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During the U.S electioneering period, Hillary Clinton got big hopes even from the incumbent U.S President, and even from all of us who has just minute or no contribution to make her win the contest. But Donald Trump built his assurances, not relying on dead hopes and it was recorded unto him as win. He emerged! Down here, similar scenario is playing out, people are living on frivolous hopes, but guess what, you shouldn't be an octopus or Prophet... for you not to argue blindly over the expected outcome of the election that will hold 10th Dec. in Rivers South East, to know that very recent history will repeat itself, to realise that empty hopes cannot earn a win in election contest. And so, I advice those feeding one candidate with empty hopes to continue till the last point of his/her failure. Hence, rubbishing his political career and zeroing him to mockery as they intend. And for those who care, I advise you look properly and join because you can not beat. You can tell the...

The beep of a text message woke me up on that fateful day. My eyes were still heavy and so I reckoned that I needed a little more sleep. I managed to stand up and loitered around my room looking for my phones without success. I managed to first get hold of my wrist watch and checked the time. It was exactly 4.15 am. Who could be sending me a message at this time? I murmured as I found my phones lying by the corner where I abandoned them. The message was short and typical – where are you? It came from the Minister for Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi. As soon as I read it, I responded immediately by telling him that I was in Abuja while praying that he will not remember to follow up. Yet another short response came through almost immediately – see me at 7. am. Oh my God I shouted as I read it and sank back to sleep to see how much of it I could get before going to keep the appointment. I imagined a thousand and one reasons that would have made the Minister invite me as I dr...

It is no longer news that Justice Ibrahim Auta who is currently suspended by the NJC for judicial corruption and facing corruption charges with the EFCC. It is on record that he played significant role in the death of Ken Saro-Wiwa 21 years ago. The news now is that AkpoBari, an Ogoni-born human and environmental rights activist has added to his many troubles by callin g for his trial for corruption kangaroo trial and killing of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others in 1995. Comrade  AkpoBari Celestine , who is also the National Coordinator of Ogoni Solidarity Forum (OSF) made the call during a press conference at Barcelona Hotel, Abuja on November 4, 2016. He also demanded that the Nigerian Customs Service obeys National Assembly's recommendation to free Saro-Wiwa Memorial Bus confiscated in September, 2015 by Muhammed Ali (rtd), another man that played a role in the killing of Saro-Wiwa in 1995. Comrade, AkpoBari argued further that for Justice Auta to be allegedly accused ...