Mark: A Leader Of Exemplary Character At 66
By Michael Jegede
Senate President, Senator David Mark, a man that is highly respected among his colleagues for his rare sterling leadership qualities, has no...
Our Christmas Wish List
By Funk Egbemode
I was all set to write something hard and political until Maupe Ogun reviewed my back page in New Telegraph on Channels...
Profile of Sarkin Yaki, Late Lt. Col. Muhammad Abu Ali
Hardly has a story of bravery evoked such passion in recent times amongst Nigerians as is being told of the Late Lt. Col. Muhammed...
Why Tajudeen Abbas Will Be Next Speaker
Idowu BakareIn a matter of days President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will by proclamation dissolve the 9th National Assembly. The dissolution would mark...
VIEWPOINT: Ekiti And The Drama Of Power
By Dare Babarinsa
At least Kayode Fayemi knows how to be a governor. Yes, we have had governors in Ekiti; the dignified Niyi Adebayo, the...
OPINION: Gombe PDP And The Dilemma Of A Boastful Gubernatorial Candidate
By Sule Bello PindigaIn every election, everyone that could help in improving the chances of one (or a party) winning an election...
OPINION: Kidnapping: Is Capital Punishment A Deterrent?
By Mufutau Egberongbe
Yes, Lagos is more than a country if it is to be compared with some countries in Africa. The Gambia is just...
Letter To Him, By Bimbo Manuel
Bimbo Manuel
Dear Sir,
I am sure that
this letter will meet you well in the...
PERSPECTIVE: Economic Recession And Path To Nigeria’s Genuine Rediscovery
By Idowu Samuel
Nigerians over the years had been treated to spirit breaking economic phrases often coined by experts and authorities in their attempts to...
PERSPECTIVE: RE: 2020 Amendments To RPC 2007
By Kayode Ajulo
My attention has been drawn to various reactions to my opinion on the issue of the...
Stopping Wike’s Macabre Dance In Rivers State
By Babatunde Oladipo
This has not been the best times for Rivers indigenes and residents due to the return of the war drums in the...
As Ndoma-Egba Obtains Form For Fourth Term
By Michael Jegede
On Tuesday, October 21, 2014, the Senate Majority Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba was at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party...
OPINION: Wazirin Atiku Abubakar And The Renaissance Of Restructuring
By Benjamin Ogueri Enwerem
3 Years of APC is a Millennium just too long to bear.
It is excruciatingly hard to imagine that the collective patience...
My Lord, Tell Me Where To Keep Your Bribe?
By Niyi Osundare
A poem by the renowned Nigerian poet
My Lord
Please tell me where to keep your bribe?
Do I drop it in your venerable chambers
Or...
Kaadi Igbeayo: Spreading The Gains Of Democracy The Mimiko Way
By Femi Adepoju
"This is part of planning , Mimiko has taken us back to the Awolowo school of leadership, that leadership is not by...
Marwa: Birthday Tribute To An Enigma
By Femi Babafemi
There danger of writing a tribute to any high profile personality in Nigeria today is obvious:...
VIEWPOINT: Abba Kyari: Speaking Ill Of The Dead
By Remi Oyeyemi
"The evil that men do live after them." -- William Shakespare
I am...
Asiwaju And Strategic Humility
By Tunji Bello
The title of this short piece is not exactly original. The...
OPINION: Ambode’s Wife And The Chaplain: The Objectivity Test
By Toks Oguntuga
I doubt if there is anyone in Nigeria who has not heard of the sack of the Chaplain of Chapel of
Christ the...
VIEWPOINT: Italy In The Maelstrom Of The Euro
Isidoros Karderinis
By Isidoros Karderinis
Italy joined the eurozone in 1999,...
Now That The Draft UNSC Resolution On Humanitarian Ceasefire In Gaza Has Collapsed
By Femi Mimiko, mni
With the US veto of the UAE draft resolution on...
DSO Nigeria: Beyond Devil’s Advocates
By Hamid Hendrix
Freedom without responsibility continues to pose a great challenge to the realization of the full potentials of our democratic dispensation and it...
Atiku Abubakar’s Certificate Forgery Allegation: More Posers For Dele Momodu
By Ismail OmipidanI admire Chief Dele Momodu's passion and unwavering support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the current Osun Governor,...
Labour Act Should Be Reviewed to Accommodate Sexual Harassment In Workplace
Dr. Kayode Ajulo
Dr. Kayode Ajulo
Dr. Kayode Ajulo is a lawyer with special...
The Goons In The Other Room
By Hon. Segun Olulade
There exist a large room in the All Progressives Congress (APC) province; the room is large enough to accommodate the hopes...
OPINION: Why We Are Hopeful About Improving Health In Africa
By Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates
This week, more than 138,000 vaccinators will fan out across five African countries in the Lake Chad area in...
Why Edo Deserves to Produce the House Speaker
By Ebomhiana Musa
The elections are over, the battles have been fought fiercely, lost and won. Ultimately, Nigerians and Nigeria are the real winners. Yes,...
PACAC’s 2018 African Anti-Corruption Day: A Thumb Up For Mr. President
By Ibrahim L. Dan-Halilu
The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Wednesday, July 11 celebrated the first African Anti-Corruption Day in Abuja with a...
OPINION: A Case For Ejection Of Godwin Obaseki From APC
By John Mayaki
This
distinguished committee headed by Chief Bisi Akande, one of the founding
fathers and leaders of our great...
Still On The Sedition Charge Against Ebere Wabara
By Michael Jegede
On Friday, March 28, 2014, I was taken aback when I first read about the arrest of Mr. Ebere Wabara, a veteran...
Liberian Elections: A Salute To The Advancement Of Africa
By Dr. Kayode AjuloToday, I write with profound appreciation, admiration, and utmost respect to commend and pay homage to an extraordinary individual...
Aviation: Nigeria’s Hire And Fire Ministry
Chigozie Chikere
Since 2005, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Aviation has had no fewer that six Ministers. Three of them lasted less than a year. The...
VIEWPOINT: Fayemi Must Be Stopped
By Gboyega Ajayi
Indeed, this is an interesting moment in Nigeria with the unceasing multifaceted mudslinging everywhere. Now we...
VIEWPOINT: Jibrin Barde’s Affront And Flagrant Disregard For Lawful Authorities
By Sirajo Bala SBNo sooner the Gombe State Urban Planning and Development Authority (GOSUPDA), removed the illegally erected structure belonging to Gombe...
On Governor Ayodele Fayose’s Attack On INEC Chairman
By Jacob Dosunmu
It is a known fact that no democracy survives without a conscious well organized opposition party, suffice to say there is need...
Between Inuwa Yahaya’s Promise Keeping Governance & PDP’s Illusionary Antics
By Sunday Yilwa
Gombe State is currently being confronted with a deluge of promises by the People's Democratic Party...
PERSPECTIVE: Does Killing Nigerien Babies Bring Glory To Our Names?
By Femi Fani-KayodeA dear and respected friend of mine who was once our Ambassador to a European country, who has relatives and...
AN OPEN LETTER TO PROFESSOR WOLE SOYINKA -By Sadiq Abacha
Sadiq Abubakar, son of the late military dictator responded to recent comments by Professor Wole Soyinka on the award of National Honour on his...
OPINION: Buhari And Minister Controversy – Matters Arising
By Lolu Onabule
It is not clear whether the Senate is bent on requiring the President to present himself for screening should he go ahead...
Jonathan And Zero Allocation For Ajaokuta Steel
By Michael Jegede
"One thing that is dear to Nigerians is the Ajaokuta Steel Complex and until we revive that complex, we cannot talk about Vision...
OPINION: Deserving Cheers For DSS Boss, Gentleman Bichi
By Amos Dunia
"My vision is to create a friendly work environment, enhance staff capacity...
Rethinking Tourism For A More Sustainable World
By Folorunsho Coker
As we celebrate this 42nd edition of the World Tourism Day, this is within the frame...
Energy Magnate, Dr. Louis Ekere, Bags Doctoral Degree In America
THE billionaire businessman, Dr. Louis Ekere, Chief Executive Officer, Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Limited, is a man of great feats, who has made several...
EU, UNICEF Impacting Lives Through Health Services In Kebbi
EU, UNICEF Impacting Lives Through Health Services in Kebbi
Unfixing Tinubu’s Fixation About Jonathan’s National Confab
By Sufuyan Ojeifo
The cerebral Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, captured it succinctly in a recent interview wherein he described the proposed National...
VIEWPOINT: Who Is Afraid Of Gbajabiamila?
By Abu Sulaiman
In the last few weeks, anti-Femi Gbajabiamila reports have been syndicated widely,...
Who Is Afraid Of Senator Teslim Folarin?
By Suleiman Arapaja
It is generally acknowledged that in a democracy such as ours, especially where voter apathy is replete, quite frequently, the number of...
Dakuku Peterside: A Credible Alternative For Rivers People
By Priye Briggs
“A Leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way” – John C. Maxwell.
Until the All Progressives...
My Husband Hates Me For Giving Birth To Three Girls – Housewife Tells Court
(News investigators) A divorce-seeking woman, Temilade Rasheed, on Wednesday told a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan that her husband, Adeboye...
ANALYSIS: How Nigeria Engages COVID-19 In Battle With Increased Health Infrastructure
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacted the year 2020 negatively with projected long-lasting effects across all sectors, especially the health sector in Nigeria.
COVID-19 & KWADON ‘PROTEST’: Lest We Lose Sight of Task at Hand
By Ismaila Uba Misilli
In the ongoing fight against the dreaded novel coronavirus disease, code-named COVID-19, different states in...
Buhari Inaugurates New Cabinet, Retains Petroleum Minister Position
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday swore in the 43 appointed ministers at the Federal Executive Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
South Africa Needs To Address Vaccine Shortage In Joint Collaboration With China To Combat...
China's Sinovac
By Guan Jintai
Latest statistics on the covid-19 pandemic in South Africa indicate...
Why Buhari May Consider Godwin Jedy Agba For Petroleum Ministry
By Sufuyan Ojeifo
One of
Nigeria’s very experienced energy administrators, Mr. Godwin Jedy-Aba, is a
minister-nominee of President Muhammadu Buhari. And...
OPINION: Between Sambo Dasuki, EFCC And DSS
By Abdulkadir Umar
The way and manner with which the case between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Col. Sambo Dasuki on one...
“Our People Are Running Short Of Food Supply, Water…” Madagali Residents Cry Out
By Tom Garba, Yola
Madagali the last of Adamawa's troubled territories under occupation of Boko Haram sect to be liberated by the military, in March,...
Supo Shasore’s Guber Ambition Excites Lagosians
By Olamilekan Ibitoye
Lagos’ political scene will never be the same again - what with Supo Shasore, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, joining the guber race. Shasore,...
PERSPECTIVE: Africa – An Imminent Financial Peril ?
The Nigeria case, Former Nigerian late President Sani Abacha had an estimated sum of funds deposited in Europeans banks, American banks and other global...
OPINION: Nigerian Economic Recovery Through Industrialization And Diversification By Public And Private Sector Synergy
By Ehiedu Iweriebor/APO/
NEW YORK, The current economic crisis and recession in Nigeria has brought to the fore what is already known: that the existent...
Viewpoint: Peter Obi’s Anambra, Paul Kagame’s Rwanda, And A Democracy Unsure Of Itself
By Chima ChristianFor some reasons I was thinking of my home state of Anambra this morning. My focus was on what the...
Calming Frayed Nerves After The Storm Of Quit Notice(s)
By Idowu Samuel
It sounds like an irony, but diplomats and expatriates who serve or work in Nigeria often profess uncanny love for the...
Gov Suswam’s Certificate Scam Suit At Supreme Court
By Terna Aper
Judicial Jettison of 1999 Constitutional requirement Of Educational Qualification And Adverse Consequences On National Electoral Processing
Appeal No SC/236/2013 is a pre-election suit...
The Unending Rivers Political Pattern
By Obiaruko Christie Ndukwe
The drama in the political space of Rivers State which has taken center stage in...
January 15: Where We Came From
By Reuben Abati
January 15 every year is Nigeria’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day: wreaths are laid, statements are made, soldiers, government officials and the Nigerian...
Our Judiciary: The Intrigues Of Judgement And Justice
By Umana Nsikak
Citizen Eseme Eyiboh, erstwhile member and Spokesperson of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic. The Supreme Court judgment of July 7,...
RESEARCH: “The World’s Financial Crisis”- The Printing Press Solution”
By Dr. Mehenou Amouzou
History is repeating itself with a human desire to control or rule the world by any means. This obsession has created...
OPINION: Magu, EFCC Chairmanship And Senate Confirmation
By Michael Jegede
I am not a lawyer, and so, I cannot not speak with authority on issues of law. But there are certain issues...
VIEWPOINT: Ninth Assembly, NASS Leadership And Micro-Zoning
Mohammed Ali Ndume
By Michael Jegede
“The principles
of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost,...
TRIBUTE: “I Looked Back Instinctively… …But It Turned Out To Be My Last View...
By Femi Adesina
He told us he would be back at his desk soon. I believed it. But now,...
How I Shared Father With My Mother – Woman.
(News investigators) A woman has opened up about the harrowing moment she discovered that the man she knew as her maternal grandfather...
VIEWPOINT: Ninth NASS: Between Secret And Open Ballot System
By Michael Jegede
Soon after the
2019 presidential/National Assembly elections, the battle for the seats...
VIEWPOINT: The Liberating Power Of BREXIT
By Isidoros Karderinis
The referendum of June 23, 2016 regarding Britain’s remain at or exit from the European Union, through its subversive BREXIT result...
Which Economic And Development Policy’s Should Africa Pursue To Ensure Its Survival Path?
By Dr. Mehenou Amouzou
Africa has a very serious economic identity problem. When compared to Asia, the continent has made much less progress. China, India,...
Taking Us For A N36.5m Ride To Hell
By Azu Ishiekwene
For all that is ripe and fit to pluck, our senators think the most concerning thing now is how to find themselves...
OPINION: Bayelsa Dep Gov NYSC Certificate Saga, Sylva And DSS Credibility Crisis
By William Jumbo
Since its creation 34 years ago, on 5th June 1986, the credibility of the Department of...
VIEWPOINT: The French Realm Within West Africa Remains!!
By Dr. Mehenou Amouzou
Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Alanssane Ouattara, the French and Ivory Coast leaders respectively, have decided...
OPINION: Goje: Sunset At Dawn
Senator Danjuma Goje
By Kabiru Danladi LawantiAfter the modest stewardship of Governor Abubakar Habu Hashidu, may Allah rest...
PERSPECTIVE: Boko Haram Conflict Enters Counterinsurgency Phase As Nigeria Erects “Fortresses”
By Jacob Zenn
The latest news from northeastern Nigeria is that the Nigerian army will erect fortresses around the region’s larger towns to prevent Boko...
PERSPECTIVE: O Godwin, How Art Thou Fallen!
By Femi Fani-KayodeO Godwin, where are your backers, protectors and soldiers today? You enjoyed the ride and thought it would last forever....
PERSPECTIVE: Section 84(12) Of The Electoral Act, 2022 Is Valid And Not Ultra Vires
By Kayode Ajulo
Kayode Ajulo, Senior Partner, The Castle
It is...
PERSPECTIVE: The Evolution Of Broadcasting In Africa
BON
By Joseph Hundah
Africa’s Over
The Top (OTT) market is poised for growth and it’s...
VIEWPOINT: Dapo Abiodun’s Emphatic Governance Style
By Folorunsho Fatai AdisaPrince Dapo Abiodun's style, anchored in empathy, not only resonates profoundly with the people of Ogun State but is...
Baga Barrack Invasion: Chad, Niger Are Still In Multinational Force -Badeh
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall, Mr. Alex Badeh, Tuesday dismissed insinuations that Niger and Chad have withdrawn from the multinational force...
The Imperative Of Stopping Nigeria’s Annual Loss Of At Least One Trillion Naira (N1Tr)...
Attention: Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke and Engr. Andrew Yakubu
It is extremely disturbing to read the first response of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to...
Tinubu’s Certificate: Setting The Records Straight
By Tunde RahmanFormer Vice President and roundly defeated presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, was a pitiful sight to behold on Thursday at...
55 % Of Nigerians Have No Access To Electricity – Clean Tech
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Clean Tech Hub, a Non Governmental Organization which focuses on research, policy development and consumer awareness on climate resilience, says...
PERSPECTIVE: FOREX Debate: Ifeanyi Ubah’s Economic/Financial Intervention – Volume I
By Ifeanyi Ubah
This Media Guidance Note has become necessary to ensure that the media capture in proper context the views I am expressing on...
VIEWPOINT: NDDC: When Strange Bedfellows Unite Against Region
By Eghosa Salami-Sunday
If the news of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, on...
Governor Wike, INEC And Burden Of Conscience
By Felix Balogun
It will do our Democratic experience a whole lot good if concerted efforts are made not only to raise caution against surreptitious...
How Funke Osibodu’s BEDC Defied Minister, Governor To Perpetuate Darkness In Ikale
By Mike Adeniyi Omogbehin
Ordinarily, I would have ignored the fabricated falsehood being peddled by some persons in government...
NASS Leadership: A Harvest Of Whirlwind
By Sufuyan Ojeifo
Some have described what happened in the National Assembly on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, with the emergence of Senator Bukola Saraki and...
Celebrating A Visionary Leader, Inuwa Yahaya At 62
By Ismaila Uba Misilli
Today, october 9, we celebrate the 62nd birthday of a visionary...
Katsina APC Congress And Senator Bello’s Objection
By Michael Jegede
Few days to the National Convention of All Progressives Congress (APC), which took place on June 12 and 13, 2014, Katsina State...
PERSPECTIVE: Revisiting SEPLAT, After Six Years
By Okey Ikechukwu -
History was made, nearly a decade ago, in the oil and gas and financial services...
Using my family’s dark history to teach about vaccines
By Rachel Schraer
(News investigators) How do you ask a community to trust medicine when history has given...
PERSPECTIVE: Saraki Is Best Man For The Job
By Rotimi Opeyeoluwa
One of the major realities of the victory of the All Progressive Congress, (APC), in the recently concluded polls is the attendant...
Garlands For Senator Abatemi-Usman At 43
By Michael Jegede
On May 6, 2014, the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District in the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, clocked 43 years...
OPINION: Wake Up, Nigeria Is Dying – A Reply To My Fulani Friends
Obadiah Mailafia
By Obadiah Mailafia
TODAY concludes
the piece I wrote in this...
PERSPECTIVE: Nigeria’s Military, A Deep Reflection
By Godwin Onyeacholem
For Nigeria’s military, times have never been this challenging. Plagued on the one hand by the fiendish activities of some twisted minds...
VIEWPOINT: EFCC And The Burden Of Credibility
By Sule Yakubu
Nigeria`s most vocal and most visible anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is breaking new grounds in what is...
ISESE FESTIVAL: An Open Letter To Sulu Gambari
By Wole Soyinka
July 6. 2023Your Royal Highness,So soon...
2019 Presidential Election: Foretelling The Outcome
By Omoshola Deji
Election
is the recruitment of persons the largest percentage of the electorate...
Experience Of A 17 Year Old Boy Cleaning A Female Toilet
(News investigators) I visited a friend’s house, while we were working at their garden, her 17-year-old brother came back home from work...
Nigeria’s Economic Condition: Time For Concerted Efforts, Not Blame Game
By Chuks Nwosu
The recent pronouncements by world economic giants on their critical economic...
Wayas, Man Of Taste And Rosy Cheeks Bows Out
By Gboyega Amoboye
So Dr. Joseph Wayas is dead. If good life, taste, fame and power were to determine...
Abba Kyari’s Death, End Of A Surrogate Presidency, The Coming Chaos
By Farooq Kperogi
To say I was shocked by Abba Kyari's death would be to tell a lie....
Kaleidoscope Of Governor Inuwa’s Chatham House Visit
By Ismaila Uba Misilli
At the prestigious Royal Institute of...
OPINION: Olusegun Mimiko, An Enigma At 63
By Kayode Akinmade
It is not very often that a state helmsman gets more popular after office, certainly not in this clime. But that is...
On Louis Odion’s Poorly Executed Hatchet Job On Governor Mimiko
By Imefv Efuda
The piece by Louis Odion is emblematic of the new low to which journalism has fallen in Nigeria. This is a piece...
OPINION: Obaigbena Lies Again Without Shame As He Manufactures Alternate Reality
By Dele Alake & Bayo OnanugaOrdinarily, we consider it beneath us as well-bred media professionals to continue to engage in public spat...
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