The Itsekiri Moment
By Michael Tidi History occasionally presents a people with moments they cannot afford to waste. Such moments are often disguised as anniversaries, festivals and celebrations. They arrive with colour and pageantry, yet beneath the excitement lies a more enduring question: Will this generation merely celebrate its inheritance, or will it enlarge it? The Itsekiri nation has […]
Buhari’s quest for a peaceful Niger Delta
I have decided to address three critical issues that tend to confound or confuse even the most knowledgeable stakeholders of the Programme
8th National Assembly’s Symbolic visit to the United States
President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki-led a joint delegation of Nigeria’s National Assembly on a 3-day working visit to the United States recently. This unprecedented visit consisting of members from both chambers of the National Assembly led to issues of national interest being raised with the U.S Chamber of Commerce, Council on Foreign Relations, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and select members of the U.S Congress.
Saraki’s Trial: Revelations that could help FG
Simon Kolawole, the founder of Cable Online newspaper is usually a jovial and jolly good fellow. He is capable of making jokes out of the most serious issues. As Editor of THISDAY where I also edited the Sunday newspaper, Simon would walk into my office and say, “Alhaji, Alhaji, Alhaji, how many times have you been to Saudi Arabia so that I can know the number of prefix I will put before your name?”.
OBJ on his first day as lecturer
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo continues to amaze Nigerians with his actions and quotes that no one is in doubt of his being a “strongman” and a newsmaker at all times.
Supreme Court verdicts reveals Saraki’s qualities
The Supreme court earlier recently discharged and acquitted the Senate Present Bukola Saraki of the charges brought against him by the Federal Government.
