POLITY

NAIRA

NAIRA, GOING, GOING, GONE…

By OKEY ANUEYIAGU Naira, our local currency has taken a huge tumble and a nose-dive that is unprecedented in the history of any monetary instrument. The naira over a protracted period of time has almost…



Isese: Reliving Yoruba History

By Akin Osuntokun  The power politics that defines Ilorin ensued in the 1820s with the defeat of Are Ona kakanfo Afonja, in the Alimi (the Fulani spiritual consultant to Afonja) insurrection against the political status-quo…


Obaseki and Shaibu

As Rift Between Obaseki and Shaibu Rages On…

The rift between Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki and his embattled deputy, Philip Shaibu is getting messier by the day as the deputy governor’s sister in-law got redeployed unceremoniously, writes Adibe Emenyonu. few days…


Lagos Train Building Artisans

Lagos Train Building Artisans

By Josephine Ogundeji As part of strategic moves to bridge the skill gap in the housing sector, the Lagos State Government has commenced the training artisans and craftsmen in the state. Disclosing this in a…


How Kwara Governor Finally Humbled Lai Mohammed

Politics is a game that easily transforms into a dangerous contest of power and relevance. In many ways, it can now be said that in Kwara State, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is the only tiger on…


Nigeria Is Not Lagos State

By AKIN OSUNTOKUN Caveat Emptor: What is adopted and said here is pending the judiciary determination of who ultimately becomes the Nigerian president.  “Let me dispense with any political correctness and say it loud and…


Sit-at-home Enforcers Are Criminals, Says IPOB

By Edward Nnachi The Indigenous People of Biafra has begun the distribution of flyers across the South-East to further sensitise residents on its commitment to end the sit-at-home order in the zone. This was as…