Obi can win if he steps up!!! By Donu Kogbara
Dr Yunusa Tanko was one of Peter Obi’s staunchest allies for years. News that he has resigned from the Obidient Movement he once coordinated to head the presidential campaign council of Prince Adewole Adebayo’s Social Democratic Party (SDP) came as a shock to me and many other onlookers. As former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, […]
Two more failure signals, by Ochereome Nnanna
For the first time ever, a worldwide oil boom has been going on behind our back because of massive oil thefts and divestments in our upstream sector; Nigeria is no longer what she used to be, and the world out there knows that only too well
Single party structure won’t work (5), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative of why one-party structure cannot work in Nigeria. Even the two-party system decreed into existence by Gen Babangida was later annulled, even though the former military president later regretted his action. The story concludes today with the parties that later succeeded Babangida’s annulled two parties. FROM 1999, the PDP […]
Food security: The Bago challenge, by Dakuku Peterside
AGAINST the run of play, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State ruffled feathers with his speech at the 2023 annual Leadership Newspaper Conference and Awards held in Abuja last week. This speech was an instant hit online and trended at different times on both Instagram and X (Twitter). Governor Bago’s arguments in his speech can […]
The mystery gunman and other myths from the East, by Chidi Odinkalu
Tactical options must always be on the table, but for durable solutions, the country and the region must dispense with the myths and govern their way out of the disease
Students Loan: Inventing a problem where none exists, by Owei Lakemfa
My conclusion was that the Tinubu administration intends to introduce tuition fees into public tertiary institutions through the backdoor
