Leo Stan Ekeh and Nigerian Dream, By Bisi Olaoye
The world daily empties into America to chase the American Dream. Even Nigerians do. But there is also the Nigerian Dream. One man who epitomises this is tech mogul, Leo…
Beyond Atiku’s Sociocultural Demonisation, By Tunde Olusunle
Even before Nigeria’s charismatic former Vice President and presidential flagbearer of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, (PDP) won the ticket as the party’s candidate for the February 25, 2023, I had…
Presidential Amnesty Programme: Ndiomu as the fit man
BY KEN UGBECHIE Every so often, the man who’s right, tends to walk alone. He’s the subject of a mob attack just for doing the right thing. That sums up…
2023 Presidency: The Choice before Nigerians
By James Okiti In a few weeks, Nigerians will go to the polls to vote for their next president after what has been a calamitous eight years of President Muhammadu…
In Ortom’s Benue, Politicking is a carnival, By Tunde OlusunleÂ
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom is not taking his incumbency for granted. Yes, he has been helmsman of his state for nearly eight years now and won the hearts of…
No Longer At ‘East’, By a concerned South-Easterner
I spent well over three weeks in my hometown this holiday season. Throughout that stay, my consciousness played games with me: my heart entreated me to stay put, while my…
Sanwo-Olu and Lagos blue rail: Hope in a season of despair
BY KEN UGBECHIE For Lagos commuters, 2022 ended with a dose of goodness and fatness. A harvest of hope; a herald of sweetness that would usher in 2023 with a…
Morally Squalid Obasanjo Attacks Leaders Out of Frustration – Buhari aide
Former President Obasanjo is so well known to all that no one needs to describe who he is. But, four things we will like to say: One is that he…
An Abuja Poolside Sit-Out With Niyi Osundare, By Tunde Olusunle
Typical of the extremely organised personality that he is, the multiple award-winning poet, Niyi Osundare, had already “served notice” of his imminent visit to Nigeria, weeks before he came. He…
CHATHAM HOUSE OF HORROR: THE FINAL DEMYSTIFICATION OF BOLA TINUBU
By Don Pedro Obaseki Chatham House, while trying to repackage and market Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ended up de-marketing itself. While trying, albeit strenuously, to rebrand Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chatham House…