The famous English poet, Laurence Binyon, described hunger both as “a shadow who sits down by each man’s side” and as a silent killer, invisible, known only to “naked things”, like “the tide that buries the playground of children”. Is Binyon right? Well, only to the extent in which he captures hunger as a pervasive,…
The presidency has asked the governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, to retract his confrontational statements and redirect his focus toward productive dialogue with the federal government regarding any concerns about the Tax Reform Act. Mohammed, who is chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, recently criticised President Bola Tinubu’s controversial tax reforms…
Wike replies Odili, says he’s “a trader and a sycophant” Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has hit back at Elder statesman and former Rivers state governor, Dr. Peter Odili, describing him as “a trader and a sycophant”. The minister who is the immediate past governor of state, was reacting to Odili’s…
The New Year 2025 promises to be full of conflicts, most of them avoidable. The hottest spot might be in the Middle East where fierce proxy conflicts are going on with Israel at the centre. Only the naïve would think that the wars Israel has been involved are entirely fought by it, whereas that country…
Much has made of the recent debut media chat of President Tinubu, with scant attention paid to his disastrous free market prescription. The media chat, which appeared to have been scripted, depicted him as a president out of his depth on many issues, including his assertion on price controls: “Sorry, I don’t believe in price…
Governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, has commended leaders and well-meaning citizens of the state for standing on the right side of history despite the pressures to surrender to tyranny and oppression The governor spoke at a Christmas ballad organised in his honour by Dr. Peter Odili, a former governor of the state and his…
