President Buhari’s Dainty Last Dance At UNGA, by Femi Adesina
“This is the last that we shall dance together,” Wole Soyinka wrote in Kongi’s Harvest. And that was what President Muhammadu Buhari did Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly…
JONATHAN, BUHARI, ASUU AND HIGH JUMP
By Tunde Olusunle All through the past two decades and half of following the trajectory of former President Goodluck Jonathan, I’ve come to identify him as a gentleman par excellence….
Governors, Gunmen and Gestapo Governance, By Tunde Olusunle
The media handlers of Yahaya Bello, the overtly exuberant governor of Kogi State, have been in overdrive in the last few days. They’ve been issuing rebuttal after rejoinder after release,…
At the Peter Obi event in New York, By Sonala Olumhense
As a Nigerian with considerable interest in public affairs, the Grand Ballroom of New York City’s Hilton Midtown Hotel, the venue of “Afro-Economics & Government Policy: A Conversation with Governor…
With FG taking over, King David University of Medical Sciences now in the wrong hand
BY KEN UGBECHIE There is a university in Uburu community in Ebonyi. King David University of Medical Sciences is beyond a constellation of architectural masterpieces. It’s a loud statement of…
Okpaleke and the Journey to Rome, by Valentine Obienyem
The journey to Rome was pleasant and joyous: a Nigerian and the Bishop of Ekwulobia, Most Rev. Dr. Peter Okpaleke was among the 20 Cardinals so-created by Pope Francis. It…
Please, ASUU, Please; Call off this Strike, by Ken Ugbechie
This is a plaintive cry from a broken heart, a concerned parent and a patriot, to the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU): Please, call off this strike; return…
Pipeline Surveillance Contract: Northern Youth Goofed
By Adewole Kehinde “Ignorance is an enemy, even to its owner” – Sri Chinmoy Recently, the Federal Government renewed a multi-million dollar pipeline surveillance contract with a former militant leader…
Sam Omatseye … The Fool, By Tony Eluemunor
The richly respected journalist, Chief Chuks Iloegbunam, while reacting to Sam Omatseye’s death wish on Peter Obi, (and insults unrestrained on the entire South-South geo-political zone) still found it expedient…
Yusuf Alli @60: Unveiling an Investigative Journalist Par Excellence
By Yushau A. Shuaib He is one of the finest gentlemen of the press that I have ever encountered. A courageous, fearless, humane and humble editor, Mallam Yusuf Alli has…