Lagos: Agbaje And The Danger Of Ethnic Card
Both I have known for over a decade. Having reported national politics in my close to thirty-year career in journalism and privileged to occupy the editor’s chair for two of…
Both I have known for over a decade. Having reported national politics in my close to thirty-year career in journalism and privileged to occupy the editor’s chair for two of…
As the final results of last week’s presidential poll were released, three broad groups emerged: Those genuinely surprised that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, lost; those in…
Most of us will depend on salaries all of our working lives but there is now a danger in giving all of one’s productive time in order to earn a…
Several hours before the winner of the 2019 presidential polls would officially become known, Fela Durotoye was already being treated to a feast of hi-fives and fist-bumps. Prior to the…
Last week, when I described the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, as one of the most frequently executed men on social media, I had no…
Nigerian politicians are ever so predictable. They’re driven by their personal and almost always selfish interests. It doesn’t matter what’s at stake at any time, it’s always about what they…
Not until Muntader al-Zaidi’s act of suicidal daring was the world jolted to shoe-throwing as a form of Arab expression of deep social anger. Visiting President George Bush was only…
If you walk by sight you cannot help approaching Saturday’s presidential election with a heavy heart. The candidates of the two major parties, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress…
The ugly monkey is full of wiles and revels in iniquities. As the magic-realist tale from the folklore common in the coastal communities of Edo north goes, the comical primate…
On February 16, Nigerians will be voting for one or the other, literally. Inarguably, more than 90 per cent of eligible voters will be casting their ballot either for the…