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The very things that made Tinubu successful in the South-West are bound to shipwreck him in the APC. Over the...

Nigeria’s (misnamed) Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the schedule for the 2015 set of general “elections.” The presidential...

It’s tough to be Nigeria. If the country could speak, I bet the first words would be “guys, easy! Damn!”...

At its first meeting this year, held Monday last week in Abuja, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s rate-setting committee (the...

As the march towards the general elections next year progresses, the political temperature has been heating up at an incredible...

On April 20, 1653 Oliver Cromwell, who was the Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland and the greatest statesman...

After former Nigerian president-Mr. Oluṣẹgun Ọbasanjọ- made the allegation that the government of President Jonathan keeps snipers and has a...

Paul’s command that women be silent is not given by the inspiration of God. It is not profitable for doctrine,...

In my Facebook inbox, in my gmail inbox, you have been relentless in your messages. Some of you have asked...

Reactions to Mr. Edwin Clark’s statement that Yorubas don’t have leaders have not only been sharp and swift, it has...

Newspapers have a critical role to play in any society. This is why I agree with the American statesman and...

When a Blackberry contact forwarded the list of the new ministerial nominees to me, I quickly disregarded it as one...

Truth is bitter. And a Hausa adage has it that it is he who loves you that can give you...

Growing up in my village in Nigeria, my friends and I had a favourite game. We called it Asesebhor —...

The writer says Governor Rauf Aregbesola has no plans to Islamise Osun State. For the sake of those who are...

Do JOHESU members think they are more equal than the others (apologies to George Orwell)? What is good for the...

‘With the exit of the erstwhile Chairman who is a loyal ally of Mr. President, the battle this time around,...

It is not at all controversial to say that Nigeria’s ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is imperiled today....

Reno Omokri defends anti-gay bill as he says homosexuality is against Nigeria’s culture, Christianity and Islam. The criticism President Goodluck...

Broadcasting is a natural talent, and those who have it easily become household names. For anyone who listens to radio...

In 2015, we will have to make a choice among unsatisfactory options. Our duty is to determine the least bad...

The worst thing that can happen to Northern presidential aspirations in 2015 is for Buhari to be on the APC...

There is this widely held belief in Nigeria, though some people hold it as universal, that in any altercation between...

The time has come and it is happening, the Cubans are finally bringing the revolution to Africa. To succeed however,...

The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) rate-setting body, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets today monday 20th January, under a...