The campaign flag-off of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom on October 11, 2022 is another stark reminder that the injury which the duo of its presidential candidate and national chairman, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Chief Iyorchia Ayu respectively inflicted on their party may take eternity to mend their tattered umbrella as … Read more
The attention of Tinubu/Southwest Media Veterans Support Group has been drawn to the call of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) through its spokesman Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed of the truth that was spoken by the Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Maxi Okechukwu Isiguzoro which was published in the Vanguard newspaper on Thursday, September 29, 2022. EDITOR’S … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Broken in every bone, life hangs by the thread for 62-year-old comatose patient, Nigeria, inside the intensive care unit of the decrepit Ass-o-Rock hospital, Abuja, where it nurses diseased kidneys, liver cirrhosis and an enlarged heart while the Chief Physician, Dr M. Buhari, stands by with a shroud, clutching a book entitled, … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Until science unmasked the myth of the jungle and brought the secrets of wildlife home to man via the television, little did the world know the lion wasn’t the king of animals. Yep, the world never fully realised that the lion, when alone, was a potential danger, whose presumed invincibility is magnified … Read more
By: Balogun Ibrahim Lagos is definitely on the move always. From the last quarter of this year, the Red Line of the Lagos light rail which runs from Alagbado to CMS would begin operation while the Blue Line which runs from Okokomaiko to CMS would start running in the first quarter of 2023. Already, finishing … Read more
By Tunde Odesola When two horses gallop without the clippity-clop sound of thudding hooves, chances are they are floating. Yes, the two white stallions charioting Queen Elizabeth floated towards Heaven’s Gate in a cloud of fire amid the evergreen Christian song, “Across the Bridge,” made popular by the late American country music singer, Jim Reeves. … Read more
By Femi Odere While much has been said and written (and more will still to come) about the seemingly endless shouting match between supporters and party apparatchiks of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag bearer, and the one-man battalion of His Excellency Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers, coupled with occasional … Read more
Four Airlines that have suspended operations in Nigeria over trapped Forex concerns. The Federal Government’s inability to allow foreign airlines operating in the country’s airspace to repatriate their trapped funds has unsettled the nation’s aviation industry forcing some airlines to suspend their operations in Nigeria. This is as the international carriers operating in … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE The Osun Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) has announced October 15, 2022 as the date for Local Government and Local Council Development Area elections across Osun State. According to the Commission, “all the inhibiting factors and circumstances against the conduct of the elections have been ameliorated.” However, the Osun State Chapter of the … Read more
It was the former First Lady of the United States of America, Eleanor Roosevelt, who said, “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.” EDITOR’S PICK: [EDITORIAL] As INEC Ended Voters Registration Too Soon Opinion!!! The Mafia Paradigm EDITORIAL: The Impropriety Of EFCC-Okorocha Tango In Abuja No doubt, the above … Read more
By Femi Odere ABAT 2023: “It is the economy, stupid” The 1992 presidential campaign of then State of Arkansas governor William Jefferson Clinton for the president of the United States threw a man into national prominence. His name was James Carville. Carville, who was Bill Clinton’s political consultant as the governor of Arkansas, became … Read more
The ASUU strike is fast assuming a bigger threat and an impending disaster to the economic growth of Nigeria just as the terrible Covid-19 pandemic that crippled the Nation and entire re world in 2020; an industrial crisis that has thrown a spoke in the wheel of the progress of Nigerian youth and the … Read more
By Femi Odere HRM Dr Sunday Aikuirawo Aniyi: An Intellectual On The Throne Our paths crossed by virtue of the political appointments we were both privileged to have been given in the second coming of His Excellency Dr John Kayode Fayemi, the outgoing governor of Ekiti State. While the crossing of these paths, … Read more
BY TOLA ADENIYI Most Nigerians must have read Dr Tim Akano’s patriotic suggestion calling on what he tagged the Class of 1966 to urgently summon a National Emergency Elders Dialogue to be held in Aburi Ghana. The main Agenda of the meeting is the NIGERIAN QUESTION. The leaders he mentioned included Dr Yakubu Gowon, Dr … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Bureaucracy is a systemic form of administration. Since there is a universally acceptable standard benchmark, a deviation from the ideal type reveals the unintended fault lines and the extent to which the system can no longer function as a bureaucratic administration, as expected. A variation in the ideal structure of a … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE The founding fathers of politics in Nigeria came with some ideals girding them. To begin with, one would discover that almost all of them were lawyers while those who were not lawyers were people with discernible convictions. Also, political parties or organisations at the time were always with a sense of … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Life is a race. For 5ft 1inch tall Tobi Amusan, small is smart, short is sharp. Out on the track, heart in the mouth, Amusan clenched her teeth as the starter pistol pointed skyward and the metallic voice boomed over the stadium loudspeakers, “On-your-marks (moment of decision), s-e-t (heart pounding), GO!” … Read more
EDITOR’S PICK: NollyWood Actress Jenifa, Husband JJC Skillz Marriage Crashes Trouble As Gateman Impregnates Boss Daughter In Lagos Again, Another 3 Year Old Boy Declared Missing In Lagos Community By Tunde Odesola To all intents and purposes, Nigeria shouldn’t be compared with Australia. Because there’s nothing to compare. But if a crazed member of Nigeria’s … Read more
EDITOR’S PICK: SCAM ALERT: 4 Ways Your Bank Account Can Be Hacked By Internet Fraudsters 7 Best Spy Apps To Catch A Cheating Partner 5 Weirdest Cars You Would Not Believe Actually Exist By Tunde Odesola Babatunde Raji Fashola, God bless him. When you watch American presidents, past and present, and hear how inspirational words … Read more
EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: Crisis Looms As Vigilante Commandant Shuts Down Offices In Niger [See Why] 2023: APP Drag Tinubu To Court Over Academic Qualifications [JUST IN] 2023: Buhari Speaks On ‘Going For 3rd Term’ By Abiodun Komolafe Political parties must come up with ideas and programmes that will endear them to the people, writes … Read more