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Mr. President, you will recall that I wrote you an open letter on December 28th, 2015 which I sincerely hope that you found most gratifying, illuminating and helpful. That was two days before your Presidential media chat which took place on December 30th. I hereby humbly crave your indulgence to add an addendum to that […]

30th December, 2015. FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS. The Ag. Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), 5, Fomella Street, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Attention Ibrahim Musa. At your request, we provide the following clarifications on payments of N670,000,000 received by GENERAL HYDROCARBONS LTD on behalf of THISDAY NEWSPAPERS GROUP (N550,000,000) and THE NEWSPAPERS PROPRIETORS ASSOCIATION […]

I thought that with the Muhammadu Buhari change mantra, the era of budgeting huge amount for frivolous things in the Presidency would become history in Nigeria. Unfortunately, the reverse is the case as seen from the 2016 budget submitted to the national Assembly. In spite of the poverty, disease, hunger and malnutrition pervading this country, […]

Our sister died. And we are all devastated. We called her Sista Bisi, Mama Kiitan, Olori, Chief (Mrs). To some other people, she was lawyer Bisi, or simply Bisi; at a time she was Bisi Cole, and later Mrs Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi, wife of the Olowo of Owo, HRM Fola Olateru-Olagbegi. She was a diligent, hardworking, […]

Anarchy looms when chief law compliant becomes chief law breaker under a democratic dispensation. The Federation of Nigeria under Muhammadu Buhari is both in danger and endangered. Though President Muhammadu Buhari’s open and brazen contempt for constitutionalism and rule of law during his last night’s maiden presidential chat is condemned by all and sundry; but […]

During the presidential media chat on Wednesday 30th December 2015, Nigerian President Muhammed Buhari said that Igbos were not maltreated, and should stop screaming marginalization. Speaking of the continue protests and struggle for the realization on Biafra Republic in parts of the South East and South South, the former miliary head of state said: “Why […]

The first presidential media chat by President Buhari since taking office last May, was disappointing for failing to accurately capture the state of the nation; and indeed a great disservice to Nigeria and its international image. Most importantly, the president failed to inspire hope in the citizens about the direction of the state. The president […]

The Presidency has denied insinuations and rumors that the Buhari administration has banned Hijab. Giving a clarification on the pronouncement of the President on his Media Chat on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said the speculations are unfounded, and that the Buhari administration would always respect […]

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upturned the verdict of the Taraba Election Petition Tribunal which ruled in favour of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Aisha Alhassan. Alhassan, currently a minister in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, had petitioned the tribunal against the electoral victory of Governor Darius […]

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose   on Thursday described the return to power of President Mohammadu Buhari as a misadventure for Nigerians, calling on the international community, especially organisations like the United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) to focus their attention on human rights abuses and contempt for the rule of law in Nigeria […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has announced the re-appointment of three of the outgoing members of the State Civil Service Commission for an additional tenure of five years. Ambode, who made this known at a dinner organised by the State Government in honour of the outgoing Chairman and Commissioners of the Commission, said the […]

What is the most compelling, most impactful and most remarkable issue in the year 2015 that has just ended? In my estimation, it is democracy: its contents and discontents, its hopes and impediments, and the forceful manner in which these have compelled us afresh to focus on our circumstances and destiny as a people and […]