Tinubu, beware the gathering dark clouds (1), by Hassan Gimba
I do not want to believe that in a country of close to 250 million people, I am the only one who thinks there...
Looking back, facing forward as Nigeria decides
It’s hard to imagine that it’s nearly eight years since. This time in 2015, I was over the moon with the prospects of a...
Amidst chaos, 13-year-old boy vows to rebuild broken bridge of hope
If he could, he might have built a highway to Sharm el-Sheikh where the world’s great and mighty gathered between November 6 and 18...
America, watch your back!, by Azu Ishiekwene
Former US President Donald Trump didn’t just happen to the United States. He hit the world like the climax of a horror movie.
Scene...
The letter, the spirit, and The Letterman
If there was a prize for Nigeria’s number one letter writer, journalist-turned-lawyer and one-time minister, Tony Momoh, would appear to be the undisputed champion.Â
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In Love, as in football, size does not matter. Here’s why
It’s a great time to be a football lover. It might not feel exactly so if your country is not one of the 32...
Will Ghanaian President Survive This Storm?
Not so long ago, he was the poster boy of what looked like an African renaissance. Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo didn’t only know what to...
In search of vaccine for toxic marriages
Bad news has almost become a regular feature of Nigeria’s daily narrative and recently, it’s been like a flood of it (pun intended).
But the...
Briturkey, Britaly and fear of Britainistan
In a widely shared story last week, The Economist likened the political carnage in Britain to the situation in Italy in the 1940s. Italy...
A professor’s pay-slip and lessons from ASUU strike
After eight months’ strike, one of the longest in the country’s history, university teachers finally returned, at gunpoint, to the classrooms on Monday.
It was...
Sanwo-Olu cooks at Lagos Food Festival, says event has empowered lot...
By Blessing Olaniyan, Lagos
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, participated in the cooking and tasting of seafood rice with stir-fry spinach at this...
Dan Agbese: A boss and a friend
There are two things I avoid when people I adore die: I don’t write tributes and I avoid their burial. Twice in the last...
Dangote raises the alarm, says NMDPRA issues ‘reckless’ licences for...
The Chairman of the Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has accused the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) of issuing licences...
Dangote names N739 as new petrol pump price
Barring any last-minute change, MRS and other partners of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery are set to begin selling petrol at N739 per litre.
This comes...
In a 6-1 decision, Supreme Court upholds President’s power to...
The Supreme Court, on Monday, upheld the power of the President to declare a state of emergency in any state to prevent a breakdown...