Impeachment Plot Underway: A significant majority of lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly (21 out of 26) have reportedly signed an impeachment notice against Speaker Olamide Oladiji.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Authoritarian Rule Confirmed: Retired DSS Assistant Director Dennis Amachree has characterized the late General Sani Abacha’s five-and-a-half-year military dictatorship as a dark period of extreme authoritarianism, brutal repression, arbitrary arrests, torture, and extrajudicial killings.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• Mass Political Detentions: In his memoir, DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield, Amachree claims the number of political detainees held under Abacha exceeded the total recorded throughout the entire British colonial period in Nigeria.

• Final Official Visits: Amachree notes that Abacha’s final official visitors included representatives of Yasser Arafat and Pope John Paul II, who personally appealed for the release of those political prisoners.

• Debunking Conspiracy Theories: The former intelligence officer dismisses nearly three decades of conspiracy theories surrounding Abacha’s 1998 death, labeling accounts of poisoned apples, foreign intelligence agencies, and imported prostitutes as sensational and lacking verifiable evidence.

• Inconsistencies in Key Testimonies: Amachree specifically disputes accounts provided by various officials, including Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, Abacha’s former Chief Security Officer, arguing that his version contains significant inconsistencies and fails to account for a crucial ninety-minute window preceding the leader’s death.

• Setting the Record Straight: Motivated by his role as an active security official during that era, Amachree states he felt compelled to document his firsthand account to provide an accurate historical narrative and dispel the myths surrounding the regime.

Rejection of the Deal: Elder statesman Chekwas Okorie stated that Peter Obi’s reported one-term agreement under the National Democratic Congress (NDC)—disclosed by his running mate Rabiu Kwankwaso—is a personal commitment rather than a consensus representing the Southeast.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• Impact on Ndigbo: Okorie argued that the pact is not binding on Ndigbo because it restricts the presidential ambitions of other Igbo politicians beyond 2031.

• Precedents and Comparisons: Okorie noted that Obi had previously expressed intentions to serve only one term, comparing the situation to Atiku Abubakar’s single-term declaration and historical claims regarding former President Goodluck Jonathan.

• Kwankwaso’s Demands: He expressed no surprise that Kwankwaso requested a documented agreement given his supporters’ views, noting that Obi’s stronger 2023 electoral performance made him amenable to the deal.

• Other Igbo Aspirants: Okorie maintained that while the NDC has internal zoning arrangements, other prominent Igbo figures across different parties—such as Chukwuma Soludo, Hope Uzodimma, and David Umahi—remain free to run for the presidency in 2031.