BAT 2023

The presidential elections holding on March 28th 2015 will be one to be remembered by all Nigerians, this is the first time, the ruling party (PDP) is facing a real opposition (APC). President Jonathan is running for re-election, this is an election I liken to the Obama re-election in 2012, it will be too close […]

Facts speak for itself, please read newspaper headlines below.  Boko Haram names Buhari, 5 others as mediators. Vanguard Newspaper. Thursday 1st November 2012. Islamic sect Boko Haram yesterday opted for dialogue with the Federal Government, picking former military leader Gen. Muhammadu Buhari as mediator.  Punch Newspaper Thursday 2nd November 2012. Boko Haram wants Talks…. Picks […]

After the exit of all the English Premiere League representatives — Chelsea FC,  Manchester City and Arsenal FC — from the UEFA Champions League at the round of 16 on Wednesday, the stage is now set for the remaining teams to move on to the quarter finals. The draws for the quarter final fixtures took […]

The Cranes of Uganda have opted to play against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the friendly match ealier scheduled to be against the El Verde of Bolivia. Bolivia withdrew from the friendly set for 26th March in Uyo, because of the fear of armed conflict and the tense political situation in Nigeria. Meanwhile, Nigerian […]

This writer resisted being drawn into a public political discussion recently, but can clearly state his minds on unbecoming events by some officials of a political party based on allegations that that would wake-up a dead soul. This writer woke up at exactly 2:58AM singing an old tune by Ebenezer Obey that says, “Oja Oyingbo […]

For fear of being attacked by Boko Haram, El Verde,  the national team of Bolivia have cancelled their friendly match with Nigeria, previously scheduled for 26th March in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. “Armed conflict and the tense political situation in Nigeria forced our withdrawal,” said President of the Bolivian Football Federation, Carlos Chavez. Commenting on […]

The “Advertorial” – full front page of Punch“ Feb 23, 2015 – sponsored by Mr. Ayo Fayose (aka “No Apology”) deserves to succeed in its aim of putting an end to all dispute surrounding the Ekiti elections of June 21, 2014. After all, its entire page is dedicated to a Press Statement from the US […]

General Momoh, by now as you stand or sit alone, probably in your residence or other form of private area, you may have heard the respective words of Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan,   Governor Ayodele Fayose, and ex-Minister of State for Defense, Musiliu Obanikoro, telling the world that you, Brigadier-General Aliyu Momoh, were in that hotel […]

“Let me issue and control a nation’s money and I care not who writes the Laws” Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1714-1812). “I am afraid the ordinary citizen will not like to be told that the banks can and do create money. And they who control the credit of the nation direct the policy of Governments and […]

I am one of the biggest supporters of the INEC new innovation,the Card Reader. In any case this is what makes sense of the huge government investments in the PVC up from TVC level of 2011 elections in Nigeria. The Card Reader verifies immediately who indeed is carrying the card even when the faces look […]

 Val`s, – The Dance Studio, a legacy in dance in honour of the memory of the late Valentine Humphrey Arewe Aneke, who passed away 20 years ago (February 15th, 1995 – a day after Valentine’s day), has opened in Lagos.    The studio was set up by Angela Aneke, daughter of the late Mr. Valentine […]

Nigerian singer and columnist, Ejikeme, popularly called Etcetera, in an opinion, called his colleagues political prostitutes and enumerated reasons for his stand. Read below: Some say Afro Candy is a prostitute. Some say she’s not or at least, not yet. A few others say she’s a porn star, which is not in the same league […]