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“Africans in the prime of their lives were forcibly plucked from their homes and families, bundled tortuously under deck and transported as human cargoes to be sold as slaves, to plantation owners in the Americas and the West Indies about 200 years ago.  Regrettably, in recent times, there is an unexpected twist to this macabre […]

I have to confess that I have always had a soft spot for Stella Oduah, the currently embattled Aviation Minister.  The way I heard it, through abundant doggedness and feminist wiles, she forged a successful little business empire for herself in our dog-eat-dog business environment.  In a place like Nigeria, you’ve got to admire that. […]

The New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) chaired by Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje says it has carefully studied Friday’s ruling by the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by His Lordship, Justice Elvis Chukwu, which declared the National Working Committee (NWC) headed by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as the authentic leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Golden Eaglets on their stunning victory over their Mexican counterparts in the ongoing Under-17 World Championship taking place in the United Arab Emirates. The Eaglets defeated Mexico 6-1 in their first match of the group phase on Saturday, Kelechi Iheanacho grabbing four goals to emerge current highest goal scorer […]

President Goodluck Jonathan commiserates with the government and people of Ondo State on the death yesterday of the highly respected pro-democracy activist and renowned economist, Dr. Baba Oluwide Omojola. The President extends sincere condolences to Dr. Omojola’s immediate and extended family, friends, associates and professional colleagues of the late nationalist, patriot and indefatigable advocate of […]

As the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) lingers beyond the fourth month, government’s insensitivity to a serious national issue deserving prompt action has degenerated into a posture of haughty nonchalance, going by the administration’s reaction to the crisis. The last fiat by Mr. President to his team to end the […]

The national conference all Nigerians have been clamouring is for all the tribes and languages in Nigeria to come together and discuss what type of federalism is good for all of us. Therefore Ahmed Bola Tinubu is totally wrong to kick against it. By the way Ahmed Bola Tinubu was a governor in Lagos for […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the reported plot to abduct, blackmail and force Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi to resign from office, calling it the last desperate act of those who are bent on getting rid of the governor at all costs.  In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim National […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans of introducing an online training and certification programme for people who would work as ad hoc staff in future elections. According to Chairman of the commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, the programme, to be conducted by INEC’s training and research agency, The Electoral Institute (TEI), is part […]

If the rat and the lizard are soaked by rain, the water dries from the lizard’s body but it does not dry from the rat’s body. Nigerians are very dramatic people and this I have said countless times, all noise and very little in terms and focus and direction, all hot air, plenty smoke but […]

In January this year the Channels Television broadcast disturbing stories on the dilapidated state of the Ikeja Police College. Embarrassed by the disclosure President Jonathan paid an unscheduled visit to the college. The authorities decided to sack the Police Commissioner in charge of the college for allegedly allowing the Channels Television  expose. We dared the […]

Since 2005, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Aviation has had no fewer that six Ministers. Three of them lasted less than a year. The self-serving Femi Fani-Kayode who was dismissed in 2007 managed a grande total of 209 days. Particularly dispiriting about Fani-kayode’s dismissal is that it looked as if it marked the beginning of something […]