Editorial: Nigeria @ 64 A Nation of Hunger & Poverty

Predictably, President Bola Tinubu like his predecessors, will used the yearly commemoration of the nation’s independence to trumpet the achievements of his administration over the past year, with bogus claims…

Nigerians remain dispossessed after 64 years of independence, by Owei Lakemfa

Events of monumental proportions are happening in the world. The assassination of Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasarallah, may signal the commencement of all-out war in the Middle East.   Those who…

Is Gbajabiamila Expanding The Role Of The CoS II

When President Goodluck Jonathan took over the mantle of leadership after the death of his predecessor, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, he decided to return to having a Chief of Staff (CoS)…

Will President Tinubu Listen?

Apart from an army of voluble commentators holding successive governments to account and speaking truths to them in the most parliamentary and patrician fashion, Nigeria is blessed with scores of…

Discussing Portable, Apostle Suleiman, Fufeyin and the Chosen (2)

  Apostle Suleiman continued with his imaginary testimony, claiming, “I now came (up) with a strategy. The strategy I came up (with) will close down the company; I was praying,…

As poverty deepens in Nigeria, by Adekunle Adekoya

Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. — Aristotle (384-322 BC).   THE state of affairs in our dear country, Nigeria, as at now, is simply bothersome. When an…

Editorial: Nigeria’s Shameless Plea for Debt Relief

The bizarre, desultory, shameless and nonsensical call by President Bola Tinubu admonishing world leaders at the ongoing UN General Assembly (UNGA) to prioritize debt relief for Nigeria and other developing…

The Travails Of Saint Yahaya Adoza Bello By Tunde Asaju

Fear everything, and with all that thou fearest, fear your gadgets. That was the global lesson we were all taught last week when walkie-talkies suddenly became murder weapons. The event…

Editorial: Nigeria’s misplaced quest for UN Security Council seat

As the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) gets underway, Nigeria has once again placed its bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) at the…

The Battle Of Edo State 2024: A Review 

A battle on the electoral turf has just been won and lost in Edo state, Nigeria. Governor Godwin Obaseki was elected as Governor in 2016 on the platform of the…