IN the last one week since the suspension of Betta Edu following the reports of sleaze in the ministry she supervises as minister, a lot has happened that required the action of President Bola Tinubu. As far as that goes, he appears to have checked the right boxes, winning him the praise of even some of […]

There are many Nigerians, if asked, who would say that there are better ways President Bola Tinubu could have handled the scandals in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. But such Nigerians should  also be ready to admit that the President has done the least he could and should in the circumstances by not […]

Nigerians probably don’t need any soothsayers to tell them that this might be a difficult year, if they are to judge by their experience of 2023. The last two years have been among the toughest in the annals of this country. Everything that could go wrong with the country and Nigerians as a people appear […]

From the way some Nigerians, especially supporters of Siminalayi Fubara, the Governor of Rivers State have been commenting on and reacting to the agreement brokered by President Bola Tinubu between him and his estranged godfather and predecessor in office, Nyesom Wike, any cursory follower of the political situation in Rivers State would be excused to think […]

The student seems to have learned a lot at the feet of his master. This seems to be the case between Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, and his protege, the current governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Until a few weeks ago, it didn’t look as if anything could go wrong or come […]