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When a monarch refuses to be gagged

When a monarch refuses to be gagged

The true story of the dramatic encounter between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Umar Ibn Garbai Elkanemi in Maiduguri last Wednesday took almost 48 hours to seep out.

Akpabio, Chime and the 16 years  of PDP

Akpabio, Chime and the 16 years of PDP

It was understandable that a photograph of Senator Godswill Akpabio and the two living former presidents of the fourth republic, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo at the wedding of Mr. Timi Alaibe’s daughter two weeks ago would captivate social media commentators.

Issues from the Muslim-Muslim strategy in Kaduna

Issues from the Muslim-Muslim strategy in Kaduna

When and how President Muhammadu Buhari sanctioned Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s bid for a Muslim-Muslim governorship ticket in Kaduna State will be an issue for those who project the president as a non-partisan leader.

2019: Messy battle between facts and fake news

2019: Messy battle between facts and fake news

Chief Audu Ogbeh’s middle name is Innocent and it was remarkable that he was for long, revered for a kind of innocence that could not be seen in the everyday politician. However, his latter day innocence is now the subject of political interrogation.

Our politicians’ problems with WAEC

Our politicians’ problems with WAEC

It was inevitable that Wednesday’s arraignment of Senator Ademola Adeleke over allegations of malpractise during the last National Examination Council, NECO examination would be seen as another spinoff of the anti-corruption war of the Muhammadu Buhari administration.