The last word may not have been heard on the expected configurations of the leadership of the incoming 10th National Assembly; not even with the zoning arrangements purported to have been unveiled by the National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In the zoning formula, which was reportedly worked out in consultation with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola …

There have been calls for the life broadcast of the on-going Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. There is the logic that this will strengthen democracy and improve public access to information. It will also bring justice to the doorstep of Nigerians. Law and Justice should not be a privilege but a right to people on the street. Access to legal procedures …

With food inflation at over 22 per cent and national debt of about N78 trillion, the topic of discussion everywhere you go is the Nigerian economy. How are we going to survive as individuals and as a country? What will the incoming administration do differently and what needs to change? How will the economy bounce back? How can we create …

A young man was led into my office as the editor of The PUNCH one day decades ago; his name: Ibe Eresia-Eke (where is he now?), Executive Chairman (as title-crazy Nigerians often over-burden the title “Chairman” as if, standing alone, it is not “executive” enough!) of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State. He should be happy  being an …

Even as the D-Day beckons, as the majority of the Nigerian people are prepared for the new dawn, embracing the democratic reality, there is yet an insidious and even treasonous trooping from the desperate, peripheral losers of the 25th February presidential election who are bent – although fruitlessly – on halting the democratic growth. Not content with the present proceedings …

Dear professional colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to address you today for the very last time as your President. My journey as an executive council member of APRA (Africa Public Relations Association) started in 2011 when I was elected as Secretary General of the association in Mombasa, Kenya. Since then, it has been a very exciting and engaging one, …

A popular saying tells us that ‘there’s no good in goodbye.’ Really? I’ve been turning it round in my head, and I think there may actually be some good in goodbye. In fact, a lot of good. Let’s go. I recently wrote about my ancestors and forebears in the presidential media office, those who had served since the 1970s. They …

Two presidents in the last 24 years provide interesting examples of how to relate with the National Assembly. And between the two, the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, can decide how to model his relationship with the 10th National Assembly. The first example is President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was not only head of the executive branch, he was leader of his …

The emergence of GTI Asset Management and Trust Limited into Nigeria’s football ecosystem has helped to restructure and reposition Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for greatness following the chains of successes so far achieved in the execution of the 2022/23 abridged league. Already, the NPFL will be entering another crucial stage of a playoff involving the six top clubs – …

Top of the news that has trended in the last few days is the “dirty slap”, as they call it, that Seun Kuti gave a policeman in uniform last Saturday. Seun is the son of the iconoclast and Afrobeat king, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. The event leaves much to be desired on many fronts. If it is true that it was Seun …