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Who’s Afraid Of The Watchman?

Who’s Afraid Of The Watchman?

This decision of the Supreme Court will continue to haunt our electoral jurisprudence for a long time to come. ––– Justice Chima C. Nweze The sudden dissolution of the Advertising Board of Nigeria, a statutory…

Now That Muhammed Ali Pate Is Minister, So What?

Now That Muhammed Ali Pate Is Minister, So What?

Finally, Professor Muhammed Ali Pate is “The Minister”. Beyond initial expectations, he is not just Nigeria’s Minister of Health but the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. Just a few weeks ago, the global…

Olubumi Tunji-Ojo: A politician in touch with his people

Olubumi Tunji-Ojo: A politician in touch with his people

This piece x-rays the relationship that exists between a minister, Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and his constituents, the Akoko people of Ondo State. His desire to touch the lives of his people has earned him many…

Encouraging skills among Nigerian youth

Encouraging skills among Nigerian youth

Going by the current happenings within the shores of Nigeria, it has conspicuously become pertinent and inevitable to intensify awareness among the teeming Nigerian youths in respect of skills acquisition or vocational studies. A skill…

Who Is Afraid  Of Femi Gbajabiamila? 

Who Is Afraid  Of Femi Gbajabiamila? 

Politics in Nigeria is not for the weak or weary. It is for the brave heart and an enterprise where one can be easily consumed if morals, passion for service, and commitment to the national…

Memo to Soludo and S’East governors

Memo to Soludo and S’East governors

Most of the opinion expressed in this article was first written by Dr Law Mefor, a writer, media personality and clinical psychologist. In my place, it is said that you do not need a head…

Obaseki/Shuaibu: Oshiomhole’s gods are alive (2)

Obaseki/Shuaibu: Oshiomhole’s gods are alive (2)

I n my last week’s treatise, I wove my discourse around the theory of contradiction which may give birth to a new set of outies in solving the puzzle that has enveloped Osadebe House. On…

As Umahi assumes office…

As Umahi assumes office…

Senator David Nweze Umahi yesterday officially resumed as the Minister of Works of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Ebonyi State-born civil engineer will no doubt be assuming office with a lot of goodwill and…

Road to renewed Hope

Road to renewed Hope

Following the confirmation of 45 out of the 48 ministerial nominees by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Monday, August 7, 2023, transition from the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari to…

Ministerial portfolios of ‘square pegs in round holes’

Ministerial portfolios of ‘square pegs in round holes’

If some Nigerians were sad about the kind of nominees President Bola Tinubu picked for his cabinet, many more were heavy-hearted over the portfolios assigned to the ministers. The composition of the cabinet was a…