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Buhari’s 2019 bid and matters arising

by Garba Shehu The country is gearing itself up for the General Elections in February next year and with President Muhammadu Buhari announcing...

Senate and Omo-Agege’s absurd theatrics  

By Sufuyan Ojeifo If the invasion of the Senate in plenary on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 by two thugs sponsored by suspended Senator...

Why I’ll vote Buhari again and again by Femi Adesina

The greatest talking point in our country this week has been the declaration by President Muhammadu Buhari that he would seek a second...

Abacha Loot: The Myth and the Propaganda

By John Ainofenokhai The Swiss government last week confirmed, through its ambassador to Nigeria, Chad, Niger and the Economic Community of West African...

That House Committee’s Indictment of Malami

Kabiru Madaki I have never been a fan of legislative hearings in this country. And I know there are many Nigerians who share...

Court of law or court of bills: When courts are without standing

By Dr. Ali Ahmad (Speaker, KWHA) As far as one knows, no court in the United States of America has ever issued an...

The $322 million repatriated Abacha loot: Matters miscellany

By Sufuyan Ojeifo I got a credible information last week from some grapevines in Abuja that the much-talked about outstanding sum of $322...

Senate 2019: Delta South Rallies Support for Emmanuel Uduaghan

Electorates in the Delta South Senatorial District have vowed not to treat the 2019 elections with kid’s gloves, especially as it has to...

That Danjuma’s Outburst

“We mean to hold our own.  I have not become the King’s First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the...

The Leah Sharibu Symbolism

By Sufuyan Ojeifo Liya (Leah) Sharibu is the name of the only Dapchi schoolgirl who is still in the captivity of those who...

The Easiest Way Gov.  Yahaya Bello Can Defeat  Senator Dino Melaiye 

By Usman Okai Austin At the dawn of every new day, the major news heralding from the sunrise is either Dino Melaye versus...

2019 Election Sequence: Overriding PMB’s Veto

By Sufuyan Ojeifo By writing to both chambers of the National Assembly to express his reservations about the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill,...

Ndoma-Egba: A quintessential leader at 62

By Michael Jegede Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, an exceptionally talented lawyer and politician, clocked 62 years of age on March 8, 2018. Ndoma-Egba, who...

2019 presidency, Moghalu and prebendal politics

  By Sufuyan Ojeifo I received a verbal invitation on February 22, 2018 to attend a world press conference by former deputy governor of...

The myth about “Buhari’s 12 million northern votes”

By Sufuyan Ojeifo Short of saying, whether you vote or not, we will win, Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, who is locked...

Magu’s EFCC in perspectives

By Sufuyan Ojeifo and Ariyo-Dare Atoye Writing about the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its leadership is one and the same...