Okpebholo’s roads and sceptics’ hearts
By Paul Ade-Adeleye I did not come to Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration with applause . I came with a raised eyebrow. Before his election into the executive seat of Edo…
Even INEC admonishes the media? By Tonnie Iredia
No other group played a greater role than the media in the struggle for Nigeria’s independence. The British had to harass Nigerian media professionals using obnoxious laws that confiscated freedom…
When systems fail, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
A popular actress joins a new church and decides to recommit herself to her faith. She takes it upon herself to perform a public ‘deliverance’ for a schoolgirl, who is…
2027: Funso Doherty to contest Lagos gov poll under ADC
By Henry Obetta Former Lagos governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Funso Doherty, has declared his intention to run for the Lagos State governorship seat…
The lights of democracy are going out in Nigeria, by Dele Sobowale
“There are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about; because when you are neutral, you become an accomplice” – Christiana Anampour, CNN. For reasons too numerous to discuss, I…
Alleged defamation: DSS detains, releases Kano govt officials over Kwankwaso’s petition
By Bashir Bello The Department of State Services (DSS) has granted bail to some officials of the Kano State Government following a petition filed by former Kano State governor, Rabiu…
Movement Restriction: UNIJOS SUG advises returning students to plan travel
By Golok Nanmwa Jos – The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has advised returning students to plan their movements carefully following a scheduled restriction of…
‘State-sponsored persecution’ – Turaki PDP faults unsealing of secretariat
The Tanimu Turaki-led faction of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the Police as partisan, describing their unsealing of the party’s national secretariat in Abuja as “state-sponsored persecution”. Search on…
Police unseal PDP headquarters; Wike’s loyalists take over
By Luminous Jannamike The Nigeria Police Force has unsealed the National Secretariat of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) at Wadata Plaza, Zone 5, Abuja, along with Legacy House in Maitama,…
Religious activism as sign of a failing state? By Muyiwa Adetiba
When people describe Nigeria as the giant of Africa, they speak more to its potential than to its reality. And the potential is enormous by most standards. A land mass…