Politics

History repeats itself because man in his usual frailty learns the stories but never the salient lessons. This weakness of man ensures that events are perpetually recycled when such needless rigmarole could have been nipped […]

For six months running, Cross River State has remained without a substantive chief judge, as the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Governor Ben Ayade administration have flexed muscles over the matter. Twice, the commission […]

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) caretaker committee in Ekiti State has disagreed with the former governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on the return of former Governor Segun Oni to the party. Fayose had last week said […]

One thing many Nigerians do not know about Muhammadu Buhari is that he is very ideologically-driven. There are not many things he does out of mere whims. Before he proposes an idea, signs a document […]

Embattled Governor Godwin Obaseki finally met his party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Sunday. But Obaseki returned to Benin empty-handed. Tinubu had nothing but a shattering news for Obaseki. He could not […]

The embattled governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and eight of his colleagues on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) have met with the National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, to find […]

An open letter from Col. Dangiwa Umar (rtd) to President Muhammadu Buhari “One of the swiftest ways of destroying a kingdom is to give preference of one particular tribe over another or show favour to […]

This conversation took place at the Babajide Sanwo-Olu campaign office, a 3-storey building on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. The discussion was between Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The latter’s […]

Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, Head, Department Of Sociology, Federal University of Birnin Kebbi, suggested that one of the best ways to productively engage street children roaming Northern states is through modern farming. The University don told […]

As Wanted PDP Youth Leader Speaks The demolition of two hotels in Eleme for allegedly flouting Rivers State Governor’s executive orders on Covid-19 has triggered uproar between government and main opposition actors, questioning the rationale […]

Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari’s entry into Nigeria’s presidency came the same way a good substitute enters the pitch in a football tournament. Apart from becoming the second Prof in the Villa, his also marks the […]

I am constrained to say these few words on the worrisome development in my dear state, Rivers. The demolition and auction of private property, the closure of all sources of survival for citizens of Rivers […]

The African Action Congress has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over his nationwide broadcast on Monday, saying there was nothing in his speech to give hope to the masses, who are already being weighed down by […]

Muazu Magaji, former commissioner of works and infrastructure in Kano state, has apologised over his comments on the death of Abba Kyari. Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of the state, sacked Magaji on Saturday as a result […]

Barely 24 hours after his remains were interred in Gudu cemetery, serious political storm around Nigeria’s presidency is raging between those in the camp of the late Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, and those […]

Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo is one of the victims of Nigeria’s confused statehood. But although it was for just a brief three months that the Mathematician and Engineer served as governor of old Oyo State, […]