By Dakuku Peterside In a constitutional democracy, politics is the only legitimate route to governance. And the primary role of government is to provide security, the legal and social framework for economic enterprise, provide public goods and services, social welfare and maintain…
By Femi Adesina It’s often intriguing to hear eminent and well appointed Nigerians talk about disintegration, destabilization and outright war, as if it’s a picnic. War? Not a tea party, and not something you should wish even upon your enemy.…
By Femi Adesina It was the end of an era Tuesday when Bunny Wailer, the last of the original Wailing Wailers passed away, aged 73. Bunny (original name Neville O’Rilley Livingston) completed the trio that formed the reggae music group,…
By Dakuku Peterside Over the past few months, Nigerians have been engrossed with salacious paternity stories. After many years, men suddenly realize that children from their wives regarded from birth as their biological children were products from other men. It…
By Hon. Rotimi Makinde From all indications the stalwart of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju (Senator) Bola Ahmed Tinubu is unequivocally a unique politician who has laid a solid legacy for which his name will remain ever indelible on the…
By Rotimi Makinde What we actually need is to remain on course and to rededicate our commitment to the principle of fairness and adherences to all those things we promised the nation as a party. Change is that supreme inconvenience…
By Femi Adesina Let’s go back in time to May 2004, when the lands of Yelwa-Shendam, in Plateau State, had turned crimson. Primitive fury and hatred were unleashed, leading to internecine bloodbath. Hundreds and hundreds of people were killed along…
By Kayode Tokede The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) extended its losing streak on Tuesday following investors’ sell off of Lafarge Africa and some banking stocks. The market capitalisation which opened at N22.157 trillion shed N164 billion or 0.74 per cent…
By Hon Rotimi Makinde Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul. As a politician I have always refrained myself from anything that has to do about minning in Ile ife and its environment.Not…
By Femi Adesina Whenever you see them file in, it is always in this order: Chief of Defence Staff first, followed by Chief of Army Staff, then Chief of Naval Staff, and finally, Chief of Air Staff. It is an…
