PDP chairman, others remanded
The Federal High Court in Benin has ordered that the Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, Chief Dan Orbih, be remanded in prison custody if he failed to…
Buhari appoints Musiliu Smith, ex-Justice Clara Ogunbiyi for PSC
Musiliu Smith, a former inspector-general of police, and Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, a former justice of the Supreme Court, have been named by President Muhammadu Buhari into the Police Service Commission…
Obasanjo, Buhari and the impending political dogfight
Buhari may have finally decided to accept the challenge thrown by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Speaking while receiving members of the Buhari Support Organization led by the Comptroller-General of the…
The Economy: Facts Are Stubborn Things – Presidency
Some people have made it a pastime to talk as if there is no silver lining in the sky as far as the Nigerian economy is concerned. They carry on…
Plato, Machiavelli and the Qualities of Good Political Leadership
In my last article, titled “Achebe versus Obasanjo, Danjuma and Agbese”, I argued that bad political leadership is primarily responsible for the failed state of Nigeria, not corruption as many…
Why We Are Showcasing FG’s Projects Nationwide – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the present administration decided to showcase its various projects across the country in response to critics who said…
Transcorp Hotels MD Laments Neglect Of Tourism Sector
The managing director/chief executive officer of Transcorp Hotels Plc, Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, has lamented the neglect of the Nigeria’s tourism sector by governments at all levels. Ozigbo revealed that this…
Buhari/Obasanjo exchange: AFRICMIL calls for full scale probe of past leaders
A civil society organisation, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), has called for a “full scale and wide-ranging investigations” into the administrations of former Nigerian leaders and…
Right of Reply: Obasanjo is an “Economic Saboteur”
It has come to the attention of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo that a statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari, apparently without correct information and based on ignorance, suggested that $16 billion…
Saraki vs IGP Idris: Senate delegation meets Buhari at Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari exchanges pleasantries with the President of the SEnate Dr Bukola Saraki as he arrives the meeting hall President Muhammadu Buhari and President of the Senate Dr Bukola…