Category: OPINION

Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu (left) and Vice President Yomi Osinbajo SAN By Sly Edaghese Bola Tinubu! He goes by different names! It depends on your closeness to him! His close friends call him Asiwaju! His business associates call him BAT, an acronym for Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while his political admirers call him Leader! He was once a Senator and also the Governor of Lagos State, but no one uses any of these anymore as his prefix! l guess those titles no longer befit his status! Officially the APC, with the…

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By Andrew Onyejuruuwa For those who may not know, the invitation of the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Mr Ahmed Lawan Kuru (ALK) by the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa on Wednesday January 19, 2022, is already being perceived by critics of President Muhammadu Buhari as another clear indication of how heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the Buhari government work at cross-purpose. In a normal country, the AMCON boss, who heads…

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By Tunde Olusunle If I were to encounter Tunde Ipinmisho, retired general manager in-charge of public communication at the Federal Housing Authority, (FHA) or Hakeem Bello, longserving media adviser to Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, former governor of Lagos State and incumbent minister of works and housing, in your presence, I would most certainly be hailed by them with the same alias they have both known me with, for almost four decades now. We all worked as journalists, colleagues, good friends and brothers in the primordial Daily Times of Nigeria Plc,…

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Senator Bola Tinubu (left) and Senator Babafami Ojodu By Babafemi Ojudu I have seen a statement made by me, many years ago, to celebrate the 60th birthday anniversary of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu making the rounds. Yes I did make that statement. And more of such will come in my autobiography. We, together, have seen good days and bad days. I and Bola Tinubu have come a long way and we have been there for each other. So let no one use my acknowledgment of his good deeds and my…

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Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma (left); Chief Justice of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad and former Governor Emeka Ihedioha By Oliver Enwerenem & Martin Opara As Imo State remembers the January 14, 2020, controversial Supreme Court ruling that removed Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, duly and popularly elected Governor of Imo State, we reflect on the darkness, which has continued to becloud the Heartland State, covering the bright light that had begun to shine on Imo for the seven months of Ihedioha led Rebuild Imo administration.  It is on record that Senator…

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The state of bad roads in Imo State, which is one of the many signs of leadership failure is unprecedented By Sam Amadi This past Christmas, I took a closer look at how folks live in the rural side of eastern Nigeria. I also chaired a workshop on local government and socio-economic development in Nigeria. It was a rewarding experience moving through some of the rural communities in Imo State. The weather may be very salubrious, and the people may be as upbeat as they can be, in spite of…

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By Emeka Duru Governor Hope Uodimma of Imo State remains one of the most hated governors of his era apparently because of how he got into office “It’s time to steer Imo from its current ugly phase to the path of development and committed leadership.” You may not fully appreciate the pains that come with hailing from Imo, these days, unless you are from the state. Mere introduction as an Imo indigene, now, attracts uncanny looks at you – some, of suspicion, pity and or outright avoidance. When it is…

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By Dr. Madmo Paul Christmas is the story of birth and rebirth. A tale of liberation, transformation, and reformation. It is the season of beginning, of hope and faith. It is more, more than you have ever known or imagined. At Christmas, a seed is sown. It could be an idea, a project, a dream, or a gift from the enormous gifting of life, all garbed in organic / clay form, sometimes void of meaning or direction. And like Mary, bare of human validation. But you must be ready to…

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By Dr. Muiz Banire Weeks ago, Lagos witnessed another monumental building collapse, consuming no fewer than 47 lives. A 21-floor building under construction in Ikoyi collapsed like a house of cards. Consequent upon this, a lot of brickbats took place as to the possible causes as well as possible culprits in the events leading to the collapse. This certainly was not the only building collapse in the state that was that fatalistic. There was that of Lekki Gardens a few years ago, among others. Of course, in the nation, one…

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By Abubakar Yusuf Without rhetoric AMCON is operationally ready to roll out Nigeria Eagle as another robust airline from the defunct Arik air, to make strides beyond the activities of Arik that the corporation had taken over as receiver manager over the years, with it’s exposure with a view to recovering not only from the debt profile, but return it to profitability. With the launching of three aircrafts, it appeared the journey impossible for the Aviation Ministry to set up Air Nigeria in the last six years, is already overtaken…

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