Category: Opinion

By Abimbola Adelakun : First, let us get rid of the worthless argument that fallaciously equates the case of the self-appointed “Eze of Lagos” with the ambitions of Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, the woman who parades herself as the Iyaloja-General of Nigeria because she happens to be the daughter of the President. Pitching one against the other […]

By Tunde Odesola After a five-week break, I’m back at my desk, thankfully. Where the heck did I go? I went to the Land of Moriah. Tunde tun ti de o; where on planet Earth is the Land of Moriah? Moriah was the land where Abraham, the Father of Faith, took his son, Isaac, and […]

By Olusegun Adeniyi When Nigeria marked its 60th independence anniversary five years ago, I recalled how 1960 was deemed ‘The Year of Africa’. Because 16 of the 17 countries that gained independence that year were from the continent. I then x-rayed the state of those other 15 African countries that secured their independence same year […]

By Ikechukwu Amaechi In trying to understand the curious conduct of Siminalayi Fubara since his reinstatement as the governor of Rivers State after serving out a six-month suspension slammed on him by the headmaster of Nigeria’s democracy, President Bola Tinubu, and his class captain, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, I […]

By Reuben Abati On Thursday, 18 September 2025, the six months state of emergency declared in Rivers State on 18 March would have expired and this has led to high expectations among the people. The hope that this would be the case was further raised when Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), […]

Nigerians woke up on Sunday to a weekend stained by violence. Over two unnerving days – Friday and Saturday – bloodshed by Islamists, bandits, and kidnappers scarred the fragile national landscape. A major newspaper estimated 102 deaths resulting from attacks and counterattacks across four states. President Bola Tinubu and the military high command must implement […]

By Reuben Abati “So, where is President Tinubu, my brother?” “What do you mean where is President Tinubu? He told you and everyone else that he is travelling to France and the UK on a working leave.” “What else is he doing? What work is he doing? “ “Don’t be rude my friend? Who are […]

By Abimbola Adelakun Of all the possible resolutions to the drama involving Wasiu Ayinde Anifowoshe (the artiste popularly known as K1), and which has been the subject of frenzied discussion for the past week, what I bet no one saw coming was that he would emerge as an NCAA ambassador. If this were to be […]