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Sunday, 18 September 2022 06:43

Akudaaya: Tinubu, Abacha and Shettima’s theory of ruthless leadership - Festus Adedayo

In what seems to affirm that he wears controversies like apparel, Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Party, (APC) Kashim Shettima, leapt into yet another at the twilight of last week. On Thursday, at the 96th anniversary celebration of the Yoruba Tennis Club in Ikoyi, Lagos State, Shettima was quoted to have said that Nigeria needed the “hospitality” of General Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s despotic military ruler, Nigeria’s own contribution to the list of infamous rulers who ruled the world with infernal ruthlessness. As the controversy over what he actually said raged, Shettima came out with a clarification: He actually…

Sunday, 18 September 2022 06:42

Victor and not a victim! - Taiwo Akinola

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith ~ 1 John 5:4. Introduction: Victory is very sweet. Defeat can be a very bitter poison. God is not glorified when you live as a victim of past experiences or of present circumstances. Happily, victory is a uniform banner of every new creation man (1John 5:4). Rejecting or ignoring covenant victory in Christ Jesus should never be an option. It could be tantamount to a high spiritual crime of personal injury and a great disservice to God’s kingdom. No…

Sunday, 18 September 2022 06:40

Article of faith: God’s signature tune - Femi Aribisala

God is the God of peace. (Romans 15:33). When He speaks, even to the storm, peace is established. (Mark 4:39). The psalmist says: “I will hear what God the LORD will speak, for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints.” (Psalm 85:8). Joseph told the pharaoh who wanted the interpretation of his dream: “God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” (Genesis 41:16). Rest of God One of the names of God is Jehovah-Shalom. Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the gospel of peace. (Romans 10:15). The sons of…

Saturday, 17 September 2022 06:39

The most malicious ‘dis-Obi-dients’ call Southeast home - Osmund Agbo

“But while young Igbo and young people from other tribes are enthused by his emergence as a presidential candidate and rally round him (Peter Obi), some prominent Igbo politicians treat him as a huge joke; something of a Charlie-Charlie on the national political stage. They dismiss his quest in prose that shocks me.” The above is an excerpt from the article titled “Ndigbo and 2023”, written by Dan Agbese. In this piece, he challenged the people to own their blame for, as he stated, failing to “parley their business acumen into political wisdom.” When it comes to accurately diagnosing the…

Friday, 16 September 2022 06:57

How Meghan, the witch of windsor, killed the Queen - Azu Ishiekwene

The only thing that compares in recent tweet villainy with the post of US-based Nigerian professor Uju Anya on Queen Elizabeth II, was perhaps the visit of the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, to the Windsor Castle. Yet, after her ordeal even Anya is back, recuperating from the injury inflicted by the hounds and five days in Twitter jail. If large sections of the British press needed any proof that Meghan killed the Queen her Saturday visit to Windsor confirmed it. There is no need to question how. About three weeks ago, the Duchess started a Podcast, Archetypes with Meghan.…

Friday, 16 September 2022 06:55

Okowa, the PDP and the Muslim-Muslim ticket - Femi Fani-Kayode

I have immense respect for Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state who happens to be the running mate to Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election. He is a gentleman to the core and someone that I would never seek to disparage even though we belong to different political parties and we may not agree on everything. I am however constrained to react to his stated concerns and remarks about a Muslim/Muslim ticket which he voiced at a conference on Wednesday. It is pertinent to remind him that, even though those of us that stand with Bola Tinubu and Kashim…

Friday, 16 September 2022 06:54

How the Tinubu-Oluomo partnership underdeveloped Lagos transport sector - Justice Faloye

When one considers the statistics from Lagos Metro Area Transport Authority that 80% of the 22 million Lagosian commuters either walk (8.8m) or use ‘Danfo’ (9.9m) everyday, it becomes clear that the world's most populous Black city, Lagos has had its economic development arrested for 23yrs due to Tinubu's failure in Lagos transportation development. The transport networks to an economic center are like veins carrying blood to and from the heart to all parts of the body, which when choked squeeze out life from the economic system, resulting in stunted growth. With statistics showing that there are 6 ‘danfos’ to…

Thursday, 15 September 2022 06:38

Pomp and populism - Nina L. Khrushcheva

One of Queen Elizabeth II’s final acts was to accept the resignation of disgraced Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the most mendacious and incompetent of the 15 prime ministers who led the United Kingdom during her 70-year reign. No one could highlight, at least by contrast, the Queen’s strengths better than Britain’s unprincipled populist. Johnson was the only prime minister ever to draw the Queen directly – even deliberately – into scandal. In 2019, he asked her to prorogue (suspend) Parliament so that he could avoid resistance – or, indeed, any form of political scrutiny – as he pushed through Britain’s…

Thursday, 15 September 2022 06:37

Buhari, still the Jibril of Sudan - Abimbola Adelakun

At the height of the chatter the current occupant of Aso Rock, Muhamamdu Buhari had been body snatched by a certain Jibril (or Jubril) from Sudan, this column pointed out that there is some sense in the nonsense being retailed in some quarters. Stories do not always need to be logical before they can be considered reasonable. Sometimes, what it illuminates despite its incoherence is some deeper truth about people’s situations. While no actual Jibril was impersonating Buhari, the Jibrilisation and Sudanisation of the president illustrated alienisation. Considering how alienated he was from the people he supposedly rules, the theory…

Wednesday, 14 September 2022 06:09

Winning Nigeria’s presidency: The rule of four - Osita Chidoka

A friend sent an image of the 1979 election result with an analysis that suggests that the 2023 election will upend my argument at the World Igbo Congress, that you need to be victorious in four zones in Nigeria to win the presidency. He argued that my postulation would hold in a two-way race but not in a four-way race, as the 2023 election is set to be. By his logic, the 2023 election would be a different ball game. I believe many share this view. I do not agree with him and these are the facts that guide my…

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Tuesday, 13 September 2022 06:55

Etsu Nupe @ 70: A life of unquantifiable grace - Muhammed Kuta Yahaya

For nearly two weeks, the Nupe nation, friends, family and admirers have been in a celebratory mood ahead of the 70th birthday anniversary of the the Etsu Nupe and paramount ruler of the Nupe people, His Royal Highness, Yahaya Abubakar. The euphoria that today’s event has generated should not be surprising, for, in the last five decades, this debonair monarch has bestrode the military, traditional and public scene. At every tum, he has been distinguished and exceptional, exuding a genius that is intimidating in every sense of the word. There is no section of the Nigerian public space in which…

Monday, 12 September 2022 12:55

That Mahdi Shehu TV interview that nobody wants to talk about - Sulaiman Aledeh

Nigerian businessman, medical practitioner, and activist, Mahdi Shehu has narrated to Arise News an event that happened 27 years ago and was significant to the turn of many other events in the country. Shehu revealed the staggering event when he answered questions on why the DSS arrested Tukur Mamu, the man who operated as an intermediary between the families of the abducted Kaduna train attack and bandits. He accused security agencies of being ‘jealous’ when there are individuals who have classified information. In his narration, Mahdi cited an event in 1995, where he was offered money to place a bomb…

Monday, 12 September 2022 06:22

Wike: Hero or villain? Bola Bolawole

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers state must at this time mean different things to different people. For those like the PDP national leader, Olabode George, who believe in Wike’s cry for justice within the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Rivers state governor is a hero and a voice that must not be silenced but should, instead, be listened to and his advice heeded. But for those at the receiving end on Wike’s advocacy for fairness and fair play in the PDP, like former Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa state, Wike is a villain; a loud-mouthed irritant…

Monday, 12 September 2022 06:20

An agenda for national rebirth (4) - Hassan Gimba

To continue on this unending topic, we will look at how leaders and followers ought to conduct their affairs. Let’s start from the top. A leader creates and nurtures others to be leaders. He must possess a clear vision and focus, know what he wants for his country and should be courageous enough to follow his dream. Apart from possessing integrity and honesty, a good leader has humility, is fair and just with the capacity for self-sacrifice and perseverance. A leader puts national interest above his. We have had leaders in this country that lived and served by this rule…

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