Between the Rock and the Dome
In a space of two weeks the Senate of the Federal of Republic of Nigeria has rejected two very important requests presented to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. The first was the request for...
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PMB, Magu and the ‘Cabal’ – by Louis Odion, FNGE
Ibrahim Magu Anyone still wondering why the hardworking Ibrahim Magu has not been confirmed EFCC chairman yet, one year on, could not be familiar with high-wire intrigues in Abuja. Statutorily, the Senate confirms the...
Oshiomhole In Edo history – by Louis Odion, FNGE
Adams Oshiomhole Though continents apart, there are a surfeit of parallels between outgoing US President Barak Obama and retiring Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State. Both are not only southpaw and gifted orators,...
Random Thoughts
President Mohammadu Buhari There is no doubt that President Muhammadu Buhari is doing his best to fix things, but I see that his party, the APC is not giving him enough support. ...
Executive vigilante & other apparitions – By Louis Odion, FNGE
Louis Odion In line with the tradition of this column, today, we look back with a view to compiling words/phrases which have crept treacherously into public conversation lately. As we shall soon find,...
STILL ON AISHA BUHARI
On 13th October 2016, the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari granted an interview to the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC. In the translated and published version of the interview, Aisha...
Nnamani and the Abuja racket – by Louis Odion, FNGE
With the inauguration of the Ken Nnamani committee on Tuesday, the Buhari administration is following closely the footsteps of his predecessors in what seems to have become a perennial national racket. But coming soon...
OF WAILERS, HAILERS AND WAILER-HAILERS
Let me state from the onset that wailers mean well for the country. Hailers also mean well for the country. Wailer-hailers, too, want the best for our country. Though we see things from...
Nigeria at 56
Happy Independence my countrymen and women. Our leadership challenges notwithstanding, we have everything to celebrate as a nation. I am optimistic that we shall overcome. I believe God Himself has positioned President...
Edo poll: Some preliminary notes – by Louis Odion
Louis Odion "The people of Edo has (sic) let Nigerians down, though we know that Oshiomhole did fairly well, but (sic) we wanted a signal to Buhari at the centre." The foregoing...
