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If Nigerians ever coalesce around a standard-bearer determined to draw a bright line between diligence to duty and a heart for the people, that person could emerge as an important force in a country with […]

Coming back from America or Europe after years of searching for the “golden fleece,” was once like coming from another planet! The locals would want to know if the returnee still shared their values – […]

Sunday Dare, minister of youth and sports development, has paid tribute to Janet Okwaraji, mother of Samuel Okwaraji, late Nigerian footballer, who passed on at 83. The Okwaraji’s matriarch died on May 23, 2020 at […]

Born in the gentle, breezy and coastline community of Sampou in the present day Bayelsa State, the incumbent Governor of the State, Douye Diri, is a child of destiny, filled with great stories to share […]

It is so befitting. The rain maker leaves the world and still leaves us with an outpour this morning. I woke up to the biggest news today; the Benin reggae legend, Mr. Majekodunmi Fasheke, the […]

Alaiyeluwa, His Imperial Majesty, the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, had two major celebrations within two months – his 60th anniversary on the throne of his ancestors in April and his 86th birthday […]

As soon as the All Progressives Congress (APC) was registered as a political party in July 2013, there began series of momentous events, which included the emergence of a new faction of Peoples Democratic Party […]

Detest him with every fibre in your vein, treasure him with every air you breathe or be apathetic to his style, philosophy and essence, Ayobamidele Abayomi Ojutelegan Ajani Momodu is a man you could say […]

In the words of the English poet and playwright, Williams Shakespeare, the world is a stage and each person plays his part and leave. Many played their parts and made marks, but lot of others […]

The Almighty Allah has decreed that “every soul shall taste death.” Indeed that has come to pass for Ya’ Abba and for us his loved ones and admirers world over. This is more pronounced in […]

Yomi Obileye, a veteran Nollywood actor better known for his role in ‘Hostages’, a 1997 movie, has passed away. The sad news was broken on Friday by Gbenga Adeyinka, a multi-award-winning actor. The comedian confirmed […]

He told us he would be back at his desk soon. I believed it. But now, it would never happen. Not tomorrow, not next week, not forever. Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba […]

Richard Akinjide, a former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), is dead. Akinjide, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), died in Oyo state in the early hours of Tuesday after battling an unknown illness. The former […]

No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as […]

The British high commission and the United States embassy has described Abba Kyari, deceased presidential chief of staff, as a dedicated son of Nigeria. In statements released on Saturday, the diplomatic missions commiserated with Kyari’s […]

Mallam Abba Kyari, who died on 17th April, 2020, at the age of 67 from complications caused by the Coronavirus, was a true Nigerian patriot. My loyal friend and compatriot for the last 42 years […]

Since the news of the passing away of Nigeria’s first female federal permanent secretary, poet, singer, and art supporter, Mrs. Francesca Yetunde Emanuel, was broken, the arts community has been thrown into mourning. Mrs Emanuel […]

“When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live […]

My friend, Olu Obafemi, turns 70 today. A joyous event, except that it has been shadowed by a cruel global pandemic called Covid-19, for which there is yet no cure. Most of the nation is […]