2027: Vote ‘right’ or be banished? By Ikechukwu Amaechi
As should be expected in this political silly season, politicians will maximise the window to test wild narratives and launch personal attacks aimed at distracting voters from the substantive issues that confront them. There is nothing particularly wrong with that as long as such antics are within the ambit of the law. But most Nigerian politicians like […]
Life of a journalist after retirement(3), by Eric Teniola
From last week, continues the narrative on the life of the Nigerian journalist and why, unlike a civil servant who retires after the age of 60 years or after 35 years in service, he has no retirement age. So, instead of life after retirement for journalists, the appropriate topic to write on should be: ‘Life […]
Manufacturing creates most billionaires in last decade
•Tech billionaires lead in wealth value By Yinka Kolawole The manufacturing sector created the highest number of billionaires in the last decade, according to a list sourced from the Knight Frank Wealth Report. The list which highlights the top 10 industries that produced the highest number of new billionaires between 2014 and 2024 shows that Manufacturing […]
FG, private refineries in mutual self-deception
By Dele Sobowale “The most obstinate illusions are ultimately broken by facts” – Trevor-Roper, 1914-2003 When Dangote Refinery, two weeks ago, announced that it would no longer sell fuel to marketers in naira; and, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, simultaneously pronounced the end of naira-for-crude arrangement, it was clear to some of us […]
The march of Nigerians in March, by Owei Lakemfa
March has been a celebratory month as President Bola Tinubu turned 73. As the celebrations began, Nigerian Shiites were simultaneously being shot for marching on the streets. March 2025 has also seen an escalation in the unending Fubara-Wike drama. It has now soaked in the executive, legislative and judicial arms, including the Supreme Court. Equally, the […]
Sunday Jackson is a Victim of A Miscarriage of Justice, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Numan, the town that lends its name to one of the 21 Local Government Areas in Adamawa State in north-east Nigeria, is home to the Bwatiye (Bachama), a transnational identity group stretching into parts of Cameroon. Located in the basin of Benue River and one of its tributaries, River Taraba, Numan’s fecundlands play host to […]
NFF goes dumb, by Patrick Omorodion
A popular African proverb says that “a bad workman quarrels with his tools”.This means that an incompetent person who does his work poorly will usually blame it on someone or anything except himself. This is the case with the managers of Nigeria’s most popular sport football, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. How else can one […]
Humanity: Remi Tinubu redirecting public attention, by Tonnie Iredia
From history, it is easy to observe that the attention of the average Nigeria is to the self – a trend which in my part of the country is popularly known as ‘cut for me, cut for me.’ To be able to garner much wealth in life, the average citizen who finds himself in a public […]
“You are a wicked mother”, by Francis Ewherido
Some of us would have been shocked, horrified and lost for words to describe a video that trended last week on TikTok and other social media platforms
Tribute to my President at 73
Keyamo is the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Federal Republic of Nigeria
On Rivers: Letter to President Tinubu, by Ugoji Egbujo
My dear president, Ramadan Kareem. On your mandate, I stand, sit and sleep. The country now knows you can bark and bite. You are not all braggadocio and Tinubu dance. Even though you are a progressive, you can be as ruthless as Abacha. In one fell swoop you sent an elected governor and house assembly packing. […]
Rivers emergency declaration is a national ill-wind, by Dele Sobowale
“Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies” – Robert Greene, author of 48 LAWS OF POWER. I pray that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, aka, BAT, will live much longer. Irrespective of whether he secures a second term or not in 2027, there was one meeting and a decision arising from […]
Be prepared if you agree to ride the back of a Tiger to power, by Muyiwa Adetiba
Some 25 years ago, during the tenure of a certain General made President by the godfathers of Nigeria, a contact called from Aso Rock to give me a piece of good news. The caller knew of my relationship with someone who was being considered for a top political job and felt I should know before it became […]
SEGUN ODEGBAMI: Day the gods deserted the Super Eagles!
If there is a god of soccer, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, it deserted the Super Eagles of Nigeria. On the dot of 90 minutes, with only added time of some 5 minutes left to play, Eric Chelle had his plan for winning the match. He replaced a forward with another forward. He replaced Victor […]
Development commissions and the turgescent government, by Adekunle Adekoya
NIGERIA! Never a dull moment, and I’m not talking entertainment. There is an endless procession of events that impact our lives, individually and as a collective, almost on a daily basis. Just look at the issues that dominate the headlines this week, last week, the previous week, and the one before that. We are all trying to […]
WEEP, NIGERIA, by Donu Kogbara
I came across this seriously sad poem online. It was written by Chinedu Nnadi Nwangwu; and I love it and have decided to share it. “Weep, Nigeria— For the soil is heavy with blood, And the sky hangs low with despair. A land where godfathers pull strings in dark rooms, Turning the law into a puppet […]
