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ICPC in a fix as DSO fraud case collapses, by Andrew Jokson
The bubble has truly burst at the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission following the fizzling out of its much hyped N2.5 billion fraud charge against the Director...
Read moreDapo Abiodun’s victory: The Tolu Odebiyi connection, by Olusola Balogun
That Prince Dapo Abiodun is the new Governor of Ogun State is no longer contentIous. But what fascinates is how the multi-millionaire oil magnate defied daunting odds to triumph at...
Read moreEconomics, Economist, Financial Times and Nigeria, by Garba Shehu
One would imagine that business papers like economic success stories; apparently not. Instead, they feast and thrive on negatives. Financial Times, for instance, is worried about a government policy that...
Read morePraying or preying?, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
In 2016, I wrote an article: “When will ‘Servants of God’ stop preying on women and children? Five lessons from the ‘Reverend’ Kingsley Ezeugo Saga.’” Almost on a daily basis,...
Read moreOne life, many lessons, by Azu Ishiekwene
Even though the attention of the world was focused on the role of the media in elections and democracy on the World Press Freedom Day, the shadow of last year’s...
Read moreSecond Term: A leadership lesson Buhari must learn, by SKC Ogbonnia
President Muhammadu Buhari would have been recorded as the worst Nigerian leader ever, if he had lost the 2019 presidential election. Yet, his victory was not due to any popularity...
Read moreThe speech Buhari didn’t make, by Reuben Abati
Nigerians were left speechless on May 29 when after taking the oaths of office and allegiance, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo left the Eagle Square, the venue...
Read moreBuhari at OIC: Facts Nigerians need to know, by Garba Shehu
On Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari delivered the address of 16 African nations who are members of Organization of Islamic Cooperation, making it the third time a Nigerian leader will speak...
Read moreBuhari’s First Term: Verdict of the examiner, by Funmilola Adigun
President Buhari’s political mission was defined by the groundswell of popular and widespread frustration with the decadent excesses of the Goodluck Jonathan Administration, a state of anomie that was roundly...
Read moreA morning of horror and slaughter of a people, by Femi Fani-Kayode
I have written the following contribution to help mark that day. I hope it goes a long way to show where and when the trouble and challenges all started.
Read moreEbie: A reformer takes charge of Okowa’s Government’s ‘Engine Room’, by Austyn Ogannah
It is not surprising that Ebie’s emergence as Okowa’s pick for this strategic office has elicited mostly positive reactions. Many have lauded his competence, diligence and his performance in the...
Read moreAPC: Party of the Muslim, by the Muslim, for the Muslim?, by Odidi Omoaka
It is reasonable to conclude that whenever the All Progressives Congress holds up the mirror to look at itself, the image that comes up is that of a once-in-an-age progressive...
Read moreKayode Fayemi: The making of a serial winner, by Tai Oguntayo
Anyone meeting Dr. John Olukayode Mofolorunso Fayemi, the Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, for the first time will no doubt take him for a...
Read moreCrocodile tears for Zamfara and a culture of interference, by Azu Ishiekwene
The immediate reason why the Supreme Court ruling on Zamfara State has sparked a civil war in the All Progressives Congress is that the decision could further complicate the outcome...
Read moreThe circuitous route to Afghanistan, by Tola Adeniyi
Nigeria is on the march again! “On the march again…!” that was the jingle that made the top of the chart in the MKO Abiola’s unforgettable campaign in the aborted...
Read moreBuilding our future together: A task for all, by Dapo Abiodun
It is with a heart full of gratitude to God that I rise to address the people of Ogun State this morning as the next elected Governor of Ogun State....
Read moreChild rape: Now our collective sense of revulsion has been affected, by Wale Fapounda
Our collective sense of revulsion has been so abused by the frequency of child defilement, that the revelation of a child that “a daddy” stuck his penis into her vaginal...
Read moreMy message to Bayelsa youth on Children’s Day, by Ndutimi Alaibe
Today is May 27—the day set aside by the Nigerian Government to celebrate our youth. It is a tradition that has been observed over the years more in empty words...
Read moreNAN: In defence of Bayo Onanuga, by Biola Lawal
The write-up by the News Agency of Nigeria union leaders on our outgoing Managing Director, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, is very bad, most unfair on his person and made one feel...
Read moreSegun Agbaje: Building a great African institution through digital transformation, by Steve Coomber
When is a bank not a bank? That is a question Segun Agbaje, the multiple award-winning CEO and Managing Director of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, has been getting to...
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