The 7th bid of Atiku – Fani-Kayode
In 1993, he contested the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential primaries and lost to MKO Abiola. In 2007, he contested as the Action Congress (AC) presidential candidate in the general elections and finished third behind Umaru Yar’Adua and Muhammadu Buhari. In 2011, he lost the PDP presidential primaries to incumbent Goodluck Jonathan.
FAAN at Finance Ministry’s cross road
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), is one aviation agency that must be in quandary as it strives to prepare the industry, most severely battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, for a restart.
The years roll by, Buhari keeps faith as a democrat
By Femi Adesina Let’s begin with this story a retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army told me recently about the man Muhammadu Buhari, who was assuming duty as General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Mechanized Infantry Division, in January 1981. “I was a Captain then,” the retired Colonel said. “General Buhari had just been posted as […]
Sexual and Gender-based Violence: Rising from This Low Point
By Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki GUEST COLUMNIST on Thisday When I tweeted on the sad incident of the rape and murder of Vera Uwala Omozuwa in a Benin church last week, I did so for many reasons. First, it was the right thing to do as these incidents of violence against our women are becoming too […]
June 12, Sanwo-olu and dividends of democracy
By Samuel Omojoye IN the annals of the country’s political history, June 12 remains a watershed. No matter how hard its antagonists try, for many reasons, June 12 will continue to be a landmark in the nation’s political landscape. On that day, Nigerians expressed a strong resolve to chart a new course for their beloved […]
Operation Delta Hawk: The burden of staying in flight
By Daniel Reyenieju Jean-Jacques Rousseau, whose philosophical works served as wind to the sails of the French Revolution opined that the citizens are the ones vested with the power to change society’s laws. Taken in its most basic form, the franchise of the citizen is more powerful than any leader elected or appointed to lead […]
