By Anselm Okolo Three days after the wedding fatiha of his son Barrister Najib Tambuwal to…
Category: Opinions/Columnists
If the dead could speak, what would Achebe say of present day Nigeria?
By Hon Oseloka Henry Obaze Introduction I am thrilled to have been asked to deliver the…
What political jobbers won’t tell you about Gov Ayade
By Chidi Onyemaizu It amuses how what was a national conflagration is now being politicised in…
BEFORE UMAHI JUMPS… Igbo will NOT vote for vice president in 2023!
By Steve Osuji DUMB DENOUEMENT: He has been doing much political jiujitsu in the last couple…
Mobilising Ndigbo for voter registration
By Chido Nwakanma INEC has sounded the bell for the next voter registration exercise. It will…
Letter to Joe Biden
By Dakuku Peterside Dear Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., I wish to congratulate you on your winning…
When Nigeria rose for the Tambuwals
By Abu Shekara Partisan politics is just a part of politics. That’s to those who know…
The new minimum qualification for teachers
By Justus Nwakanma Sometime ago, I was listening to a radio programme where some first-class graduates…
Are you discouraged and fed up?
By Pastor Josiah Kehinde “Now it occurred that while the people pressed upon Jesus to hear…
The Crackdown on #EndSARS Activists
By Simon Kolawale Any hopes that we are going to quickly move on from the tragic…
Blood of our people should not be traded for power
By Femi Fani-Kayode You say that we should thank God that your father is gracious and…
EndSARS protests, human security and good governance in Nigeria
By Dr Obiora Okonkwo It is now roughly three weeks since Nigeria was rocked by one…
Kindness clothed in Agbero Costume
It was about raining, I had just finished buying and bagging my new stock. An itinerant…
OPINION: I remember Saro-Wiwa
By Olukorede Yishau Time has no wings yet it flies. It flies so high that we…
We have many fathers
By Femi Adesina Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, our own Hajia Amina Mohammed, led a…
OPINION: We are over parenting in Nigeria
By Osita Chidoka The future Inspector General of Police is an Assistant Superintendent of Police, fresh…
Governor Umahi’s Misadventure
My initial subject of discourse this week revolved around the recent happenings in Obigbo area of…
US election: Nigeria doesn’t like to learn good lessons
By Azuka Onwuka If Nigeria were a country desirous of progress, there are some obvious lessons…
OPINION: Hunger, anger on our streets
By Edward T. Dibiana As I sat in my car parked under a tree in front…
America steps back from the brink
By Habib Aruna “America must always come first. The people have spoken, and we respect the…
Full text of Gov Tambuwal’s lecture on Post Covid-19 delivered to African Bar Association
‘RESETTING AFRICA’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL AGENDA IN POST COVID-19 ERA; HOW LAWYERS CAN LEAD’. BY H.E…
Politics as a circus
Sylvester Asoya The Medieval and Renaissance periods gave the world interesting court jesters. These clowns, who…
I commend Russia for not congratulating Biden – Fani-Kayode
By Femi Fani-Kayode The Kremlin has said that Vladimer Putin will not congratulate Joe Biden until…
A new dawn in America
By Dakuku Peterside Joe Biden is officially the President-elect of the United States of America. Several…
OPINION: Work and worship practicalised in Sokoto
By Abu Shekara “Let us not forget our differences. Let us recognise our differences and respect…
OPINION: The imperative of local vigilance and protection
By Chido Nwakanma The fallouts of the END SARS protests and its disastrous aftermath will stay…
OPINION: Palliatives: How Governor Yahaya’s foresight and transparency insulated Gombe from wanton destruction, looting
By Ismaila Uba Misilli Tempers from youths flared across Nigeria recently like the slashing of a…
OPINION: God save America!
By Simon Kolawale My favourite comedians are Bovi and Okey Bakassi. Governor Benedict Ayade of Cross…
OPINION: US Presidential Poll: Bye-bye Donald Trump
By Tony Okoroji I did not think that a man with the obvious character flaws of…
From University to Hustling Diva
This T-shirt brings back memories. I was doing some cleaning and saw this rumpled Tee, squeezed…