Category: Opinion

By: Inuwa Bwala At his 52nd birthday, I wrote a piece on Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum in which I made some philosophical allussions to trends in the birth of successful men in life. Now 54, I have a very strong urge to reproduce that write up, with slight modifications in the order…

By Osakwe Aibuedefe Akugbe Ordinarily, Hon. Jimoh Ijegbai would have passed for an honest and stable man, but his recent utterances and actions, claiming to be one of the Edo North Leaders, have left so much to be desired in a man who, on his own, had accused the Governor of Edo state of corruption…

By Assin Godstime The fate of who replaces the present Governor of Edo State will be revealed by November 2024. Several persons have shown interest in succeeding Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, including his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, whom I have dubbed “The Youth Governor” in this piece. Shaibu, comrade and politician, is one of…

By Emeka Jerome All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near –Sun Tzu In the…

By Lateef Taiwo Ahead of Cabinet formation with assignment of portfolios to the 48 Ministerial nominees awaiting Senate confirmations , strong advice for creation of Ministry of Revenue , has been made to President Bola Tinubu . Advice for creation of Revenue Ministry was made to President Tinubu penultimate week by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim (…

. By: Inuwa Bwala For give years now Ambassador Muhamned Dauda, former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency. NIA and Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Chad, has been 9n the virtual run for his life. His family members had to equally go under for their lives, as agents of a cabal that conspired to remove…

𝓑𝔂 𝓐𝓫𝓭𝓾𝓵𝓴𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓶 𝓗𝓪𝓻𝓾𝓷𝓪 When it comes to commenting on political controversies, I am typically a hesitant participant. However, the current discussion around the Nigerian Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has struck a personal chord with me, compelling me to take a more active role. Vice President Kashim Shettima has recently come under fire for his remarks…

By: Inuwa Bwala Julius Caesar of the Shakespearean fame was perhaps the most popular politician during the regency era of the Roman empire. Caesar’s political sagacity had tended to diminish all others and he was on the verge of taking the crown of the then Roman Empire. His eventual fall in the hands of his…

By: Inuwa Bwala It was obvious to every curious observer, that, recent media syndication being brokered by one Kabiru Mohammed was an agenda setting script targeted at setting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a particular course of action against former Chief of Army Staff. General Tukur Buratai. As the President ups his antenna and sieves…