The appointment of Miss Yvonne Okeke, an indigene of Anambra State, as Personal Assistant to Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, reflects an approach to governance that places competence, commitment…
By Tunde Rahman To some, especially in the opposition camp, it may seem like a brewing political storm, but the brouhaha in Abuja over Nyesom Wike's Rainbow Coalition and the…
A review of Beth Macy’s A paper Girl Adeleke Babatunde There is a particular kind of American nostalgia that begins with a factory whistle. It remembers a town when the…
By Sunday Dare There is a distinct, exhausting genre of Nigerian commentary that mistakes cynicism for sophistication, bitter partisanship for objective analysis, and venom for editorial depth. Steve Osuji’s intervention…
by Adeleke Babatunde I never met Brymo. I want to say that upfront, because this is not about a personal slight or a wound to the ego. There is no wedding story…
There is a tired, decades-old joke in Nigerian economic circles: we export crude oil to import refined petrol, and we export raw cocoa only to empty our pockets buying Swiss…
By Sola Fajobi | Lagos Citizen I don’t like shouting matches online. I have bills to pay in Lagos like everyone else. But when I saw the backlash to Lagos…
Former House of Representatives Candidate and Former Secretary, APC Committee of Diaspora Chairmen, Ayoola Lawal, has cautioned against any attempt to reintroduce Nigeria’s former blanket petrol subsidy regime, describing such…
by Adeleke Babatunde There is something deeply revealing about the spectacle emerging from Kano State’s mass wedding programme. The photographs are colourful. The ceremony is grand. The couples are smiling.…
If I were voting in Osun on Saturday, my vote would be for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji. I watched the Arise News Townhall and listened…