‘Tension’ brewing in the royal family: What’s going on with Harry, Meghan, William and Kate?

There seems to be some tension within the royal family right now. Following the announcement that Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan will be moving out of their two-bedroom home at Kensington Palace and into a 10-bedroom cottage at Windsor Castle, 20 minutes outside of London, reports have begun to spring up claiming that the real reason […]

FRANK MATTHEWS, THE BIGGEST BLACK AMERICAN GANGSTER.

Frank “Black Caesar” Matthews (born February 13, 1944) is a major heroin and cocaine trafficker who operated throughout the eastern seaboard during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the peak of his career he operated in 21 states and supplied major dealers throughout every region of the country. Although there is more attention paid […]

BILL GATES SPENDS $1.6BN IN NIGERIA

1 year ago Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (2ndR), Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote (L), and Microsoft founder Bill Gates (C) arrive to attend the closing ceremony of the National Economic Council (NEC) in Abuja on March 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / • Says ERGP doesn’t reflect people’s need • Bill Gates says Nigeria one […]

THE BURNING OF NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL AND THE DESTRUCTION OF CHRISTIAN EUROPE – By Guy Millière

The fire that destroyed much of the Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris is a tragedy that is irreparable. Even if the cathedral is rebuilt, it will never be what it was before. Stained glass windows and major architectural elements have been severely damaged and the oak frame totally destroyed. The spire that […]

NIGERIANS MUST PREPARE FOR COUP OR REBELLION – BALARABE MUSA

• Almost everyone is now a thief. For fire-spitting former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa Nigerians have borne too much in terms of bad leadership that a coup as happened in Sudan recently or a civilian rebellion – the Venezuelan option could become options if the situation in the country continues to worsen. […]

GOLD WORTH BILLIONS SMUGGLED OUT OF AFRICA. A REUTERS EXCLUSIVE

SLIPPING THROUGH: A gold trader in Uganda shows nuggets of gold that he said had been smuggled out of Democratic Republic of Congo. REUTERS/David Lewis High prices are luring Africans into prospecting for gold. But huge volumes are smuggled out through the Middle East. Billions of dollars’ worth of gold is being smuggled out of […]

FROM BEGGING TO BANDITRY: THE REVOLT OF THE ALMAJIRIS – BY DELE SOBOWALE.

“No revolution is the fault of the people but the fault of the government.”—Johann Goethe, 1749-1832, A revolution is underway in the northern states of Nigeria. The downtrodden constituting 99.9 per cent of the population, hitherto docile beggars, saying rankaindedeto the privileged 0.1 per cent, are sick and tired of begging. They are now demanding […]

SAUDI ARABIA TO REVAMP NIGERIA’S REFINERIES, TO BUILD NEW PLANT – FG

The government of Saudi Arabia has expressed readiness to sign a memorandum of understanding with Nigeria for the revamp of Nigerian refineries and for the construction of a new one. This was revealed by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources. It said based on the proposed MoU, Saudi Arabia had expressed its intention to also […]

NNAMDI KANU REPLIES ASARI DOKUBO

Fellow Biafrans! Greetings to you all!! My appreciation to all those who are still in the struggle to restore the lost sovereignty of the Biafran people as a result of British imperial ambition of which Nigeria is one of her disastrous creations. Let me start by asking everyone to observe a minute silence for all […]

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON THE IGBO: Clearing the Basic Confusions Honestly.

The Standpoint! Question: Is Southeast and Igboland the same thing? Answer: Not at all. Southeast is only about 3/5th of Igboland. Igboland covers the whole of Southeast, parts of Rivers, Delta, Edo, Cross river, Benue, Kogi and Akwa Ibom states. Question: Why were we taught in school that Igbo people are easterners?* Answer: It is […]

12 IMAGES OF PHAROAHS THAT PROVE THAT ANCIENT EGYPTIANS WERE BLACK.

1• Narmer (Reign: ca. 2650 B.C. — 2632 B.C.) Narmer, also known as Menes, unified Upper and Lower Egypt for the first time and, therefore, founded the first dynasty of a unified Egypt. 2• Khasekhemwy (Reign: 18 years, ca. 2690 B.C.) Khasekhemwy ended the infighting of the second dynasty and reunited Upper and Lower Egypt after […]

AWOLOWO’S LETTER FROM PRISON TO IRONSI TO RELEASE HIM, HIS COLLEAGUES

Dated 28th March 1966 CONFIDENTIAL To: The Supreme Commander and Head of the Federal Military Government, Lagos. Thru: The Director of Prisons, Prisons Headquarters Office, Private Mail Bag 12522, Lagos. Sir: Prerogative Of Mercy: Section 101 (1) (A) of the Constitution of The Federation Act 1963 1. I am writing this petition for FREE PARDON […]

YORUBA HISTORY: OONI OF IFE, OLUGBO OF UGBO DISAGREE.

A new dimension was recently introduced to the unending controversy about Yoruba history when Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi claimed that Igbos from the Eastern part of Nigeria and not Ugbo from the Ilaje, Ondo State, invaded Ile-Ife before Moremi sacrificed herself, to liberate her people. The Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Frederick Obateru Akinruntan, […]

Between Igbo billionaires and Otedola, who’s Christian Chukwu’s brother?

Chukwu and Otedola Who is my neighbour? That was what led Jesus Christ to render the parable of the Good Samaritan, a story which every Christians could tell heart. But let me recount it for the benefit of the non-faithful or those who may have forgotten the lines. On one occasion, one of his traducers […]

WHAT DOES NIGERIA MEAN TO YOU? By Natasha H. Akpoti.

Nigeria is simply a geographical expression of the imperialists’ greed and spite. Recently, I was on a flight from Dallas to London when I struck an interesting conversation with an American professor of African history. We talked about the human race and countries. America, he said was named after an Italian explorer called Amerigo Vespucci. […]

NNAMDI KANU RELEASES PROOF ALLEGING BUHARI NOT NIGERIAN.

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has come up with a fresh claim about the true nationality of President Muhmmadu Buhari. Kanu, in his broadcast from the United Kingdom at the weekend, said that neither “dead” Muhammadu Buhari, nor “his replacement” Jibril al Sudani, is qualified to contest for Nigeria’s […]

DOGARA: TINUBU’S HYPOCRISY, PRETENTIOUS LOYALTY TO BUHARI WILL SOON BE EXPOSED.

Speaker Yakubu Dogara had alleged that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari is due to his presidential ambition. In a statement by his special adviser on media and public affairs, Turaki Hassan, Speaker Dogara said Tinubu’s “pretentious” loyalty to Buhari would soon be exposed. He was reacting to comments by the national leader of […]

The Gruesome History of Eating Corpses as Medicine.

The question was not “Should you eat human flesh?” says one historian, but, “What sort of flesh should you eat?” The last line of a 17th century poem by John Donne prompted Louise Noble’s quest. “Women,” the line read, are not only “Sweetness and wit,” but “mummy, possessed.” Sweetness and wit, sure. But mummy? In […]

GOVERNOR ROCHAS OKOROCHA, WHAT DID SOMTOCHUKWU’S DEATH ACHIEVE?

I visited Douglas Road and what used to be Eke Ukwu yesterday and I couldn’t help but wonder; why did that promising young man have to die? If you visit that area, you’ll probably ask the same question I now ask our outgoing governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha and master of ‘iberiberism’ who in his ‘wisdom’ […]

THIS AFRICAN AMERICAN SON OF SLAVES BECAME SO RICH IN NIGERIA THAT HE SENT HIS AMERICAN FAMILY BAGS OF GOLD.

Like every other average African American, James Churchwill Vaughan lived a decent life trying to make ends meet in America despite several societal issues that always put the black community several steps behind the white community. Born in South Carolina in 1828, James lived with both his nuclear and extended family where they lived knowing […]

MEET THE FIRST IGBO LAWYER, WHO BECAME LIBERIAS FIFTH PRESIDENT IN 1870.

He is noted in Nigeria as the first recorded Igbo lawyer in history. In Liberia, however, Edward James Roye is well-known as the country’s fifth president whose administration was short-lived and who died under rather mysterious circumstances. Celebrated as the first pure black person to become president of Liberia, Roye was a “pure descendant of […]

THE MUELLER REPORT.

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We don’t need Igbo president – Prof. Nwala, Alaigbo Development Foundation President …. What the Igbo Really Want.

Professor Uzodimma Nwala, a renowned retired Professor of Philosophy, is among the very few Igbo elders, who command the respect of the people today. The President of Alaigbo Development Foundation, ADF in this exclusive chat with The Nigerian Xpress speaks on marginalisation of the Igbo in Nigeria and the renewed quest for self determination. Can […]

SARAKI TO TINUBU: DESPITE YOUR SMEAR CAMPAIGNS AND HATRED FOR ME, YOU SHOULD, AT LEAST, DWELL ON FACTS.

1. Yesterday, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, released another of his now well expected quarterly vicious attack on the person of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the President of the Senate. In the statement, one could see the master of media spins getting ensnared in his own game as he struggled to extricate himself from the narratives […]

A TALE OF TWO NIGERIANS, AHMED AND WALTER.

On Nov 3, 2016, the FG arraigned former Supreme Court Registrar Ahmed Saleh Gambo for sundry acts of corruption including receiving gratification totalling N74.4m from private contractors providing services to the Supreme Court between 2009 and 2016 including the sum of N10million from Willysdave Ltd, N2.4million from Welcon Nigeria Ltd, N16million from Dean Musa Nig. […]

2023: TINUBU ROLLS OUT PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION TASK FORCE.

…. Set to capture NASS, decimated Atiku Abubakar, Nasir El-Rufai, Mamman Daura others The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set up a “Task Force” to realise his ambition of contesting and winning the 2023 presidential election. The task force deliverables have been divided into achieving five broad objectives: […]

Pass the Books. Hold the Oil. By Thomas L. Friedman

EVERY so often someone asks me: “What’s your favorite country, other than your own?” I’ve always had the same answer: Taiwan. “Taiwan? Why Taiwan?” people ask. Very simple: Because Taiwan is a barren rock in a typhoon-laden sea with no natural resources to live off of — it even has to import sand and gravel […]

FACTUAL HISTORY, UNVEILING THE TRUE PERSPECTIVE.

In the first place, Zik never wanted to assume the position of Head of Government Business in the Western Region in 1952 as alleged. Evidence abound that all that Zik wanted was to install an NCNC government in the Western Region and then proceed to the central (national) Legislature in Lagos as decided by the […]

EASTER MESSAGE 2019 BISHOP MATTHEW HASSAN KUKAH, CATHOLIC BISHOP, SOKOTO DIOCESE.

Why Easter Means so Much to Christians. Easter is here. It is the greatest event since the creation of the world. It marks the single event which changed the world and has never been repeated again, namely, the death and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The death of Jesus, the incarnate God, […]

REMOVE OR KEEP FUEL SUBSIDY OR DIE. By Henry Boyo.

The IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, recommended at the latest International Monetary Fund/World Bank Annual Spring meeting in Washington, United States that the removal of subsidy from petrol price would restrain Nigeria’s rapid debt accretion, so that erstwhile trillions of naira subsidy allocations could be deployed annually to improve the quality of health, education and […]

RE: THE LEGEND OF BURATAI; MEMO TO THE ARMY CHIEF. By Charles Ogbu

Lt General TY Buratai sir, This memo is necessitated by issues of a very delicate nature which, in my humble opinion, may constitute crime against Nigerian school children if left unaddressed. General Sir, Nigerians woke up yesterday morning to a tweet on the verified handle of the Nigerian Army stating that come May 4th, 2019, […]

MUST BUHARI GOVERNMENT BURY NIGERIA UNDER A PILE OF DEBT BEFORE HE RESTS? -EVEN OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR GHANA UNDERSTANDS HER FISCAL REVENUE LIMITATIONS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PPPs .

The Ghana Railway Development Authority which was established by the Ghana Railway Act of 2008 ( unlike our moribund act of 1955 that drives the Nigerian rail system ) has a master plan of modernizing the country’s rail network and addition of 4000km new networks to it . As part of delivering this master plan […]

AFRICAN e-COMMERCE STARTUP JUMIA FILED FOR IPO IN NYSE.

Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange today, per SEC documents and confirmation from CEO Sacha Poignonnec to TechCrunch. The valuation, share price and timeline for public stock sales will be determined over the coming weeks for the Nigeria-headquartered company. With a smooth filing process, Jumia will become […]

CHINA TO TAKE OVER KENYAS MAIN PORT OVER UNPAID HUGE CHINA LOAN, JUST LIKE ZAMBIA, SRI LANKA ALSO HANDED OVER ITS PORTS TO PAY OFF DEBT.

Kenyan government risks losing the lucrative Mombasa port to China should the country fail to repay huge loans advanced by Chinese lenders. In November, African Stand reported on how Kenya is at high risk of Losing strategic assets over huge Chinese debt and just after some few month the Chinese are about to take action. […]

ATIKU VS BUHARI AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TRIBUNAL: IMPORTANT UPDATE.

RESULT ANNOUNCED BY INEC BUHARI ~15,191,847 ✅~~~~~Winner ATIKU ~ 11,262,978 RESULT ON INEC SERVER BUHARI ~ 16,741,430 ATIKU ~ 18,356,732 ✅~~~~~~~Winner THE SERVER TRACES ~Server 1 – INEC_PRES_RSLT_SRV2019 ~Physical Address/Unique Mac Address – 94-57-A5-DC-64-B9 ~Microsoft Product ID – 00252-7000000000-AA535 ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION OF RESULT Election results were electronically transmitted to INEC server by INEC returning officers […]

ROYAL NIGER COMPANY: HOW NIGERIA TRANSFORMED FROM A BUSINESS INTO A COUNTRY.

Most nations are formed under the table of brotherhood, tribes and ethnic groups coming together to form a united state. Not every nation on earth can say this and Nigeria is one of them. For decades many have wondered why unity has been hard to attain among the tribes in this country. The answer lies […]

NIGERIA LOSES N353bn TO ILLEGAL GOLD MINING IN 3 YEARS.

Nigeria lost about N353bn in gold smuggled out of the country and sold in the international market between 2016 and 2018 without any revenue accruing to the government. However, illegal miners reaped the gain, investigation has shown. Within the three-year period, about 18 tonnes of gold were smuggled out of the country and sold in […]

Voice from the grave: Quest For New Social Order: We would be terribly disappointed —Pa Obafemi Awolowo.

Babangida had promised the Nigerian nation that he would enthrone a new social order by doing away with the politics of the past, bring in new breed politicians and change the political landscape. And since he was not going to wave the magic wand, he sought and got Cookey to chair a Political Bureau. […]

SILENCE IS GOLDEN” BUT NOT NOW!!! By Arc. Arthur Obi Nwandu.

The dust raised during the last APGA primary election is beginning to settle albeit that the sores remain festering. At the centre of the sad incident is no other than the National Chairman of the party, Chief Victor Oye. The buck starts and ends at his desk unless he is a stooge My grouse with […]

YINKA ODUMAKIN ON AFENIFERE CRISIS & THE OVERIDING NEED TO RESTRUCTURE NIGERIA.

Mr. Yinka Odumakin is the Publicity Secretary of Afenifere. He spoke on the crisis of Afenifere, how Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) was established and why he left. He also discussed the need to restructure Nigeria. SEYE OLUMIDE reports. Q• Is there any hope that the crisis in Afenifere would be resolved, at least in the […]

ALIKO DANGOTE AND THE IMMENSE PROMISES OF NIGERIA.

Of course, Aliko Dangote is wealthy. That fact is beyond argument. In fact, he is so wealthy that everyone in the world knows it. Thus, when you mention the name Dangote, the immediate response of a typical mind is money, riches and wealth. That is understandable even if mis-leading. Dangote is much more than money […]

صدر اليوم PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL 840TH MEETING 15 APRIL 2019 ADDIS ABABA

PSC/PR/COMM.(DCCCXL) COMMUNIQUÉ Adopted by the Peace and Security Council at its 840th meeting held on 15 April 2019 on the situation in Sudan, The Peace and Security Council, Recalling the relevant provisions of the July 2000 AU Constitutive Act, the July 2002 Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the […]

ATIKU’S CITIZENSHIP QUESTION: THE RAMIFICATIONS.

I have always said that in no distant future, the unanswered question surrounding the citizenship of the peoples of the former UN Trusteeship Territory of Northern Cameroon will rear its ‘ugly’ head. But I never for one moment thought that it would be the Ruling Political Party in Nigeria (APC) that would help us open […]

AKEREDOLU SIGNS MoU WITH MEMBER OF DUBAI RULING FAMILY TO DEVELOP DEEP SEA PORT IN ILAJE, ONDO STATE.

As part of his move to develop the proposed Deep Sea Port in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of the state, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Private Office of his Highness, Sheikh Dalmook Al Maktoum, who is a member of the Dubai ruling family. Akeredolu […]

WHEN THE NORTH GOES, THERE WILL BE PEACE…….

They hoard their gold, diamond mines and other solid minerals. They believe in jihad, sharia, religious conflicts, ethnic cleanings and federal character. That sums up the region with the people who boast of political supremacy to rule Nigeria forever. That sums up the state of the union. With the north, Nigeria is completely hopeless. With […]

Beyond the IMF Clarification on Nigeria, ECA Needs Better Transparency.

A very big confusion in economics and global public policy: IMF (International Monetary Fund) does not know the clear difference between Nigeria Sovereign investment Authority (NSIA) and Nigeria’s Excess Crude Account (ECA), as per terminologies. That IMF got trapped in that after years of those hard hitting articles on Nigeria is a concern. But thank goodness […]

GOLDEN GUINEA IS BACK; SALE OF PRODUCTS TO COMMENCE IN TWO WEEKS TIME – Says Abia Government

Abia State government says that Golden Guinea Breweries in Umuahia and producers of Golden Guinea beer, Malt, Eagle Stout or Bergedoff Beer is back after more than 17 years and would be available in Nigeria beer parlours in the next two weeks. The Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu broke the cheering news […]

THE COMING GENERATION SCARES ME…

While we have been busy talking about Nigeria of today, I wonder if we have spared a thought about how this country will be in the next TWENTY-FIVE years. On October 1, 1979, when Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari was sworn-in as president, Goodluck Jonathan was just a 22 year-old undergrad of University of Port-Harcourt. […]

EXCLUSION OF DIASPORA NIGERIANS FROM VOTING IN NIGERIA ELECTIONS IS A FRAUD AGAINST NIGERIA AND THE SYSTEM.

Records show that there are conservatively over 7-10 millon Diaspora Nigerians around the world. In the US alone, there are over 300,000 Nigerians residing in the US (Official documentation). It is even argued that the number may top 500,000 by the time you add the undocumented Nigerian immigrants in the US. Records also show that […]

THE TIME TO REMOVE THE CRIMINAL AND FRAUD LADEN PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION SUBSIDIES IS NOW- DON’T LISTEN TO THE LIES AND SCARE MONGERING OF THE CABAL.

The only country amongst our immediate West Africa Neigbours, that is still subsidizing petroleum consumption and running an opaque oil and gas industry is Nigerian. We have refused to give up this terrible behaviour that have turned few men in power into overnight dollar billionaires , while pauperising and impoverishing tens of millions of other […]

IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE END?

The current state of the Biafran struggle for self-determination has transcended the level the Nigeria political power brokers can contend with. The case has snowballed into an international matter which is capable of questioning the future of the Nigerian state and its sovereignty. The on-going case between the federal Government of Nigeria versus Nnamdi Kanu […]

ZAMFARA AND THE CONSPIRACY OF THE NORTH.

The real reason why Zamfara killings are not abating is gradually coming out. The North is obviously playing with the intelligence of the South. I’ll quote copiously from Premium Times. Briefing newsmen in Abuja this evening, the IGP, Mohammed Adamu, unwittingly revealed: “… intelligence reports clearly established a strong and glaring nexus between the activities […]

UPDATED: NIGERIAS SECURITY FORCES EXTORT N100 BILLION IN THE SOUTHEAST IN THREE YEARS — Report

A report released on Monday has accused Nigerian security and law enforcement agencies of pocketing as much as N100 billion in roadside bribery and extortion in the South-eastern part of the country alone over the last three years. In a Monday morning statement to PREMIUM TIMES, the International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule […]

FOR THE EARS OF GOVERNOR YARI, GENERAL ALIYU GUSAU AND GENERAL MANSUR DAN ALI

The sound was very clear, loud and distinct. Metal sound put on pressure. I checked the time, it was after 3 am. Peeping through the window, trying to make sure it is not within my house, I could now guess it is coming from my neighbor, 3 doors apart. It must be robbers or Kidnappers […]

ALIKO, AREWA AND THE MULTIBILLIONAIRE TRUTH.

It is not exactly new talk; the news is that it came from the lips of Aliko Dangote, thus breaking the age-old culture of silence. Summoning a moral courage rare among the elite, the Forbes-certified richest black man came down hard on northern governors while lamenting the clear and present danger extreme poverty poses to […]

MYSTERY AND MISERIES OF BEING A NIGERIAN. By Casmir Igbokwe.

Last week, a young man from Anambra State committed suicide. Alex Chukwuezie, 22, completed his senior secondary school two years ago but could not get any job. He complained to some people recently that life was becoming miserable for him. According to media reports, he tried his hands at business. But things remained tough. When he […]

34 years ago, a KGB defector chillingly predicted modern America.

A disturbing interview given by a KGB defector in 1984 describes America of today and outlines four stages of mass brainwashing used by the KGB. Bezmenov described this process as “a great brainwashing” which has four basic stages. The first stage is called “demoralization” which takes from 15 to 20 years to achieve. According to […]

EVEN AHMADU BELLO WOULD BE ASHAMED OF BUHARI’s AREWACENTRICITY By Farooq Kperogi, Ph.D.

The late Sir Ahmadu Bello, defunct Northern Nigeria’s first Premier, gets an undeservedly bad rap from the South for being the patron saint of the sort of exclusionary, reactionary regional chauvinism that political leaders of the North have been accused of. But he wasn’t nearly the monster of retrograde ethnic particularism he has been presented […]

ANCESTRAL CURSES.

The Black African, the wretched of the earth, Is the only member of the human race who has been brainwashed to think that his ancestors bequeathed him with a curse that has prevented him from Attaining aspired goals and life desires. Almost every misfortune he encounters on earth is the fault of some ancestor… Who […]

FG SUSPENDS MINING IN ZAMFARA.

The Federal Government on Sunday 07-04-2019 suspended mining in Zamfara state following series of attacks by bandits. It also ordered foreign miners to immediately leave mining sites in Zamfara States and its environs. The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu briefed State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa Abuja. He said that any foreign […]

Blindness and a lying tongue cannot stop the storm! By Dele Sobowale

As far as I am concerned, the 2019 elections are over. The so-called inconclusive elections announced by Professor Mahmood Yakubu are just smokescreens for arriving at conclusions already decided. At the very least, Professor Yakubu, who at various times was asked to resign by various groups and individuals, should quickly release the results he likes […]

THE DECEITFUL PROPAGANDA CALLED NORTHERN POVERTY AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT.

The Nigerian/ African richest and Chairman of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has said Northern Nigeria will continue to remain poor except states governments move to close the development gap between the northern Nigeria and the southern Nigeria. Dangote, who spoke at the 4th edition of the Kaduna Investment Summit April 2019 (KadInvest) […]

Complete Absence Of Ideological Grounding In Nigeria’s Political Parties Is Of Utmost Concern. By Chima “Oblong”Nnadi.

Nigeria’s political parties have many similarities than differences, the only visible difference being their names. It is sad we lack the opportunity to vote in terms of party ideology rather; we vote for personalities. This is because the best voters could do in the absence of party ideology is to look for the candidate of […]

RESPONSE TO THE OONI OF IFE’S COMMENTS ON THE IGBOS. By Chris Maduka.

FOR FLESH AND BLOOD HAS NOT REVEALED THESE THINGS TO HIS ROYAL MAJESTY THE OONI OF IFE, FOR IT CAN ONLY COME THROUGH THE PROMPTING OF THE SECRET HANDS THAT GUIDE AND PROTECT, THE ALMIGHTY GOD HIMSELF. AND MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, IT COMES AT THE PERIOD OF THE LIKES OF ADEYINKA GRANDSON AND FEMI KUSA KIND […]

THE ONE CHANGE NIGERIA NEEDS. BY SONALA OLUMHENSE.

On Twitter last week, Nigeria leader Muhammadu Buhari wrote: “Happy Birthday to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of our great party, the APC; pillar of democracy; and father of modern Lagos State. His best years are still ahead; I pray that the almighty God will grant him longer life, health and more wisdom to […]

Shutting the Eastern Ports: Consequences of a punitive policy. By Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa

DECENTRALISING PORT OPERATIONS AND ENDING THE CHAOS IN LAGOS. LAST week, I was trapped for hours on the Isolo-Apapa Expressway in an unprecedented traffic gridlock. Many lanes of the so-called expressway were seized by articulated vehicles especially trailers carrying containers and fuel tankers, forcing other vehicles to drive against the traffic, in an effort to […]

Ndigbo and ethnicity politics in Nigeria. By Pat Utomi

I know Femi Kusa. He is a friend and a classmate. I knew of him from his Daily Times days. Then we met at the University of Nigeria shortly after the end of Nigerian Civil war. I have read his reflections on Ndigbo and the politics of Lagos. And have followed with considerable curiosity the […]

Work for the people that the people may work for themselves. By Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

The full text of an address delivered by Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 9th Bola Tinubu Colloquium that was hosted as part of his 67th birthday anniversary in Abuja last Thursday. I want to thank President Buhari for sharing this special day with me. The pressure of affairs facing the leader of a nation is […]