Opinion

Yevgeny Prigozhin: The Rise and Death of Putin’s Mercenary

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the man who led a mutiny against 'Putin' in June, died under mysterious circumstances yesterday.

1 year ago

Lessons from Emefiele, Diezani travails

In these parts, public office comes with boisterous carnivals, elevated expectations, thrills, and frills. The exigency, delicacy

1 year ago

Book-Hunting With Mr Vice President

“There’s another section over there, Your Excellency,” I said, pointing towards the Western philosophy enclave within the bookstore. He wasn’t

1 year ago

Osun poly: The sense and nonsense of Governor Adeleke’s action

The saying that one cannot crown a clown and expect the clown to behave like a king appears apt in…

2 years ago

THE FIGHT BETWEEN DSS AND PRISON OFFICERS OVER EMEFIELE: SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T KNOW

One of the good things out of spending time in Nigerian prison was that I learnt some secrets about how…

2 years ago

CHUKWUEMEKA EZE AND THE BURDEN OF A HIRELING

He was said to have been found among the stranger elements and pseudo Almajiris that milled around Alhaji Abubakar Atiku’s…

2 years ago

Gambari and the delicate dance of Ilorin

We need to thank His Highness, Alhaji Sulu Gambari, Emir of Ilorin, for his fatherly intervention in the recent controversy…

2 years ago

Targeted by lies, defended by truth: Jackson Ude’s shameful assault on Jack-Rich’s reputation

As I found myself immersed in my customary practice of scrolling through Twitter, I unexpectedly came across a tweet that…

2 years ago

WANTED: A PARADIGM SHIFT IN APPOINTMENT OF EFCC CHAIRMAN

The emergence of our nascent democracy 24 years ago necessitated the establishment of an ombudsman body that will checkmate the…

2 years ago

Deji Adeyanju: An ‘activist’ stuck in the past

There appears to be an undeclared war being waged against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and its Group

2 years ago