From 21:00 (West African Standard Time) on Saturday January 13, 2024, the 34th edition of the Confederation of Football (CAF) sanctioned Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicked-off in Abidjan The …
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The villa makes it easy to get lost
When General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida moved the seat of the central government from Lagos to Abuja on December 12, 1991, he did so to hide himself. You can’t be active when …
Read More »Presidential monologue (1)
Today, I begin this column as a means of speaking to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I have known the president back in the days of pro-democracy …
Read More »Emefiele: Show the difference between prosecution and persecution
The first part of this poser was published on August 20, 2023 by The Niche, among other on-line media platforms. In that piece, I had lamented the traumatic ordeal the …
Read More »President Tinubu, stop corruption before it kills Nigeria
Details of corruption allegations emerging from government ministries, departments and agencies are shocking to Nigerians, who are consequently swooning against the fact that the Presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu is …
Read More »Does Tinubu understand these tough times?
I posed this same question to former President Muhammadu Buhari here on Sunday July 24, 2022. I noted then that this is a time to be cynical and censorious about …
Read More »Charting greener course in the oil and gas sector
In an era where the global community grapples with the pressing need to address climate change and environmental sustainability, industries across the board are being called upon to rethink their …
Read More »Imperatives of restructuring
Like an albatross that will not go away, the issue of restructuring of the Nigerian polity has returned to the front burner of public discourse in this country. Besides regular …
Read More »The world at the feet of Aiyedatiwa!
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu is dead! May God repose his soul! Since nature abhors a vacuum, his Deputy, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has now been sworn-in as the substantive …
Read More »Dr Oche Otorkpa: Tackling the rising trend of fake drugs: A global imperative
Globally fake drugs kill more than 250000 children a year according to recent estimates and the menace has continued to grow despite many efforts to confront the growing trend. The …
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