Issues/Policy
As You Lay Your Bed…, By Muyiwa Adetiba
I have been getting frantic calls and text messages from a sister of a close friend who claims, as usual, that she is short of money for her drugs. My friend had in the past, […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Forwarded
The Clear Message From President Trump…(Forwarded)
God has blessed your country. Go back and hold your corrupt leaders accountable. Stop loitering the streets of America. If Americans were docile and refused to initiate Revolution, then you would never see such an […]
Issues/Policy
Tinubu’s Self Immortalisation By Dr. Ugo Egbujo
A leader with an eye on posterity won’t have the appetite for the vanity of naming projects after himself. Because true immortality will be bestowed by history, not monuments that can be renamed. Tinubu needs […]
Forwarded
Tinubu Must Disown Obasa NOW…(Forwarded)
I have just read what I want to call the GRA declaration by former Speaker Mubasiru Obasa. In the declaration, he made bold to say that he would remain the Speaker until the right thing […]
Editorial
Avian Flu Outbreak In Kano | Leadership NG
As the country braces to surmount the challenges posed by a potential Human Pneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak, the federal government has confirmed an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (AI), commonly referred to as bird flu, […]
Politics
PDP NWC Members Back Fubara’s Party Stability Moves
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara for committing to restoring stability in the ruling party in Rivers state against forces of destabilisation. National Treasurer of the […]
Issues/Policy
The Second Coming of Donald Trump, By Reuben Abati
We should ask: is sunlight pouring all over the world with Trump 2.0? While American exceptionalism may sound like good music to the ears of most Americans, particularly fans of Trump’s agenda, it sounds ominous […]
Sport
I Am Not Leaving Nottingham Forest, Says Awoniyi
Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, has dismissed reports linking him with a move to Premier League rival, West Ham following his indifferent start to the 2024/25 Premier League season. The Nigerian has started just two […]
Politics
Blame Politicians Not INEC On Electoral Infractions
Following the completion of the Ghanaian Presidential Election, which returned an opposition candidate Mahama as president, Nigerian commentators were quick to score the Ghanaian electoral body high, with superlative remarks. To them, the outcome reflected […]
Politics
Abass: Reminiscing On An Encounter With a Nationalist
In the chronicles of life, there are leaders, and then there are exceptional leaders. Many are contented with maintaining the status quo, while few embrace the mantle of distinction, challenging the status quo and redefining […]
Video
All Ears, Trump Is Back By AbduRafiu
Predictably, millions of people from across the globe were glued on Monday to their television sets, radios and whatever internet gadgets, audio and visual, they could lay hands upon to be witnesses to history in […]
News
Telecoms Tariff Hike: Subscribers Meet NCC Today As Labour Mobilises For Showdown
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers will engage the Nigerian Communications Commission on Friday, seeking a possible reversal of the 50 per cent telecom tariff hike to 10 per cent, as the Nigeria Labour Congress […]
Sport
Nigeria May Bid To Host 2031 African Games
Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, has revealed that Nigeria may submit a formal bid to host the 2031 African Games. Nigeria has hosted the African Games twice, 1973 in Lagos and […]
Sport
Mike Emenalo’s Son Signs For Chelsea
The son of former Nigeria international and Super Eagles defender Mike Emenalo, Landon Emenalo, has signed his first professional contract with Chelsea FC. According to BSNSports.com.ng, Landon joined Chelsea’s youth setup at the Under-8s level […]
Issues/Policy
Trump’s Message From God For Africa, By Azu Ishiekwene
It’s hard to argue when U.S. President Donald Trump says that God saved him to save America. Not only is a rational argument often suspended or lost when God enters the matter, but Trump’s return […]
News
‘N100k Daily, N500k Weekly’ — Banks Begin Implementation of PoS Withdrawal Limit
Union Bank has commenced the implementation of a daily withdrawal limit on point-of-sale (PoS) terminals. The implementation followed a directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on December 17, 2024, limiting the daily withdrawal […]
Sport
How Nigeria Can Leverage Tertiary Institutions’ Untapped Talents
At the last Olympic Games in Paris, France, over 1,000 former, current, and incoming student-athletes represented the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s schools (NCAA) in 100 countries, and 272 won 330 medals for 26 countries. The […]
News
Jeremiah Useni, ex-FCT Minister, Dies At 82
Jeremiah Useni, a former minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), is dead. Useni, a retired army officer, died on Thursday at the age of 82 after a protracted illness. Gyang Bere, director of press […]
News
We’ve So Far Disbursed N116.184bn – NELFUND
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), says it has so far disbursed N116.184bn as of Jan 1st, 2025 for upkeep of students across 176, 252 beneficiary institutions in the country. The Managing Director, Mr.Akintunde Sawyer, […]
News
PREMIUMTIMESEXCLUSIVE: Why I Testified At Mambilla Power Project Arbitration In France – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed his reasons for testifying at the Mambilla Power Project arbitration holding in France. Mr Obasanjo testified in the ongoing arbitration on Wednesday. Before that, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari had equally […]