AT The Discourse (Past Editions)
Reverend. Bola Oyeledun At The Discourse With Jimi Disu PART (1)
Reverend. Bola Oyeledun At The Discourse With Jimi Disu PART (1)
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Government
A Letter To President Muhammadu Buhari Regarding The Looters At National Assembly By Charly Boy
Dear Sir: A belated welcome back home. I trust you’re taking it easy, because of old age no dey lie. We even hear say you dey go back to continue your treatment; it is well […]
CRIME
Sending More Subsidy Fraudsters To Jail | Punch
Four oil subsidy swindlers have been found guilty as charged, by a Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Lateefat Okunnu. Two of them bagged 10 years’ imprisonment each. The first, Ada Ugo-Ngali and […]
Nigeria
UK To Reveal Nigerian Property Owners | TheCable
The British government will release information about Nigerians who own property in that country next year. Bolaji Owosanoye, executive secretary, presidential advisory committee against corruption, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that […]
CRIME
Confusion Over Rear Admiral’s Death | NewTelegraph
A shock wave reverberated through Sir Tamandu Barracks, Apapa, Lagos State, where the Fleet Commander of Western Naval Command, Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral Teikumo Daniel Ikoli, was found dead in his apartment. Ikoli’s death has […]
Politics
The Titanic Dino Melaye By Mike Arayuwa Wilkie
Dino Daniel Melaye assumed office as the Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in June 2015. He represents the Kogi West Senatorial District. The out-spoken senator is a member of the ruling party, the […]
Tribute
Tributes To Adefarati, Lessons For Leaders By Kayode Ajulo
Like an eclipse, swiftly, the years passed. And it’s striking to know that it’s exactly 10 years that we lost a political juggernaut in the person of Chief Adebayo Adefarati, former governor of Ondo State. […]
Issues/Policy
Bash Ali In Trouble For Insulting Dalung | TheCable
A Gudu upper area court, Abuja, on Wednesday granted N100,000 bail to a boxer, Bashiru Ali (a.k.a.Bash Ali) who was arraigned for alleged criminal trespass. Umar Kagarko, the judge, ordered the defendant to provide one […]
CRIME
2015 Polls: I Collected N30m From Diezani – INEC official
An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Christian Nwosu, has admitted collecting the sum of N30 million from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to compromise the 2015 general elections. […]
Business
CBN: 50 Debtors Owe Banks N5.59trn | NewTelegraph
Fifty customers owe commercial banks in Nigeria a total sum of N5.59 trillion, representing 34 per cent of total industry credit exposure of N16.29 trillion, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) 2016 Financial Stability report […]
Health
Are We Doing Enough to Contain This Annual Outbreak of Meningitis?, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Can we not do better in preventing this annual harvest of deaths? There is the matter of inadequate attention being paid to matters of healthcare, with a public health insurance system that barely scratches the […]
Economy
We Are Committed To Resolving Nigeria’s Economic Challenges, By Muhammadu Buhari
Our aim, simply put, is to optimise local content and empower local businesses. We seek not just to take the Nigerian economy out of recession but to place it on a path of sustained, inclusive […]
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Video
Misconceptions About Menopause By Oladapo Ashiru
The first misconception about menopause is that decreased oestrogen levels is responsible for many of the uncomfortable symptoms such as hot flushes, sweating and mood swings,to mention but a few. Deficiency in estrogen is not […]
Politics
Fayemi Plotting To Use Supreme Court To Remove Me –Fayose By Kamarudeen Ogundele
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has accused former governor Kayode Fayemi of plotting to manipulate the Supreme Court Justices to remove him from office. The governor said the new plot was in furtherance of […]
Politics
Politicians Eyeing 2019 If Buhari Doesn’t Run – El-Rufai
Uncertainty over whether Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will run for a second term in 2019 has set off an early race to succeed him in Africa’s most populous nation, according to a senior ruling party […]
Government
Hurray! Buhari Tourism Is Here By Frank Meke
Last weekend, tourism industry practitioners rose from ashes of depression to high praises and celebration over the appointment of Segun Runsewe and Folarin Coker as director-generals of National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) and […]
Issues/Policy
Hate + Fear + Fulani Herdsmen = Bloodbath By Churchill Okonkwo
One of the lasting outcomes of the polarizing 2015 Presidential election in Nigeria is the heightened level of ethnoreligious tension and division. This toxic brew of religious and ethnic friction is being compounded by a […]
Nigeria
Africapitalism And The Made in Nigeria Campaign: Two Sides of The Same Coin? By Kenneth Amaeshi 👤
Nigerians seem to have a good appetite and taste for everything foreign – from simple goods and services to sophisticated knowledge products of education, tourism, and health services. Their consumption preferences often signal their reach […]