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“Obi-tuary”: Sam Omatseye’s Anti-Igbo Sentiments, By Dr Sunny Akhigbe

I read Sam Omatseye’s article titled “Obi-tuary” in the back page of The Nation newspaper (August 1, 2022). I also read the expected reactions to his attack on Peter Obi. His cry that Obi should be held accountable if anything…

My Honest Confessions About DCP Abba Kyari, By Ahmed Lawan Dalorama

FOR the first time I’ve decided to Say something regarding one of our very own DCP Abba Kyari which I still stand with him as a super cop and Hero of this nation. I’ve met DCP Abba Kyari on several…

Everyone’s Obituary Is Inevitable: Chuks Iloegbunam Tells Sam Omatseye To Cleanse His Journalism

SOME have called you foolish, dear Sam Omatseye. Others insist that you are plain stupid. There are those who hold you to be beneath contempt. Their howls of execration upon you are in reaction to your August 1, 2022 article…

2023: God Forbid BAT-hings (Part 1), By Erasmus Ikhide 

BOLA Amhed Tinubu has been going by the acronym ‘BAT’ with a visible imprimature of a vampire tag of the real bat — the bizarre creature. Bat the creature and the Nigerian political BAT have unbearable consequences and similitude that…

BAT & The Thirty Bishops Of Baal, By Adakole E. J

1. In the last year of the reigns of King Buha over the kingdom of Wazobia, it came to pass that the various camps who seeketh power in the kingdom searcheth for a man worthy to rule after him. 2….

Are INEC Resident Commissioners Homeless Bats?, BY Chief Mike OZEKHOME, SAN

INTRODUCTION I watched and listened very carefully to my good friend, Chief Festus Okoye, INEC’s cerebral Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, on his recent Channels television interview. I completely disagree with his take and analysis of the place and…

Unmasking The Masquerade: Erasmus Ikhide’s House Of Representatives Quest, By Igbotako Nowinta

TODAY, the political track in Nigeria is being filled and charged with aspirants of all shades, sizes and colours wishing or seeking to represent the people by using the fast approaching 2023 general elections as a scaldfold to showcase themselves,…

Why Terrorism And Banditry Increasing In Nigeria

DCP ABBA KYARI was at the fore front of the fight against terrorism, banditry, kidnappings and other heinous crimes in Nigeria. He fought crimes doggedly at the risk of his life and family. Despite the limited resources and difficult terrain,…

When Weight And Worth Wane To Worthlessness, By Bala Ibrahim

I am confused, completely confused, with the stance of the trio of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, with regards their loyalty to the…

Nigeria And The Politics We Play, Abiodun Komolafe

THE founding fathers of politics in Nigeria came with some ideals girding them. To begin with, one would discover that almost all of them were lawyers while those who were not lawyers were people with discernible convictions. Also, political parties…