Politics
Femi Fani-Kayode: Aturu Mulu Ebunu Gba aka Nwa, by Joe Igbokwe
This Igbo song is by a musician from the East which was very popular in the 1960s and 70s. It says that a sheep that gives birth to a ram has no child. This song […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Video
Power, Money And Sex By Tola Adeniyi
The thoughts that provoked this piece are not original to me; they are not mine, but the expression of the thoughts is mine while the conveyance belongs to the publisher of this column. It was […]
Issues/Policy
Party Supremacy Vs People Supremacy By Leye Jokotoye
Looking at all the drama that took place in the National Assembly in recent weeks, which brought about the emergence of Saraki and Dogara as the leaders of the Assembly. I lean back to think […]
Sport
Keshi was consumed by the politics he played – Odegbami
W here do you stand on the disengagement of Stephen Keshi as Super Eagles coach by the Nigeria Football Federation? Keshi is my friend and I was one of those who championed his recruitment when […]
Politics
Lying as political art: Fayose, Saraki and Melaye By Aykube
UNTIL the March 28 and April 11 polls, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State was the most accomplished liar in Nigerian politics. He lied without compulsion; he lied eagerly; he reveled in lying; and he […]
Sport
Why Stephen Keshi Lost His Biggest Match By Azubuike Ishiekwene
Stephen Keshi did not need Paul the Octopus to tell him that it will come to this. Like a bad marriage, his coaching contract with the Nigerian Football Federation collapsed two years ago. Both parties […]
Politics
Apc: Between people’s soverignty and party supremacy By Segun Ayobolu
Key leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continue to be understandably elated and pleased at the internal turmoil that remains the lot of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following the unexpected outcome […]
Politics
Tinubu may emerge APC BoT chairman By Levinus Nwabughiogu
To further placate the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, most forces in the party may have decided to influence his emergence as the chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT of the […]
CRIME
Hijab And Suicide Bombers by Chief Tola Adeniyi
Female suicide bombers are becoming a common sight in Nigeria nowadays especially in the North Eastern part of Nigeria where Boko Haram has continued their deadly terrorist campaign with horrible ferocity. I wish to draw […]
CRIME
EFCC’s Worrisome Losing Streak …. VANGUARD
IN the last one month or thereabout, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has lost three high profile court cases. The cases which had generated public interests like similar ones in the past involved […]
Religion
Ramadan: Watch out for Night of Majesty, Sultan tells Muslims
The Sultan of Sokoto who is also President-General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Sa’ad 111, has urged Muslims in the country to watch out for the Night of Majesty as the month […]
Politics
Bukola Saraki: Demarche and prognosis By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
IT was indicative of the earth-shattering weight of the burden that he carried, that it took Bukola Saraki almost a week, to find the words to describe the plot that he hatched against his party […]
Issues/Policy
Worthy of his hire By Lawal Ogienagbon
WORKERS in the country are an endangered specie. They work themselves to the bones only for a few people to reap from their sweat. They work like elephants but eat like ants. The lot of […]
Economy
FAAC disowns Okonjo-Iweala; denies approving withdrawal of $2bn Excess Crude funds By Bassey Udo
Commissioners of Finance and Accountants General of the 36 states of the federation on Tuesday distanced themselves from claims by the former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, that they were part of the decision to […]
Politics
Managing APC’s house of confusion By Rotimi Fasan
THE much expected meeting of the National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress,APC, finally held last weekend. The meeting was aimed at resolving the National Assembly leadership crisis that has divided the ruling APC […]
MEDIA
ThisDay Newspaper Troubled By Protests From Journalists …. SAHARA REPORTERS
On Tuesday, the Nigerian Union of Journalists protested on the premises of ThisDay Newspapers in Apapa, Lagos, to demand the nine months of salaries owed to its members. The strikers also lamented ThisDay’s failure to […]
Issues/Policy
NASS Crisis: Speaker Dogara’s group concedes House Leader to Gbajabiamila’s faction
Members of the House of Representatives loyal to Speaker Yakubu Dogara have agreed to concede the position of House Leader to the group loyal to Femi Gbajabiamila, as part of efforts to restore peace to […]
MEDIA
Why Pay-TV subscription keeps running when you are not watching …. PM NEWS
You wish, very earnestly, that your pay-TV subscription would not run while you are not watching. You are not alone. Almost every pay-TV subscriber would want it that way. That would make us use our […]
Issues/Policy
Buhari’s Critics And Their Lead Early
Victory is sweet; no one wants to be associated with defeat in a culture that makes people avoid defeat like a plague. Not wanting to be classified as “failures” after their “hero” last the presidential […]
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Thoughts For Today’s Yoruba Leaders By Prof. Banji Akintoye
Something I have been reading in the past few days has left me thinking, wondering and worrying. I refer to something in our Yoruba homeland, something that only few of us know anything about – something from […]