Kogi State of Nigeria lived up to its billing during the gubernatorial election, read selection, on November 16 as the killing field of Nigeria.
If Kogi State in the present dispensation has nothing else more attractive and more ennobling to … Read the rest
Mamman Daura
Close associates and other influential compatriots have continued to pour encomiums on Malam Mamman Daura, former editor and managing director of the defunct New Nigerian newspaper, businessman and industrialist and, unofficially, a man regarded as the power behind the throne … Read the rest
Nigerian Army
If you live near a military formation you may probably have become used to the booming voice of the soldier at the sentry, with rifle cocked, commanding a rather wayward fellow who might have strayed from his foot path into … Read the rest
President Muhammadu Buhari
As if he was at his wit’s end, President Muhammadu Buhari, big brother to fellow African leaders, showed his anger in August when he unexpectedly closed his country’s land borders against the neighbouring countries.
With the closure, he had, so … Read the rest
The cocktail of horror and bizarre stories being served daily by the media shows the significant descent of our country into the devil’s abyss.
And this is in spite of the significant rise in the level of religiosity in the … Read the rest
Yahaya Bello, President Muhammadu Buhari
The All Progressives Congress, APC is worried that President Muhammadu Buhari has not yet congratulated Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State since he won the governorship primary election of the party held last week Thursday in Lokoja, the state capital.… Read the rest
Yakubu Mohammed
As one of those who fought for the creation of Kogi State in 1991, a founder of Newswatch Magazine, Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed has not been pleased with the way the state has been governed since it was created.
As a … Read the rest
Yakubu Mohammed
A veteran journalist and former Pro-chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed on Friday, obtained the Nomination and Expression of Interest Form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the governorship primary in Kogi State.
Mohammed, who spoke … Read the rest
As of the time of writing this piece, many parts of the country are in the dark literally. No light due to system collapse or there is reduced out-put which is measured in megawatts, a measurement contrivance that an average … Read the rest
After four years in the saddle, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, must have discovered with delight that experience is truly the best teacher.
With the benefit of hindsight and on-the-job experience, it is safe to assume … Read the rest
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