Category: OPINION

By Chetam Nwobodo It is now all clear that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is standing both legalism and logic on the head in the case of former Kogi governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. With the frenzy and desperation it exhibited these past days, the EFCC is justifying the pervasive notion that it’s being used as an instrument of political vendetta rather than as an anti-graft institution set up by law and obligated to be law-abiding in the discharge of its duties. Statutorily, EFCC has the right and privilege…

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By  Yanusa  Tanko  (PhD) The Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), wishes to alert the public of a fresh orchestrated design to blackmail the 2023 Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi by linking him to frivolous, malicious and unsubstantiated allegations of indulging in religious politics. POMR is aware that some persons operating under the guise of civil society, and non-governmental organizations but acting at the behest of some powerful political interests have been deployed to petition and accuse Peter Obi of playing religious politics. The aim is to malign Mr Obi’s…

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By Jude Ndukwe Recently, some Northern elders under the aegis of the Northern Elders Forum declared that the North regretted voting for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Forum stated this through its spokesman, Abul-Azeez Suleiman: “The North made a mistake in voting Bola Tinubu to the presidency in 2023, and it is unlikely that they will repeat the same error in the future.” “They have learned from their past misstep and will strive to select a candidate who can unite the country and govern in the best interests of all…

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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu (left), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and his lawyer Robust debate was ignited at the 2nd World Igbo Conference as Prof. Anthony Ejiofo, Emeritus Chairman of the World Igbo Congress (WIC), raised concerns about Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide’s perceived inaction regarding Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s continued imprisonment by the Nigerian government. The Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, Tennessee State University, Nashville USA, questioned the organization’s effectiveness in advocating Kanu’s release and urged for more proactive measures. In a swift response, Chief Iwuanyanwu defended Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide’s position, refuting Prof. Ejiofo’s claims…

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By Ken Ugbechie Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, a medical doctor, was governor of Delta State for two terms, 2007-2015. Well over eight years after he left office, prayers are still said on his behalf. Last Wednesday, April 10, about 9am, Mama Odera, as she warmly introduced herself, was full of praise and fervent prayer for Uduaghan. Mama Odera (whom I reckon to be a septuagenarian) and I shared a space aboard a 7.30am Aero flight from Lagos to Asaba. A painless, barely one-hour flight which kept to schedule. Mama was chatty…

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BY SKC Ogbonnia Enough of Ezenwo Nyesom Wike!  Only in Nigeria could such a character continue to occupy the media space! Before Bola Tinubu rewarded him as the Minister Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Wike was basically a bozo throughout his tenure as the governor of Rivers State. By the way, a bozo in a catholic sense is more or less a wazzock — someone who exhibits the typical behaviors of a buffoon, damfool, a moron, a goon, a sociopath, a callous nuisance, a pathological liar; a barbaric inebriate or a…

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By Christopher Chinedumuije, PhD, FBU 1. He drowned following a boat crash while on transit to and fro a movie production set… 2. His body was recovered.., 3. Instead of taking him directly to the hospital for emergency care, they were busy snapping photos, making videos and posting online to tell Nigerians he was dead.., 4. When they were done, they took him to the mortuary without a doctor examining to confirm if he was alive or not.., 5. The Mortician realized he was not dead.., instead of taking him…

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By Farooq A. Kperogi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is so inordinately inebriated by his IMF-motivated decision to remove subsidies on petrol that at every opportunity he has he brags about it in giddily superlative terms. For example, during a meeting with the Nigerian community in France on June 24, 2023, he couched his decision to impose the Tinubu fuel tax (to borrow from his 2012 characterization of Goodluck Jonathan’s subsidy removal) on Nigerians in epiphanic, providential, and inspirational terms. He told Nigerians in France that during his inaugural speech on…

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By Festus Adedayo (PhD) “I know the arithmetic of the budget and the numbers that I brought to the National Assembly, and I know what numbers came back… Those who are talking about malicious embellishment in the budget; they did not understand the arithmetic and did not refer to the baseline of what I brought,” President Bola Tinubu declared at the State House, upper Friday. And there was ominous quiet on the home front. He was hosting the leadership of the Senate at the breaking of Ramadan fast. Do you…

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By Tunde Moshood In a historic moment of pride and achievement, Airpeace, Nigeria’s leading airline, defied skeptics and naysayers by launching its own Boeing 777 aircraft for its inaugural Lagos-London Gatwick flight. Amidst the buzz of wet-leased campaigns, Air Peace showcased its commitment to excellence by fielding its own aircraft, bearing registration number 5N-BVE. The successful landing of the Airpeace Boeing 777 at Gatwick Airport marked a monumental occasion for Nigeria, with the airline making headlines both at home and abroad. What set this flight apart was not just the…

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