They say the apple does not fall too far from the tree. While that aphorism may be as trite as they come it contains a large and discomfiting grain of truth. When the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag-bearer Bola…
Can 22 APC governors stop the cabal? — Ehi Braimah
As we count down to the presidential election scheduled for February 25, it will no longer serve any purpose for anyone to doubt whether President Muhammadu Buhari is standing with the All Progressives Congress (APC) standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed…
Tinubu attacks Buhari over naira redesign, says it is plot to make him lose
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday alleged plans to scuttle the 2023 general elections through fuel scarcity and naira redesign. Tinubu spoke in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the APC presidential campaign. The…
2023 Election: Vote for me to secure your future – Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has said that votes cast for him on Feb. 25 shall secure the future of Nigerians. Speaking at the APC Presidential Rally at the Moshood Abiola Democracy Park,…
*Contractor suspends Lagos-Ibadan road construction, resumes January (Punch)*Supreme Court overwhelmed by 6,884 cases, CJN Ariwoola laments (Nation)
Contractor suspends Lagos-Ibadan road construction, resumes January (Punch) The contractor in charge of construction works on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway, Julius Berger has suspended works on the expressway to enable travellers plying the route to enjoy hassle-free movements to their…
The evolving poetics of the Jagaban of Borgu — Isidore Emeka Uzoatu
Aspects of Nigeria have been compared to a dancing mask. No less so, its political leadership and followership. Like one overzealous pundit aptly put it, the story of our nation’s power play is always in an unravelling mode. In fact,…
Akpabio to approach Supreme Court over Appeal Court judgment
Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, says he plans to approach the Supreme Court to seek redress over Appeal Court judgement nullifying his election as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North West in 2023 poll.…
Soludo and the limits of blind ambition – Sunny Igboanugo
Last month or so, Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, was on Politics Today, the popular current affairs programme on Channels Television. There, his host, had asked him a direct question about his choice between Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu…
Angry bees against Nigerian politicians — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Angry bees of the wild are up in arms against the politicians of Nigeria, and the politicos are running helter-skelter for their dear lives. Just the other day, on Saturday, May 5, a swarm of mysterious bees showed up in…
ANA 41st International Convention expected to host Atiku, Tinubu, Obi
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has invited the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, as Special Guests to…