Category: Opinion

By Lasisi Olagunju “Possibly he cohabited with Miss Bloggs, but don’t mention it in front of his wife, let the sleeping dogs lie.” Gordon Jarvie’s ‘Dictionary of Idioms’ contains that example of a warning that has been with us since Geoffrey Chaucer’s 1385 epic poem, Troilus and Criseyde. When the storm is angry and howling, […]

President Bola Tinubu presenting the 2025 budget proposal to members of the National Assembly on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 in Abuja. Photo Credit: Presidency President Bola Tinubu signed the N54.99 trillion 2025 budget penultimate Friday, calling it a “Budget of Restoration” to secure Nigeria’s future and rebuild prosperity. But for many Nigerians, the past 21 […]

By Braeyi Ekiye Pa Edwin Clark (May 25, 1927 – February 17, 2005). A Nigerian nationalist, Izon and Niger Delta Leader, elder statesman, parliamentarian, lawyer, politician and distinguished public servant has passed on, along with revered Pa Ayo Adebanjo at 90, a radical and progressive politician, lawyer, elder statesman, patriot and nationalist of Yoruba extraction. […]

It is extremely worrisome that some harebrained characters at the National Assembly have become accustomed to scandals and profligate lifestyles. Nothing seems to bother the degenerate lawmakers except when their selfish interests are breached. That is why they appear to have more time for frivolities than the reason for which they were elected. Currently, the […]

By Tonnie Iredia The Nigerian Senate last Thursday suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) for six months for what it called her total violation of the Senate Standing Rules which allegedly brought the presiding officer and the entire Nigerian Senate to public opprobrium. The suspension was announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio following the approval […]

*The New Law is that a Legislative House Cannot Suspend a Member as the Member is Not an Employee of the House* By Douglas Ogbankwa Esq. The Law now is that a Legislative House cannot suspend a Member of the House as doing so will deny his constituents representation as enshrined in the Constitution of […]

No matter how often Nigerian politicians parrot the word “democracy”, only a few are true democrats. Monday’s melodrama at the Lagos State House of Assembly proves this. That day, Mojisola Meranda’s 49-day reign as speaker ended abruptly. Mudashiru Obasa, impeached on January 13, returned to the seat. That set off a gale of farcical resignations […]

By Prof. Tunji Olaopa An autobiography is a most delicate, complex and indeed disruptive art form. It is the autobiographer’s authorial insistence to be heard in terms of his or her narrative addition to historical discourse. In fact, it is the autobiographer’s narration of the historical event from his or her own perspective. And more […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reopened the galling debate on elections. Essentially, he lamented Nigeria’s inability to conduct credible polls. As president, he superintended two general elections, in 2011 and 2015, giving him a broad perspective. He said that integrity must be instilled into the electoral process beyond merely infusing technology. Jonathan is restating the […]

Death has headlined a chain of bizarre events happening in quick succession in Osun State. Six people were killed on February 17 as local government chairmen and councillors of the All Progressives Congress, sacked by a High Court in Osogbo in 2022, tried to regain office. Many more were injured. Barely 48 hours later, the […]