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The Fallacy of ANAP/NOI Polls
One balmy evening last week I ensconced on the sofa in my residence and watched Seun Okinbaloye on Channels television reveal the outcome of election projection results conducted by ANAP Foundation…
The blame game over our poverty shame
When you are told there is a problem, what is your response? There is the “ntor” corner that will usually gloat: we told you so, we warned you, serves you right, etcetera. There is the…
2023 Election: A Wake-Up Call To South East Leaders
The series of attacks on the governments and civilian properties in the Southeast region of the country is bothering, whereby if measures are not put… The series of attacks on the…
President Buhari is Ekwueme, he has delivered – Femi Adesina
The name Ekwueme in Igbo is now the new name of President Muhammadu Buhari. This is according to Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. Adesina, in his article…
Off The Pitch, Morocco Emerges A Winner In The World Cup
France defeated Morocco 2:0 on the pitch, but off the pitch, Morocco is up 4:0. Ultimately, the effects of Morocco’s off-the-pitch success may ripple much longer than the fallout of its…
On campaign gaffes, missiles and banters
The best way to enjoy electioneering seasons is to be emotionally detached. The moment you are a player — or you are emotionally invested — you cannot have fun to the fullest. There…
Insights into the Tinubu and THISDAY matter
As a communications practitioner, I am scandalised by the response of Messrs Bayo Onanuga and Dele Alake, two media veterans and leaders of the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Presidential…
Abiola Ajimobi…Still Unforgettable
ANOTHER December 16 is here (tomorrow). It is a significant date for a lot of individuals who have had the opportunity of knowing the former two-term Governor of Oyo State, Senator…
What has Obaigbena done to ThisDay/Arise TV?
Having most woefully failed to blackmail and intimidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu into dancing to its tune and attending its usually rowdy and rambunctious events, Arise Tv, alongside its…
Stamp Duty: Facts Nigerians need to have
President Muhammadu Buhari came into office in 2015 to find that a law, which stipulated for the collection of a token on banking transactions existed but was not being correctly…
Monkey Tail, Government Officials and Policy Implementation
The first time I heard the quaint expression ‘monkey tail’ some twenty odd years ago, I was genuinely puzzled about its meaning because of the prevailing circumstances and how one can innocently…
Why do politicians buy votes?
Nearly 10 years ago, my childhood friends and I bought land in the village. My thinking was that I would, once in a while, spend the weekend at the countryside to experience a…
NYSC-TF As One Of PMB’S Greatest Legacy
A leader is not just a person that is known for his personalities, a leader is one that is remembered for the impact of the critical decisions he took while in position of authority, and this impact…
Much Ado about Chatham House
Nothing can be so mockingly debasing than going out for a political campaign only to be welcomed by a scanty crowd in a metropolitan city like Lagos. The PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was…
A manifesto like Peter Obi’s without Action Plans is worthless
A Manifesto without a corresponding Action Plan is not very useful. Nigerian politicians are still not getting it! We are past the days of mere Manifestos and should be in the era of…
Shrinking of Lake Chad: Critics should seek to understand the issues
Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines. — Paul Brunton Nigeria’s political…
A call to deradicalise Igbo youths
When ignorance secures matrimony with hate, indoctrination, propaganda, and lies the result is the blood revelries in the south-east. The killings have persisted. Young, promising Igbo…
Now that the north has found oil…
In October 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel over its occupation of the Golan Heights and Sinai Peninsula, two Arab territories. With the now-defunct Soviet…
Between Tinubu, Atiku – Who Is The Unifier?
In the beginning was a man who professed to be the unifier of Nigeria; he pledged to unite a sundered Nigeria; his campaign motif was ‘’One Nigeria’’, but under a blizzard of…
Tinubu: Cat with many lives
In 2015, when the race to the general election got to a fever pitch, all manner of theories and conspiracies were woven around Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as though he was the candidate of the newly…