Opinions

Today, I woke up in shock to watch a television interview by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State, on the Nigerian Television Authority where he threatened Nigeria’s friends with death if they intervened in Nigeria. His exact words were “we are waiting for the person that will come and intervene (in Nigeria), they […]

If nothing else, the planned arraignment of Justice Walter Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over charges bordering on alleged failure to declare his assets and operating domiciliary accounts, speaks directly to the fouled political atmosphere in the country, tainted by intrigues in the countdown to the 2019 […]

This is an election year. In fact, the general election s barely one month away. Yes, by February 16, Nigerians will troop out to the polls to elect a President that will take charge of the fate of the 200 million Nigerians for the next four years. That same day, they will elect members to […]

True or not, the allegation that the APC presidential candidate lacks the requisite academic qualification to seek the presidency is, most embarrassing to President Muhammadu Buhari and the entire country. Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered that hearing notices be served on the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the […]

Reports last week that Boko Haram’s Islamic State in West Africa Province [ISWAP] faction had seized six towns in Kukawa Local Government of far northern Borno State, on the shores of Lake Chad, was the biggest setback suffered in the war against insurgents in recent years. Even though military authorities say the reports “do not […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo raised the stakes in the politics of 2023 when he added his voice to the politics of ethnic baiting. Speaking during a visit to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola, on December 22 2013, the Vice President was quoted as saying: “Yoruba have a crucial role to play in the […]

It was meant to be a statement of some sort, of self-beatification; an announcement to make Nigerians believe that despite their severe and several failures on all fronts including basic leadership indices, that Nigeria’s biggest players from all walks of life were still supporting and, in fact, ready to bankroll APC’s Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 election […]

The news thatPresident Muhammadu Buhari was interrupted and booed intermittently by some lawmakers while presenting the appropriation bill to the National Assembly recently has been trending on the social media. Also trending is a list of the lawmakers said to have booed the President during the rowdy session. As should be expected, the PDP issued […]