Something must definitely be wrong with Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) if they would-as they did yesterday- dismiss the important national broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari as “disappointing,” a speech for which the European Union, through their Ambassador to Nigeria, congratulated the President, describing it as ‘‘a very powerful...
Sometime in 2009, Professor Dora Akunyili launched a rebranding campaign for Nigeria. She was then Minister for Information, and the slogan she brought was Nigeria: Good People, Great Nation.
It was a most contentious issue then. Was Nigeria truly made of good people? Were we equally a great, or even...
Sometime in the early days of his first term in office, President Muhammadu Buhari indicated that if Boko Haram insurgents were disposed to dialogue, he was not averse to it. He said anything that could end wanton killings in the country was welcome, including dialogue. But he added that...
In the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest that has been described as an hurricane, especially with its undisguised achievement of waking up the consciousness of Nigerians about the issues of creating opportunities for young people, the debate about a youth-led political leadership has again been ignited.
Many have suggested for...
If you weren’t pressing away your phones or ogling the fine boys or girls during Logic classes in school, you would easily have noticed the grand cover-up of the circumstances of the death of Alhaji Muideen Obanimomo, a prominent Offa son, at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH)....
President Muhammadu Buhari marks the age of 79 on Friday 17, without the joy of being with the family and the country he governs, seeking to maximize bilateral benefits in critical areas of Nigeria’s safety, survival and economic development in a distant country, Turkey.
As President in the last six...
Ordinarily, the average Nigerian is quite aware of the deep seated friendship that has over the years, existed between Nigeria's two top politicians, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Jagaban of Borgu and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Turaki of Adamawa.
According to a popular society magazine in Lagos, Atiku and Tinubu...
On this auspicious occasion of the 84th birthday of His Royal Highness, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, I, Prince Adekunle Oyedepo, extend my heartfelt felicitations and profound gratitude to a leader whose legacy transcends time and space. As I reflect on the impact His Royal Highness has...
