By Dan Agbese
In pursuit of his presidential ambition, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari published a 73-page manifesto in 2007, titled The Buhari Programme. In it, he defined his mission in government in three words: security, stability, and prosperity. These were later … Read the rest
I hazard a guess here that former President Muhammadu Buhari needed no one tell him that fellow Nigerians would judge him by the core promises he made to secure their votes in 2015.
He knew they would ask no one … Read the rest
I anchored a Newswatch cover story on our judiciary in May 1986. The story, Judiciary on Trial, was published in the issue of the magazine dated May 26, 1986. The decision to write the story arose from allegations of corruption … Read the rest
The centre did not quite fall out in Ondo State. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has done the right thing even if reluctantly. He persuaded himself to end the needless crisis and take another medical leave and very reluctantly leave the state … Read the rest
President Bola Tinubu is energetically marketing the country to foreign countries and their businessmen. He has showcased the refurbished face of an investor-friendly country to the Arabs, the Germans, and the French, among others. Their yes to his invitation to … Read the rest
That the executive council of the federation, also known as federal executive council, did not meet for 44 days after the first set of ministers were sworn in on August 21, borders on the scandalous. President Bola Tinubu should, more … Read the rest
Eminent academics, politicians and traditional rulers gathered in Abuja October 10 at the instance of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation to jaw-jaw on the educational backwardness of northern Nigeria. It was part of the annual ritual that, as in … Read the rest
Our youths are restive. We cannot pretend to be ignorant about this. Still, our political leaders choose to pretend about it and the danger it portends for the country and its future. Youths are potent forces for change – both … Read the rest
October 1, 1960 – 63 years ago today, opened up unusually vast opportunities and promises for Nigeria, a newly independent nation set to claim its seat among the comity of decolonised and freed people. Our national flag of green-white-green, symbolising … Read the rest
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may have too many bullets to bite to change the way we do things, restore some sanity in governance, reduce crass waste in government and make a determined paradigm shift in the expenditure pattern in favour … Read the rest
