustees and Champlain community are deeply grateful to Dr Laurie Quinn for her service as Interim President. Dr Quinn will return to her role as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academics at the conclusion of her term on June 30, 2020.

Dr Quinn shared, “It’s my honour to congratulate and warmly welcome Dr Akande to lead the Champlain community as our next President. Complex times test great leaders, and we are fortunate to be a strong community with a great new leader transitioning in at this time. I’ll be proud to serve on Dr Akande’s team and to chart Champlain’s future together.”

Born in Nigeria, Dr Akande came to the United States at the age of 17 to pursue a college degree. His parents, Samuel and Comfort Ola. Akande, held a deep respect for and belief in the value of the American higher education system that they instilled in their children.

This respect serves as an inspiration to Dr Akande, whose professional success is motivated by the power of education to change lives. Dr Akande and his wife, Bola Taiwo-Akande, a pharmacist and entrepreneur, will relocate to Burlington this summer. They have three adult daughters.

UdechiHD:
Explain what you mean by alliance with the north? Did the Igbos form same party with the north? It’s on record that the east have always contested independently against other region.

In 1960 we practiced parliamentary system of government as done in the UK. The NCNC has the highest number of votes while the NPC has the highest number of seats. This ignited the constitutional process for a coalition. That’s was why we had a joint government of the NPC/NCNC.
Now, while the NPC produced the Prime Minister, the NCNC produced the President. So where did the east aligned with the north?

I’ve heard some funny talks about Awolowo visiting Azikiwe for a joint coalition? How can that be possible when the ball was in the court of NPC who won the majority seats. If really Awolowo had such intentions he would have convinced Zik earlier before the 1958 election to form a mega party with the AG where both would go into the elections under one party. For instance a Southern People’s Party as the merger. In this case Zik would have become the leader of the party while Awo emerges the Prime minister or the other way round. But such never happened, because of the cross carpeting of the NCNC stalwarts to the AG in the western region. And Zik never trusted Awo ever since that incident.

Second in the 1979 elections the Igbos stood with Azikiwe’s NPP, the same way the west stood with Awolowo’s UPN. The NPP won the Imo, Anambra, Plateau and Borno states but lost Rivers and Cross Rivers to NPN. Awolowo’s UPN won Bendel state.

Shagari’s NPN got their redemption in states such as Rivers and Cross Rivers who has some form of Igbophobia post civil war and voted the north enmass. It was from this victory that the NPN compensated Chief Joseph Wayas from Ogoja with the Senate Presidency. So tell me, where was the so called alliance with the north.

Even Azikiwe’s NPP got a higher number of votes than Awolowo’s UPN in 1979 and by virtue of that produced the Speaker of the house. Again how did the Igbos align with the north. The first time the Igbos truly aligned with the north per say was in 1993 with NRC Tofa. And even that alliance is disputed because of how Abiola got a large chunk of votes in Igbo states.

LabDNA:
No sentiments here just facts. Awolowo also did all the horse-trading in the world, including killing and insulting Ndigbo just so he can be in the good books of the North, he failed severally at the national level.

That Tinubu emptied his treasury to grease the palms of 306 house of reps members to elect Gbaja cannot be replicated at the national level. Alumajiris will collect your 'kaffir' money and still vote their own, the East will also collect your money and stick to their electoral belief.

Do not be too confident, amala politics starts and end in your enclave.

Rumxy:
Just say that anybody that contests under APC is Tinubu's boy. Are you okay now.

Rumxy:
it all boils down to what I have been saying on this thread. I am not arguing about Tinubu's sagacity in the west. Before you term somebody greatest in Nigerian politics, the person should have follower ship in at least two thirds of the country not only your region. He doesn't control the hausa fulani, he doesn't control Igbos neither does he control Niger deltans so what's all the fuse about being greatest.

Rumxy:
Tinubu had no choice than to collapse his structures with Aketi because he can't work against APC as he has already lost at the primaries. He is a good politician because to him the party comes first and he is not a vindictive politician. In politics, u can never win all. Some would rather sponsor a candidate from another party.
For mimiko, he became powerless after pdp lost at the centre and at the same time pdp had two factions, his annointed candidate and sheriff's candidate Jim oh Ibrahim. A divided house can never stand as we have seen this period as APC lost many states due to internal factions.
Giving Tinubu the commissioners slots does not mean that Tinubu contributed even 50% to his emergence.Sometimes things are done for peace to reign.

Rumxy:
From what you explained above, can you confidently say that Tinubu made Akeredolu governor?

Kenplay:
Wait oo… Out of the 36 states, how many of them does Tinubu have a say. If I can remember even in the SW he has no influence in Ekiti, Ondo and OYO. Then how do those illiterates just wake up and begin to give him and imaginary crown that doesnt even exist.

When will this dingbats realise that the Northern cabals used tinubu like a sanitary pad. This Northern Oligach has taken full controy and if Tinubu dare mess up will be dealt with.

How long will the SW stop living in dream land and realise that their 2023 ambition has a dark hope. How can a large group of people chose to be naive? The last time I check most Tinubu appointee has been booted from their job, e.g the guy in FIRS and others.

And lastly I will like to remind my SW brothers that politically they have made a grave mistake burning their southern bridge. Now if eventually a SW man pick the APC ticket in 2023 how can a win a divided north with and opposing south? How? How? How? .this are the question to be ask instead jumping around shouting Tinubu is the greatest bla bla. Let me also add this picture of who the SW is calling their messiah

Rumxy:
So far as Borno state politics is concerned, Tinubu is nobody there, the real godfather there is Ali Modu Sheriff. For Ondo case, pdp was already in tatters and it was obvious APC was going to win regardless of who emerges winner in the primaries. The real battle was in the primaries where Oyegun worked against Tinubu's interest that led to the emergence of Aketi. It was so obvious that APC would win that Mimiko has to agree to work for APC so that he would be given a soft landing and not be probed. Even if there was Tinubu's impact, it was almost insignificant considering the situation of things then.

ABUJA– Barely three hours after it adjourned proceedings for the day, the Court of Appeal in Abuja, has notified parties that it would hear the appeal challenging the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, by 4pm today.

The court had earlier on Monday, said it would hear the two separate appeals marked CA/A/187/2020 and CA/A/188/2020, at a date that would be communicated to all the parties.

A three-man panel of Justices of the court led by Justice Stephen Adah, had after they concluded hearing on other appeals on the cause list, told Oshiomhole’s legal team that another panel would return to hear his case.

However, about five minutes after the Justice Adah-led panel retired to their chambers, a clerk of the appellate court came back and informed all the parties that they would be notified of the new hearing date.

Meanwhile, a member of Oshiomhole’s legal team, told Vanguard that the appellate court subsequently made a U-turn and summoned all the parties to return by 4pm for the appeal to be heard.

Oshiomhole had in his four grounds of appeal, applied for an order to set-aside the interim injunction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that suspended him from office on March 4.

Bonapart:
Three different universities at the age of 23?

Junk journalism as usual.

Pile of crapp put together

No head no tail

tommyken:
You must be a Tinubu ass licker. Just look at the way you change the narrative to its being democratic concerning Tinubu but your tone change when you started talking about Obaseki.

You think everybody is a coward like Ambode? Most governors destroy their so called god-fathers, T.A Orji did it to Uzor Kalu, Chime did it to Chimaroke, both Suswan and Ortom did it to Akume, Peter Odili did it to Ada George, Amechi did it Odili, Dankwabo did it to Goje and so on and so forth.

Oshiomole is not more than those god father I mention. If he try shit I see Obaseki dealing with him and nothing will happen. Before I forget, not every one is a coward like your tribal men

Lostz:
he did not score 35% but still got the party ticket? majority is everyone and tinubu will leave his state.


Obaseki is APC leader in Edo state. before 2019 election, APC approved both direct and indirect primary leaving each state to decide the one that suit them.
Osho is does not have any role in Edo APC

Lostz:
he was not successful . same way Osho will not be successful? do I need to remind you his speech regarding Akerelodu?


a party man does not fight the choice of everyone else