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Gowon at 85 and Fani-Kayode by Reuben Abati

  General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s military Head of State from 1966 -1975, turned 85 on Saturday, October 19, 2019. In a congratulatory...

Optimism, despair as Nigerians observe 59th Independence Anniversary

by Kunle Akinsola Nigerians have expressed mixed feelings about the 59 years of nationhood with some belying pessimism about the nation’s growth...

National Unity fosters progress and prosperity- Osinbajo

•Says break-up not solution to Nigeria’s problems The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said Promoting national unity and cohesion amongst...

Senate and the politics of Abbo’s inquisition

By Sufuyan Ojeifo These have not been the best of times for Senator Elisha Cliff Abbo (Adamawa South), an otherwise sedate but...

N100B Alpha Beta Scam: Osinbajo a victim of lies, malicious attack – ISD

The Initiative to Save Democracy, ISD, Saturday said the latest media report linking Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s firm to a company fingered...

El Rufai is Wrong By Senator Babafemi Ojudu

I love reading my friend Mallam El Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State. You may not always agree with him. You may...

Obasanjo: The making of a fake crusader

     By Olalekan Paul   Obasanjo’s  alarm about a West African Fulanisation, & Islamization agenda is a devious ploy by the...

June 12: Leaders join Buhari in Aso Rock for gala night 

President Muhammadu Buhari alongside his vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday hosted visiting world leaders to a dinner and gala night to...

Contextualizing Ahmad Lawan’s senate presidency

By Sufuyan Ojeifo The endorsement by former Abia governor and Senator-elect, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, of Senator Ahmad Lawan’s candidature for senate...

That APC’s wager on Lawan and Gbaja

By Sufuyan Ojeifo I do not look into crystal balls. That is not my preoccupation.  I certainly lack the endowment of predicting...

I’m a matured politician now, says Ambode

Akinwunmi Ambode, outgoing Lagos governor said he has improved over the years as a politician touting himself as wiser mature politician off late....

Hon Bago says he’s in the race “for the long haul”, as Northern group kicks against APC’s decision on Gbajabiamila

Hon. Umar Mohammed Bago has ruled out stepping down in the race for speaker of the House of Representatives, saying he’s more encouraged...

Governor Amosun’s danse macabre

              By Sufuyan Ojeifo The most distasteful theatre of the absurd yet in the electioneering drives...

It’s Time To Vote Out The Rapacious Govt in Kwara – Lai Mohammed

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the time has come to retire the political oligarchs who...

In Pictures: Highlights of the FIN Petroleum Industry Award

The biggest names in the Petroleum industry gathered recently for the FIN Petroleum Industry Awards in Abuja. Here’s our selection of some...

Waya, Dangote, Bagudu, Others bag FIN Oil & Gas Award

The Foreign Investment Network (FIN), has rewarded some business leaders, trailblazers, policy makers and investors in the Oil and gas sectors in...