By Ayo Turton What human capital has Tinubu developed gan an? I am sick and tired of hearing this argument. Let’s break this down. At best, Tinubu’s relationship with these guys has been symbiotic in the best scenario for him. Was it Tinubu that made Osinbajo the Professor he is, or Tinubu needed his brain […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in MaTaZ ArIsInG on Monday, 17 January, 2022). The aged died, we replaced him with the chronically ill; who does not know that there will be wailing once more soon in the palace. (Arugbo ku a fi olokunrun j’oye; taa ni ko mo wipe ariwo k’eekan l’aafin). This Yoruba proverb covers […] Read more
By Wole Olaoye Following the rather ‘impromptu’ manner of their hero’s declaration of interest in the presidency shortly after informing President Buhari of his intention, Bola Tinubu’s supporters resorted to the old game of stealing the identities, voices and integrity of well regarded men of honour, purporting them to have endorsed Tinubu’s aspiration. The ‘Jankara’ […] Read more
By Oladeinde Olawoyin He has landed on the most sensitive part of Nigeria’s genitals. He wanted to fly, but he eventually became a fly. Sunday Igboho sneaked into Cotonou with a secret plan to fly to Germany, but, accidentally, he landed on the most sensitive part of Nigeria’s genitals. What do our elders say about a fly […] Read more
by Bala Ibrahim It is now official that the national leader of the ruling APC and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Jagaba of Borgu, has formally tendered, or put himself forward as a contender with interest in the 2023 presidency. On Monday, Tinubu told newsmen that he had visited and […] Read more
By Dr. Wumi Akintide Who should Nigerians believe between Vice President Osinbajo and Akewi Ologundudu? Sooner or later I plan to show side by side two Videos from the two individuals in reference to the Jagaban and I would leave it to all you to make up your mind as I am making up my […] Read more
By Farooq Kperogi As a journalism professor and former journalist, I feel obliged to point out that Channels Television’s Maupe Ogun-Yusuf and Seun Okinbaloye aren’t getting the plaudits they deserve for the excellent, well-conducted interview they had with Buhari last week in spite of the limitations they had to contend with. Their questions were pointed, […] Read more
By RUDOLF OKONKWO This week, I went back to watch an April 12, 2015, interview that I had with the then-President-elect Muhammadu Buhari.After watching the interview, I arrived at a clear conclusion: It is all Olusegun Obasanjo’s fault. Nigeria’s final chance to revive itself, to be a fair, decent, and just nation, came in 1999. […] Read more
By Farooq A. KperogiTwitter: @farooqkperogi In Saturday’s Tribune/Peoples Gazette column, I analyze Buhari’s Channels TV’s interview and show how it both betrays his dementia and his trademark intellectual indolence. Enjoy: One of the self-care treats I’ve chosen to indulge in, for my own sanity, is never to torment myself by watching a Muhammadu Buhari interview […] Read more
Dr. Dennis U Ekumankama, MFR *Buhari’s government is a necessary evil. Necessary in the sense that each region that makes up the contraption called Nigeria has come to see the union as an open-faced lie that it is, and is weighing its options. While the South West, which became the backbone of the Northern dominance […] Read more
