President Muhammadu Buhari was quoted as saying in far-away Washington DC, United States that he has done his level best for Nigeria! Can you imagine that! And can you beat it! It would appear that Nigerian leaders always need to japa to far-away countries to make statements that are better told to the Marines! Hear what Buhari was reported to …

Dear Chairman It was about this time eight years ago, wasn’t it? I’m talking of course of when you took what was perhaps the most audacious, some may even say, most controversial political decision of your career at the time to run for the Presidency. You had talked and written about what was possible for over 20 years. Now, it …

In spite of his denial, the National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Mai Mala Buni may have been removed from office. The decision to remove Governor Buni is said to have the backing of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mallam Abubakar Malami SAN. The Yobe State …

President Buhari left Abuja on Sunday for London on a routine medical trip. He was scheduled to travel from Nairobi last week to London but returned to Abuja last Friday. Last month, the Presidential Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina had said Buhari would visit his doctor in London for ‘routine medical checks that will last for …

Nigeria’s COVID-19 situation has given a cause for cheer in recent times. And the report of the lowest daily count on Saturday further indicates that the worst of the pandemic may well be over. For the first time since 27th June 2021, Nigeria recorded the lowest daily figure of three new infections. The earlier count was two, while no new case …

In choosing Nigerian leaders, there must be compliance with the principles of power rotation and federal character, among others designed to make the country strong and united. That was the counsel of former President Olusegun Obasanjo at an international symposium in Abeokuta, Ogun State to mark his 85th birthday. In the buildup to next year’s general elections, diverse opinions have been …

It’s obviously not the easiest of times in our country currently, what with severe fuel scarcity exacerbating the other existential challenges we have been coping with. In some areas, there’s no fuel, no electricity, thus translating to severe energy crisis. Yet some other people have children, wards, dependents, relations in Ukraine, currently being bombarded by Russia. I have one, daughter …