Politics

ABUJA- PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari Friday tendered an unreserved apology to the Senate over statements by his Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Okoi Obono- Oblo that the Senate lacked the powers to summon […]

One does not know whether to empathize or sympathize with US citizens at this time. Not that the global recession has hit them harder than any other country. Also, it is not that, like the […]

Last week, I told you that I was in London and had just voted in the European Union, EU, Referendum. The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, had triggered off the Referendum to give citizens and […]

I am tempted to take seriously those who postulate, albeit tongue-in-cheek, that the devil is a black man and more precisely, a Nigerian. Indeed, I am persuaded on this by the very evidence of our […]

•Now that Britain has left EU, it remains to be seen how the old colonial power holds its own in a fiercely more contentious world The decision of Great Britain to pull out of the […]

My disenchantment with the present administration is growing on a daily basis. As a keen observer and follower of happenings in the country, I had this cautious optimism that the country, at the end of […]

Not too long ago, he ruffled the Nigerian feather following the leaking of his sidetalk in London with the British monarch. Footage captured by an eavesdropping television cameraman had gone viral. Looking a bit tipsy […]

One year on, the euphoria that greeted the Buhari administration has all but faded.   Hope has been replaced by quiet resignation.  The dire economic situation in the country has affected almost everyone.  The worse hit […]

President Barack Obama was delivering a speech before a joint session of Congress when a white lawmaker jabbed his right index finger at Obama and called him a liar. The heckling came during his September […]

STREET protests continued in Ekiti State yesterday, as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders and members trooped out in Ido-Ekiti, headquarters of Ido/Osi Local Government, in support of Governor Ayo Fayose. They condemned alleged plot by […]

Thursday’s issuance of a Certificate of Return to Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah by the Independent National Electoral Commission  in Abuja has complicated the dispute over the governorship seat of Abia State. Justice Okon Abang of the […]

THE National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Thursday dismissed the petition brought before it by the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Daniel Onjeh. Onjeh had, on […]

The State Department has sought to delay the court-ordered release of emails between four of Hillary Clinton’s top aides and officials at the Clinton Foundation and a closely associated public relations firm. The motion, filed […]

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Thursday that reports of a private meeting between Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton left him “flabbergasted.” Lynch and Clinton met on Lynch’s plane after […]

Former London mayor Boris Johnson abruptly pulled out of the race to become Britain’s prime minister that he was once favored to win, upending the contest less than a week after he led a campaign […]

One of my contentions with the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is the penchant to situate virtually every and all the challenges Nigeria currently faces in the pecuniary. I agree that money is important to driving […]

For Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, these are not the best of times. The duo have been going through a rough patch since they became leaders of the eighth Senate through […]

Ill-equipped and ill-mannered Ayo Fayose, the self-styled voice of the opposition is a man with the heart of steel. He without trepidation tramples on sacred areas where angels fear to tread. Like Ali Mazrui said […]

In a historic referendum with far-reaching implications beyond her shores, the United Kingdom last Thursday voted to leave the European Union. The decision, in favour of Brexit, came after several weeks of acrimonious campaigns, in […]

IT was barely 24 hours before the 17 million Britons who had voted to exit the European Union began to have second thoughts. Prime Minister David Cameron rose to the occasion. Having called for the […]