Political Notes

Tinubu’s daughter roars as his Lagos empire quakes, by Emmanuel Aziken

Tinubu’s daughter roars as his Lagos empire quakes, by Emmanuel Aziken

Just a week ago, your correspondent quietly and perhaps discreetly painted a picture of the emerging problems President Bola Tinubu is facing in his Lagos political base, using the drama around Nollywood actor and lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, as a window into the unfolding tension.  The Desmond Elliot story helped to show how the President has, over time, […]
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Buhari’s budget blues

Buhari’s budget blues

The presentation of the 2020 budget proposals to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday was another opportunity for Nigerians to appreciate the workings of a democracy.

Buhari’s budget blues

Buhari’s budget blues

The presentation of the 2020 budget proposals to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday was another opportunity for Nigerians to appreciate the workings of a democracy.

What Third Term for Buhari means

What Third Term for Buhari means

A very senior chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC recently but privately confessed that one of the greatest mistakes Nigeria made was not conceding the third term to Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo.

Buhari’s body language

Buhari’s body language

It was on the sidelines of his first outing with the Lagos press as minister of information in the fourth quarter of 2015, that Alhaji Lai Mohammed said that President Muhammadu Buhari was looking for the first minister to send to jail!

Women who spoke when Osinbajo was quiet

Women who spoke when Osinbajo was quiet

It was easy for those critics presidency officials describe as mischief makers and naysayers to taunt Prof. Yemi Osinbajo over his perceived demotion in the affairs of the Muhammadu Buhari presidency.