“they shoved me violently and bundled me into the vehicle…one of them ordered me to bring out my hands, after which he handcuffed me.” – Obono-Obla, former presidential adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Public Prosecution narrates his ordeal in Police Custody
Chief Okoi Obono Obla Chief Okoi Obono Obla, former presidential adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Public Prosecution, was, over the weekend taken by armed policemen from Ugep, his hometown, to Calabar over a petition against him. He shared his ordeal with livesonline.ng “On Thursday, 19th February 2026, I was walking to my grand uncle’s […]
Wike: The man you hate to love: Deconstructing the “performer” from the “maverick” politician
By Kammonke Abam
Wike Nyesome Wike is arguably the enfante terrible of Nigerian politics. He has become the man you hate to love in political circles. To understand him properly, one must deconstruct the myth from the man, the performer from the politician. His bold, often brash style has unsettled allies and opponents alike. He disrupts conventions, shocks […]
Meet the 2025 laureates of “Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change”
Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change Meet the 2025 laureates of “Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change”, a biographical compendium jointly put together by livesonline.ng and Profiles & Biographies. Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change” is a biographical compendium that profiles outstanding Nigerians who, by their creative ideas or actions, illuminate the atmosphere with their incandescent ideas and […]
A MILESTONE IN GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT: COMMENDING THE UGEP GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR THE PURSUIT OF UGEP NORTH AND UGEP SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS
Dr. Sam Eno presenting a copy of the memorandum to the representative of the House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Review, while Chief Okoi Obono Obla, Barrister Justina Obono Obla and Barrister Eni Nsot watch In a historic and commendable stride toward grassroots development and equitable governance, the Ugep Global Initiative (UGI) has […]
Mbah’s defection to APC, “We-no-go-gree movement” vows to resist his take over of the party
As the Governor of Enugu State formally declares for APC today, a political grassroots mass mobilisation group that calls itself, “We-no-go-gree movement”, has sprang up in Enugu in protest against the alleged involvement of Enugu Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, in the political manipulation that led to the resignation of the former Minister of Innovation, […]
Uche Nnaji: Governor Mba’s Defection to APC unravels the truth after all By Anosike Nwankwo
Uche Nnaji: Governor Mba’s Defection to APC unravels the truth after all By Anosike Nwankwo With the tornado-like speed that the political development in Enugu state is unfolding, it has become increasingly clear that the former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Geoffrey Uche Nnaji is a victim of high-wired political “gymnastics”. First, the […]
Steer clear of Politics, UmuNsukka advises UNN VC
Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, Vice Chancellor, UNN UmuNsukka, an association of concerned professionals from Nsukka have advised the Vice Chancellor of UNN, Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, to shun partisan politics and focus on his job. The President of the pan-Nsukka professionals group, Engr. Ozioko Asogwa, gave the advice while reacting to recent media reports linking the […]
Attack on Minister of Science and Technology is Bad Politics, Group Says
Our attention has been drawn to reports in certain sections of the media concerning the Hon. Minister of Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffery Nnaji. First, this is clearly bad politics. It is obvious that this is intended to distract this silent performing Minister from his the transformation he is currently undertaking towards meeting […]
THE APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSOR NENTAWE GOSHWE YILWATDA AS APC CHAIRMAN: A TRIUMPH OF MERITOCRACY AND A BOOST FOR DEMOCRATIC STRENGTHENING IN NIGERIA
Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, APC National Chairman. By: Dr. Sam Eno, Public Affairs Analyst ABSTRACT: This paper offers a well-reasoned academic rejoinder to criticisms surrounding the appointment of Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Contrary to prevailing allegations that his prior service in the […]