Politics

In a bid to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 Nigerian general election, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Raymond Dokpesi, and a former Chairman of […]

Close your eyes, take a moment and look at the Nigerian political class. Roam your eyes at the gathering of the vultures at that “gadem” book lunch by Dino. Have a sniff at the pungent […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Advance Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) is not an offshoot of the party. APDA, a new political association, was unveiled in Abuja on Monday. Raymond Dokpesi, a member of […]

Ndigbo may have been possibly characterised as the “weeping” ethnic group of the Nigeria tripod. It is for their unrelenting outcry of “marginalisation” in a country they feel sufficiently entitled for eminence. Rightly so! There […]

Three former top officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority and a former special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan have been named in a massive foreign bribery scandal that has led to the conviction of a […]

Bilkisu Saidu, senior special assistant on legal matters to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, says that most senior positions in the office of her principal are held by northerners, and that his meals are even served […]

In Nigeria the more you see, the less you understand. To one with a background in the physical sciences, if asked add 1 to 1, what do you get? Without hesitation the answer is two. […]

HOW does the criticism against the decisions of a panel of three judges be tantamount to bringing the entire judiciary to public odium and ridicule? Is it not the realisation of the fact that courts […]

The senate will next week consider a bill to make Nigerians pay more for fuel, TheEagleOnline is reporting. According to the news blog, the bill recommends that Nigerians pay a N5 levy on each litre […]

As for the rest of Imo and other states afflicted with wolves in sheep’s clothing, the lesson is to be a little more careful the next time you vote. That’s your only insurance. Whenever I’m […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to resign if he truly loves the country, as ill-heath is not allowing the President to effectively discharge his constitutional duties. Fayose, who ad‎dressed […]

The bitterness that arose from the primary elections for chairmanship and councillor candidates in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, continued yesterday as aggrieved party members stormed the state party secretariat […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the youth not to wish death on him and the nation’s elder statesmen. The former president said this on Sunday, at the youth governance dialogue held by the Youth […]

Here is a question: Might the tempestuous Donald Trump turn out to be the U.S. president that finally brings peace to the Middle East? That seems far-fetched given his combative politics and the age-old elusiveness […]

Violence erupted midway into the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to elect chairmanship candidates for the July 22 council polls in Lagos State on Saturday, ending the event abruptly. The News Agency […]