Ondo: Ayedatiwa and the march towards urbanisation
By Olu Ayela When Ondo State was carved out of the Western Region in 1976, the pomp and ceremony that attended the wise decision reached a crescendo. One, the old…
Watchdog And The Death Row Metaphor
By Segun Adediran The architecture of death row is not built of stone and steel, but of stagnant time. To be on death row is to live in the “After”—dead,…
Why Musa is winning war against insecurity
By Kennedy Elaigwu Awodi Sir: As I look across the landscape of our dear nation, Nigeria, I see a shift that many thought was impossible. For years, we were told…
Professionals urges FG to rehabilitates abandoned federal secretariat buildings in Lagos
The Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG), Ikoyi–Obalende Cell, has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently facilitate the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the abandoned Old Federal Government Secretariat and…
2027 and Wike’s rainbow coalition
By Alabi Williams President Tinubu has again intervened in the troubled Rivers political space. This time, he is reported to have declared FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, the undisputed leader of…
Where is CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium bidder of 4th Mainland Bridge?
Silence prevails as preferred bidder fails to hit site three years on Three years after Lagos State government announced a preferred bidder for the Fourth Mainland Bridge, a Chinese civil…
Tinubu and Chagoury: The Medal and The Memory
By Sonala Olumhense Nigerians are a people of colour. Music. Dance. But the medal arrived like a thief in the night. No drums. No roll call of service rendered. No…
Wike: One Curmudgeon Too Many
By Rotimi John The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that the details The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said…
Supreme Court verdict on Rivers’ emergency rule: Matters arising
By GEB Notwithstanding the contentions over the actual meaning and correct interpretation of the Supreme Court’s decision on President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency in Rivers State, it should be…
Onne ports gridlock: Risks and solutions
By Sola Sir: Gridlock is a daily reality that can’t be totally avoided in today’s Nigeria. It’s a phenomenon that occupies centre stage amongst road users. From the tiny Bayelsa…