I’m sure former defence minister, General TY Danjuma does not need much defence and when he does, has very qualified people to do so. But let me quickly stop some people in their tracks with context as they continue to hurtle hate and spiteful lines at the General for saying what he
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The drama, the controversy, the confusion, the double entendre, attended by seeming cowardice, that grew around a statement, perhaps the statements, purportedly issued by former military President Ibrahim Babangida on Sunday, February 4, is absolutely unnecessary, unfortunate and utterly avoidable. A statesman, the new role in which President Babangida has since found
General Olusegun Obasanjo, erstwhile military dictator and civilian despot, is so predictable; one could almost set a watch by it! The country goes through crises phenomena; people and governments are looking for the most suitable solutions, the man smells an opportunity, and he strikes! Obasanjo has done the same thing over and over, that his […]
There was a video of President Muhammadu Buhari that shocked me recently and undermined my confidence in his ability to end the deadly attacks by Fulani herdsmen. It was not the video of him purportedly admiring a cow in his Daura ranch on a tablet. And certainly not the tape of his reported visit to […]
BY SEGUN AYOBOLU Ordinarily there ought to be no controversy or eyebrows raised by the recent decision of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) to approve the withdrawal by the Federal Government of the sum of $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to effectively finish off Boko Haram as a potent fighting force. Yes, […]
The English dictionary defines shithole as a dirty, unpleasant and a shabby place. The world is not furious with President Trump because what he said was not right, but because in diplomatic circles, decorum and civility is what constitute diplomacy not truth. Now to whether for instance , Nigeria is a shithole or not; what […]
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