Politics

Few days before he was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to answer allegations of corruption against him, a former governor of Benue State, Dr Gabriel Suswam, spoke on issues surrounding his […]

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday accused the  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of desperation in its moves to stop the Senate from confirming the nomination of ex-Rivers Governor  Rotimi Amaechi […]

To many Nigerians, it was  an opportunity to have some insight into how President Muhammadu Buhari’s men and women will help the nation’s leader execute his ‘change’ agenda.  There are 37 of them, representing each […]

Barely a month after a fictive hack writer utilizing the pages of a national newspaper, to unleash a barrage of lies, wild concoctions and unsubstantiated fantasies against one of the pre-eminent leaders of the All […]

I am of the school of thought that believes in the hypothesis that Amaechi’s current problems are more political than ethical. The developmental strides made under his belt as governor of Rivers State were on […]

Nigeria’s immediate past President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has just been appointed Head of the Commonwealth Observer Group to the forthcoming elections in Tanzania. As the leader of the group, he will be expected to report […]

Governor Ayodele Fayose on Friday arrested an officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps at Ikere Ekiti, for flouting traffic rules. Mr. Fayose was done with the flag off of the Ado-Ikere-Iju dualisation and the […]

Former Nigeria President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday declared that but for the support he enjoyed from the late Ijaw leader and former Bayelsa State governor, Chief Diepriye Alamieyeseigha, he would not have become the nation’s […]

These days, the issues of insecurity and traumatic traffic situation in Lagos metropolis have continued to dominate discussions. Everywhere one goes, in offices, business environments, relaxation centres, motor parks among other places, Lagosians debate these […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arrested former Akwa Ibom State governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio, over alleged N108.1 billion fraud. The ex-governor, now a senator, was also accused of mismanaging the state’s funds, […]

FORMER Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has written Senate President Bukola Saraki, asking him not to take any action on the White Paper issued by Governor Nyesom Wike against him and his administration and the […]

For those who have sentenced themselves to inconsolable wailing since President Buhari and APC defeated former President Jonathan and the PDP in the epic, March 28 presidential election, the last few weeks were like weeks of second […]

It would appear unfair to blame public opinion for the frenzy over the ministerial lists. This is how it has always been. Not this prolonged, maybe, but always contentious. A new government means that old […]

A lesson in legacy and democracy IT is a telling lesson on the importance of positive performance in power that former Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha reportedly rushed back to the country from Dubai,  where […]

Opalaba just called, ostensibly to see how I was doing. He is my good friend after all. But you do not have a tree in the backyard without knowing the type of fruit it bears. […]

The Election Petition Tribunal in Kaduna on Thursday night upheld the April 11 election victory of Governor Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai of the All Progressives Congress. The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice A. A. Adebara, in […]

The Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, approved 36 commissioners designate  for the state. The confirmation of the cabinet members took place during plenary of the Assembly,  preceded by the presentation of the report of […]

FORMER American Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Walter Carrington, yesterday said the American government and other world powers were prepared to assist Nigeria regain its position as the giant of Africa because of their confidence that President […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s senior adviser on media, Dr. Reuben Abati, has dismissed the widespread view that the former president lost the last election because of incompetence and cluelessness. Abati said in his first major […]