COVID-19 reloaded
By Dakuku Peterside That Nigeria currently battles with a second, more deadly wave of COVID-19 is no longer in doubt. The numbers are dire. In the first week of January, the country had about 10,000 positive tests reported in just…
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Reflections from a wreath laying ceremony
By Femi Adesina There’s no year I attend the Wreath Laying Ceremony marking the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration that I don’t shed a tear or two. Secret tears. Yes, secret, as men don’t want to be seen giving way…
A postscript on Uganda’s election
By Dakuku Peterside Ugandans went to the polls last weekend in a hotly contested election and supposedly re-elected President Yoweri Museveni for a sixth term in office. He will continue a 35-year rule of the country. According to official government…
Trump’s character tragedy: Lessons for Nigeria
By Dakuku Peterside “Never has man reached his destination by persistence in deviation from the straight path.” – Mahatma Gandhi It was apparent to some from the outset when he declared his intention to run for the office of the President…
Dakuku’s drive that turns the ship around
Adeola Akinremi Memoirs by political personalities are suspect. They hide the details and give readers the trifles. The over-concentration on trivialities and controversies they court often makes the time invested in reading them, a waste. But a candid reflection on fright and forwardness…
“Every experience, good or bad, is a priceless collector’s item.”
A former federal legislator, hotelier, writer, producer, actor and one-time senior staff of NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation), who is the Chief Executive Officer of Oodua fm speaks on pertinent issues. Honourable Rotimi Makinde, one of the early lieutenants of…