By Philip Agbese Femi Adesina, the presidential aide is a fantastic and affable fellow. Nothing else has glued me to him like bees on honey more than his present role as a presidential spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari. Adesina is one person it will take me a long time to forget in the history of […]
Category archives: Opinion
Ambassador TY Buratai: A Testament to Patriotism
By Oche Oche A story is told of Oedipus the King, a play written by Sophocles, a great Greek writer. Oracle of Apollos prophesied that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother, and so it came to be that Oedipus actually killed a man he met in the wilderness, but the same man […]
TY Buratai: Why the phones are still ringing
By Philip Agbese Something interesting struck my mind having closely monitored events around the immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. TY Buratai (rtd). One is perplexed at the stream of human traffic to his residence or complimentary phone calls everyday. It’s a seldom experience with past public office holders in Nigeria. Unlike […]
Much Ado About Tunde Sabiu’s Employment In NIA
By Philip Agbese These are indeed interesting times in Nigeria. I am beginning to believe that it is now an occupation for some individuals and groups to imagine things and pass their imagination to the general public without thinking of the implication of their actions. The latest in town that got me on the floor […]
Sadiya Farouq: That special touch in cabinet
By Philip Agbese Unmistakably, President Muhammadu Buhari has an unquenchable obsession with the plight of the poor and vulnerable Nigerians. A pivotal aspect of his leadership of the nation is to ensure, platforms are erected for less privileged Nigerians to also have access to the nation’s commonwealth, and relish economic empowerment or be assisted through […]
Biden’s pro-LGBTQI Threat: The Joke is on Them
By Richard Murphy The joke is on Nigerians who routed for a Joe Biden presidency in the country without understanding the deeper issues that shape politics in the United States of America, and indeed in any other country of the world. The reference here is to the Donald Trump-hating Nigerians, who detest the former US […]
Weaponizing Transaparncy in NEDC
By David Audu It is said that, “Transparency is the pillar of Accountability”. Give me a Leader who is transparent and accountable, I will show you a nation that will birth Development, and lead other nations into the Future. I wish to state that the crisis in North-East Nigeria that came with its attendant loss […]
A New Beginning for Ambassador TY Buratai
By Solomon Olarewaju The recent nomination of the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) as Ambassador-Designate by President Muhammadu Buhari has indeed put the country into frenzy. In some quarters, mostly the opposition members, they have questioned the rationale for such nominations citing several issues that defeat common sense. Also […]
Nigerian Army, Attahiru and the Buratai’s Shoe
By Naomi Michael The recent appointment of new Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari has opened a new vista in the country’s security architecture. In his remark, the President thanked the outgoing Service Chiefs for their efforts and commitment during their stint in office that yielded innumerable gains. I cannot but agree with the President […]
Lt Gen Buratai: As an icon bows out of Military Service
By Toby Prince “Veni, vidi, vici, which means “I came, I saw, I conquered”- William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”. The popularized dramatic character, known to us as Julius Caesar was a reconfigured and fictionalized personality in many of the plays of English outstandingly gifted playwright, William Shakespeare. Caesar lived in actual life and was indeed, a […]