Rivers’ Crisis gets Messier as Wike Blasts Fubara: ‘That same dog barked and made you governor’
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, launched a blistering counter-attack on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, declaring that the same political forces now being mocked as “barking dogs” were central to Fubara’s emergence as governor of Rivers State.
On the march again, by Patrick Omorodion
Towards the 1993 general election in Nigeria, one of the candidates in the presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola used the above title as his campaign slogan. Today I use it, not for a political campaign but for the round of 16 football battle the Super Eagles would be going into at the 2025 AFCON in […]
US bombing Sokoto: FG on the horns of dilemma, by Dele Sobowale
“I am beginning to wonder how many fools it takes to make the term ‘My Fellow citizens‘” – Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850 in LOST ILLUSIONS. President Tinubu enjoys my fullest sympathies right now. The Christmas Day bombing carried out by American forces, which was envisioned as a step in the right direction, has unleashed more problems […]
2026: Enugu’s year of accelerated consolidation, renewed momentum
By Peter Mbah Ndi Enugu, happy New Year. As we welcome the first light of 2026, I want us to pause and look at where we stand as a people. That is because this moment is more than a transition from one year to the next. It is a solemn passage – an opportunity to reflect on the journey […]
DNA revisited: ‘My husband made my sister pregnant!’
By Bunmi Sofola ISN’T it amazing what torrent of scandal a little event like being pregnant can unleash? For the four years Lisa was married to Nekan, her husband, she tried all she could to get pregnant. At first she thought it was due to her reproductive organs malfunctioning. After series of tests, it was […]
Gains of Akpabio’s new year resolution, by Tonnie Iredia
The beginning of a new year is usually an opportunity for some people to solemnly proclaim a new behaviour for the next 365 days. Although not many are able to keep to the declarations they make on the fateful day, the beginning of another year once again ushers in fresh declarations – a trend which has […]
