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  • Prof Charles and Dr (Mrs) Nonye Soludo

    Breakfast with the Soludos

    I had breakfast Tuesday, March 18, last week, with Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR of Anambra State and his wife. I had travelled to the State, on the invitation of the Governor and his team to moderate a media chat on the occasion of his third

    26 Mar 2025

    11:23

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • Adama Bah - CEO, Women’s Health Advocacy Network (WHAN)

    Reflecting on the challenges still facing women

    This year's Women's History Month is a moment to reflect on the challenges still facing women around the world, and in the UK. In Southwark, my organisation, the Women’s Health Advocacy Network (WHAN) stands with survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based

    26 Mar 2025

    00:47

    Opinion Letters

  • Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nasir El Rufai

    The emerging coalition against Tinubu/APC

    It comes as no surprise that the headlines have been dominated in part by the proposed formation of a mega coalition of opposition parties and politicians planning to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress

    18 Mar 2025

    17:23

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai

    Nasir El-Rufai’s Defections: PDP, CPC, APC, SDP

    Perhaps the most important political event, this week in Nigeria, so far, nobody knows if there would be a free-for-all fight in Rivers State tomorrow, or some melodrama in Osun State or elsewhere, before the week runs out – is the announced

    11 Mar 2025

    15:24

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • Sim Fubara and Nyesom Wike - When the going was good

    A world of godfathers

    “Have you been following the developments at the Lagos State House of Assembly?” “High wire politics. Power Game. Man pass man. Man pass woman. Two Speakers in 50 days. Perfect material for a Nollywood film” “Omo… as in …!” “But I think the State

    4 Mar 2025

    19:23

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • A Journey in Service - An Autobiography of Ibrahim Babangida

    Babangida’s Book

    The most important event in Nigeria in the last week has been the publication and public presentation in Abuja, of a book titled A Journey in Service: An Autobiography of Ibrahim Babangida. In many ways, this should be perfectly understandable.

    26 Feb 2025

    07:22

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • Governor Abiodun Oyebanji

    Ekiti State and the shifting security landscape

    Security is the inalienable right from any fear or threat. Security, they also say, is a stage of being free from danger or threat while insecurity is the obvious presence of either or both the danger and the threat.

    10 Feb 2025

    13:17

    Opinion

  • Grammy Awards winning Tems

    From Trump to Grammy Blues

    “How are you doing?” “I am good” “I am now convinced beyond any iota of doubt that this your Republican friend called Donald Trump has something wrong with him.” “There is nothing wrong with him. Be careful what you say, otherwise we will ban you

    4 Feb 2025

    17:18

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • Ekiti State Governor - Mr Biodun Oyebanji

    Good news from Ekiti State

    Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji's selection as 'Governor of the Year 2024' comes as no surprise, given his strategic vision for Ekiti State. One worth mentioning is the construction of a world-class Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport in the

    3 Feb 2025

    11:55

    Opinion

  • President Donald Trump

    The second coming of Donald Trump

    The most important global event yesterday, January 20, 2025, was the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States, now as the 47th President of the United States in what has been correctly described as his second coming.

    21 Jan 2025

    11:27

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • Rt Hon Mudasiru Obasa and Hon Mojisola Meranda

    Of Wildfires, Los Angeles, Obasa and other human stories

    “I hope your daughter is safe” “We thank God. We are all fine. But which of my daughters do you have in mind?” “The one in California. When I read about the wildfires that destroyed over six areas in Southern California, it was you and your daughter

    14 Jan 2025

    17:45

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • In Nigeria, prices of basic commodities are skyrocketing

    Photo: Richard Badejo, Pexels

    Tinubu’s Titanic wahala

    ‘Titanic’ can mean something that is very big, gigantic or enormous and it was also the name of a ship that sank on its maiden voyage. When the Titanic sank in 1912 it sank due to a number of avoidable factors: a ship deemed unsinkable that wasn’t

    10 Jan 2025

    17:26

    Opinion

  • Ofokutu

    Owa’s throne hijack, Yinka Fasuyi and his sermon of appeasement

    British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, on 30th September 1938, after signing the Munich Agreement by which Britain, France and Italy allowed Adolf Hitler to take control of a part of Czechoslovakia, got off the plane from Munich, holding up a

    8 Jan 2025

    18:25

    Opinion

  • President John Mahama

    A new beginning in Ghana

    It is a new day and a new beginning in Ghana today, January 7, as the country today celebrates the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama on his second return to the country’s helm of affairs. Mahama was President of Ghana, 2012-2016. He lost

    7 Jan 2025

    17:25

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • UK Foreign Minister - David Lammy MP

    Photo: 10 Downing Street

    What does a new Labour government mean for peace in Nigeria?

    The 2024 General Election has been one of the most exciting times in modern British politics. The Labour Party, led by Sir Keir Starmer, was sworn in after a landslide victory, and ending the Conservative Party’s 14 years in power.

    2 Oct 2024

    12:45

    Opinion

  • Remi Oyo

    Remembering Mrs. Remi Oyo

    Today in Lagos, the Oyo family - husband, children, grandchildren, in-laws and the extended families from Ekitiland, Urhoboland and elsewhere as well as friends and former colleagues would be holding a remembrance and thanksgiving service in honour

    1 Oct 2024

    11:13

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • Asue Ighodalo, Monday Okepbholo and Olumide Akpata

    The Battle of Edo State 2024: A Review

    A battle on the electoral turf has just been won and lost in Edo State, Nigeria. Governor Godwin Obaseki was elected as Governor in 2016 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in that State. By 2019, he had fallen out of favour with

    24 Sep 2024

    16:32

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • Politics, governance and the value of time

    Politics, governance and the value of time

    Governance requires effective time management to thrive. Unfortunately, political systems often waste this precious resource, compromising citizens' well-being and national prosperity. As a universal currency, time is equally distributed but

    23 Sep 2024

    09:11

    Opinion

  • President Tinubu arrives at the Great Hall for a meeting with President Xi Jinping

    Now that Tinubu is back…

    The return of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from what looked like a long trip abroad must come to many as a relief. When the President travelled on August 29, his destination was announced in very clear terms. He was heading to China to attend the

    17 Sep 2024

    17:26

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • Alhaji Aliko Dangote

    NNPC and those who plan to “remove” Tinubu

    “Hello, Bros. Hello. Hello. Hello” “Yes. I can hear you” “Which kin thing be this now? I don dey call you since, you no pick call. Person go dey call you, you no go pick.” “At your level, you should know that if you call somebody once or twice and

    3 Sep 2024

    17:32

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • Zaccheus Adedeji

    Nigeria’s Naira crude revolution

    Assuming no unforeseen circumstances, Dangote Refinery is expected to make its first delivery of refined Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS), to the Nigerian market by September 2024. The Federal Government has also announced that sales of crude oil to

    2 Sep 2024

    09:35

    Opinion

  • NNPC's Tower

    The return of Fuel Subsidy

    I was away on vacation for just two weeks only to return to meet fuel queues still on the streets of Nigeria with the fuel stations rationing fuel in Lagos and other parts of the country. It is a big shame, and an embarrassment that the world’s sixth

    27 Aug 2024

    17:52

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • A cross-section of Nigerian Senators during a Plenary

    Elected representatives: Servants or masters?

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), renowned statesman, lawyer, philosopher, poet and ‘the greatest forensic orator Rome ever produced’, was right! We have to go into the past to understand today! The present conundrum in the National Assembly

    26 Aug 2024

    11:28

    Opinion

  • One of Nigeria's Presidential jets

    Nigeria and the Chinese problem from Ogun State

    “I hear the people of Ogun State have put the people of Nigeria in serious trouble with the Chinese.” “You did not hear anything. The story is out there and it is so loud that even the deaf can hear that there is a Chinese problem in Nigeria right

    20 Aug 2024

    19:37

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

    Tinubu: Hope renewed?

    Last Sunday, President Bola Tinubu addressed the nation amid #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protests, expressing sorrow over lost lives and urging peace. He defended his economic reforms, highlighted progress and unveiled initiatives for youth

    10 Aug 2024

    19:22

    Opinion

  • President Bola Ahmed Tinubu highlights the empowerment interventions of his government

    Beyond the Protests…

    The #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria were scheduled to take place between August 1 -10, 2024, tagged “10 Days of Rage”, a seemingly apocalyptic projection of the immediate future of Nigeria constructed in the fashion of The People vs. The State

    6 Aug 2024

    18:32

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • Ekiti State Governor - Mr Biodun Oyebanji

    Endorsements and the power-brokers (2)

    Obafemi Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe and Ahmadu Bello endorsed candidates, leveraging their influence and reputation. Awolowo reportedly supported Joseph Fadahunsi (1960), Ayo Akinsanya (1960) and Adekunle Ajasin (1979). Azikiwe backed Michael Okpara

    3 Aug 2024

    18:25

    Opinion

  • Ekiti State Governor - Mr Biodun Oyebanji

    Endorsements and the power-brokers (1)

    The trend of endorsing Governors for a second term has gained significant momentum. This trend is particularly noteworthy in the context of Nigeria's political landscape, where endorsements can make or break a candidate's chances of winning.

    31 Jul 2024

    16:16

    Opinion

  • #EndBadGovernance in Nigeria

    Photo: Stephanie Douglas (Pexels - CC0)

    Before the protests begin…

    “Yes, they have also asked Nyesom Wike to allow them access to facilities at the Eagle Square, including the toilets. I think they should just insist that Wike should come physically and help them with the toilets, by cleaning for them, because it is

    31 Jul 2024

    09:18

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

  • Donald Trump and Joe Biden

    Biden’s exit and America’s November Blues

    What a difference a debate can make! It just made a big difference in the United States in the lead up to that country’s November 5, 2024 General Elections. For months, the White House fended off insinuations that President Biden at 81, had become

    24 Jul 2024

    11:35

    Opinion Reuben ABATI

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