Government
No Federal holiday on June 12 – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria says there will not be a federal holiday on June 12, 2018 to mark Democracy Day. President Muhmmadu Buhari had declared few days ago that June 12 will now be […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Politics
The Guilty Are Afraid, Buhari Responds To Obasanjo’s Allegation
The Federal Government has dismissed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s allegation of frame-up and impending arrest as groundless and the concoction of a mind worried by guilt. President Muhammadu Buhari through his Minister of Information and […]
News
Buhari Appoints New CBN Deputy Governor
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria subject to Senate confirmation. The announcement was made Friday via a statement by presidential spokesperson, […]
Issues/Policy
Will Facebook’s Troubles Cost Africans?, By Rafiq Raji
…African governments should probably begin to look at ways of safeguarding the data of their citizens. Because even as African countries still have some way to go to catch up on new technologies like artificial […]
Issues/Policy
The War of the Niger: June 12 Is Victory Day, By Muyiwa Gbadegesin
Because the bog trolls in PDP were themselves not true heroes of democracy or lovers of Nigeria, there was no way they could ever recognise the true heroes of democracy… there is no way they […]
Issues/Policy
Living With Fake People, By Owei Lakemfa
Generally, our world is being turned upside down by merchants of dishonesty and fakery. Lies are becoming the norm and falsehood dignified and elevated to statecraft… We might wake up in the not too distant […]
Politics
Obasanjo Raises Alarm, Accuses Buhari of Plotting His Arrest On False Charges | PremiumTimes
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused the Buhari administration of plotting to slam false charges on him, to pave the way for his indefinite detention. The former leader said the government was planning to use […]
Politics
Nigerian Govt Reacts To Obasanjo’s Arrest Claim | PremiumTimes
The Nigerian government has reacted to an allegation by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the Buhari administration was plotting his arrest on false charges. The former leader made the allegation on Friday in a statement […]
Government
Buhari Announces Modality, Names Dignitaries For Conferment of National Honours On Abiola, Others | PremiumTimes
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has just released the statement below to announce modalities for the conferment of national honours on late multibillionaire businessman cum politician, Moshood Abiola; late prominent […]
Issues/Policy
MURIC, Is This Not Nigeria? By Koye-Ladele Mofehintoluwa
“Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbours to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior oppurtunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.” — Abraham Lincoln The story is […]
Government
Legality Of Posthumous GCFR Award To Chief Mko Abiola By Femi Gbajabiamila
On June 6th 2018, Nigerians were met with breaking news that President Buhari had done what many before him were unable to do. He had awarded the late MKO Abiola of blessed memory the highest […]
Government
June 12, Abiola, Gani And Buhari’s Vote-Catching Gambit By Emmanuel Ugwu
President Buhari’s plan to beatify president-elect MKO Abiola and human rights activist Gani Fawehinmi eight months to the 2019 general elections is an instantly recognizable vote-catching gambit. The scheme is offensive enough to be bracketed […]
Government
Nigeria’s Democracy Day Dilemmas, To Defend or To Debase? – ‘Segun Awosanya
On Wednesday June 6th 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria released a press Statement that supposedly repealed the May 29th Democracy Day celebration commemorating the second republic (a transition from military interregnum to civilian rule), […]
Politics
Aregbesola, Oshinowo Working Against Ambode’s Second Term – APC Factional Chairman, Oki Reveals
…says his relationship with Governor cordial Factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Mr Fouad Oki Friday made a startling revelation that Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and lawmaker representing […]
Government
FACT CHECK: Is Abiola’s GCFR illegal? | TheCable
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday announced the conferment of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR), the highest honour in the land, on Moshood Kashimawo (MKO) Abiola. The president also declared June 12 as […]
Lagos Talk91.3; Morning Digest
Audio: Ambode Doesn’t Have Tinubu’s Support” – Fouad Oki
Audio: Ambode Doesnt Have Tinubu’s Support” – Fouad Oki
Issues/Policy
Nigeria: A Nation Working Hard To Fail, By Benzak Uzuegbu
Nigeria has been working very hard to fail, rather than to succeed as a nation. In actual fact, we are masters at failing. I sat right in front of the faculty of Environmental Sciences, University […]
Issues/Policy
FLASHBACK: How Gani Fawehinmi Rejected National Honour In 2008 | TheCable
On Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the conferment of the Grand Commander of the order of Niger (GCON) on Gani Fawehinmi, the late human rights lawyer. GCON is the second highest national honour in the […]
Entertainment
Before We Kill Falz By Abayomi Ojo
Last week, somewhere around the Ejigbo area of Lagos, I saw an Alajo (daily contributions-collector) stroll out of an olosho (commercial sex workers’) house. I am not one given to assumptions or hasty generalisations but […]
Issues/Policy
Buhari and The June 12 Saga, By Reuben Abati
All told, the plan to honour the Abiola-Kingibe 1993 joint presidential ticket and Gani Fawehinmi, the legendary human rights crusader, is imbued with much meaning and significance, even if this does not automatically settle the […]