All for restructuring
RESTRUCTURING is fast becoming one overused and over-stressed word in the Nigerian political lexicon. It is one word that has…
Police Vs Goje: In search of one government
ON Wednesday, the second part of the drama between the Nigerian Police and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator…
Why Lai Mohammed should apologise to Melaye
ON Sunday April 16, 2017, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed caused a statement to be issued…
The Presidency and this Magu conundrum
LAST week, news reports quoted Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as restating the confidence the Presidency reposed in the acting chairman…
Dogara, el-Rufai and the corruption war
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara was on a familiar terrain on Friday in Kaduna as he tackled…
Do we pity Ndume?
Former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume got bashed by his own men last Wednesday as the Senate slammed a six-month…
My advice for Customs Service
The Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hameed Ali (retd) has had some unnecessary open confrontations…
Lessons from Made-in-Aba trade fair, Abuja
THE fourth Made-in-Aba trade fair kicked off in Abuja on Monday andended on Friday, showcasing the huge potential in local…
Jonathan and Amaechi’s singsong
CAN vengeance be pursued further than death?” that is a line from Shakespeare’s famous love and tragedy drama, Romeo and…
PDP and the road to Golgotha
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was badly hit last week as the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt ruled to…
Answering agric question goes beyond words and guesses
THE February 12, 2017 edition of theSunday Tribune published an opinion piece entitled: Sad, Ogbeh can’t guess answers to food…
Sad, Ogbeh can’t guess answers to food woes
WHEN President Muhammadu Buhari appointed the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), now a chieftain of the…
Herdsmen everywhere: Are the Northern leaders sincere?
NO one would deny that the violent outbreaks we have experienced in recent years in parts of the North central…
Before we celebrate fall of Sambisa
Late December 2016, news filtered into town that the dreaded Sambisa forest had fallen to the Nigerian military. It called…
My fears for 2017 budget
LAST week, I had a conversation with a Lawyer friend on thepossibility of the nation’s budget 2017 delivering the goods.…
Oyegun, Saraki and APC Unity
JUST last month, I wrote in this column that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) must own its government. The…
APC must own its government
The 16-year rule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) popularised the “family affair” syndrome and it was a signal to…
Consolidating made-in-Aba initiative
It all started like a dream. Former Deputy Governor of Abia State, whom you can appropriately refer to as an…
NASS and the new transparency agenda
AS far as transparency is concerned, it is easy to convict the Nigerian National Assembly of wrong doing in the…
What is good for North-East is good for Lagos
On Wednesday October 5, observers of proceedings in the Senate watched as Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the Senator representing Lagos Central…
