Bayo Surakat: An uncle for all season
By Jide Ajani Between his moustache and his hair, I never knew which he paid more attention to in those days. However, his well-cultivated moustache made me admire him from a distance.In fact, the first day I saw him at his Festac residence, my gaze was fixed on his moustache as he entered the living room […]
Jonathan as Tinubu’s toughest challenger, by Dele Sobowale
‘2027: Jonathan Weighs ADC Option Amid Comeback Reports’ – News Report, October 5, 2025. “All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies” – Dr John Arbuthnot, 1667-1735. Former President Jonathan is the toughest opponent President Tinubu can face in 2027. The other leading contenders have serious problems deciding who will be presidential or […]
How terrorists kidnapped ex-defence spokesman, Maj-Gen Abubakar, wife
Suspected armed bandits have abducted retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, along with his wife in Katsina State.
Turaki PDP adopts Jonathan despite thugs invasion ofconvention venue
Armed thugs wielding sticks and other dangerous weapons, yesterday, stormed a special Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in Abuja, disrupting the formal ratification of former President Goodluck Jonathan….
2027: Adebayo consoling a wounded nation
By Sola Coker In a nation where communities devastated by banditry, kidnappings and mass killings often receive little more than presidential statements and military assurances, Adewole Adebayo is increasingly projecting himself as a different kind of national leader — one who believes leadership means physically standing with the people in their darkest hours. From Plateau to Oyo […]
2027 permutations: ‘Tinubu vulnerable in S/S, competitive in N/C, N/E; Atiku has no leg in South; Obi’s 2023 momentum lost’
•NIIA Research Director, Prof Otubanjo: Wike has shot president in the foot By Nnamdi Ojiego As political realignments gather pace ahead of the next general elections, Director of Research at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Femi Otubanjo, speaks on the emergence of presidential candidates for the parties, and assesses the growing permutations, alliances and […]
