Gowon’s memoirs: Nigeria owes Awolowo an eternal debt, by Olu Fasan
Last week, I started a discussion of General Yakubu Gowon’s multi-themed memoirs, My Life of Duty & Allegiance. My focus was on the book’s general tone, which I find unduly self-justificatory. In his attempts to defend his legacy, General Gowon presents himself as a saintly figure who did no wrong as a leader, whereas some […]
Inaugurating a long road to nowhere, by Dele Sobowale
“Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, he also believes to be true” – Demosthenes, 384-322 BC, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, p 224 If you honestly believe that the Lagos-Calabar Road will be completed in seven years, then you probably have rocks where brains should be; and you represent one of the […]
INEC won’t do better than state electoral commissions, by Tonnie Iredia
The establishment of State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) to conduct local elections in Nigeria is expressly provided for in Section 197(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999. But from the lacklustre performance of virtually every SIEC since democracy was restored in the country some 25 years ago, there is hardly any […]
Tinubu has never influenced electoral process – VP Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Saturday in Ilorin said the present administration led by President Bola Tinubu has never influenced the electoral process.
Let Nigeria revive NNPC/Shell Cup!, by Segun Odegbami
The country’s football officials are actually toying with the idea of promoting the ‘failed’ coach of the team to a higher age grade level!
The hot video of Ganduje mocking Sanusi, by Emmanuel Aziken
Following that sack and his installation as emir by the APC machine in 2014, he was supposed to have become more guarded in his public utterances
