Opinion

“A horrific incident occurred in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, earlier today, where a 42-year-old man, Victor Okoh, allegedly murdered his 38-year-old wife, Victoria Okoh, with a machete over accusations of…

Over dinner some 20 years ago, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, then governor of Lagos state, narrated a story I find fascinating till today.…

Politics has been variously defined as ‘authoritative allocation of values or “who gets what when and how”. But I think in terms of intrigue that goes into balancing the interest of pressure groups and public…

“Possibly he cohabited with Miss Bloggs, but don’t mention it in front of his wife, let the sleeping dogs lie.” Gordon Jarvie’s ‘Dictionary of Idioms’ contains that example of a warning that has been with us…

The world is in a mess and this is not just about Donald Trump, but a confused Europe causing disorder and then deploying falsehood and…

 “In every community, there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean the criminals. For them we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably, the most dangerous people seek…

In South Africa under the presidency of Jacob Zuma, any analysis of government and governance without factoring sex into the mix was tame and lame. Zuma was a notorious polygamist who had six official wives as…

With Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi central) suspended by the senate for “misconduct” and “refusal to comply with the seating arrangement” in the red chamber, may we now carefully proceed to the…

In my last intervention on the Lagos Assembly crisis, I had concluded that except triggered, I did not intend to say…

Each time any of my younger siblings was rude to me or sometimes attempted to smack or slap me…

Despite his long absence from the epicentre of power, General Ibrahim Babangida remains a subject of constant…

Gradually, the dust seems to be settling on the political crisis that has engulfed the…

Why is Obasa being enabled to take the law into his own hands? Last Thursday’s invasion of…

Growing up in Nigeria, one of the potent values we were taught was to respect our elders, to see them as bearers of wisdom, truth, and moral guidance. Their rich words echoed with the weight of experience. Our…

In most developing economies, exchange rate fluctuations are the primary driver of inflation. Unlike developed economies, where inflation is mostly…

On Wednesday, February 25, 2025, a very toxic but innocuous advertorial was published in the Punch newspaper. It was authored by a group which called itself De Renaissance Patriots Foundation. Entitled Systematic…

Pardon my ignorance. I would have sworn that the telecoms sector was deregulated until the federal government quickly held a meeting with…

By Abubakar Bukola Saraki I have watched from afar the recent development in the Senate between the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Senator from Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. It is a…

Nigeria is a country contradictions and ironies. The most populous black nation on earth with a vibrant…

The contemptuous manner the leadership of the 10th Nigerian Senate under its President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, handles female senators, is a cause for…

The ordeal of Herbert Wigwe’s children, who have been caught up in a legal tussle between their grandfather on one side and the testaments of their deceased father’s will on the other, has shone some light on…

By Kunle Oshobi Elementary economics tells us that inflation…

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has once again demonstrated its knack for innovation and customer-centric solutions, solidifying its place as a leader in…

In the grand game of Nigerian politics, where deception is an art, alliances are fleeting, and loyalty is measured in personal gain, few have played it…