Politics thrives on disagreement. Democracy demands it. But disagreements must be rooted in facts, not frozen snapshots of history. When yesterday’s data are presented as today’s reality, the public deserves context. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, in his typical pastime, has accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of fiscal recklessness, citing excess borrowing […]

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of Oloye Lekan Alabi, a veteran journalist and public relations icon, on Saturday in Lagos at the age of 76. Oloye Alabi was a prominent figure within Nigeria’s traditional institution, holding the esteemed title of Abese Olubadan of Ibadanland, one of the high chiefs in the […]

By Temitope Ajayi There is something fundamentally inappropriate about Cardinal John Onaiyekan granting a television interview to offer his own account and interpretation of what transpired during the private meeting between the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria and President Bola Tinubu. It is, in my view, an abuse of clerical privilege. The bishops requested an […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulates renowned legal luminary, elder statesman, and distinguished public servant, Dr Muhammed Alimi AbdulRazaq, the Mutawalin of Ilorin, on his 70th birthday, describing him as an accomplished legal practitioner, respected community leader, and patriotic Nigerian whose exemplary career has inspired many within and beyond the legal profession. President Tinubu notes AbdulRazaq’s […]

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said the proposed business-to-business model for future hajj operations recommended by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah will be implemented in phases. Chairman of the Commission, Amb. Ismail Abba Yussuf, made the disclosure while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He […]

By Fredrick Nwabufo A principal ingredient of participatory governance is the robustness of views. No government is a monolith of knowledge; hence, a plurality of opinions, thoughts, and criticisms must be welcomed with avid and dispassionate interest. In fact, democracy by its very conception is a theorem of divergence—divergence of thoughts, beliefs, pursuits, persuasions, and […]

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, Thursday, led mourners at the Janai’za (funeral rites) of the former Nigerian Minister of Finance and Sardauna of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji. The elder statesman, who passed on earlier in the day at the age of 88 after a brief illness, had served as Minister of National Planning, and […]