Zulum zooms in
By FEMI ADESINA Every Thursday, we hold what we call State House Press Briefing at the Press Gallery of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The intention is to keep the public up to speed with the activities of the President Muhammadu…
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PMB and the NDDC
By FEMI ADESINA The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is an interventionist agency created for the development of the oil producing region of the country. Well, it is meant to be an interventionist agency, but one thing is crystal clear.…
Losing is part of the game
By FEMI ADESINA Soccer-loving Nigerians were heartbroken last Sunday when the Super Eagles of Nigeria could not fly higher than the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in the second round match of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament holding…
Buhari returns to Dodan Barracks, 37 years later
By FEMI ADESINA On August 27, 1985, he was taken out of Dodan Barracks, the then seat of government, in Ikoyi, Lagos, by those who had overthrown him in what was popularly called a palace coup. President Muhammadu Buhari was…
President Buhari, kind-hearted but strict – Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has described his boss as a strict man with a kind heart. Adesina, in his weekly article, ‘Fridays With Adesina’ dismissed insinuations that the president is wicked and…
PMB: Kind to the living and the dead
By Femi Adesina The Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari last week. Two names were very prominent in the assemblage: Margery Chuba Okadigbo, the Chairman, and Constance Harry Marshall. The presence of…
Buhari sympathizes with Oyo govt over Alao-Akala’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday commiserated with the Alao-Akala family, government and people of Oyo State on the passing of former Governor Otunba Christopher Alao-Akala. Buhari’s condolence was contained in a statement by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the…
PMB and the futurologists
By Femi Adesina It’s the beginning of a year, and it’s that time you hear all sorts from futurists, prospectivists, and foresight practitioners. The Good Book tells us of the 5-fold Ministries of Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers. These…
With City of David, Gov. Umahi ends 2021 on a high
By FEMI ADESINA There’s a City of David, not in Jerusalem, but in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. If the biblical City of David was magnificent, this one is no less so. If the earlier was a…
Insecurity: Buhari will end insurgency in next 17 months – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina has said his principal can end insurgency before the end of his tenure in 2023. Adesina said Buhari government would take out those behind insurgency within the next 17 months remaining. Speaking with Channels…