The Federal High Court in Lokoja set tongues wagging, dogs barking and goat bleating when on June 2, 2020, after examining incontrovertible evidence, the court recited the contents of Nigeria’s history to declare that the […]
Any adult Nigerian who believes one word of Nigeria leader Muhammadu Buhari’s “Democracy Day” speech two days ago needs a doctor. But let us step back a little bit by two weeks: to May 29 […]
In 2016 the then Edo State Governor, Comrade Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s tenure was coming to an end and the issue of succession naturally propped up. The front runner was Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu who has been […]
With all of the uncertainty which the COVID-19 pandemic has brought, President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime has alluded to a possibility of salary cuts for civil servants. Without mincing words, the Nigeria Labour Congress warned expressly […]
’Tunji Ajibade (tunjioa@yahoo.com 08036683657) One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointees enthused over a matter the other day and I stated it was misdirected (see, “Ihekweazu’s enthusiasm is misdirected”, The PUNCH, May 8, 2020). On the […]
IT is exactly 27 years today when a historic presidential election was held and its outcome criminally overturned by a rapacious junta. The desire of the evil and oppressive Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha regimes […]
Lagos State Government has sealed more buildings on Banana Island, Ikoyi, over lack of building permits. The state Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development on Friday said it sealed 19 more buildings. It said […]
June is a significant month in Nigeria’s recent political history. The famous significance, for which we mark ‘Democracy Day’ today, thanks to President Muhammadu Buhari’s altruistic sense of history, was the landmark national consensus of […]
We usually shower oceans of praises on heroes of democracy of our country during special times. Today, designated as Democracy Day by the Federal Government, is likely to witness torrents of such encomiums for our […]
WHAT IS DEBARMENT ALLOWANCE ? 1. Debarment Allowance is a statutorily approved allowance paid to retiring service personnel of the Armed Forces. It is a global practice that cuts across civilised democracies. PURPOSE 2. The […]
This reflection relates to the recent murder of George Floyd and the emerging consequences of this for all of humanity. Not because George Floyd was a saint – actually he was a human being with […]
tunjioa@yahoo.com 08036683657 One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointees enthused over a matter the other day and I stated it was misdirected (see, “Ihekweazu’s enthusiasm is misdirected”, The PUNCH, May 8, 2020). On the other hand, […]
History tangles the past with the present in webs of fact. Its practice is to treat things that exist here and now as though they concern the past and to use them in new compositions […]
Wednesday June 10, 2020, was ‘judgment day’ for Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. Incidentally, the day had broken with stories of denials of rift between him and his political mentor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, […]
Here’s a sad and strange truth. Trump’s America has given up on Coronavirus. Take a look at the charts below: Three of them show what’s called a “sigmoid” curve — S-shaped, basically. Something grows exponentially […]
It is often said those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. I was alarmed to hear Governor Obaseki saying he won’t get justice after the Committee of the APC concluded his screening on […]
A colleague of mine asked on Facebook if rape is an African problem. The question generated an interesting discussion characteristic of social media ‘intellectuals’. Expectedly, many of the discussants only directed their indignation at the […]
“Just because something isn’t a lie does not mean it isn’t deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar. But one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman […]
Lately, a federal lawmaker from Borno State, Ahmed Jaha, walked back his comments that women who wanted to avoid being raped should learn to dress decently because — and this is according to him — […]
True story: My friend, Bunmi A.F., living in Ire-Akari Estate Lagos had sensations of what he feared related to COVID-19 symptoms and immediately embarked on self-isolation from his wife and two kindergarten kids in a […]
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