Opinion

BY KENNEDY ONYEGBADO Amid political controversies and legal battles, one issue has recently captured the attention of the nation – the alleged forged certificate of discharge in the possession of Enugu State Governor, Mr. Peter Mbah In an unfolding legal saga, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has taken a...

By Philip Agbese After 50 years of its establishment, enduring a journey built on great heroes’ legacies for its continuity, Nigerians are now disenchanted with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Completing a year of service with the NYSC is mandated by Nigerian law, and thus made a necessity, except...

By Emmanuel Bello “I’m starting afresh”, said the latest sensation in Taraba state, Governor Agbu Kefas. He was responding to questions on the spate of policy pronouncements he has been making lately. Since he took over, the retired soldier turned politician has continued to drop surprising changes like a man...

By Chidi Omeje Within the few weeks that the new Service Chiefs have been in the saddle, this reporter has counted not less than four state Governors who visited the Defence Complex in Abuja where the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) and Headquarters of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian...

By Ali Abare For Miss Felica Tsaku, 43, a single mother of 12, life hangs on the balance as she experiences excruciating pains while battling to raise six million naira to afford treatment for breast cancer Tsaku’s predicament started in February 2022 after she was diagnosed with cancer of the...

By Hon. Okoro Uchenna Kalu Political merchandising is not new, but it has been elevated to an art by a few of which Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode is primus inter pares. As the merchant that he is, he sells his wares to where he thinks there is much profit to make...

Femi Adesina, a former spokesman for ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, says the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, is still pained that the former head of state didn’t patronise him (Kukah) as Nigeria’s President. The ex-presidential spokesman stated this in a tweet on Tuesday hours after the cleric...

President Tinubu: Confronting the Nation’s Problems Dear Friends, Today, we gather to discuss the important topic of confronting challenges and the role of leadership in addressing national issues. Our focus will be on President Tinubu, who has taken significant steps in confronting the Goliath that has eaten deep into the...

By TAYO OGUNBIYI In the estimation of self-styled doctors and soothsayers, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ought to have died by now. They swore that he was very sick. No sooner had the then candidate Bola Tinubu won his party’s ticket to run for the presidency than they came up with...

By Aare Abiodun De Oracle Benue state governor, Rev. Hyacinth Alia failed the day he assigned his Chief of Staff, Hon. Paul Biam to oversee the affairs of local governments in the state because ordinarily, the deputy governor of any state is always the one in charge of that area...