Noble birth, troubled adulthood
Owei Lakemfa MURITALA Ramat Muhammed was the charismatic General who emerged Head of State following the July 29, 1975 coup. In a counter-coup on February 13, 1976, he was cut down in a hail of…
Category: Features
Opinion – Gbajabiamila’s extravagant leap to legislative void
Lawan and Gbajabiamila. By Idowu Akinlotan During his end of year empowerment programme for his constituents in Surulere, Lagos, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila appeared to speak tongue in cheek when he gave impetus to the popular…
Francisco Franco Is Still Dead, But Getting Better
General Francisco Franco. By Owei Lakemfa After his death, there were still stories circulating whether he had actually died. So there were jokes about “Francisco Franco is still dead” Sometimes, some would say: “Francisco Franco…
2023 seems the appropriate time for Gbagi in Delta
Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi. By Prof Haalim Uche I must make a quick confession , I was one of those that held the notion that ahead 2023, former Minister of State for Education and highest indigenous…
We’ve paid toll before stepping on the road
Comrade Owei Lakemfa. By Owei Lakemfa There is a tradition in Nigeria to pay for services not rendered. Electricity companies refuse to provide pre-paid metres and bill you while supplying darkness. You are made to…
Asaba Massacre; Lest We Forget
General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria's former head of state. By Tony Eluemunor I know that Gen Yakubu Gowon (rtd), the Head of State during the Civil War apologised for the Asaba massacre in 2002 Unfortunately, all…
FEATURES: Ndudi Elumelu: Classic home coming of the noble
Hon. Ndudi Elumelu alighting from the aircraft at the Asaba International Airport. BY CHUKWUDI ABIANDU Friday, August 30, 2019 will remain remarkable for Hon. Ndudi Elumelu and his admirers, Aniocha/Oshimili constituents, well wishers and political…
AS THE NATION AWAITS THE JUDGES
Mr. Auta Nyada. By Barrister Auta Nyada By the time this piece is published, the parties to the presidential election petition which the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last presidential…
Nigeria: A long prayer searching for an amen
By Owei Lakemfa HOW we can liberate the 82 million Nigerians trapped under the poverty line, was the task I was given by the Wilson Badejo Foundation, WBF. So on August 13, at the Nigeria…
Celebrating an icon, LKJ at 90: A GOVERNOR LIKE NO OTHER!
Alhaji Lateef Jakande. BY Gbemiga Ogunleye Lateef Kayode Jakande, LKJ, foremost journalist, administrator par excellence and arguably, the best Governor Lagos has ever had (I am tempted to say Nigeria), is 90 today. I join…