President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with multi-talented musician Ebenezer Obey on his 81st birthday, celebrating the talented performer for 66 years of impactful global career with evergreen signature tunes from the 1950s. In a statement on Monday, Femi Adesina, Special…
By FEMI ADESINA First it was at Kolmani, in Bauchi/Gombe States, and now President Muhammadu Buhari has struck again. In a region some people have said was fated never to produce even a cup of oil, the second exploration exercise…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared that the discovery and drilling of oil in Nasarawa State would lead to greater prosperity for Nigerians and enhance overall energy security for the country. In his virtual message to the official spud-in of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the political pedigree of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, in his previous positions will serve as asset for effective governance when he takes over leadership of the country in May. Buhari stated this in a statement…
By FEMI ADESINA A landmark event happened in Abuja on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned two architectural wonders at the Office of the National Security Adviser’s Complex at the Three Arms Zone area of the Federal Capital…
By FEMI ADESINA It’s the figure of speech called oxymoron in literature, isn’t it? When you talk of a ‘good disappointment.’ When apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction, it is called an oxymoron. When you have antithetical words with opposing…
By FEMI ADESINA Please permit me to start with response to a twist and contortion done by the lying online medium called Sahara Reporters to my article last week. I had written under the headline, For PMB, it’s Nigeria or…
By FEMI ADESINA In some other lands and climes, elections are held on weekdays, in which people cast their votes, and proceed to the office, or other places of endeavour. But here, we must first die many times before our…
By FEMI ADESINA I was witness to history on Friday last week. I’d been invited to attend what was called NNPC Cutover Ceremony at the corporate head office of the burgeoning National Energy Company in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. What…
By FEMI ADESINA It is most likely the last Council of State meeting to be chaired by Muhammadu Buhari as President, and it held on February 10, 2023, at State House, Abuja. It was a hybrid meeting, with some attendees…
