By Chuks Okocha in Abuja, Sunday Aborisade in Abuja and Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano The National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has asked the Kano State Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, to either withdraw his defamatory…
By Punch Editorial Board The row and protests over the verification of nurses’ certificates by the regulatory body is a symptom of the deep troubles afflicting Nigeria’s health system. Claiming that a new rule by…
By Simon Kolawole Nigeria is the world’s poverty capital. Most Nigerians live on less than $2 a day. Nigeria’s economy is powered by only 4,000MW of power. Even Republic of Benin has better road infrastructure…
BY SIMON KOLAWOLE Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Pardon my French. I was saying: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” When the All Progressives Congress (APC) wowed Nigerians…
By Ata Ukuta The recent expulsion from the House of Representative of George Santos, the American politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York’s 3rd congressional district from January 2023 to December 2023…
Acute Tone Deafness Amidst Anguish And Hunger Postscript by Waziri Adio The insistence of our legislators on an inscrutable right to binge on luxury cars and the audacity of the executive to include some items…
By Ata Ukuta Tinubu’s victory at the Supreme Court got me thinking about how the bad guys of this world often have their say, day, and way in life. I had hoped that if Bola…
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…
By Simon Kolawole On Monday afternoon, my friend in Benin, Edo state, went to his father’s house for some daddy-and-son time. His fuel gauge was on red, but because the next gas station was on…
When I read the news that James Ibori, who governed Delta State between 1999 and 2007 when Bola Tinubu was governor of Lagos State, arrived at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa on Friday, I was…
