Binani, Buhari: Hurt, guilt and forgiveness By Festus Adedayo

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, asked Nigerians who he might have hurt in his near-eight-year misrule, to forgive him. Similarly, a section of the social media is asking for forgiveness for Aishatu Dahiru, popularly known as Binani. Dahiru is the woman who, before the April gubernatorial election re-run in Adamawa State, was considered a political exemplar and one who typified the assumed political purity of the female gender. Very few narratives of the concept of hurt and forgiveness are as gripping as the grisly story of Father Michael Lapsley. As…

Buhari, Tinubu’s Appreciation Of Supporters In Perspective By Femi Ogunshola

When the President-elect celebrates a relatively unknown you on your birth anniversary and mourn your losses via a Presidential Press Release, then it’s something to cherish, it suggest how much your support is deeply appreciated, even though you may not have had a physical contact with the president. For me, unlike Buhari, Tinubu will not put his On and Off line supporters under the bus.   You may think it’s too early in the day to commend such gesture as being exhibited by a President yet to be sworn in,…

Gov Sani Bello commiserates with Emir of Lapai over wife’s death

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has commiserated with the Emir of Lapai, Alhaji Umar Bago III over the death of his wife, Hajiya Lare Adama Umar Bago.   Gov Sani Bello in a statement described the deceased as a remarkably supportive wife and mother who also dedicated her lifetime in servitude to God Almighty and humanity in general.   The Governor who acknowledged the inevitability of death, said late Hajiya Lare Adama would surely be missed for her philanthropist and general advocacy and care for women, children and the…

Memo to the President-elect By Olawale Olaleye

With the 2023 elections wrapped up two weekends ago, following the concluding supplementary polls across 24 states, in addition to the governorship exercises in Kebbi and Adamawa States, all is now set for the formal handover of power on May 29, from the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari to the incoming President-elect Bola Tinubu.   Although the elections have generally raised some dusts, which have largely propelled the defeated to challenge some of the outcomes, none of these will stall preparations for May 29, as plans are said to already be…

Osinbajo kicks off 2023 IBB Golf Tournament in Abuja

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osunbajo kicked off the 2023 Captain Mike Okoja Golf Tournament at the IBB International Golf Tournament, in Abuja.   In a colourful ceremony witnessed by eminent members of the prestigious club; the Vice President who was represented by the Director General of the National Yourh Service Corps, Brig Gen YD Ahmed commended members of the Golf Club and appreciate them for their dedication and distinguish service to the nation.   In his speech after the ceremonial Tee off, the Captain of the Golf Club, Mr.…

FG Begins Payment Of 40% Salary Rise Arrears For Civil Servants – Excludes Doctors, Lecturers

Only the 144,766 federal civil servants under the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure will benefit from the new 40 per cent peculiar allowance introduced by the Federal Government. This implies that other workers under the employment of the Federal Government but operating under different salary structures will not benefit. For instance, university workers, who are under the Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure, and medical doctors, who work for the Federal Government, will also not benefit from the pay rise as they are under the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale. Other categories…

What happens if an elected lawmaker dies after election?

There have been heated arguments on what happens if an elected federal lawmaker dies before taking an oath of office — a constitutional development that creates more speculation on the electoral process.   In recent development, a House of Representatives member-elect, Isma’ila Maihanchi died, a few weeks to taking an oath of office. Mr Maihanchi was elected to represent Jalingo, Yerro, and Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba state during the 25 February National Assembly election.   The new Electoral Act of 2022 which states what happens next, in case of…

What to know about FG’s $800m petrol subsidy palliative

The federal government, on April 5, 2023, announced that it secured the sum of $800 million from the World Bank as part of its post-subsidy palliatives scheme. Reiterating the government’s decision to proceed with the proposed petrol subsidy removal, Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, said the fund would be disbursed to the 10 million households (about 50 million Nigerians) considered to be most vulnerable. Earmarking N3.35 trillion for under-recovery in the first half of the year, the federal government had said it would halt petrol subsidy payments by June 2023,…

Intimate Affairs: Sugar daddies’ girls, by Funke Egbemode

If largeness of breasts and flatness of stomach is what floats your boat, then Floxy is right up your alley. She is cutely curvaceous, knows it and takes full advantage of it. Not that she is a bimbo whose only unique selling point is her body, no. She is actually a brilliant business executive.   Just that there is something about her that makes her unapproachable, at least by young struggling guys. She is more mature, wiser and more focused than her age. She is north of 30 by the…

Fallacies of religion, No-man’s-land, and why Nigeria is unbreakable (2), by Hassan Gimba

“We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” – Plato   “There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself – an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.” – Antisthenes       John Campbell, a member of the American Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria prophesied in his book, “Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink,’’ that Nigeria was…