Category: Opinion

Having enjoyed the privilege of spending   eight years in the Edo State House of Assembly during which I was the leader of the house for some eon; and, thereafter, a member of the House...

A Budget is an estimation of revenue and expenditure over a specified period of time, usually a year. A government budget involves the input of the Executive and the Legislature. The Executive draws up...

Let us not deceive ourselves. The NASS is a tightly guarded place. No unauthorized persons can just walk into the Senate chamber, with its extra security, and walk away with the Mace. Every visitor...

Did Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Cental) actually sponsor thugs to invade the Senate chamber and make away with its symbol of authority, the Mace? I don’t believe it. Though one cannot vouch for anyone,...

I have just heard with one ear (apologies to Prof Pius Adesanmi) that the deputy senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has challenged the power of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to grant interim ownership of...

The California-bound Nigeria Airways airbus took off punctually from the newly renovated, reconstructed and redesigned Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos. Time was 12.30pm. The airport – its facilities and personnel, first class – testifies...

Abuja disease is a peculiar affliction in Nigerian politics. It refers to the tendency of an actor with otherwise modest endowment or from humble station to transmute to a monstrous creature once he/she enters...

Before commencing on his recent five-nation African tour, sacked U.S Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson delivered a lecture at George Mason University, Virginia on the outline of the vision and issues of Africa-U.S cooperation. Among many...

The second wave of democratization in Africa, beginning in the 80s, and the gradual establishment of democracy as the new normal in the continent brought much hope and excitement. As we have seen in...

Truth is bitter sir, but one has to say it nevertheless. Sometimes it is frustrating continuing to support you Mr. President, and giving you the benefit of the doubt. You continue to, in Naija...