Ojukwu: Nigeria’s Most Controversial Patriot
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Ojukwu: The ‘Rebel’ I Served by Uche Ezechukwu; ThoniMartins Ltd, Abuja, Benin, Lagos; 2012 Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu almost always dominated […]
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Obasanjo, Governor Yahaya Bello, in closed door meeting
Kogi State governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello met with the former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday in Abuja. In the meeting which was held behind closed […]
State House Director of Information retires to outpouring of praise, commendation
State House Deputy Director, Information, Sir Attah Stephen, has been lavished with praise and commendation after attaining the 60-year statutory age of retirement from […]
Boardroom crisis: Obasanjo’s ex- aide, directors’ legal tussle threatens oil firm
A former Special Adviser on Energy in the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, Prof. Anthony Adegbulugbe, and two directors of Green Energy International Ltd have dragged […]
Exit of the Service Chiefs and Time for a New Approach, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Finally, the President sacked or “retired” his Service Chiefs off on Tuesday and appointed new ones. As is usually the case for our “Baba Go […]
Remembering Nigeria’s Journalism Pathfinder, Stanley Macebuh
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Dr. Stanley Nkwachikwelumamaya Macebuh was a rare breed in the freshest sense of the term, a charge of fine […]
Need to review Nigeria’s anti- corruption strategy, By Victor Emejuiwe
Since the inception of democracy in Nigeria, the fight against corruption has been on the agenda of all elected governments. Corruption is believed to have […]
Female Participation in Ondo State Elections, By Victoria Manya, Tracy Keshi and Dr Akinyinka Akinyoade
FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN ONDO STATE ELECTIONS NIGERIA October 2020 Download Full Report In pdf Abstract In this study we examine the democratic participation of women […]
Pantami’s Dilemma, by Gimba Kakanda
Behind Nigeria’s problems, over the decades, have been the conspiracies of successive political elites to inflate and politicize population data for partisan agenda. Since those […]
Bishop Matthew Kukah: Can a partisan tell truth to power? By Jibrin Ibrahim
This week, the major controversy in the country has been Bishop Kukah’s Christmas message for 2020 which has divided the country right down the middle. […]
The Sam I Knew, By Azu Ishiekwene
I first met him after the 2003 election, which his candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, lost. I was then Editor of PUNCH and Sam Nda-Isaiah, […]
Obasanjo, Minister, others, extol Okebukola’s contribution to education
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday extolled the national and international academic virtues of Prof. Peter Okebukola as a former Executive Secretary, National University Commission […]
Obasanjo, Osinbajo, others pay tribute to Rev Ola Akande
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday, extolled the virtues of a former General Secretary of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC), […]
How to Restructure Nigeria 2, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The core reason for the substantive demands about restructuring Nigeria is linked, paradoxically, to widespread concerns about how far the military went in […]
Obasanjo, Fayemi, others celebrate Akala at 70
Some dignitaries in the Nigerian political class have eulogized the virtues of Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala at 70, describing ‘Amazing Grace’, his official biography as a […]
‘Reminiscences: My Journey Through Life,’ By Azu Ishiekwene
At the beginning, I was tempted to think of the author as a reluctant memoirist. Hon. Justice Sunday Akinola Akintan says his two greatest […]
Atiku mourns Igwe Alex Nwokedi
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar mourns the passing away of Igwe Alex Ezeoba Nwokedi. The late Igwe Nwokedi until his death was […]
#EndSARS: Inside PMB’s parley with former Heads Of State
It was very touching, poignant, as President Muhammadu Buhari met with all living former heads of state on October 23, 2020, to discuss the […]
#EndSARS Protests: Obasanjo sues for calm
A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has enjoined the protesting youth across the country to give peace a chance, as they go about making their […]
UPDATE: Ooni hosts Obasanjo, begs #EndSARS protesters to retreat
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Monday, hosted former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, with an appeal to the #EndSARS protesters across […]
Ooni hosts Obasanjo, begs #EndSARS protesters to retreat
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Monday, hosted former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, with an appeal to the EndSARS protesters across […]
#EndSARS protests: Time for unionized police service, By Issa Aremu
“Trade unions have been an essential force for social change, without which a semblance of a decent and humane society is impossible under capitalism”. – […]
Edo Decides 2020: Does the President Deserve Any Credit? By Dakuku Peterside
The just concluded Edo State gubernatorial election has produced some winners and losers. A message has been sent, lessons have been learnt and the […]
Pathway to National Dialogue and Rebirth, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Nigeria is in a dangerous position where too many of its citizens and collectives have concluded that things cannot continue the way they […]
Soyinka backs Obasanjo on Nigeria being more divided under Buhari
Playwright and Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has stood behind former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his statement that Nigeria has become more divided under President […]