Who is minding the economy now?
By Dele Sobowale EVER since he was appointed the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Export Promotion Council, Mr. Awolowo has been singing the same song. When it comes to sounding like a…
Category: Features
Kunle Ajibade: A life in Journalism
By Reuben Abati Kunle Ajibade is also 60. He turned 60 on May 28. I really don’t know what to say about this one. He cannot sing. He does not dance. He does not smoke.…
Genocide, hegemony and power in Nigeria
By Obadiah Mailafia The Italian Marxist political philosopher Antonio Gramsci was one of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century. I admire his freshness of approach and his critical spirit in approaching issues of…
Fakorede: The albatross around Police’S neck
By Shaka Momodu I saw an advertorial published in several newspapers by the Rivers State government but I initially paid little attention to the contents. On a closer look, I realised some of the contents…
Re-Political dirty congress acts: Dododo and the trio of Delta APC ward congress riggers
By Mudiaga Okorefe Since the infamous acts of Alhaji Sani Dododo during the All Progressive Congress (APC) ward congress, tongues are now wagging, as people probe into why the man took to the unbecoming behaviour…
Frankly speaking
By Dele Sobowale We are confident in our party and the reason we are confident is that we are not thieves, we are different… – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, May 5, 2018. Really? VP Osinbajo…
Imam Imam, Gov. Tambuwal’s spokesman dies at 42
The death has been announced of Imam Imam, the media adviser of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State. He was 42 years old. The former Thisday Staff died this morning, according to a tweet…
How governments frame up people
By Richard Akinola II Scene One: On June 29, 1988, Justice Olu Obadina of Ikeja High Court had just retired into the Chambers that Wednesday after granting bail to Chief Gani Fawehinmi, who was standing…
Political rice, ministerial lies, food insecurity
By Soni Ehi Asuelimen Most times, we seem to be carried away by dissipating too much time on mundane issues than on substance. This is why the lies of two ministers over claim that Thailand…
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Five useful idiots and the spirit of the accursed slave [Parts 1 & 2]
By Femi Fani-Kayode “Useful idiot” is a political term which is often used to describe the misguided supporters of an unreasonable, irresponsible, ill-conceived and ill-advised cause. First coined in western Europe in the late 19th…