Lagos Senator, Bayo Oshinowo dies Senator Bayo Oshinowo, who represents Lagos East in the National Assembly, is dead. The senator, popularly called Peperito, died at a Lagos hospital today where he had been on admission […]
Month: June 2020
NEWS ANALYSIS Edo 2020: Will Obaseki fly on PDP wing?
NEWS ANALYSIS Edo 2020: Will Obaseki fly on PDP wing? By Dapo Falade It is now apparently clear that Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State will have to look elsewhere if he truly wants to […]
I Won’t Appeal My Disqualification- Obaseki
The out of favour Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has said that he will not appeal his disqualification from participating in the governorship primaries of the APC. The governor in a statement by his […]
Sexual/Gender-based Violence: Rising from This Low Point
Sexual/Gender-based Violence: Rising from This Low Point By Bukola Saraki When I tweeted on the sad incident of the rape and murder of Vera Uwala Omozuwa in a Benin church last week, I did so […]
Edo 2020: APC Screening Committee Disqualifies Obaseki, Ogiemwonyi The Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from contesting in the party’s governorship primary election scheduled for […]
Group accuses Olopoenia of anti-party activities
Group accuses Olopoenia of anti-party activities Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has been called upon to caution a chieftain of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Rasheed Olopoenia, over alleged […]
Hope ’93: Where were you?
Hope ’93: Where were you? By Oludolapo Okunniga I was in Ile Ife, aspiring to leave Secondary School. I had one year to go which meant I was, by then, politically-conscious of the players on […]
Buhari set to commission NDDC Headquarters building ••• Lauds stakeholders for ensuring peace in the region
By Jackson Udom President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that the abandoned headquarters building of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) would be commissioned shortly, in fulfilment of his promise to the people of the region. […]
27 years ago…a national dream was aborted
27 years ago…a national dream was aborted… By Dapo Falade Who knows, the Nigerian narratives would have probably changed for the better by now. The man came prepared, knowing what he wanted. He started out […]
JUNE 12: A MILESTONE FOR DEMOCRACY
By Bola Tinubu The election of June 12th 1993 changed Nigeria profoundly. That it would have this deep and positive effect was not always certain. Many people laboured, struggled and sacrificed for Democracy. They […]