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Tiwa Savage’s leaked sex video: Matters arising
Popular singer and Nigeria’s queen of pop, Tiwa Savage has been in the eye of the storm for sometimes now over a leaked sex video with her boyfriend. The singer had told American…
Joe Igbokwe: When It Is A Crime To love Buhari, Nigeria And Igboland
There are millions of us round the country who follow Muhammadu Buhari passionately. Some got enlisted in 1984 when the man was military head of state. Others joined along the line as the…
Why Tinubu deserves support
By Kayode Adejare Omiyale THERE are people who have large followings because of the offices they occupy, and sometimes we observe that these followings thin out after their exit from…
EFCC Probe Of NPA Boss: A Good Move
There are indications that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigations into the alleged secret offshore accounts by some Nigerians named in…
Devaluation is grossly overrated
On Monday, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo might have made his boldest pitch yet for his expected presidential bid in 2023. Speaking at the administration’s midterm retreat — with…
The Essential Buhari: VP Osinbajo Got It!
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is an honest man. Whatever he tells you, please take it serious. You can even take it to the bank, as it’s a cheque that will never bounce. Last weekend…
Jonathan’s defection to APC would be morally reprehensible
By Olu Fasan THERE is no smoke without fire, goes the old saying. So, there must be a good reason for the ceaseless speculations that former President Goodluck Jonathan…
Tinubu Should Support The South-East For 2023 Presidency – Buhari/Osinbajo Group Coordinator
The National Coordinator, Buhari/Osinbajo Support Group, Ebunola Martins, has said that the next Nigerian President to succeed Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 should come from the South-East…
The trouble with revenue allocation
As we speak, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) — set up in 1989 to, among other functions, “review, from time to time, the revenue allocation…
Weighty Matters About Our Country
Series of reactions have typically attended the October 1 broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari to mark the 61st anniversary of our Independence Day. These include the good,…
Ndigbo on the verge of self-inflicted destructions
ARE you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?” Those memorable lines from Maximus Decimus Meridius in “Gladiator” come to mind as a clip of Dr. Chike Akunyili’s brush with death…
Nigeria’s Corruption Respects Diversity And Federal Character
How much money, property does a man need? I am compelled to believe that the faculty for primitive accumulation is a pre-historic flaw of the African species. From Mobutu Sese…
#EndSARS and the Weaponisation of Fake News
The potency of fake news as a weapon of destruction and destabilisation was laid bare during and after the recent #EndSARS protests in Lagos and other parts of the…
Kano Naval Base: Where critics got it wrong
I watched with growing consternation the opposition to the establishment of a Naval ‘base’ in Kano. The decision followed the approval by the Navy Council to establish three…
The Atiku, Wike, Fintiri Game
On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the Akwa Ibom Governor’s residence in Abuja, 12 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors in a meeting, zoned the party chairmanship to the north.…
The Designer’s Perspective By Mayowa
It is said that “Perspective is everything.” The biggest predictive factor of how our lives will turn out is, without a doubt, how we perceive life's experiences. This is because practically every aspect of existence is governed by how…
Romancing the Frankenstein’s monsters
The brutal murder of Dr Chike Akunyili by the so-called “unknown gunmen” — I call them “the Boko Haram of the south-east” — has torn my heart to pieces. I was an…
Fashola and the Shadow Boxers
It has been an interesting week, reading commentary around the 'This Day' interview with the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola. Of course, it was easy to tell that…
Dr Chike Akunyili: May His Killers Never Die
By Comfort Obi Dr Chike Akunyili was killed on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. I have a prayer for those who murdered him, and their sponsors. May they…
For Nigeria at 61, it’s Lafiya Dole, Peace by force
Nigeria is 61 years old as an Independent country. And so what? What’s the big deal about it? That is what some people will say, arguing that all we have seen is flag…
Here’s how we can save the naira from hitting 1,000 per dollar?
In the past few weeks, I have written extensively about the naira and Nigeria’s foreign exchange regime. As a result, I have got quite a lot of feedback from virtually all…
The Crucifixion Of Femi Fani-Kayode
Fani-Kayode’s recent defection is a strategic political move, writes Bolaji Adebiyi Femi Fani-Kayode is the latest butt of jokes in several circles. Many would…
Araraume’s NNPC appointment: Debunking the lies
Since President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), several media…
Buhari, FFK And The Quality Of Mercy
Not a small ruckus has been caused by the defection of former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK), from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All…