Category: Opinion

Weep not for Aregbesola, he is on political suicide mission 1

  Former Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has inadvertently embarked on a political suicide mission for daring former Governors Bisi Akande, Asiwaju...

Are our ancestors of any real value?

By Bamidele Johnson At the peak of the Sunday Igboho-headlined secessionist project, Oduduwa, the presumed progenitor of the Yoruba nationality, was a fixture in the...

Imam Khalid And Northern Hypocrisy

Abba Kyari: A cop at home with the crime world

  Kazeem AkintundeAt the age of 43 in 2018, Abba Kyari became the youngest Deputy Commissioner of Police in the history of the Nigerian Police. His rise was an...

Drama,reality and illegal refineries

By Dakuku Peterside The debate about politicians being among the best actors on earth is as old as humanity. What makes acting in politics so attractive is its subtle...

Badly needed: Proof of health for all Nigerian presidential contestants

SATURDAY BREAKFAST with TONY OKOROJI   During the week, many Nigerians were shocked by the bombshell and traumatizing allegation by the nation’s official drug...

Sanwo-Olu presents N200m interest-free loan to 37 film makers

Sanwo-Olu and the pepper girls

  By Lasisi Olagunju   I experienced him for the first time as he was introduced as Imam Orímádégún. He was asked to preach at a Muslim burial service last...

Leadership and the enemies within

    Let me first state firmly that the Lagos state PDP Elders are now reconciled , working in lockstep unity. They are now re-asserting the bond, the...

Umaru Tanko Al-Makura A politician with a never-say-die attitude

  Arome Attah Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura is a good example of perseverance, courage and hard work. He learnt as a business man many years ago, that vision and...

Has Industrial and General Insurance Plc. become a Ponzi scheme?

  By Ikechukwu Amaechi Is Nigeria’s insurance industry now a glorified Ponzi scheme? This is the question concentrating the minds of investors right now. It has...

Obafemi Awolowo: Lessons  Igbo refuse to learn from Yoruba

  By Nwankwo Tony Nwaezeigwe One major characteristic of the Southeast Igbo is their habitual distaste for the truth about their history. Whenever one speaks the...