Senator Ned Nwoko representing Delta North Senatorial District has triggered a bitter fight in the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta North Senatorial District with his long time political sparring partner and immediate predecessor in the Senate, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi. Given the inclinations of the two men no one expects the clash to be a […]

She turned 70 on January 11, 2025. Sorounded by Army officers, Mrs Caroline Olufunke Kofo knows what it means to serve the country, at home and abroad. Her husband retired from the Army as a Colonel, her first son is a serving Colonel and first daughter is married to a top officer. Many of us may not […]

It is easy to understand why football bewitched Peter Osaze Odemwingie’s soul. What is not so obvious is his seamless movement from professional football to professional golf. Osaze spent a prodigious part of his childhood at the then Ogbe (now Samuel Ogbemudia) Stadium, Benin City,  not as a street urchin, far from it. His father, Peter Odemwingie […]

The quest for perfection has likely held more people back than the lack of opportunities in my opinion. I’ve met many brilliant people with great ideas who never start because they’re waiting for the “perfect time.” Often, that time never comes, and their dreams remain just that—dreams.I used to be one of those people, stuck in the […]

“You know I am not very happy with Nigeria. I have made that very clear on many occasions. Yes, Nigeria stood by us more than any nation, but you let yourselves down, and Africa and the black race very badly. Your leaders have no respect for their people. They believe that their personal interests are […]

It’s hard to argue when U.S. President Donald Trump says that God saved him to save America. Not only is a rational argument often suspended or lost when God enters the matter, but Trump’s return as the 47th president defies logic.  A leader’s job is never done. But how do you rationally explain Kamala Harris’s defeat […]

President Joe Biden within seven weeks from December 1, 2024, granted over 2,500 pardons including for his son,  Robert Hunter Biden. Hunter had been convicted  on a nine-count charge   for  tax felony amounting to $1.4 million,  evading tax assessment  and filing false tax returns. He faced a maximum 17 years in prison.  His sentencing […]

Last week, I was invited to the presidential villa to meet President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA). The reason given was that I am an “important Ogoni Stakeholder” and I was really surprised to have received such a flattering summons because I have been a vocal opponent of Tinubu since […]

Earlier this week, on Monday, January 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the US. Eight years ago, on January 20, 2017, Trump was inaugurated as America’s 45th president. His remarkable comeback, after a four-year interregnum, makes him the second US president, since Grover Cleveland in 1892, to return to office for […]

It is no longer news that the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, was ousted by his colleagues on Monday, January 13, 2025 while he was holidaying in the U.S., thus bringing his 10-year cruise on the Lagos gravy train to an abrupt stop. Obasa was first elected in 2007 to represent […]

I am simply going to have a chat with you today. ? Have you ever sent a “quick email” only to spend the next hour anxiously wondering if your tone came across wrong? Trust me, I’ve been there! As someone who’s navigated the choppy waters of remote work communication, I’ve had my fair share of facepalm moments […]

Newly sworn in President of the United States of America, Donald John Trump, is a man the world will never forget in a hurry, both for what he intends to do and what he has already done. He is like the legendary leopard whose enigma, charisma and reputation move ahead of him. We Igbo call […]

In the series on life after death from religious beliefs and practices, I have on the various beliefs around one of earth’s greatest mysteries: “death and what happens thereafter”.  I have shown you that most religions believe man has a soul and that the soul goes to the world of the dead for judgment based on the […]

“Nigeria faces serious environmental challenges, including deforestation, desertification, coastal erosion, flooding, pollution and many other negative impacts of climate change. Lake Chad continues to shrink every year. These issues threaten the livelihoods of millions of Nigerians”— PIresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In this final installment in the series of articles on the Lake Chad, it is […]

Now the Nigerian Governors’ Forum have warmly embraced the Tax Reform Bills, one hopes the likes of Bala Muhammed, the Bauchi State governor and Ali Ndume, the Senator representing Borno South, will quit their barefaced politicking and unnecessary self-promotion in the name of defending the interest of the north. After the avoidable controversy that was […]