All what happens in the political landscapes are in themselves mere acts. But taken together they give us hints of those who will play what roles and what directions they may go. Today we may zero in on APC. Why … Read the rest
Burial of Shi'tes
The truth is, Nigeria, with an over-stretched military and scare resources cannot afford a radicalised Shi’a group and we must do everything within the law and international best practice to ensure that the several skirmishes with Shi’a Muslims are not … Read the rest
President Muhammadu Buhari
The federal government illegally diverted $1.05 billion (N378 billion at N360 to a dollar) sourced from the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) dividend funds to secretly fund subsidy payment on petroleum products, PREMIUM TIMES can report today.
The diversion details … Read the rest
Bukar Abba Ibrahim
BUKAR Abba Ibrahim deserves our pity.
The distinguished three-term senator and former governor of Yobe State has just tasted what has been the undeserved lot of our patriotic and honest politicians, who are always being “misquoted” or “quoted out of … Read the rest
Buhari and Oshiomhole
A lot of pushing back is required from the apparatchiks of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, if it must avoid the coming to pass of the grim prophecy of one of its own.
Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim does not … Read the rest
Buhari and Atiku
POLITICAL activities have now gone full scale, with the conclusion of the primary elections of the political parties. However, the questions on many lips in Nigeria today are: Who should be the president of this great nation, come 2019? … Read the rest
Ray Ekpu
It is Mark Twain, that man of abundant wit, who said that “every man is a moon with a dark side he doesn’t show anybody.” So you can hardly identify a corrupt man from a distance or at close range. … Read the rest
Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D.
In a previous column, I argued that President Muhammadu Buhari has so lowered the bar of governance that it won’t take a lot for any person who succeeds him to impress Nigerians. So the best campaign against Buhari is to … Read the rest
Dele Momodu
Dr. Peter Obi
Many analysts think Mr Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP made a wise choice by picking Mr Peter Obi as his running mate. I think so too considering the poor shape of our economy today. We are thick in … Read the rest
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