Opinion

In many ways the recent resignation of Hakeem Baba Ahmed as Political Adviser to Vice President Kashim Shettima confirms the worst kept political secret in the land: that the gulf existing between President Bola…

THE current happenings in Rivers State are thought-provoking. From the appearance of things, it seems that the sole administrator of the state, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has a script known only to him and those who appointed…

Courtesy of an artist operating in a different genre – the cartoon – who sent me his recent graphic comment on the event, I learnt recently of a return to the culture of censorship with the banning of the product of a…

Anytime people complain to my hearing about the lopsided high-level appointments made so far by President Bola Tinubu, I am tempted to…

Sir Michael Otedola ruled Lagos State as its ninth Governor between 1992 and 1993. His brief statesmanship was considered momentous enough to have a popular bridge called Otedola Bridge named after him. The former…

•Legal authorities must sanction them for sanity to prevail in judiciary The alarm raised by the former Lagos State Governor…

The call recently by the Director-General of the National Agency for Food…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has a Seyi Tinubu decision to make. He could appoint the younger Tinubu to a cabinet position, or he could…

First, we must ask: Is Dr. Tope Fasua the Chief Economic Adviser to the President or the Economic Assistant to the Vice President? I’m confused. Was he speaking in an official capacity or just expressing a…

As an Igbo Nigerian, watching the events unfold in Kano with the police summoning Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II over a harmless and respectful Eid…

There is no denying the fact that President Bola Tinubu has the highest number of media aides in the history of Nigeria, in the same manner his government boasts of the highest number of ministers. However, this cacophony…

In the theatre of statecraft, symbolism and prudence often carry as much weight as written law. One such matter of high symbolic and practical consequence—yet often overlooked—is the simultaneous absence of a…

If I had the power to do so, I would name Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan the freedom fighter of the decade. She is an irrepressible combatant for her rights; she lives beyond intimidation as she has no fear; and…

My March 13, 2025 column titled, “Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension: The joke is on Akpabio, Senate,” elicited diverse comments. I would have been surprised if it didn’t. The roforofo between Senate President Godswill Akpabio…

The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, is a civilian. The “governor” of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral (rtd) Ibok-Ete Ibas, is a military officer who rules the state as its Sole Administrator. Last week, the…

In the annals of the struggle for democracy in Nigeria, Bayo Onanuga President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Strategy is reckoned with in folkloric terms. He is rightly regarded as one of the icons of the…

Credit to the literary icon, Ola Rotimi, for the title of his evergreen book, ‘Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again’. The humorous book is about the struggles in the home of a former…

The suspension of all elected officials in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu and the unprecedented assent of the National Assembly delivered by a voting measure not prescribed by law means the tempestuous political…

The United States President, Donald Trump, has taken a confrontational stance towards the BRICS economic alliance. BRICS is acronym for Brazil,…

By Cecilia Ibru Yesterday, the author narrated how she fell ill in the midst of her travails and her efforts to save herself and her bank. Today, she shares her experiences at the Kirikiri Prison and her flight to her…

By Cecilia Ibru Among the banks present, Oceanic Bank was the first to face the Board. With all the Board Members seated and the CBN Governor presiding as Chairman, he made a brief statement and then handed me a…

By annulling the June 12 1993 presidential election, Ibrahim Babangida, and Sani Abachamade Nigeria regress many steps backwards, and the governance of Nigeria became like rotten flesh, unable to fulfill its…

“Everything is my business. Everything. Anything I say is law…literally…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent declaration of a six-month state of emergency in Rivers State has significant political implications, particularly concerning Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor,…