AS the 2023 general election draws nearer, Nigeria former President, General Ibrahim Babangida has cautioned members of the National Union […]
RTag: Ibrahim Babangida
Shettima as Tinubu’s chief De-marketer
I have never physically met APC Vice Presidential candidate Kashim Shettima, but I have communicated with him for extended periods […]
Unity: Senate President, Abdulsalami, IBB meet in Minna
SENATE President, Ahmad Lawan on Saturday held separately held closed-door meetings with ex-Nigerian leaders retired Generals Abdulsalam Abubakar and Ibrahim […]
31st Anniversary: Jigawa Govt declares Friday work free day
THE Jigawa Government has declared Friday, work free day to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the creation of the state. […]
Time to de-amalgamate is now
By Tola Adeniyi Most Nigerians must have read Dr Tim Akano’s patriotic suggestion calling on what he tagged Class of […]
Redefining the role of UPU for the Urhobo People
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D THE Urhobo is among the first 10 major ethnic groups, and fifth largest in Nigeria, yet, […]
Tinubu 2023: Women group calls for re-establishment of Peoples Bank
MRS Oluwatoyin Badmus, National President, Asiwaju Women Cooperative Society (AWCS) has appealed to Sen. Bola Tinubu, APC’S 2023 presidential candidate, […]
Buhari should Have Jailed Obasanjo for Corruption – Abdullahi
The former Nasarawa Governor, who was a very close ally of Obasanjo, alleged that the latter could not be criticising the methods adopted by Buhari in executing the anti-graft war because he (Obasanjo) was not clean too.
Killings: IBB, Oyedepo, Bakare demand action
PENTECOSTAL giants David Oyedepo and Tunde Bakare yesterday called on the Federal
Muhammadu Buhari (Birthdays)
PRESIDENT of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, retired major general and former head of …
2019 Presidency: Angry Atiku shuns press, others after talks with IBB
JOURNALISTS and supporters of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar were, yesterday …
Why Jonathan visited IBB
FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed why he held a closed-door meeting with Ibrahim Babangida, former military head of State, […]
Mouktar Muhammed, Former Kaduna Governor is dead
A RETIRED senior military officer and one time governor of Kaduna State, Mouktar …
BIAFRA AT 50
IT was on May 30, 1967 that Col. Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the military governor of …
T.Y. Danjuma and Alex Ekwueme Extol M.N. Ugochukwu
WE are not here to merely launch a book:
“He Lived for Us All” in memory of late Chief M.N. Ugochukwu.
Badeh’s Unsavoury Parting Shot
Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, retired chief of Defence Staff, during his pullout ceremony on Thursday, July 30, for the first time, reveals that the Nigerian military was ill-equipped to fight Boko Haram insurgents …
Can Buhari Fix Nigeria?
It was a new dawn in Nigeria on Friday, May 29, as President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo formally take the reign of government from former President Goodluck Jonathan and his team. Nigerians expect the new administration to hit the ground running, but can it fix the …
Buhari: A New Set of Values
THE impending May 29 installation of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s president is not seen by most Nigerians as representing just a change of government. It is rather considered an inauguration of a new social order. Everyone remembers with nostalgia the values of order, discipline, honesty …
Supreme Court Stops Constitution Amendment
THE Supreme Court on Thursday, May 7, stopped the National Assembly from taking steps to override President Goodluck Jonathan’s veto of the constitutional amendment. …
The Face of Buhari’s Government
Since General Muhammadu Buhari won the presidential election of March 28, a lot of party members have been jostling for one appointment or the other, but the general is said to be interested in technocrats and tested hands who can hit the ground running to deliver on his electoral promises. …
Jonathan, Buhari Sign Peace Pact
FOR the second time, President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday, March 26, signed another peace deal pledging their support for violence-free elections. …
NLC’s Show of Shame
The executives of the Nigerian Labour Congress has disgraced workers nationwide by its inability to conduct a free and fair election to pick new national executives for the union. The new date for the election is now March 12 …
Many Troubles of Jega
Attahiru Jega, professor of Political Science and chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, was given a big thump up when he conducted the 2011 general elections which were globally regarded as free and fair; but for the INEC boss to perform a similar feat appears to running into problems as …
Jonathan in Bauchi, Appeals for Support
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has pledged that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, government would continue to do its best for the people of Bauchi State and Nigeria in general. Jonathan, who spoke at the Ibrahim Babangida Square in Bauchi as part of his campaign for re-election, said that with the …
Nigerian Politicians Are Thieves – Osundare
IN the literary circles, he hardly needs any introduction. For several years, his column in Newswatch magazine was a delightful must read for who would want to drink from his fountain of knowledge and enjoy his beautiful use of language. That notwithstanding, Niyi Osundare, a professor of English …
Nigeria Gets International Support against Boko Haram
– NIGERIA’s centenary celebrations, kicked off in Abuja on Thursday, February 27, with a conference on security. At the conference, […]
The Boko Haram Scare
– Boko Haram intensifies its attacks on some northern villages thereby raising fear that some parts of the country may […]
Nigeria’s Long and Tortuous Journey
– Nigeria which started its political journey during the colonial era about 100 years ago is still an infant crawling […]
The Failed Mission of the Military
– The military which came to sanitise the polity left the country with more problems than it came to solve […]
Obasanjo’s Letter of Discord
– Former President Olusegun Obasanjo sparks off public debate with his 18-page letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, in which he […]