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IPOB’s congregation of crocodiles
THE human experience of change is one conceived and consummated in the crucible of conflict. Change has hardly ever happened without some form of conflict, whether it rages within humans and systems or spills outside…
Much ado about Osinbajo’s presidency
Time is a great healer. This is apt in describing the settling dust generated by Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s triumphant entry into the nation’s presidential race. It has remained an issue which gained traction within…
The cat-and-mouse game over zoning
Where should the next president come from? In the unwritten code that guides matters of national politics in Nigeria, the answer is obvious. A northerner will have been president for eight years by 2023 and it…
Tinubu vs Osinbajo: An intriguing south-west political derby
As Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Osinbanjo prepare to go head to head in the contest to decide who takes the presidential nomination of the All Progressive Congress Party (APC), the question that…
They claim Buhari has done nothing. UN scribe, Antonio Gutteres, says not so
The Yoruba people of South-west Nigeria have a saying: when a child rejects instructions at home, it is from outside that such child is trained. And that was exactly what happened on Tuesday and Wednesday, this…
Tinubu may not be running
It is a kaleidoscope – the pattern keeps mutating. Nigeria’s politics should be among the most unpredictable, intriguing and exhilarating. There are more smokescreens than actual smoke; more pawns than real…
Wike: What’s Wrong With The Igbo?
I, ordinarily, don’t dabble into the shenanigans of politicians. But three things –…
Tinubu’s desperation and Omatseye’s dirty fight
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is steadily carrying out his threat to “fight dirty” and his targets have been well marked out; President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. He has deployed most of the…
2023 presidency: Jonathan should not disgrace himself
One news story video that was embarrassing to watch last week was that of former president of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, speaking to an obviously rented crowd that “stormed” his Abuja office to “compel” him…
Wanted: A president to solve the ASUU puzzle
Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has a dream: that one day, Nigerian universities will be able to compete with the best in the world; that our universities…
Nasir El-Rufai’s succession plan: Who is the chosen one
When former Governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, said that campaign is done in poetry but governance in prose, he must have been thinking of the hazy days of slogans on steroids which fills supporters with false notion…
Tinubu And The Limits Of Ambition
Gozie Irogboli contends that Bola Tinubu has nothing new to offer the nation As the countdown to the 2023 general election began following the release of timetable by INEC, there is increase in the intensity…
U.S. Think Tanks obsessed with doomsday prediction for Nigeria
In 2005, a US National Intelligence Council paper “Mapping Sub-Saharan Africa’s Future” floated the idea there could be a military coup in Nigeria. At the time this was hardly an earth-shattering prediction:…
Let’s talk about sex
What would you do if your little child asked: “Dad, what is sex?” That was the awkward situation a couple found…
Chrisland school saga: Mum should’ve been the word!
Yes, every one is scandalized at what is now the most talked…
Is Buhari a reluctant political godfather?
‘’It’s not my problem.’’ – This was President Muhammadu Buhari’s immutable response to a question on his thoughts on the 2023 elections. Buhari has been coerced and blandished to assert himself like former President…
Obiano’s wife must be a Senator
I had a dream; well, I am not sure if it was really a dream or hallucination. In it, angels were…
Deflating Fasua’s Seven Lies Against Osinbajo With Facts
Reading through the latest tirade of Tope Fasua which he entitled 'Only God will forgive…
Only God Almighty will forgive Osinbajo for these seven cardinal sins
He is sleek, debonair, smart, articulate, cerebral… a natural choice for the next president of Nigeria – if not that his duo with Mr Muhammadu Buhari have totally ruined the economy and indeed the society. But…
Uncontrolled internet access damages children faster than parents know
When the internet made its debut, very few people understood how it worked. For that reason, most individuals had little control over the type of content they saw and even put out. It was safe to ascribe a…
Why is Europe suddenly so interested in helping refugees?
After Russia began its all-out invasion of Ukraine on February 24, news of the violence visited upon the people of Ukraine spread quickly across Europe, and triggered massive waves of solidarity. European…
Wrong Call By The Northern Elders Forum
On Tuesday last week, the Northern Elders Forum issued a statement demanding the immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari, from office over the rising challenges of insecurity in the country. The…
The Trial Of Yemi Osinbajo
I am delighted that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has entered the fray for the presidential ticket of the APC. His candidature presents the potential for some answers Nigerian democracy desperately needs. Two…
Buhari: To resign or not to resign?
Here we go again. On Tuesday, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) issued a statement asking President Muhammadu Buhari to “seriously consider” resigning over the pervasive insecurity in the land. Several…