Politics

Justice Danladi Umar of the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Friday in Abuja ordered a bench warrant against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for failing to appear and answer charges over alleged false declaration […]

Professor John Idiodi, of University of Benin, Prof. Douglas Anele, of University of Lagos and Dr. Hussaini, Abdu are among the scholars billed to address a conference with the theme  National Security for a Better […]

The presidential media adviser had flawed gender because he had no real self or moral substance, in the last dispensation. Ultimately, he played errand boy and court sycophant to Mr. President. He could be likened […]

Nigerians waited for so long to get the public declaration of assets of President Muhammadu Buhari and when it came two weeks ago via a press statement by Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on […]

Last week on this page, I had re-run a piece (Like Mark, Like Saraki ; first published Aug. 28, 2015), following a rejoinder from Kola Ologbodiyan, an aide to former Senate President, David Mark. I […]

The proposed visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Cross River State for the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 260km superhighway has been cancelled. A statement by Christian Ita, the Chief Press Secretary to […]

Cash crunch has hit the National Assembly and forced the Senate to put on hold the public hearing on power probe. According to a Senator, who did not want his name mentioned, the cash crunch […]

For some, the euphoria that greeted the election of President Muhammadu Buhari has begun to wane as hope turns to despair with the new economic realities. For many more, “patience, patience” seems to be the […]

If it is for altruistic motives, teamwork in politics is not only ideal; it is a necessary synergy for nation building. But the teaming up of the Peoples Democratic Party legislators and some All Progressives […]

The soothing wind of change sweeping across the land seems to have affected public discourse. The words we use and the way we use them have,  no doubt, conveyed, deliberately or otherwise, the change that […]

Every situation produces some characters that stand out whether positively or negatively depending on which angle you stand to access it. In the last 17 years, this democracy has not failed in this wise to […]

President Muhamadu Buhari will appoint his ministers before month’s end as he promised although he believes technocrats do much of the job. In a 12-minute interview with France 24 Television during his state visit to […]

After six months of speculation, a former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday. In a resignation letter he personally signed and addressed to the […]

Senate President Bukola Saraki is likely to be arraigned on Friday before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for alleged false assets declaration, it was learnt yesterday. The office of the Attorney General of the Federation has […]

OSUN is one of the states owing workers’ salaries for several months. Like in other affected states across the country, the situation has foisted untold hardship on the workers and their families. Some of them […]

Within his first one hundred days in power, President Muhammadu Buhari has made just a few appointments. These constitute the inner circle or “kitchen cabinet” within the Presidency. They also include those in charge of […]

Those cry baby people of Southern Nigeria who (albeit justifiably) accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of skewing his first set of appointments to favour the North, or the North-West, should come to grips with reality, and […]

General Muhammadu Buhari, who was sworn in as the newly elected Nigerian president in late May, has not hit the ground running as promised. His time after four attempts as a presidential candidate came at […]

The media team of President Muhammadu Buhari may have failed to honour its promise to keep Nigerians updated through@AsoRock, a Twitter page it opened on the eve of Buhari’s inauguration. The account, which was verified […]

Members of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on non-implementation of the 2015 Appropriation Act, have expressed dismay over the handling of the fiscal plan, especially the 2015 budget and the public debt by […]