Issues/Policy

President Muhammadu Buhari gave a clear picture of what to expect from his administration when he declared, ‘I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody’. Nigerians and indeed the world believe he is a […]

I didn’t pay much attention to it, until Dan Kunle, one of the most versatile and resourceful energy experts I’ve met, asked me where I thought needed change the most. He did not wait for […]

Photos of Nigeria’s first lady wearing an expensive watch led some Nigerians to ask whether they undermine President Buhari’s “man of the people” image. In March, Muhammadu Buhari was elected as Nigeria’s new president after […]

Since the days of Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, when his late wife, Maryan, brought flamboyance and lots of glamour to the office of First Lady with her pet project, “Better Life for Rural Women”, Nigeria […]

The speech was 1909 words and Buhari is surely a man of firsts. Not only does he hold the rare distinction of being the first President who didn’t get there accidentally or by chance, his […]

High Chief Government Ekpomupolo, also known as ‘Tompolo’ has denied allegations made against him by the pioneer chairman of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Alhaji Tijani Ramalan, that he was paid N1.5billion monthly […]

It is not anything near The Gettysburg Address delivered by President Abraham Lincoln of the United States to frame that solemn occasion of the commemoration of the national burial site in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It can […]

The former boss of the EFCC has galloped a chequered trajectory on Nigerian’s political highway in a very short span of time. Following his running with the hostile Yar’Adua presidency during which he was treated […]

The 2015 elections may be over but the battle for the soul of Nigeria has just begun with the promise of change constantly re-echoing in the sub-conscious of those who voted for or against it. […]

One of the huge problems President Muhammadu Buhari is faced with literally thrust itself in his face last week. The great shut down and the total paralysis of the nation because oil marketers refused to […]

President Buhari tried to make us understand during the presidential election campaign that he is not the Buhari we once knew. He even went as far as wear an ill-fitting western suit and bow-tie to […]

Like many who came to study in the UK in the  80s, the expectation and indeed the convention was to return to Nigeria to find employment. I was no exception to this rule and duly […]

I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Nigeria’s  President Muhammadu Buhari  and indeed all Nigerians for the just concluded  2015 General Elections and indeed the  successful  inauguration and transition from one President to another […]

Immediate past petroleum minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke during whose tenure several allegations of corrupt practices in the industry have been flying around is literally running from pillar to post, apparently in search of reprieve. The […]

It is no secret that Nigeria has been shut down due to an acute shortage of petroleum products. That is now extreme public knowledge. What is a secret is that almost all pundits who have […]

In the words of US East Coast rapper, Biggie Smalls, “mo money, mo problems.” Not yet a billionaire but worth more than an estimated $160m at the time of his death in 1997, Mr Smalls […]

Not a few Nigerians will forget President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in a hurry. He came to the throne of Nigeria in Abuja amidst social-media induced popularity and got booted out through the instrumentality of the […]

Aso Villa to Otouke? There is no shame in President Jonathan’s relocation game as we discover in this remix of Akon’s breakthrough hit “Ghetto”.

   Nation awaits president’s asset details       President stops travel ban on ex-govt officials By Olawale Olaleye in Lagos, Chuks Akunna, Onyebuchi Ezigbo, Senator Iroegbu, and Jaiyeola Andrews in Abuja,THIS DAY With security at the […]