Category: Opinion

By Isaac Asabor There was a time when former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, and his successor, Governor Godwin Obaseki, were united in a show of political companionship. For instance in 2016, both political figures were the talk of the town when alongside Godwin Obaseki, his successor, he patronized a roadside corn seller. The camaraderie […]

By Tunde Odesola Apostle Suleiman continued with his imaginary testimony, claiming, “I now came (up) with a strategy. The strategy I came up (with) will close down the company; I was praying, (and) the Lord said, ‘Forgive’. Querying God, Suleiman asked, ‘Ehn, for what!?’ (The Lord responded), ‘Forgive’. Playing the victim card, Suleiman grieved loudly, […]

By Eric Ikhilae With Justice Binta Nyako’s withdrawal from the treason trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the end of the case, which began in 2015 may be far from sight. This is because the case will be reassigned to a new judge by the Chief Judge John Tsoho within a time to be determined by him. […]

By Opeyemi Bamidele Let me most sincerely welcome all my colleagues back from our annual recess, a period we, as a tradition, suspend plenaries for dispassionate field engagements. It was no doubt a period of wider consultations in preparation for the tasks ahead. It was also a period of intense engagement with critical stakeholders nationwide […]

By Tunde Odesola Inhumanity was an unknown word in humanity until some white perverts, backed by racist European royals, sailed all the way from Europe to motherland Africa under the darkness of commerce and Christianisation, before drawing the guns of colonialism from under their cassocks to enslave Africa, despoil its minerals, loot its artifacts, condemn […]

By Lawal Dahiru Mamman The late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, in his bestseller, The People’s Republic, said: “The primary responsibility of leadership is catering for and promoting its people to the end so that they may live a full and happy life.” This means a government should recognise the dignity of its citizens and work […]

By Punch Editorial Board President Bola Tinubu’s overseas travels and exact whereabouts have again become a subject of speculation. On August 29, Tinubu embarked on a trip to China, and Nigerians were told he would make a brief stopover in Dubai. He suddenly reappeared in London on Wednesday. He had landed in Beijing in the […]

By Greg Odogwu There is no worse heart-rending picture of what climate change could bring than what is currently happening in Maiduguri and its environs. Residents are confused and petrified, and it is only those of them who were around 30 years ago, in 1994 when a similar ecological disaster happened, that can actually come […]

By Punch Editorial Board The fresh gale of arrests of activists, unionists, government critics, and journalists under President Bola Tinubu hints at creeping totalitarianism. In a democracy, this is unacceptable. On Monday, Nigerians woke to a gale of repression. The self-styled Department of State Services arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, […]

By Abimbola Adelakun There is a book my friend frequently alludes to when we talk about Nigeria’s issues, and it is titled Planning Without Facts: Lessons in Resource Allocation from Nigeria’s Development by Wolfgang Stolper. The funny thing is that the book was published in 1966. That tells us that Nigeria’s penchant for chaos is […]