The bells are tolling, signalling the end of one era and the beginning of a new era. On May 29, President Muhammadu Buhari will become history and Bola Ahmed Tinubu will become history in the making. The change is consistent … Read the rest
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has been suspended by the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for failing to win his polling unit.
An official of the party in Gwadabawa Ward … Read the rest
It is yet another moment of transition for Nigeria as the country goes to the polls in 4 days’ time to elect a new President and members of the National Assembly in what amounts to a seventh cycle of general … Read the rest
When I first suggested that the Buhari regime’s naira “redesign” policy was strategically conceived to cripple Bola Tinubu’s financial tendons for the 2023 presidential election, many people, particularly wide-eyed APC partisans, scoffed at me. But the very people who thought … Read the rest
Yesterday morning, while on the flagship show of Arise News – The Morning Show- I took special notice during the newspaper review with Emmanuel Efeni and the segment titled “What’s Trending” with Ojy Okpe, of the editorial by the ThisDay … Read the rest
By Farooq Kperogi
It was always obvious to keen, disinterested observers that Bola Tinubu’s gamble in helping Buhari to ascend to power won’t pay off in the end; that his opportunistic political love affair with Buhari won’t be requited; and … Read the rest
It would be uncharitable to suggest that successive Nigerian leaders have spoken from both sides of the mouth in tackling corruption in the land. Dem don try. It would be naïve, of course, for anyone to suggest that the longest … Read the rest
A week ago, President Muhammadu Buhari travelled out of the country on a two-week medical vacation. He is expected back in the country next week. As has been the pattern since he assumed office in 2015, and he travelled on … Read the rest
By Farooq Kperogi
Several weeks ago, my 80-year-old paternal uncle, who is a community leader, called me to ask whom between Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu he should vote and canvass support for. That was a strange request considering that … Read the rest
Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has narrated how the president struggled with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after the civil war, detention and the electoral losses he experienced.
Mrs Buhari revealed these details yesterday, while speaking as a … Read the rest
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