Fr Ejike Mbaka, Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu attracts controversy the way flies are attracted to dung. He is completely unfazed about it. He comes across as a priest who does not mind what Pope Francis once referred … Read the rest
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
“In Japan, a corrupt person kills himself. In China, they will kill him. In Europe they will jail him. In Africa, he will present himself for election.”
– Anonymous
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo once said that Nigeria is the only … Read the rest
Here we go again: in 2023, whose turn? In Nigeria, nothing excites us like politics. If you want to get our attention, don’t waste your time writing about quality of life, potable water, sanitation, maternal health or out-of-school children. There … Read the rest
Capt Jamil Mohammed Abubakar
2023 elections may not be around the corner but there seems to be a silent revolution of trying to put round pegs in round holes going on already and people of Zamfara State who have opted for good governance are … Read the rest
By Minabere Ibelema
Before getting to the point of this column, I have to indulge you with this caveat: I have been writing this column for quite a while, and not once has anyone told me that it’s out … Read the rest
Nasir El-Rufai and Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Fellow Nigerians, here we go again. Let me say right away that the ways of our politicians are not the ways of ordinary mortals. At a time our leaders at all levels should be visibly worried and vociferously concerned about … Read the rest
Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Goodluck Jonathan
Last week Thursday, a group of politicians converged at the presentation of a book about former President Goodluck Jonathan. While there was nothing quite out of the ordinary about the gathering, there was still an interesting moment where the Kano … Read the rest
Apprehension. Relief. Apprehension again. My emotions went full cycle in seven days. The abduction of 344 students of Government Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina state, had whipped up a frightened feeling of déjà vu in me. The Chibok schoolgirls in April … Read the rest
Nasir El-Rufai
The governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to honour the ‘informal agreement’ of ensuring that power goes to the Southern region of Nigeria in 2023.
El-Rufai spoke on Monday … Read the rest
Godwin Obaseki
The pundits who had predicted the outcome and the nature of the Gubernatorial election in Edo State got it all wrong. The Edo 2020 election may well prove to be a turning point in the management of elections in Nigeria, … Read the rest
