POLITICS

Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE Nigeria’s current challenges are products of a complex interplay of historical, economic and social factors, including a flawed foundation, poor governance and successive elites’ inability to improve the country’s infrastructure and institutions. This foundational weakness has hindered national progress, resulting in unimpressive development indices. Those in …

Opinion: BY OLUWOLE OLADIPO In every society, there are three types of people…the creators, managers, and destroyers- Both the creator and manager could be either positive, or negative, in their creative/managerial roles, abilities, and dealings, in the material world. But, the destroyer has no duality of purpose, rather than just being …

Opinion: BY ABU-SATAR HAMED As I reflect on the ongoing discussions surrounding the ambitions of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Omo to Yayi), representing Ogun West in the National Assembly, I feel compelled to offer a word of caution. We must be mindful of how we portray the Senator’s aspirations for …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Chief Olabode George, a prominent leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has strongly condemned the ongoing recall process of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a fiery statement, the respected politician expressed his outrage over how the Senate and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have handled the …

Opinion: BY SF OJO EMMANUEL Strategic, Not an Indictment  The claim that the Federal Government’s takeover of TASUED is an indictment on Ogun State or a failure of the present administration is completely misleading. This is a strategic decision aimed at ensuring the university’s long-term sustainability, growth, and global relevance. …

Opinion: BY OLUWOLE OLADIPUPO The media space was agog with the above  news story, recently! I, once, wrote a piece on the Supreme Court judgement on Local government financial autonomy…analysed its, inherent, attendant political undertones, and confusions, therein- But, some politico-ethnocentrically inclined persons, initially felt otherwise, just like my earlier piece, where …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has dismissed allegations by political opponents that her recent visit to her hometown was a political gathering. Clarifying the purpose of her trip on April 1, 2025, the senator stated that it was solely to celebrate Sallah with …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a major reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, exercising his authority under Section 59, subsection 2 of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021. As part of the changes, Chief Pius Akinyelure, the Chairman, and …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – Seyi Tinubu has refuted claims that he made any statement regarding his father, President Bola Tinubu, completing eight-year tenure in office. Recall, a recent report from an online newspaper (not StarTrend Int’l) alleged that Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, declared that nothing – neither …

Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE Ayo Aluko-Olokun, a veteran journalist and communication consultant, was recently elected as the National President of St. Patrick’s Grammar School, Ibadan, Oyo State (SPACO) Alumni Association. A member of the 1975/1980 set, Aluko-Olokun, formerly known as Ayodele Aluko in his secondary school days, took over from …