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Unemployed Nigerians

Unemployment figures: NBS go explain taya!

By Abimbola Adelakun Since the National Bureau of Statistics published figures that put the unemployment rate at 4.1 percent, they…
Tinubu given 7 days to begin probe of N585.2m grant scandal

Shifting from the status quo

Things should be done differently and are beginning to be done differently. A new order from what it used to…
William Clowes Bloomberg

Nigeria, Bloomberg and the hitman!

What will Mr. Clowes write about California high-speed rail project where a single mile of track has not been laid…

Nyesom Wike: In Abuja, use a machete, not a sword.

Brother Wike, do not be a conventional Nollywood character whose notions and moves are predictable. Don’t be an archetypal Patience…
Ex- international, Segun Odegbami, speaks on ex coach of Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, advises NFF on next the coach for senior football team

Mathematical Segun Odegbami is 71

Odegabmi played the game when going to Europe to play professional soccer with elite teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Lagos House of Assembly set for clash over implementation of the state's 2025 LG Administration Law.

Obasa’s Lagos House of Assembly prioritising politics above competence, performance

As Lagosians watch with keen interest what will be the outcome of the battle of supremacy among political gladiators in…
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike vows to halt what he described as gradual descent of Abuja, into a beggars' city with the attendant security risks.

To the new FCT minister: Stop movement of cows in public roads

By Sule Ahmed Oyofo Good news to residents of the Federal Capital Territory! They now have a new minister who…
Lagos speaks on controversial imposition of N8,100 tax levy in schools

Lagos, Housing Sector and the Master Craftsman programme

Sanwo-Olu also activated the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) schemes, which were already in existence. There were over 30 private investors who…
Tayo Ayinde clocks 59

Tayo Ayinde: 59 Hearty Cheers To The Buffalo!

Like all mortals, Ayinde is not perfect. He has his foibles but what he consistently exudes is that he is…
Music, cults, sex, and drugs

Lessons from Emefiele, Diezani travails

The rise and fall of public officers should be a piercing lesson to other public officers and to those intending.…
Northern groups say allegations by Niger Republic’s President Abdourahamane Tchiani’s against President Bola Tinubu lack any iota of truth.

Why Coup in Niger is a done deal

Surrounded by Mali and Burkina- both military governments; Chad, with a transitional military council headed by the son of late…

How Bola and Atinuke Ige Gave Their Children Wings to Fly

The family spirit or what Funso Adegbola calls “the value of family” permeates He Gave Me Wings and She Gave…
Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim, one of the aspirants in Ondo APC 2024 governorship primaries vows to challenge result of the election up to Supreme Court.

ECOWAS Vs Niger Republic: Is peace the opposite of War? (Part Two)

ECOWAS may create peace in Niger Republic starting with War, but perhaps not in the short run. It could be…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inspects Guard of Honour to mark the June 12, 2023 Democracy Day at the Aso Rock presidential villa on Monday.

If Democracy Comes To Grief, Blame Politicians!

By Wole Olaoye There are some bitter truths that those in the temporary house of power may not like to…
Femi Fani-Kayode

Beware the coup belt

By Femi Fani-Kayode Despite the hysteria about who has been made a Minister and who has not and the euphoria…
Tinubu given 7 days to begin probe of N585.2m grant scandal

Attention, Mr. President

By Okey Ikechukwu Our people say that an unmarried man of twenty who builds a mansion and invites the traditional…
Tunde Rahman

Niger: ECOWAS’ War and Peace Options

In dangling both war and peace options to the Niger military, the regional leaders were bent on restoring constitutional order…

Ọmọkọmọ!

As the world evolves, manners seem to deplete. Moral and cultural values are neglected. This Gen-Z generation needs to be…
APC dismisses report of alleged telephone conversation between President Tinubu and CJN Olukayode Ariwoola on presidential election petition

Time to create Ministry of Blue Economy

By Ehi Braimah We are living in a world today that is full of uncertainties, but in order to survive, we…
APC dismisses report of alleged telephone conversation between President Tinubu and CJN Olukayode Ariwoola on presidential election petition

Stop that Senseless Niger Military Project

By Adama Gaye Everybody saw the coming disaster, but the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), whose top leaders,…

Obasa, Mentorship and Philanthropy

The day before I left for the UK in 2006, I went to say a final goodbye to him in…
ECOWAS insists military junta in Niger must restore constitutional order by reinstating President Mohamed Bazoum, dismisses transition plan

Niger Coup: On Russian mercenaries, NATO forces and looming proxy wars in ECOWAS

President Bola Tinubu, on behalf of ECOWAS, raised special envoys, comprising former Nigerian leader, General Abdulsalam Abubakar; the Sultan of…
Tinubu given 7 days to begin probe of N585.2m grant scandal

Non-verbal cues from Tinubu’s ministerial list

By Jideofor Adibe There have been several conversations about President Tinubu’s ministerial nominees—the people nominated or not nominated, the size…
ECOWAS Chairman, President Bola Tinubu

Resolving the Military illegality in Niger Republic

But the truth of the matter is that even when ECOWAS reconvened another extraordinary meeting on Niger republic in Abuja…
Music, cults, sex, and drugs

This violence against the judiciary

The danger of scandalising the judiciary is enormous for society. Nothing can stand in a society where the judiciary is…
Jimoh Ibrahim argued that that no nation in the world enjoys absolute sovereignty as there is always cooperation in times of crisis.

Peace is not the opposite of War: What options for the Niger Republic?

But does having a government in the last twenty years make a difference? This is because and according to me,…
Clockwise from top left: Sekou Toure, Emmanuel Macron, Arikana Chihombori-Quao and Peter Tosh

How France still keeps former African colonies in bondage

Festus Adedayo journalist, biographer, lawyer and public affairs analyst writes on how France still keeps its former colonies slavery from…
Northern groups say allegations by Niger Republic’s President Abdourahamane Tchiani’s against President Bola Tinubu lack any iota of truth.

Re-Thinking African Cultural Renaissance Amidst Coups

By Richard Odusanya Blackmailing or desperately trying to arm-twist God is a defeatist mindset, programmed and susceptible to manipulation. ‘Man,…
INEC

Will Nigerians ever trust their legislators?

Tonnie Iredia Nigerian citizens who may not have fully followed the tense political situation in neighbouring Niger may have been…

Who will cry when our leaders die?

By Martins Oloja “When you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way…
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