One Day in ‘June 12’
By Owei Lakemfa TOMMORROW, (June 12, 2018) the 25th Commemoration of the annulled June 12 Presidential Elections, is to be recognised as ‘Democracy Day’ in Nigeria. That quasi recognition of the injustice meted out to…
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Customs Ali’s kasala choice for PMB
By Soni Ehi ASUELIMEN After waiting, with no denial, I believe the prophetic counsel of the head, Customs Department 'Prophet' Ali, to President Buhari is highly loaded with choices for the wise or the fool.…
Buhari’s water bill as an act of corruption
By Rotimi Fasan JUST what could President Muhammadu Buhari have been thinking about when he sent an executive-arm bill aimed at centralising the control of the surface and ground water resources of this country under…
Halt Buhari’s insidious Waterways Bill!
By Ochereome Nnanna NIGERIANS should be grateful to God for the democratic governance we are enjoying. The concrete, direct dividends may be few because of poor quality governance which worsened in the past few years.…
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…
Shina Peters at 60: A life in music
By Reuben Abati I consider it a great privilege to count Shina Peters, the Afro-Juju maestro, who turns 60 this week, as one of my friends and brothers. Dele Momodu has already penned a short…
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…