Opinion

In early 2014, the Zimbabwean public sphere literally caught fire. Rumours that the country’s former prime minister and the presidential candidate of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Morgan Tsvangirai, had suffered “a…

Have you flown an aircraft before? I just did. At the first attempt, I was nervous and crashed as I tried to take off. I laughed, shrugged and gave it another try. At the second attempt, my instructor was more than impressed…

Before going into the nitty-gritty of the implications of the continuous retention of fuel subsidy in our National Budgets successively in the past four decades or so, and which by implication indicate that the welfare of…

A small news item from a police statement tucked inside the print edition of PUNCH on Wednesday stirred more interest than usual. In the statement, the police had asked those…

In Nigeria’s politics, the north is indispensable – and it has always been. By the contrivance of kismet, the north has always held all the aces as the repository of political power since independence. And I say it is…

The Niger Delta Development Commission is an interventionist agency created for the development of the oil producing region of the country. Well, it is meant to be an…

Shaka Momodu again last Friday walked the path of the inflamed mercenary with the verbal ooze he dared to call a journalistic article. Shaka seems troubled on all sides by ghosts and ghouls,…

Mythology, folktales and even stories from religious books are full of warnings against excessive pride by individuals, groups or organisations. Also known as hubris, there are…

On Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the preachment of the season. The sermon was in Abeokuta where the state police command paraded four…

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, born April 10, 1957, wealthiest African—no African American with the backing of their $21 trillion economy come close; owner of a series of mega factories: from…

And this is simply because the chicken has come home to roost, not because it is desirable to subsidise a product that needn’t be subsidised. Well, some people may argue that because Nigeria is a crude oil-producing nation…

Recently, the former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, tested the political waters through the Chairman of Daar Communications, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, concerning a supposed…

‘Why always Obi Cubana?’ The businessman has become a news staple. Every week Obi Cubana is in the news – but sometimes for controversial reasons. The light, including coyotes,…

A neighbour sent me a WhatsApp chat last week with a million-dollar question: “Who are we voting for?” It was an awkward question. I have been discussing all the theories about the qualities the next president should have but…

The 2023 battle will be very interesting. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commenced a very difficult but exciting journey – his quest to be President of Nigeria in 2023. Tinubu would face…

Without dispute, the main issue in Nigeria’s politics today is Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The question, as it was asked in the days of the indomitable Awo, is whether you are with him or not. Shortly after informing President…

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, many Nigerians have been wondering who the next president would be. As it stands, it is a political puzzle that seems difficult to unravel considering the events in recent times.…

You would think for a ruling political party with 14 governors out of 36 in the country with all apparatus of government at its disposal, organizing a convention will be a slam dunk. Yet for over a year now the All…

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a battle-tested, and battle-hardened political warrior, who had weathered many political storms in his career, dating back to early 1990s,…

It is easy to tell when Ortom does not measure up to other governors or when he puts his foot in his mouth. It must be very embarrassing to Ortom that his colleagues are showcasing their…

Following my interrogation of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s presidential aspiration and the urgent need to cede the nomination of the PDP ticket to the Southern part of Nigeria, the…

HOODLUMS are taking over the Southern states, laying waste to lives and property with reckless abandon while security agents sit by lamely. In the form of gang wars, street fights and secret cult attacks, they create tension…

The main opposition party PDP is faced with two options that can make or break its political destiny. At the end of the day, a choice of priority is definitely what will cut it and define the destiny of the party in 2023.…

My first encounter with Professor Yemi Osinbajo was in 1999 when he became the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State. He had been appointed by the then…