MIDDLE-AGED MEN ARE DYING
By Francis Omejevwe Ewherido Middle age is usually between 45 and 65 years, but my attention today are men in their 50s. In the last two months, I know a handful of people in their 50s who have died as a result of stroke, cancer, heart failure and other health complications. I do not know […]
Sowore and Buhari: A Bromance Gone Sour!
By Reno Omokri First published in my column, #TheAlternative, in Sunday Thisday of September 22, 2019. When I read the charges against Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, I laughed. Cyberstalking, insulting the President and other such ridiculous charges. Sowore has not lied against General Buhari even up to a quarter of the lies […]
APC: CORRUPTION INCORPORATED
By Femi Aribisala. It would appear that one of the requirements for the distinction of being a member of the president’s cabinet is to have a case of corrupt enrichment with the EFCC. APC is a party that claims to be anti-corruption. However, the evidence is now overwhelming that this claim is one big scam. […]
The Governor’s Diary: AA Refreshing Kwara To The Next Level
By Tunde Fadipe We are a people of rich history and cultural background, H.E Abdulrasaq Abdulrahman will not allow that to slip away without showcasing the rich potentials of our culture to the outside world! The Ilorin Durban will surely be institutionalised and well packaged as from next year to become one of the best […]
What Buhari Did When Fulani Herdsmen Attacked Katsina Farmers
From Geoffrey Chaucer to Robert Southey and to James Russel Lowell we learn, like all men who unleash chicken to pasture and forage, that chickens are like curses; they always come home to roost. Because the rains are heavy down South, herdsmen from Katsina State have moved their cows up North and are back home. […]
Giant Strides of Governor Yahaya Bello In Kogi
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello during his swearing in ceremony on January 27, 2016 promised to introduce reforms that would fast track development of the state and bring dividends of democracy to Kogites irrespective of their location or status. Governor Yahaya Bello in his inauguration speech clearly explained his New Direction policy by saying: […]
Accuser of the brethren
By Femi Fani-Kayode Permit me to begin by saying that my heart goes out to Mr. Timi Dakolo, a very pleasant and respectful young man who I first met at President Goodluck Jonathan’s house two years ago. We interacted again two weeks ago when we spoke briefly on the phone after the news about the […]
Osun, Supreme Court and The Violent senator
By Reuben Abati The Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered the final judgment on Friday, July 5, in the matter of the September 22 Gubernatorial election, and the September 27 re-run in Osun State. On September 22, 2018, the collation of results indicated that the candidate of the Peoples DemocraticParty (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke had won the […]
Our sex predators in cassock
By Festus Adebayo A high-pitched scandal is ripping through episcopal space in Nigeria. It is the confession by Busola Dakolo, wife of famous artiste, Timi Dakolo, of how she went through a traumatic rape experience in the hands of founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo. The Pastor is alleged to have been […]
The Fulani’s Salubata
By Festus Adebayo If four ills gained notorious mentions in the four years or so that President Muhammadu Buhari has been in power, the Fulani menace should be atop the ills. Fulani menace has other irritable offshoots embedded into it, like kidnapping, banditry and killings of farmers and allied evils. Other ills would be an […]