Chief Philip Asiodu’s reminiscences of Nigerian Life
WHEN Chief Philip Asiodu reflects on the Nigerian condition, we learn very useful lessons. That is why I always read with relish
Bukola Saraki in Maiduguri: Tentative first steps for 2019 presidency
ON Monday this week, Bukola Saraki led a team of his closest senate collaborators on a visit to Maiduguri. Any rookie political
The Passing Of Alhaji Abubakar Lah, Shettiman Ilorin
Last Sunday, AlhajiAbubakarLah, Shettiman Ilorin died. He was in his late 90s and was in fact, the oldest surviving alumnus of the
To and from Dutse by air
Early on Monday morning, I arrived at the Abuja airport to do a flight to Dutse, the Jigawa state capital. I
Those Ilorin Ramadan days
I returned to Ilorin on Monday, this week. My reason is to take in the spiritual and cultural ambience of the city of
Registration and deportation of Nigerians in Nigeria
Early this week, the National Security Council, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, and attended by the nation’s top security chiefs, directed
A peek into Muhammadu Buhari’s mind
This week President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB), has finally undertaken the much-anticipated state visit to the United States of America. There is no
Between Adams Oshiomhole and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
ONE of the more defining aspects of the new culture of change in Nigeria is taking place right before our eyes today,
Bukola Saraki: Demarche and prognosis
It was indicative of the earth-shattering weight of the burden that he carried, that it took Bukola Saraki almost a week, to
Most Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon: Commitment to inter-faith peace
IN 2013, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, conferred the award of Cross of St Augustine on the Bishop