VP Kashim Shettima’s near miss, by Ochereome Nnanna
For nearly two months, our amiable Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima (GCON), held his breath. His principal, President Bola Tinubu, had emerged as the sole candidate for the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on 25th May, 2026, scoring 10.9 million votes during the party’s nationwide direct primaries. Tinubu chose to keep his […]
Dog and baboon democrat
GENERAL Muhammadu Buhari, long after he is gone, will be remembered by two profound statements he made while alive. The first is this: “The present and future generation of Nigerians have no other country than Nigeria.
Justice Salami’s messy recall
I AM a great fan of wildlife documentaries. The crisis in the Judiciary involving erstwhile President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa Salami and retired Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Aloysius Katsina Alu, reminds me of an animal that strays into a deep mire, marsh or bog.
Operation “retake Apapa”
WHEN construction giant Julius Berger was awarded the contract to reconstruct sections of the Apapa – Oshodi Expressway, those of us who have endured decades of suffering on this axis felt our troubles would soon be over. The area around the Berger Yard flyover has been finished, yet the hold-up on the flyover persists.
ASIWAJU, by the BAT boys
BOLAJI Sanusi, formerly of Vanguard and now with The Nation Newspapers called me and promised to send a copy of a new book on Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
Battleground Edo State
TWO major political parties – incumbent party in power, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and its arch rival, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have rolled out their drums of war ahead of the July 14, 2012 governorship election.
