His Eminence, Prelate Emeritus Sunday Mbang’s autobiography, My Life and Times, is a compelling narrative of a full life lived in service of God and humanity. As someone who has co-written over 10 biographies, I know first-hand that the very…
How Obasanjo’s letter got Nigeria into this mess -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria is in deep trouble, and there is no use whatsoever beating about the bush over the bad matter. As I write now, the country is reeling from the barbaric act of some Muslim students stoning to death and burning…
2023 Presidency: Nigeria is waiting for Peter Obi; PDP should support him — Okupe
A former spokesman of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Doyin Okupe, has spoken highly of Mr Peter Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, now a presidential aspirant, saying that he embodies hope for the nation in 2023, while encouraging…
Joseph Makoju is dead
A former Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Engineer Joseph Oyeyani Makoju, is dead. Makoju, a former managing director of Dangote Cement, died at a private hospital in Abuja on Monday. Details of his death were not available at press time.…
How to kill a third term -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Democracy and the African chief are mortal enemies. The chief in Africa sees himself as a permanent fixture who must never be disturbed by such matters as elections that democracy promotes. The Nigerian chief is the giant amongst all African…
Is President Buhari turning the page for a more inclusive government? – Magnus Onyibe
The balance in the ethnicity of Nigerians recently appointed as members of the boards of both the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by President Muhammadu Buhari underscores the fact that after all, building…
Abacha loot as a weapon of mass palliatives – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Even in death General Sani Abacha keeps donating money to Nigeria. No ancestor has ever been this good to the Giant of Africa. What a benevolent ancestor, even though some people refer to him as an evil spirit! The staggering…
When Obasanjo fired a letter bomb at Goodluck Jonathan – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigerians forget all too quickly. Many of my countrymen and women have of course forgotten the bomb of a letter that ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo sent to then President Goodluck Jonathan. Given the volatile political situation in the country today it…
Say hello to Idama, a Niger Delta town without darkness – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The joy of journalism is that you can afford to do the impossible. Given the fact that we do have many powerful sources as journalists, we can get into circles where mere mortals can only dream of. During the heyday…
Lagos APC formally receives Ogunlewe, other PDP defectors (DailyTrust)
Former Minister of Works, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, formally defected to the ruling APC yesterday. Ogunlewe was received by chieftains and members of the state working committee led by the Chairman, Alhaji Tunde Balogun. Daily Trust reports that after several denials,…