What are Dan Ali’s achievements?
When in November 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari, named retired Brig.Gen Mansur Dan Ali as his defence minister I was somewhat…
Zamfara killings: Those behind attacks must stop now, group warns
Report had it that hundreds of persons lost their lives in separate attacks championed by suspected bandits in some communities…
Banditry and killings: Why is Zamfara different?
Zamfara State is in the news again. So much so that I am tempted to ask if the state is…
The true essence of yuletide celebration
THE yuletide season, almost all of us will agree, is the most magical time of year, sprouting in us a…
Christmas fiesta and why Gov Ortom must apologize to the Fulanis
It is becoming clearer by the day to every Benue indigene and Nigerians, Gov Samuel Ortom’s hypocritic content, politicization and…
Buhari, NASS and budget presentation
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari received the shock of his life during the week. As if his deflated popularity and anger on…
Love: The underrated verb!
That's right! It was love at first sight, so to speak, for the two. The kind that leaves the butterflies…
Oyo 2019: Seyi Makinde and the rest of the pack
We are back in the season of high politicking; the race for various offices in the 2019 elections has reached…
The choice before Lagos in 2019
AS dictated by the norm, the electorates in any democratic environment are saddled with the task of delegating authority to…
NASS: Labour unrest over 2018 budget
RECENTLY, the nation’s media space was awash with the news of staff of the National Assembly under its union Parliamentary…
Can Lagos be free from traffic challenges?
SOME Lagosians ignorantly see public facilities as state properties belonging to people in government only; as such they fail to…
Restructuring Nigeria for total liberation of its peoples
IT is now consensually accepted by everyone, including the major beneficiaries that the Nigerian Structure/system is unjust, undemocratic, inept, tailor…
Restructuring Nigeria for total liberation of its peoples
IT is now consensually accepted by everyone, including the major beneficiaries that the Nigerian Structure/system is unjust, undemocratic, inept, tailor…
Obasanjo, Atiku and 2019 elections
TO put it mildly, history has been fair to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former two-time Head of State. First, it…
The creeping reign of evil acts
IT is difficult not to notice or be alarmed by the growing normalcy of blatantly negative acts in recent times…
What they don’t see: A reflection on PMB at 76
In the final months of transition from military to civil rule between 1998 and 1999, I never felt the enthusiasm…
SERAP, others and the abuse of activism
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Enough is Enough (EiE), and BudgIT have been doing great work. Nigerians like them…
Afe Babalola, the ‘Peace Time Hero’
IT was joyful celebration, deep-rooted camaraderie and appreciative payback time for the frontline educationist and legal colossus, Aare Afe Babalola,…
President Muhammadu Buhari at 76
IN the true tradition of noble service to man and community, President Muhammadu Buhari has since his youth consecrated his…
That Deserved Doctorate To Buratai
Initially, It seemed very foggy to me. I was one of the few critics who interrogated why the Kaduna State…
