Portrait of the tiger Ambode rode
Bola Tinubu, left, and Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. Photo: Courtesy Vanguard By Yinka Odumakin LOUIS XIV was King of France for 72 years and 110 days and became the most powerful French monarch who consolidated a…
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Reflection on Ambode’s ouster
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State. By Tony Iyare Nothing really has been as revolting as what turned out as the virtual deployment of a bulldozer to stop and annihilate anyone angling for Governor Akinkunmi…
HELP, HELP, A COMPROMISED INEC IS MURDERING NIGERIA’S HARD EARNED DEMOCRACY
BY CHIEF MIKE OZEKHOME,SAN,OFR,FCIArb,Ph.D The announcement by INEC, that the Osun state election conducted on Saturday,22nd September2018,was inconclusive and the fixing of 27th of September for a so called rerun, is a dangerous subversion and…
The Nigerian media: An estate under siege
By Chinwe Maduagwu (The media in Nigeria has faced and is still facing serious attack under the present APC-led government. Without exception, the federal and state governments have used the instruments of law and the…
Moving on to the bigger playing field
By Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan The toughest challenge for any leader in the Niger Delta since 1997 has been the issue of Peace and Security. For over 12 years, I was deeply involved in the…
When Mike Ogwah declared intent to represent Isoko North at Delta Assembly
BY Iteveh Ekpokpobe Never has such a multitude been seen parading the roads of Isoko North only for the purpose of chanting one man’s name - over 200 vehicles, a venue filled to capacity with…
The joy and thrills of Asaba 2018
By Jackson Ekwugum Except for crass opportunism, blatant mischief, and sheer dishonesty, it is unthinkable that any well-meaning Nigerian would dismiss the just- concluded 21st African Senior Athletics Championship, a.k.a Asaba 2018, as a failure…
The Unprecedented level of patience shown to Buhari
This article is culled from the London Economist, a magazine that endorsed Buhari for President in 2015. It is perhaps, the most significant, objective, unbiased, unsentimental and deeply incisive analysis of the policies and actions…
Parties without brain-box, auto ticket suicide
By Soni Ehi Asuelimen The polity of Nigeria has become a global phenomenon in tragic comedic of wicked rulers and now wicked evil followers who sometimes frighten the righteous by grace from contending with lies…
OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR GODWIN OBASEKI
By Sylvester Odion Akhaine Your Excellency, I chose this medium of an open letter to reach out to you because of the existential danger presently confronting the peoples of Edo State. It is no longer…