The Subtle Foreign Brainwashing of Nigerian Youths, by Hassan Gimba

Has anybody wondered why the generality of the first set of our educated citizens revered the United Kingdom and aped the white Briton? They saw the mode of dressing, manner of speech, behavioural nuances, and general etiquette of the Briton as the epitome of civilisation.   It took some coups and counter-coups, the death of some British-trained political and military leaders, and a civil war, coupled with the British diminishing international political and economic influence on the one hand and the United States of America becoming a world power on…

Wike’s Shuttles in Abuja, By Abubakar Yusuf

For Nzenwo Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, his vision and mission to transform the landscape of FCT and Improve on its existing facilities is non- negotiable. In the last 22 months of this administration in FCT, from the provision of infrastructures to social security and economic development of the nation’s capital had been his topmost priority. His drive to address both economic and social security that is capable of ridden the FCT and it’s area councils of criminals and criminal elements led to the donation…

Obasa, Aláàfin Ṣàngó and the capture of Lagos By Festus Adedayo

On Wednesday, February 25, 2025, a very toxic but innocuous advertorial was published in the Punch newspaper. It was authored by a group which called itself De Renaissance Patriots Foundation. Entitled Systematic Marginalization of Lagos State Indigenes, and signed by Major General Tajudeen Olanrewaju (rtd.) and Yomi Tokosi, the advertorial explains the legislative gangsterism currently going on in Lagos State, ex-Speaker Mudashiru Obasa’s impudent audacity and President Bola Tinubu’s nauseating silence on the civilian coup ongoing in the State of Aquatic Splendour. The only fitting narrative that can explain the…

June 12, annulled dreams and the unending agony By abiodun KOMOLAFE.

June 12, 1993 marked a significant setback for Nigeria, harking back to the January 15, 1966, coup-d’etat. This unfortunate event pushed the country back by at least a century, primarily due to the suspension of the 1963 Republican Constitution. Although the masterminds behind the coup never explicitly stated that they had abolished the constitution, the consequences of its suspension continue to manifest in Nigeria’s persistent underdevelopment. Ayo Ademiluyi, a civil rights lawyer and political activist, recently pointed out that the General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida government, similar to previous and succeeding…

Asue Ighodalo’s desperation versus Governor Okpebholo’s steadfastness By Fred Itua

Recently, Team Asue Media Organization (TAMO), launched a baseless attack on the Executive Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, over his well-founded remarks on the glaring manipulative attempts surrounding the ongoing Governorship Election Petition Tribunal proceedings.   Dr. Ighodalo’s outburst, laced with empty rhetorics and hollow accusations, only confirms what the people of Edo State already know: the PDP’s case before the tribunal is weak, crumbling, and destined to fail. Their frustration is evident, and their desperation is now manifesting in cheap attempts to twist narratives and preempt the…

Nuhu Ribadu in the eyes of a youth leader By Hamzat Lawal

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu became a household name in Nigeria during the administration of former president Olusegun Obasanjo. He was a prominent face in the small team of reformers put together by Obasanjo to set Nigeria on the path of democratic progress and economic prosperity in the dawning years of this Fourth Republic. I guess I was too young to care about politics and politicians at that time, so I do not have any memory or personal impression of the man Ribadu during that period. The first time Ribadu had a…

Wike’s Roads In FCT, By Abubakar Yusuf

The history of abandoned nation’s city centre roads by the previous administration’s was brought to a halt, soon after the assumption of office of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and appointment of Hon Minister, Nyesom Wike as the handler of the FCT in May , 2023.   Not long after his announcement and swearing as Minister of FCT, Wike visibly disturbed with the state of decayed infrastructure in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, particularly the state of roads across all Areas, sessions, districts, Zones and locations swung into action by embarking…

Monday Lines: A review of IBB’s book of billions By Lasisi Olagunju

In five parts, thirteen chapters, six appendices, including an interview; a prologue and an epilogue, he sought to give a definite definition of himself. But, for me, the deepest insight into the person of General Ibrahim Babangida is not in his expensive book (it fetched him billions; I bought a copy for N40,000). The greatest revelation was at the launch of the book in Abuja. His comrade-in-arms and childhood friend, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, revealed that a cleric told them about 80 years ago that Babangida would one day be president…

NAHCON’s Battle for Betterment of Pilgrims’ Services and the Perils of Change By Muhammad Ahmad Musa

For over a decade, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has being striving for the betterment of services in its mission to secure a safe and spiritually fulfilling Hajj experience for the Nigerian Pilgrims. Its leadership has navigated a maze of bureaucratic red tape in an environment marked by relentless opposition, with a quest for transparency and reforms which has become a beacon of hope for millions of devoted believers. The journey toward meaningful change in Hajj management began with the courageous leadership of figures such as Sheikh Abubakar…

The Fact of the Past Between El-Rufai and Ribadu By Yushau A. Shuaib

In the weeks leading up to the 2007 Kano State gubernatorial election, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, then Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a prominent member of President Olusegun Obasanjo’s cabinet, visited Kano to mediate between Governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The intervention came after a public feud between Shekarau’s administration and the EFCC over a report allegedly implicating the governor. At the time, any report from the anti-corruption agency that indicated wrongdoing could automatically disqualify a…