Power sharing in Benue State: Use equity not blackmail, By SIMON SHANGO
The issue of power sharing in Benue State is as old as the State itself. When the clamour for the creation of additional states from […]
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Nigerians bid Ezeife farewell, pass baton to Governor Soludo, Anambra State By LAW MEFOR
The grand burial plan of the late sage, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, is tripartite. The first is the national burial, which just concluded in Abuja; […]
Bobrisky: Naira mutilation conviction and matters arising therefrom By TOSIN KOLADE
In February 2024, the mass media was awash with reports of the arrest of Bassey Idio, for currency racketeering by operatives of the […]
Who is afraid of Yahaya Bello? By MOJEED OLOJEDE
Recently, there has been an unusual hype on the whereabouts of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Some publicists, including those […]
Senegal, ECOWAS and Democracy, By PAUL EJIME
When former President Macky Sall shook hands and handed the mantle of leadership to his successor President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s 5th, and youngest, on […]
The real reason Nigeria Government went after Bobrisky By RENO OMOKRI
What happened with Bobrisky just shows you the savviness of Nigeria compared to other nations and the intellectual response to governing on display by […]
Yahaya Bello’s hypocrisy towards APC Presidential Project: 2023 & 2027
By IBRAHIM DANJUMA OMEIZA – Events leading to the 2023 Presidential election in Nigeria were a mix of tact, outplay, manoeuvres, intelligent planning, strategic engagements, […]
Justice Ahmad Belgore: That compassionate lawyer in Kano By YUSHAU A. SHUAIB
He heartily observed the fast from the first to the last day of Ramadan. Throughout the 30 days, from 10 March to 9 April […]
Needed: One standard hospital per state (1), By HASSAN GIMBA
I never thought I could attend the Eid prayer held on 10th April, a day after I clocked the definitive age of 60: I […]
The Senator Al-Makura that I Know By DANJUMA JOSEPH
It was William Shakespeare, who rightly observed that “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them” This […]
A Tax on Darkness By CHIDI AMUTA
On the technical matters of electricity supply and consumption rates, I am just a layman. I fare even worse when it comes […]
12 reasons Lagos beats other Nigerian cities for business and Investment BY DENNIS ISONG
Lagos, the economic heartbeat of Nigeria, pulsates with opportunities for investors seeking vibrant markets and dynamic growth prospects. As Africa’s largest city by population […]
Why legislative advocacy group (ALDRAP) is suing the National Assembly By LAW MEFOR
The courts will see the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) in action once more. The foremost Legislative Advocacy Group has […]
Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife (1937-2023): Lessons from his touchstone leadership By LAW MEFOR
One often ignored fact is that everything in life rises and falls on leadership. Furthermore, leadership is incredibly underappreciated and not given the premium […]
David Mark @ 76: A further reappraisal of my perspectives…, By SUFUYAN OJEIFO
The news headline projected the infrequent, the unexpected. The totality of it appeared from the blue. Read it: “Mark in Delta State for […]
Soludo and new Anambra (4): Opposition’s clueless politics By LAW MEFOR
The petty and lazy tactics of the opposition in Anambra State are characterised by the deception of the promise of a single term and […]
Sneak Peek: How Nigeria spent years burning money – Charles Osezua
…an excerpt from The Rise of Gas: From Gaslink to the Decade of Gas by Charles Osezua The Rise of Gas (From Gaslink to the […]
Museveni then and Now By CHIDI AMUTA
Within the diverse pantheon of African rulership, something curious is emerging. In many ways, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is fast emerging as […]
Afenifere and the progressive camp (1) By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
When sometime in 2008, the late Yinka Odumakin invited me to his 23, Sylvia Crescent, Anthony Village-office in Lagos, little did I know that […]
Transformative power of NDDC board and management By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI
This piece was inspired by a recent statement credited to Barr Chiedu Ebie, Chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), made to a delegation […]