Who are the ‘we?’ Speak for yourself only, some cynics would say on merely seeing the headline of this piece.
They would add: “You can talk because you are in government, earning ‘fat’ salary and enjoying other perks of office, so why won’t you be glad?”
Okay. So that there’ll be...
Let me start by thanking the Governing Council, the Senate, Management, Staff, students and the entire academic community of this great institution for your kind invitation for me to come and join you in the celebration of your Founders’ Day.
Thank you again for the added honour of asking me...
In some other lands and climes, elections are held on weekdays, in which people cast their votes, and proceed to the office, or other places of endeavor.
But here, we must first die many times before our death, when elections approach. Many are the doomsday scenarios painted, that we do...
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...
Let’s begin with this story a retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army told me recently about the man Muhammadu Buhari, who was assuming duty as General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Mechanized Infantry Division, in January 1981.
“I was a Captain then,” the retired Colonel said. “General Buhari had just been...
I have read a lot reactions and media reports on the engagement between the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the residents/property owners in Magodo Phase II Estate and a certain Chief Superintendent of Police, who was sent from Abuja to lead the supposed execution/enforcement of the Supreme Court...
It is unfortunate that the biggest news coming from Kwara State now is about the N17.8 billion that the Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq administration budgeted to spend on the renovation of the Kwara Hotel. While the government has played all the tricks in the books to cover up the deal and...
You have possibly watched the 1998 action-thriller film with the above title, starring Will Smith. It was the box office hit story about a group of people plotting to kill an American Congressman, and the tape of the plot was discovered.
Well, an Enemy of the State struck in Nigeria...
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...
At a reception on Sunday, August 7th, 2022, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, confirmed his plan to submit an application, to seek President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval for license to procure AK-47 and AK-49 rifles, to be able to arm the newly-established Benue State Community Volunteer Guards.
Governor Ortom told his...
