Opinion

It is clear by now that Adams Oshiomhole’s suspension may not put Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the path to peace. Many Nigerians, rightly or wrongly, see Mr Oshiomhole as a major obstacle to stability in APC, even though the party’s crisis appears deep-rooted and beyond the suspended chairman. But he is a part of…

The madness behind the numbers Once upon a time, Nigeria discovered oil. Soon enough, it became our main source of livelihood, the foundation upon which our national budget rests, and the one commodity that provides most of our forex inflows. To be able to extract value from this oil, we created refineries – all of…

I chanced on a senior politician from Katsina who felt so disappointed and absolutely disgusted with the state of insecurity in the Northern states and especially his home state that he told me that almost the greater percentage of the people feeling the impacts of the mass slaughter/massacre as he calls it are simply fed up…

By Atiku Abubakar Nothing has shocked me in my entire life in public service as the revelation from Nigeria’s First Quarter 2020 financial reports in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy from the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, which shows, alarmingly, that whereas Nigeria spent a total sum of ₦943.12…

PRESS RELEASE It was with great shock and serious embarrassment to the people that the Attah Igala Palace viewed the report on Channels Television News at 10pm on Sunday, June 14, 2020 concerning the interview granted by His Royal Majesty, Agabaidu, Attah Igala, Dr. Idakwo Michael Ameh Oboni II. The Palace which holds Channels Television…

Those who think they can curry favour or earn ranks by fighting dirty in the “perceived” feud between Symbol and Ileri Oluwa, be conscious of history and apply decorum. Should this end in Mutual Assured Destruction, history will not absolve you! It is either you are on a mission and sponsorship of destabilising the party…

By Gideon Ayode, I want to unbehalf of Peoples Democratic Party Youths in Kogi State, assure our gubanatorial candidate and his deputy, Engineer Musa Wada and Rt Hon. Samuel Bamidele Aro as well as our Senatorial Candidate, Distinguished Senator Dino Daniel Melaye that we stand with you in solidarity in the face of the tribunal’s judgements….

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKJUN 13, 2020 Aisha incurred the wrath of the ‘cabal’, a group of powerful and almost untouchable individuals around Buhari, after her Aide De Camp and other security details forced her husband’s Personal Assistant, Saibu ‘Tunde’ Yusuf out of Aso Villa on Thursday after he refused to embark on a 14-day isolation…

By Usman Sani Omolori Recent judgement by High Court in Lokoja granted ownership of Lokoja, Koton-karfi and Ajaokuta to Igala kingdom and even awarded Igala Kingdom N10.0bn in compensation over use of land without payment of royalties. What the judge failed to consider, in my humble opinion, are; His judgement was based solely on business…

Hamisu, popularly known as Wadume, had in his statement identified his accomplices, including 10 soldiers and two policemen.ious decision of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), to drop charges against 10 soldiers in the case involving an alleged Taraba State kidnapping kingpin, Bala Hamisu, could be described as a…