Opinion

"Mr Lely, I desire you would use all your skill to paint my picture truly like me, and not flatter me at all; but remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts and everything as you see me, otherwise I will...

As  president  of  Nigeria, unlike  my  boy  Abati, who  said  his  phones  rang  endlessly  and  became  more  than  personal  navigators  within  the  social  space, mine  endlessly  rang  and  went  from  being  just  an  electronic  device  for  calls  or  net ...

As the Ayede Ogbese Royal Council and the people of the gateway kingdom to the North- East of Akure, the capital of Ondo State, South – West Nigeria unite and celebrate the life and times of their monarch, His...

Sometime in February 2014, as we finalised plans to move the APC into Bayelsa state, a brief meeting was held among former Governor Timipre Sylva, Chief Tiwei Orunimighe (the APC interim chairman as he then was) and myself in...

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State crept into the national conscience upon becoming the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress. This was in 1999. Then he was undoubtedly the voice of the common man, especially in those dark days...

Tuesday resumption of the two chambers of the federal legislature resumed after five weeks suspension of plenary. The recess scheduled for July 21 had been postponed by one week, obviously to allow more time for the reconciliatory process going on...

This write-up is inspired by another article which I read on the net i.e. Ortom and Benue APC: Running from Pillar to Post written by one Nath Adzer-Ikyondo.   The Benue state Gov. Chief (Dr.) Samuel Ortom, is someone I respect. He parades...

The recent visit of African Development Bank (AfDB) officials was another milestone of Governor Badaru Abubakar to tap from the huge resources available at Development institutions like AfDB. The visit which was at the instance of Governor Badaru Abubakar...

Legislators are addressed as "honourable", and are expected to conduct themselves honourably. But the conduct of the suspended minority leader of  Abia House of Assembly, Abraham Oba, has put this "honourability" to question. Oba was few days ago suspended by...

There is a quiet war of supremacy between the entire informed Niger Delta people and the so-called ex-militants from the oil rich region, due to Amnesty Programme instituted for former Niger Delta militants. This surreptitious battle between the land and...