Politics

Babatunde, Raji Fashola, the dynamic ex-governor of Lagos State had an outing last week. It was to launch three books which were to give some account of his eight year stewardship as the Governor of […]

Dr. Reuben Abati (Special Adviser, media and publicity to former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan) relives some experiences in that capacity in this interview originally granted to Rockcity FM   Please Sum up your experience as […]

The Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said that he has no respect for Obasanjo, who he described as an indescribable liar. Soyinka carpeted the former president on Friday night when he was responding to […]

BARELY two days after the accusative Southern Nigeria Peoples Assembly, a.k.a. southern leaders or SNPA, pointed out what they described as President Muhammadu Buhari’s inequitable pro-North appointments, the president blithely went ahead to announce a […]

I did not pay mind to the vicious campaign attending the appointment of Mrs. Amina Bala Zakari as acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission by President Muhammadu Buhari, having, from its earliest stir, […]

TODAY, let’s remember all those heroes perse­cuted, martyred, lampooned, criticised, chastised for predicting doom, for challenging orthodox thinking, for saying truth that sounded like false­hood, for shifting the paradigm. They include prophets, preachers, philosophers, astronomers, […]

We are living in a very interesting time. There is an air of repugnancy everywhere, most especially in Lagos State where the immoral stench and the dark odium of Mr. Babatunde Fashola’s administration is daily […]

Suicide is bad but one would understand why Hitler preferred it. The boko haram variety is propelled by the lust for heavenly virgins. The delusional is sick , so his plight is perhaps understandable. But […]

This piece is not about former President Goodluck Jonathan, but it is important to focus on him to help us understand our current predicament. In June 2012, when the former President made his infamous “I […]

Buhari is working. As the first 100 days in office approaches, many pundits are presumably getting their pens ready to deliver their judgment on the President’s performance during the period which now seems to have […]

There is no doubt that opponents of the on-going fierce anti-corruption stance and actions of the emergent President Muhammadu Buhari administration would readily commend for his perusal and contemplation the humorous but anonymous poem quoted […]

In the past couple of days, the nation has been awash with reports of truly mind-boggling sums of money allegedly looted by government officials – especially in the immediate past administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. […]

The Peoples Democratic Party Publicity Secretary in Ondo State, Mr. Banji Okunomo, in this interview with ADE AKANBI, speaks on political developments and other issues in the state How far has the PDP gone in […]

The National Economic Council meeting for August was held inside the Council Chamber of the Villa penultimate Thursday with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presiding. The council has all state governors as members. At a time […]

The APC is now being haunted by the saying, “When you point one finger, there are three fingers pointing back at you.” If it knew, it wouldn’t have accused Goodluck Jonathan of running a very […]

President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of some of his administration’s most key officials Thursday set off a firestorm of condemnation, with critics characterising the nominations as overwhelmingly lopsided, lacking in gender balance and regional equity. Mr. […]

Last weekend, a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senator I’ve known for many years heard that I had a personal problem that was giving me sleepless nights; and he contacted me, invited me to his home […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following appointments: Engr. Babachir David Lawal – Secretary to the Government of the Federation Alhaji Abba Kyari – Chief of Staff to the President Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) […]

Southern leaders under the auspices of the Southern Nigeria Peoples Assembly (SNP), yesterday, took on President Muhammadu Buhari over what they described as his lopsided appointments and selective fight against corruption. Speaking at the meeting […]

Cash is king, no, cash is god May history be damned! Monetise our legacy! Hand us cash bequeathals! This must be the silent chant of members of our National Assembly (NASS) in the last 16 […]