Like husband, like wife
By TUNDE ODESOLA Five bangs and a drum roll heralded the national anthem. Men in starched babariga and kaftans stood up with hands on the rib cages housing their pulseless hearts. None sang along because the anthem meant nothing to them. The anthem was just an irritating noise. Only three and a half of them could even sing it, anyway....
Obasanjo: I didn’t run after power, but power chased me
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has spoken about his ascension to Presidency, declaring that he did not run after power but power ran after him. Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta at the weekend while responding to some issues raised during a symposium, organised by the national leadership of the Kegites Club of Nigeria through the Unity in Diversity Forum. The lecture, which was held at...
PDP to Buhari: You presides over most rudderless, corrupt govt
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration as “a perfect example of arrogance in failure”. The PDP stated that President Buhari “presides over the most rudderless, corrupt, disunited, disorganized, arrogant political party and government in the history of our country; a fact that is already established by Nigerians across board.” President Buhari...
The hand of Esau, but the voice of Jacob
EZRA EZEKIEL DANIEL The brouhaha that has continued to greet the intended defections of political gladiators from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State is entangled in a somewhat acrobatic summersault, a melodrama of some sort of unimaginable proportions. Never in the history of the defections into the party has it generated...
Hayatu-deen: The dark horse challenge in PDP
INUWA BWALA Very often, Nigeria's problems have been associated with lack of good leadership. But that does not mean the total absence of good leaders, rather, those with good ideas and the patriotic zeal are seldom given the opportunity to lead. On the other hand, people with hitherto good intentions often fall prey to power and along the way abandon the...
Extradition: I’ve not exonerated Kyari, says Malami
Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) has denied media reports that his office had exonerated embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari. Malami, who spoke through his spokesman, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, stated that he only requested for further probe of some aspects of the investigation. “It was a case of work in progress in...
APC national convention: Confusion in South-East over NWC positions
Ahead of the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) slated for March 26, 2022, the South-East region has been thrown into crisis over some positions in the National Working Committee (NWC) zoned to the region. Four positions in the APC NWC, Deputy National Chairman (South), National Vice Chairman South East, National Treasurer and National Welfare Secretary, were said to have...
Lagosians to Sanwo-Olu: Don’t end BRT, make it safer
Some Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) passengers along the Ikeja/Oshodi corridor have appealed to the Lagos State Government to boost security on the buses for improved safety of commuters. Some BRT passengers, who spoke on Sunday, appealed to the state government to deploy technology to make operations better and safer for commuters, to avert a repeat of the “Bamise saga”. A trader...
PSG fans boo Messi, Neymar
Paris Saint-Germain superstars, Lionel Messi and Neymar, were booed with every touch of the ball by PSG fans in Sunday's Ligue 1 clash against Bordeaux following their 3-1 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid last Wednesday. The match against Bordeaux on Sunday was the first game since PSG were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League. The French giants were dumped out...
VIDEO: My life under threat, Singer Portable cries out
Fast-rising Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, well known as Portable, has alleged that his former Record label boss, Ija Omode Yusuf, is after his life. Portable made the allegation via a video shared on his Instagram page on Sunday. He captioned the video: “ZAzuu. Threatening of life they wan kill me ooo.” This is coming hours after Portable, who has been making waves...
