Goodluck Jonathan: Nigeria’s most cowardly politician! By Olu Fasan
Twice in recent presidential election cycles, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s former one-term president, allowed speculations to spread like wildfire that he would seek the presidency again. But twice, without as much as a whimper, the speculations fizzled out into thin air like a puff of wind. Recently, Jonathan issued an angry rebuttal to an allegation that he […]
why Tinubu is succeeding in turning around the economy
This article could have been titled WHY BUHARI FAILED WOEFULLY or WHY TINUBU INHERITED AN ECONOMY ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE and any of those titles would have been apt. One of our former Sunday Editors forwarded a statement credited to an Emir who was once very close to Buhari when they were both in service. […]
Murtala Muhammed: Manoeuvring through unpopular consciousness, by Owei Lakemfa
The second Nigerian coup on July 29, 1966 was quite brutal. That is the brutal truth. To avoid what may be brutal, I do not set out to write the truth, but what is historical. There are two main strands protruding from that coup like a buried corpse with two visible hands. The first is that it […]
The SEDC will need protection from political extortion, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
When he presented his budget proposals for 2024 to Nigeria’s National Assembly, the first full year of appropriations under his presidency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu identified as his priorities human asset development, poverty reduction and fighting insecurity. Last week, his official spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, appeared to forget or renounce that policy direction, when he acknowledged […]
Nigeria’s Electoral Act: Dodgy senators, gullible citizens, by Tonnie Iredia
Bearing in mind that a constitution would be unwieldy if it is made to contain every type of provision, other laws, regulations and guidelines are allowed to provide further provisions that would illuminate the not too copious constitutional statements on a particular subject area. The Electoral Act is expected to handle such situations in matters of […]
One man, two prophecies, by Patrick Omorodion
The great Jamaican reggae crooner, Robert Nesta Marley, aka Bob Marley in the lyrics of his song, ‘Who The Cap Fit’, has a line thus: ‘Who Jah Bless, No One Curse”. The song must have been inspired by his reading of the book of Numbers in the Holy Bible. And it actually addresses hypocrisy and […]
My last book on Obong Victor Attah, by Dele Sobowale
“Against great excellence in another; there is no way of defending ourselves – except love” – Johann Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832. My father prepared me for this assignment at a time when it never occurred to any of us that he could die at an early age. He was a World War II veteran; served in the […]
Prepare for victory, by Funmi Komolafe
To the glory of God, we are in the second week of the second month of 2026. We need to continue to appreciate the LORD for His mercies that endureth forever. Brethren, only God knows what lies ahead for all of us. What is sure is that some of those things would please us, some […]
Oshiomhole and the South African Mgbeke, by Ugoji Egbujo
I pity Oshiomhole. At 73, our grandfathers had young wives. The culture of polygamy permitted them to keep a harem to cater to all their fantasies. They probably believed a touch of nubility was needed to soothe aging nerves and joints, especially when the gaze of the older wives had shifted to their grandchildren. But Western civilisation […]
AsoEbi Boys: A war beyond words, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The Asoebi Boys were meant to be a chapter. Five govs bound by grievance, dressed in coordinated defiance, shaking the foundations of PDP
Religion easiest hiding place for ignorance, by Stephanie Shaakaa
If all husbands locked their wives at home in the name of religion, which nurse would deliver your baby? Which teacher would stand in your daughter’s classroom?
