Conversation With Osasu Obayiuwana “I tell you, one senator’s salary for one year will produce five Gold medalists for Nigeria in 2 years!’’ I am tired of the endless lamentation. I would not have touched the subject again had Osasu Obayiuwana not called me up from his holiday in California, two days ago, to rant Read more
“Nigeria is not one and has never been one. It is a ‘state of nations’ and not a ‘nation-state’. The traitors in the south are heroes in the north whilst the heroes in the south are traitors in the north. “The value system of the north is totally opposite to that of the south. The Read more
“Pansa o fura, Pansa ja si’na; Aja o fura, Aja jin; Onile ti ko ba fura, Ole ni yo ko!” These were the last lines of a piece in my regular Monday column in The PUNCH (As It Is), many years back. The piece was written at the height of the contrived crisis in the Read more
Those who know President Muhammadu Buhari whether as a former Head of State, elder statesman and now as a democratically elected President are unanimous in the belief that the retired army general is not effusive with praises. Many say his deadpan visage and taciturnity are a spin-off of his military background. In fact, in the Read more
WHO IS AFRAID OF VICE PRESIDENT YEMI OSINBAJO? BY DELE MOMODU Fellow Nigerians, please allow me to quickly apologise for not concluding the series I started last week on the importance of celebrity journalism, the basis of my Fellowship at The African Studies Centre, University of Oxford. The reason for this change of plan must Read more
The local substitution program of the Government is opening loads of windows of opportunities for investors to tap into in Nigeria. The deliberate efforts to drive homegrown products should elicit Nigerians as they have just been offered a chance to help themselves. We are not unaware of the poor support Government offers small, medium and Read more
Atiku Abubakar has closed his case!!!! Judiciary is before a court of public opinion and their conscience – Segun Showunmi And when both sides had stated their positions in the biblical story involving two women with one living and one dead child, the Judge, King Solomon, being a wise, God-fearing judge, gave a sound judgment, Read more
I was just informed a few minutes ago of the withdrawal of the appointment offered me as the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan. I had hitherto enjoyed every of the diatribes provoked by the appointment. I was told it was the most discussed issue in Nigeria Read more
On Thursday, 27th May 2019, the President of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Francis Olabode Johnson died at about 3.00 am in a hospital in Port Harcourt city, Rivers State. He had just returned from Dubai that week when he complained of stomach upset the night before and was rushed Read more
Let’s first look at the role of the media in politics. The media is supposed to be a medium where news and events are transmitted in its pure form to people. In Nigeria, the media has become mediocre. It’s an avenue some pawky journalists and so-called bloggers use to enrich themselves. It’s also an avenue Read more
