Yahaya Bello and the gong syndrome, by Ken Ugbechie
He was just 40 years, going on 41, when he became Governor of Kogi State in January 2016. Even this is a piece of history. By that feat of a…
Irukera: How not to reward altruism, by Tunde Olusunle
Monday January 8, 2024, Nigerians woke up to the news of the suspension of Betta Edu, who was formerly the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. On the…
Biakolo: Death Came for My Teacher, By Bruce Malogo
All death is bad. To die in one’s sleep does not make it any less so. If anything, it makes it even more so. For the living, those left…
NSCDC: Certificate Forgery and Implication for National Security
Dr Ahmed Audi, NSCDC Commandant-General By Sagir Waheed In recent times, Nigeria has been grappling with a concerning issue that strikes at the heart of its national security…
Peter Obi today, tomorrow…, by Ken Ugbechie
At Professor Pat Utomi’s 68th birthday symposium, February 5, in Lagos, the Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, made a brief remark. He…
Femi Falana, Covid-19 fund and the art of misrepresentation
By Temitope Ajayi There is a viral video where human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, made allusion to the sum of N135billion given to the 36 states in December…
How Odegbami unlocked my reservoir of AFCON memories, by Tunde Olusunle
Nigeria’s legendary footballer, Segun Odegbami, recently set my mind on football and sports recollections dating back to many decades. He was nicknamed “Mathematical” during his active playing years as a…
ECOWAS’ Existential Blues, by Monday Philips Ekpe
The recent joint announcement by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to withdraw from the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) may have come at an unkind time. Surely, those…
PAP Award as Honour for Niger Deltans, by Ray Umukoro
The 2023 New Telegraph newspaper awards drew a huge cast of outliers and top flyers in both the public and private sector. The awards spectrum was wide, covering critical sectors…
Oborevwori: A flying start on a summer trip, by Ken Ugbechie
Heavy headwinds heralded his nomination by his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Torrid turbulence assailed his path to guber election victory. But in all, and in spite of all,…