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Osun: Challenging our leaders

Let me start by confessing that recent events in Nigeria have not only shamed my trust, they have also shown…

Key takeaways from Buhari’s visit to South Africa

There were several crucial outcomes from the three-day state visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Republic of South Africa, October…

All Protocols Observed

When Farooq writes his half-brained pieces on the person of none other than the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi…

Jonathan: Why I don’t comment on national issues

Journalist Frederick Nwabufo narrates his encounter with former President Goodluck Jonathan  and his responses to some questions at a conference…

TraderMoni is not vote buying afterall

I was one of those who believed very strongly that TraderMoni was vote buying and this was so for obvious…

The Osinbajo That I Know

Whatever is happening with the Muhammadu Buhari administration needs to be fixed urgently. The politics of the Villa is usually…

Nigeria’s Independence: The double chain of servitude and subjugation

"Nigeria is not one and has never been one. It is a 'state of nations' and not a 'nation-state'. The…

Nigeria 59th Independence: What has changed?

Nigeria got her full independence on 1st October, 1960 under a constitution that provided for the parliamentary system of government…

Nigeria @ 59: We shall overcome

Great leaders convert their bushes into great cities around the world while miserable leaders convert great cities into bushes. A…

Nigerian Pastors, Sexual Sin, Adeboye and Billy Graham’s Rule

Today is Sunday, a time when Nigerian pastors, some in suit, cassocks, picturesque robes and chasubles will mount the rostrums,…

Needs of the poor must be addressed – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has advocated that the concerns of young entrepreneurs, startups, small traders, millions at the bottom of…
Bishop Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto

Buhari far away from victory against Boko Haram: Bishop Kukah

In an interview with the Catholic newspaper Crux, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, of Catholic Diocese in Sokoto speaks on Boko…

Seun Onigbinde and the bloodthirsty hounds of Twitter

Again, the paternity of the Nigerian state came up for consideration last week. Who exactly owns Nigeria? Is it the…
I have capacity to rescue Nigeria - Bukola Saraki

Bukola Saraki yet to realise why his dynasty failed

HarrySong, a musician once sang, "after the reggae play the blues, the blues, the blues".The song signifies that, after a…

Abdulrazak and his 26 year-old commissioner

Few days ago, the progressive Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq nominated a 26year-old lady, Joana Kolo as a commissioner…

As Obafemi Hamzat clocked 55 

By Tunde Alao “Hamzat is a person that exemplifies intelligence, a rare humble man, coupled with uncompromising integrity and love…

P.W. Botha May Be Savouring Some Big Laugh in Wilderness

Pieter Willem Botha, South Africa’s former Prime Minister and first Executive President may be turning in his grave, jeering at…

Asiwaju Tinubu, Where Is Comrade Sowore?

Bola Tinubu better knows to toe the path of honour in his quest for more power. He should know not…

Magu to Bello Adoke: You Lied In Your book

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has debunked the brazen attempt by former…

Has Osinbajo been reduced to paying ‘condolence visits’ as vice-president?

Really, what is Yemi Osinbajo’s detail in the government now, considering the recent staggering upshots? Has he been lame-ducked and…

Africa, disunite and perish

Other things being equal, I am due to give a keynote lecture on the Fourth Industrial Revolution at an international…

Etiebet’s Bold Signature At 75

More often, Chief Don Etiebet’s name is mentioned in the public with reference to his being former Minister of Petroleum.…
domestic violence

New face of campaign against domestic violence in Lagos

Across the world, domestic violence is clearly making the headlines. Whilst women, men, boys and girls can be victims of…

A Toast to Willie Boy at 70

Our teacher is 70. Yes he is. See how time flies. So that young man of the cherubic appearance that…

Buhari, where are Sowore, Dadiyata, Ohimai?

Democracy is freedom; freedom to exist and to exercise the full catalogue of natural rights. The quality of democracy in…

Happening Now!

While I agree with Mrs Clinton of the emergence of cyber space war, it is my fear that if something…
Erelu Bisi Fayemi: Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum and wife of Ekiti state Governor: tasks husbands on effective tackling of insecurity, protection of girl child, women

The  Oye-Ekiti Incident: My Story

By Erelu Bisi Fayemi Yesterday, September 10th 2019, there was a crisis at Oye town in Oye Local Government, Ekiti…

Crossfire: Atiku’s man Omokri replies Buhari’s man Odion

Who is super corrupt between an Atiku, who is the most investigated politician in Nigeria, without anything being found against…

Atiku, ambition and the endgame

So, after all his thunderous imprecations and venomous profiling of the Wazirin Adamawa as “hopelessly corrupt”, OBJ could not resist…

Sorry, I don’t think Atiku is coming

The electoral umpire has been emphatic in its position that there is no server for the 2019 election. But I…
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