Politics

How much has Nigeria changed since its first and perhaps most far-reaching military coup was carried out 50 years ago? It was a coup for change. But was it a coup of change? Could it […]

The Thing at Dambazau’s Feet is You!, By Pius Adesanmi

Nigerian, you have by now seen a viral video of Nigeria’s interior Minister, Abdulrahman Dambazau, turning “a DSS officer” into a sobata during a public function. If you do not know who or what a […]

UK lawmakers debate banning Donald Trump from Britain…….AP

British lawmakers argued Monday over whether Donald Trump should be excluded from the U.K. for his anti-Muslim remarks, with one legislator cautioning that a ban would give the Republican presidential hopeful a “halo of victimhood.” […]

Tinubu: I didn’t grant interview on defections, Buhari…….The Nation

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has declared as “fiction” and “fantasy” an online report in which he is quoted to have predicted that the Peoples Democratic Party […]

Jonathan turned CBN into ATM – Soludo

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has accused former President Goodluck Jonathan of turning the CBN into the Presidency’s Automated Teller Machine to produce cash for the government. He […]

Tightening Clinton-Sanders battle raises stakes for Democratic debate……Reuters

Tightening polls and rising tensions between White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders could fuel a fiery Democratic debate on Sunday, their last face-to-face encounter until Iowa kicks off the presidential nominating race in […]

Jeremy Corbyn: ‘I’d take Donald Trump to a London mosque’…….BBC

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would invite Donald Trump along to a mosque if he came to the UK. Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show, he said Mr Trump should be allowed into the […]

Taiwan elects its first female president; China warns of ‘grave challenges’…..CNN

Taiwan has elected its first female president in a landmark election that could unsettle relations with Beijing. Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won the presidency with 56.1% of the vote, […]

Akande, Senate clash over ‘missing’ budget …… NATION

•’No, you got your fact wrong’ Former interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, yesterday upbraided the leadership of the Senate for alleged misplacement of the 2016 budget proposal submitted […]

‘Missing Budget’: APC Blasts PDP Over Calls For Removal Of Buhari BY ANDREW ESSIEN

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has lambasted the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its call on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from the presidency or be impeached. The acting National Chairman of the Peoples […]

Buhari playing to the gallery – Ayo Adebanjo

THE Federal Government has been advised to stop the media trial of Chief Olu Falae, Tanko Yakassai, Chief Tony Anenih and others accused of receiving various sums of money running into millions of naira from […]

Obama has just said he’ll be a ‘bull’ By Tunji Ajibade

President Barack Obama will vacate the White House in about 12 months. Some people have therefore queued up, helping him to count days. His former Secretary of State, Mrs Hillary Clinton, is one. The Republicans […]

The yam eater’s truculent tomfoolery By Yomi Odunuga

January 16, 2016 Omoniyi Osadare 2

The shocking revelations regarding how otherwise respectable citizens of this great nation callously dipped their ten fingers into the public have continued to beat the imagination. By the time they pulled out their itchy fingers, […]

Dasukigate: Beyond the Last Abuja Yam Festival, By Gimba Kakanda

My point is, our advocacy for a new Nigeria shouldn’t be a call for a nation built on a personality cult. For Nigeria to be rescued, what’s needed is civic vigilance of both patriotic individuals […]

How first coup still haunts Nigeria 50 years on …… BBC

On 15 January 1966, a group of young, idealistic, UK-trained army majors overthrew Nigeria’s democratic government in a violent military coup. The coup leaders described it as a brief and temporary revolution to end corruption […]

Biafran agitation borne out of ignorance, frustration — Obasanjo ……. NATION