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Who Will Save The Senate?

Who Will Save The Senate?

By John Madu Since the commencement of democratic experience in Nigeria in 1999, the National Assembly being the legislative arms of government, has somewhat attempted to constitute its self as a parallel government in Nigeria. Right from the time of former president Olusegun Obasanjo, the National Assembly has been enmeshed in various controversies to the […]

PMB’s doctrine of necessity and the military

PMB’s doctrine of necessity and the military

By Opeyemi Ola In Nigeria today, it can be safe to say that the Nigerian Military has been stretched beyond its constitutional recognized mandate. It is interesting to note that for every internal security operation in the country, there is always the input of the Nigerian Military and which in most cases, provides the needed […]

Obaigbena: The man who owns the news 

Obaigbena: The man who owns the news 

It was late afternoon in September, 2000, when my colleague, Waheed Odusile, then Group politics editor of Thisday Newspaper, came to meet with me at the ever busy Rutam House, the seat of The Guardian newspaper. At that time, I was on the political desk of The Guardian.  

CAN got it mixed up on executed pastor – Adesina

CAN got it mixed up on executed pastor – Adesina

By Femi Adesina It was very sad and doleful to hear of the eventual beheading of Rev Lawan Andimi, Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Michika Local Government, Adamawa State. He had been abducted by terrorists earlier this month . I felt the killing of Andimi very keenly, not for the fact that he […]