From all accounts, all newly convicted prisoners irrespective of crime or status, are thoroughly searched before they are turned in to their cells. In some countries, they are compelled to go under the shower with supervision. The rooms are also laid bare and swept clean. The major reason is to prevent them from concealing weapons […]

It was not the kind of under the table deal that we normally hear of in which vested interests, parastatals and such would produce money for sharing to the lawmakers or committee members

On the heels of the bribery scandal,  the Senate as an institution entered into an official war with El-Rufai who dammed the legislative body and turned his back by snubbing several of their resolutions directed at him

The president has also been applauded for picking some technocrats and bringing in a salutary number of women and youths into the cabinet

It was under their scrutiny that billions of naira was expended on school feeding during the lockdown, a whole nation was scammed in the form of a new national airline, millions of invisible persons enrolled into a palliative programme, trillions of naira expended on an opaque petrol subsidy regime and so on

Tinubu has crafted the National Assembly leadership in his image with his personal nominees fitted in as President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives

Inevitably, the solid performance by JAMB in defending its system is now being compared to what many regard as the inconsistencies in the assertions of the Yakubu led INEC

As many Nigerians know, Davido is not just an ordinary musician. He has along the way also espoused political ideas emitting from the inclinations of his family

Of course, Okoye may not have acted directly to impinge the integrity of the ballot, but his decision to defend the worst presidential election in Nigeria since the Maurice Iwu era is befuddling

Arguably the best Inspector General of Police since the exit of Solomon Arase, Nigeria’s top police shot, IGP Usman Alkali Baba appears to have now run himself into an unnecessary controversy. Given the foibles of the ruling political class, he had within reasonable expectations held his dignity in the face of the rascality of political […]

For a man who has successfully pinned down his Lagos political rivals to submission, suggestions as to whether President Bola Tinubu could transform Nigeria into his political image is now a matter of debate. Considering the cavalier surrender of the likes of Chief Bode George, and before then, his former political combatant, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, […]

By Emmanuel Aziken It’s an irony that the fortunes of the Nigerian petroleum industry were at the worst under the longest serving minister of petroleum in the country’s history, Muhammadu Buhari. Even more astounding is the fact that the last eight-year spell was not Buhari’s first time as minister of petroleum, having occupied that portfolio […]

By Emmanuel Aziken The unusual turnout of travelers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja yesterday, the last working day of the Muhammadu Buhari administration could be interpreted in various ways by political pundits. Some could have seen the mass movement through the airport as indicative of the claim that people like Chief Bode George […]

By Emmanuel Aziken It has been distressing hearing the outgoing governor of Ebonyi State, Deacon David Umahi justify his decision to withdraw from the Senate leadership contest on the premise of the guidance given him by the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Though Umahi’s prospects had not received any serious consideration, the justification for him dropping out in […]

By Emmanuel Aziken The news that President Muhammadu Buhari was staying back in the United Kingdom for another one week after the end of the coronation of His Majesty, King Charles III for the purpose of keeping an appointment with his dentist was shocking to many. The president had travelled penultimate Wednesday, three days ahead […]