Opinion

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…

Since Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Jagaban Borgu, announced that he would contest the February 2023 presidential election, it would appear that all hell has been let…

During a visit to Lagos on an advocacy campaign on the need for the diversification of the Nigerian economy in 2004, the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Engineer Hamman Tukur told…

David Adeleke, Davido, has earned critical acclaim as a successful brand with, grander prospects. He has a face, name and fame bigger in all proportions than his billionaire-father. Both are yet to make it to the Forbes’…

The twin incidents of attack on Nigerian Army Research Center in Biu Local Government Area and that of Mobile Police Training School in Gwoza Local Government Area, both in…

As we enter year three of this cruel pandemic, amid its turmoil, we are still tempted to reimagine our world. When the pandemic first struck, rich and poor united in fear. Mighty politicians…

When preparation unites with expectations and opportunity – results happen. For every feat, there must be diligent preparation and effort. Nothing takes shape in disarray, grumbling and victim complex. We, the Igbos, cannot…

On August 27, 1985, he was taken out of Dodan Barracks, the then seat of government, in Ikoyi, Lagos, by those who had overthrown him in what was popularly called a palace coup. President…

My wife occasionally jokes that my stressful, high-strung lifestyle could mean I’ll die before her. I’ve hardly paid any attention, until recently. Three weeks ago, we both visited a friend who lost his father on New Year’s…

So Asiwaju Tinubu spoke on voters’ card expiration when he meant to say that people should update their information with INEC where and when necessary and also urged women to mobilise and go out to vote. As a matter of fact,…

I have seen a statement made by me, many years ago, to celebrate the 60th birthday anniversary of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu making the rounds. Yes I did make that statement. And more of…

Most people, including this writer, misunderstood the promotion of Ibadan high chiefs carried out by the administration of the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, the late Senator Abiola Ajimobi. However, the recent passage…