The South-East Enlightenment Network (SEEN) has condemned a recent communiqué issued by a pan-Igbo group, the Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), which claimed there were powerful interests to conquer, occupy and enslave the Igbo people in Nigeria. The socio-cultural-political group at an emergency meeting of a “consultative caucus of concerned pan-Igbo” organisations last Friday said it…

Muslims all over the country have been urged to deeply reflect on the lessons taught by the blessed month, by promoting values that will uplift them spiritually and also improve the condition of humanity in general. The Chief Imam of Abesan Estate Muslim Community (AEMC), Alhaji Muslim Nojeemdeen Al-kuburoh, who made this call during the…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, for her occasionally criticism of some Federal Government actions. Obasanjo, who spoke in Abeokuta yesterday, however suggested that for Aisha to get her husband’s attention to grasp the “true state of the nation,” she should engage her husband in “pillow talk.” The First…

Two weeks ago the bars, offices, classrooms, hallways and I suppose bedrooms across the land exploded in animated discussions after the national irrepressible gadfly Chief Olusegun Obasanjo dropped a bombshell on the vexatious.....

Sir: I appreciate Taiwo Adediran for his analysis and regret that the massive carnage and economic destruction of Nigeria, 2009 till date are overlooked...

An actuarial consultant’s report on the N43 billion underfunded pension liabilities at NITEL bared the impending danger in pensions in Nigeria. Following a memo by Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Director-General, Bureau for Public Enterprises, at the time, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration set up the Presidential Committee on Pension Reform to overhaul the entire pension system. A…

Former Nigerian presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan were absent at President Buhari's inauguration ceremony on Wednesday. A former head of state Ibrahim Babangida was also absent from the ceremony. Buhari was sworn-in at the Eagle Square with former presidents Yakubu Gowon and Ernest Shonekan in attendance. The ceremony which was termed low-key by the…

“Nigeria now ranks among the leading democracies in Africa and in the Commonwealth 20 years after it began to experience uninterrupted democratic culture.” Today, it is exactly 20 years since Nigeria transited from military to democratic rule, which has remained uninterrupted. It’s been 20 years of uninterrupted democracy! And with the above words, President Muhammadu…

This is another right time to discuss the 8th Assembly within the construct of the last four years of democracy under our leaders. There are so many leaders in this contextual reporting of the last four years, for instance. The trouble still has been that though we have tried our best to discuss the fine…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has observed that the major problem of the country is not policy formulation, but lack of will for proper implementation of such policies. Obasanjo made the observation, yesterday, in Ibadan, Oyo State, during the commissioning of an Agricultural Transformation Building and a 10.5Km ring road, at the International Institute of Tropical…

The National Chairman, Arewa Pastors Non-denominational Initiative for Peace, Bishop Abu Richard says President Muhammadu Buhari is not the cause of the killings in the country. Richard made this known while briefing newsmen on Pre-swearing-in Prayer Meeting on Saturday in Abuja. Richard called on Nigerians both Christians and Muslims to continue to pray for a…

The Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) has described the statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on alleged “Fulanisation’’ and “Islamisation’’ of Nigeria, as tactic to divert government’s attention from probing his administration’s expenditure on power sector. The party said this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Sokoto, on Friday in…