He did not repair the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, the Lagos-Abeokuta road leading to his hometown in Abeokuta,…
Category: Opinions/Columnists
OPINION – Delta State’s 2025 budget: A mirage of progress? (Right to reply)
That Mr Anaughe could use Tinubu government as a reference point reflects severe jaundice in his…
Sanwo-Olu is building something big at Mile 2
By Uche Nnadozie Not even the very successful Lagos Blue Line metro in the corridor could…
Governor Makinde: Your unhinged 2027 ambition a disservice to Oyo people
Makinde’s unhinged 2027 ambition cannot be founded upon his unguarded and unjustified attacks against our great…
OPINION: Assault – Will Hon. Ikwechegh’s probe be another charade?
The 9th Senate played to the gallery on the Sen. Abbo case. By Adesuwa Tsan In…
Downstream deregulation: Between Obasanjo’s half-measures and Tinubu’s bold leadership
In a national broadcast on October 8, 2003, President Obasanjo expressed his frustration and anger at…
Wamakko and battle for soul of Sokoto APC
This is why many are shocked by the recent attacks on the person of Senator Wamakko…
Leadership failure: Who did this to us?
Things have really gone bad for the citizens. President Bola Tinubu and his administration must therefore…
OPINION – Benjamin Kalu: A legacy of legislative excellence
Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu may have since been elected the Deputy Speaker of the House…
OPINION – Red Line: From Agbado to Ikeja in 29mins, Sanwo-Olu on a mission to keep Lagos moving
There is no second-guessing the governor having delivered the Red Line in good time from beginning…
OPINION: Examining the President’s T-Pain alias
In the final analysis, as revealed by the above and subsequent others, Nigerians may actually be…
Don Obot Etiebet: Straight like an arrow
Etiebet has been in politics since 1978 when he joined the National Party of Nigeria (NPN)…
On the debate over Idris Elba’s role in ‘Things Fall Apart’
The argument that only Hollywood can project an idea on a scale that will grab the…
2 hefty infrastructure deals Sanwo-Olu signed to transform Lagos
By focusing on key road networks, we aim to reduce traffic congestion and create a seamless…
Nigeria’s missing links at 64
The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely the failure of leadership. Successive leaders of the…
OPINION: Nigeria’s missing links at 64
9By Emeka Alex Duru If you interpret Nigeria from the allegory of the blind men asked…
The importance of yams in Igbo cosmology
Yam is spiritually and culturally significant and crucial to the traditional Igbo economy. Yam farming requires…
Seeing Lagos through the windows of the Red Line
For us, it was a pleasure seeing Lagos through the windows of the Red Line. Seeing…
OPINION: Mr. President, this arrangement is not sustainable
It is high time the president was told the truth: this arrangement is not sustainable. By…
OPINION – Lagos Green Line: From China with love
It is one big ticket project after another that has now attracted the buy-in of China…
TRIBUTE – Iwuanyanwu: A People’s Ijele
In all matters affecting Igboland and Ndigbo everywhere, on questions people of group cohesion, selfless service…
OPINION: When men go hunting
When it comes to extra-curricular activities, men only see win-win. By Funke Egbemode Monogamy is a…
TRIBUTE – Iwuanyanwu: A collosus in politics
He traversed the entire country, along with his colleagues building the structures of the NNC across…
A promise unfulfilled: The CNG bus conundrum
The CNG bus initiative was meant to be a palliative measure to ease the burden of…
OPINION – NNPC Ltd and challenges in the oil sector: Banire misconceives the facts, promotes biased views
The NNPC Ltd has turned a corner since 2018 when it began to prepare for the…
Anambra Assembly inquires into SEEPCO’s operations amid concerns over host community welfare
The General Manager of Community Relations and Security at SEEPCO, Mr. Austin Atuonah refuted some of…
Salihu Lukman: A cantankerous political rodomont
We urge Nigerians to remain focused and undistracted by the opposition’s pettiness and disinformation, and to…
The Arthur Nzeribe in Ikenga Ugochinyere
Allegedly sidelining other members of the Committee, he was said to have unilaterally issued statements and…
OPINION – From opposition to power: The erosion of progressive ideals in Nigerian politics
By Julius Ogunro Nigeria is an ideological free zone. Our political parties are bereft of political…
OPINION: August 27 and a daughter’s celebration of Abacha
The Nigerian state is not only in the president’s kitty, anyone who doubts that a civilian…