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Like the breaking of every phantasmagoria, the futility of chasing a will-o-the-wisp soon becomes clear. It may take a while, but even the fog of illusion gives way for common sense when the blistering…

During their 70th anniversary celebration that lasted from Friday to Sunday, penultimate weekend, members of the National Association of Seadogs aka Pyrates Confraternity converged on Ikeja, the…

With historical perspective of same faith presidential joint ticket in Nigeria, Nsikak Ekanem raises posers on possibility or impossibility of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

GIVEN the strong feelings evoked in the South-East by the perceived imperative of a President of Igbo extraction succeeding President Muhmmadu Buhari in 2023, it is understandable that the…

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You do not have to be a literary mind to realise that power is a special kind of wine. It intox­icates and must be tempered by trials, tests and the keeping of fo­cus. Raw power, unmediated by…

With the traffic infraction saga involving Arise Morning Show co-host, Rufai Oseni being resolved, it is pertinent to look back and point out valuable lessons that need to be learned. As the…

Our attention was drawn to an article titled: “Wike, a Governor Possessed By Spirit of Flyovers” published by Yemi Adebowale. It was in his ‘RingTrue’ column of the ThisDay Newspaper of August…

By the admission of the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa himself, the governing African National Congress (ANC) is at its weakest since it took over power from the apartheid minority…

In his statement on the recent visit of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, Nancy Pelosi, to Taiwan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China who…

Bola Tinubu, the 12th governor of Lagos State, was a co-governor with me (1999–2007). As colleagues we worked together in pioneering the first meetings of Conferences of Southern Governors which…

Over the last three decades, Oyo State has always been notorious for bloodletting, maiming and high-profile killing whenever general elections approach. Some hoodlums would offer…

Arise TV, owned by Prince Nduka Obaigbena is fast becoming one medium that panders to mediocrity and shows signs of partisanship truly unbecoming of an organisation that prides itself as representing…

His Excellency is my friend and brother. I met him through a mutual acquaintance who, over the years, has won his trust and confidence. Since then, I have had some verbal interactions with His…

The President of any country is the number one citizen of that…

Next month, campaigns for the 2023 elections will kick…

There are indeed few Nigerian leaders who can reckon with President Muhammadu Buhari’s adventures in foreign diplomacy; for good or for bad. As military head of state, and subsequently, as…

IN Nigeria, there are people who traditionally rejoice at the prospect of war. They are uncomfortable when there are no wars or new territories to conquer, plunder or destabilise. The United…

NEXT year’s presidential election is the sixth attempt by Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to become Nigeria’s president since 1993. At 75 in November, Atiku…

On the 18th of May 2022, a visibly enraged Rueben Abati…

On July 29,2022, the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, on his arrival from Spain had addressed journalists at the Port Harcourt International Airport on recent happenings in the Peoples…

The Igbo are loyal, giving and unwavering. They have a predilection for going to the grave with a corpse if need be. They are a dependable ally. If you have the Igbo as a consociate, you have an…

The other day, Mr. Sam Omatseye – a writer many used to have respect for due to some reasons, including the fluidity of his prose – wrote an article entitled “Obi-nomics”. In the said article, clearly…