Beyond the Dangote IPO: What happens when the promise is tested
Unless you have been deliberately avoiding the news lately, chances are that you have heard something about the Dangote Refinery Initial Public Offering (IPO). It is difficult not to. Open your email or banking app and you are likely to find an invitation to subscribe. Take a leisurely scroll through social media and you will […]
Kwara Central: Now that Turaki has left, who is next?
By Dapo Ipoola It will amount to the sheer act of shenanigans if one says that the present leadership cacophony oozing in Kwara is not worrisome. The struggle for the clutches of power has been building quietly prior to the all important May governorship primaries. As the tenure of the incumbent Governor expires in May […]
Zulum @57: On the crest of history
Governor Babagana Workaphile Zulum’s new age, 57, opens a vista on a golden future time for Borno By Dauda Iliya The Executive Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, is 57 years old on, Tuesday, 25th August, 2026. Lest we forget, his middle name is ‘Workaphile’, a fond name he acquired for his passion […]
Nyesom Wike, Osun elections and sanctity of the ballots
The choice of words by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike after the Osun election is disturbing. It reflects a fundamental misunderstanding
Football in Nigeria and the Teslim Balogun’s enduring legacies (1927-1972)
By Hon. Femi Kehinde Harold Macmillian, the British Prime Minister, and his wife visited Nigeria in 1960 on the threshold of it’s Independence, to bid Nigeria farewell from the Union Jack. After the national reception and discussions in Lagos, he visited Ibadan, the seat of the Western Region. At the state dinner held in his honour at […]
Six months of Tunji Disu: Will he write his name in gold?
On August 25, Nigeria’s Police Chief, Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu, will clock six months in office
