News, Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Fashion, Beauty, Inspiration and yes… Gossip! The Only Place It Happens!
The press statement announcing that the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, had appeared before the ICPC as part of the investigation into the activities of the purportedly fake PFIPC included a bemusing sentence stating he “…returned to his duty post” afterwards. Ideally, conducting a serious investigation on accusations against a high-ranking public officer like […]
Continue ReadingWhen Daniel Bwala, one of Bola Tinubu’s many presidential “special advisers”, likened the jobs that Nigerians based in the United Kingdom do to “modern-day slavery”, I could not help but find his choice of metaphor ironic. Rehashing the old tale of over-educated Nigerians working jobs beneath their credentialed worth is ironic precisely because Bwala himself […]
Continue ReadingPresidential adviser Sunday Dare jumped into the “akara and kúlíkúlí” conversation and came out as someone living an unexamined life. He gave his mother’s petty trading as an example of what was possible from meagre means. Dare could have left it there, but he had to prove himself a regular APC supporter who disregards the […]
Continue ReadingThat the news of the police rescue of Mrs Olaide John-Paul (the sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu) and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, was not well-received in all quarters is almost understandable. What should have been a celebration of an efficient rescue at a time we are undergoing some of […]
Continue ReadingA striptease does exactly what its name suggests: it stimulates your emotions through gradual revelation. The dancer stands in front of you, slowly and seductively removing their clothing while some soft, sweet music plays. Now, picture this: the music is tight, the light is dim, the anticipation is building, but this dancer just never reveals […]
Continue ReadingThe political parties that have so far held their presidential primaries have either descended into absurdity or dissolved into the usual bitterness. In high-stakes politics, elections at all levels will be highly contested, and there will be bitter feelings among those who lose. That is expected. The real shame here is that, at the rate […]
Continue ReadingAround this time last year, the rumour circulated that ex-US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were getting a divorce because he had had an affair with a famous actress. The news made it across blogs, and even decent news outlets had to address the rumour. Like most fake stories in search of substance, […]
Continue ReadingIt does not matter whether the excuse presidential aide Bayo Onanuga put up for his principal’s thoughtless remarks in Plateau State during his recent visit is true or not; the criticisms of Bola Tinubu’s goof are valid. Onanuga claimed Tinubu had to meet the attack victims of the Angwan Rukuba district of Jos North Local […]
Continue ReadingFrom its once boastful conglomeration of the most powerful politicians in Nigeria, the house of the Peoples Democratic Party has become desecrated. From 31 governors at their peak, they have whittled down to one, plus a minority in the National Assembly. If only former PDP chair Vincent Ogbulafor were still alive to watch the party, […]
Continue ReadingIn his interview session with broadcaster Ifedayo Olarinde (Daddy Freeze), presidential media aide Daniel Bwala got the chance to state his side of what happened during his recent infamous Al Jazeera interview with Mehdi Hasan. Bwala claimed he was unnerved when his words were read back to him in the studio because he did not […]
Continue ReadingWhat struck me about the recent viral video of Adams Oshiomhole caressing the feet of a young woman on a chartered jet is that this man still dons an outfit reminiscent of his radical socialist days. As a labour leader, he wore khaki as a sartorial expression of repudiating capitalist excess, a symbol of his […]
Continue ReadingWhen the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, recently averred that implementing comprehensive tax reforms in Nigeria is a pain Nigerians must endure, what struck me was how he seemed to think he had said something truly original. How many times in the past have we not […]
Continue ReadingIn Nigeria, and in many countries with underdeveloped economies, the most important periods are the year right before a general election, the year of that election (when the winners emerge), and two years after that election (all the time the losers need to seethe over their losses as they await another opportunity). Elections are, of […]
Continue ReadingAnyone who expected Nigerians to push back against foreign intervention in the country’s insecurity and insist that their national sovereignty be respected would have found themselves awfully wrong by now. Not only did people seem excited, but the euphoria that accompanied the Christmas Day bombings in Sokoto showed how quickly we can set aside partisan […]
Continue ReadingLately, Facebook memories brought to my attention a November 1, 2015, post by Femi Adesina, media aide to late Muhammadu Buhari, in which he took issue with then the Peoples Democratic Party’s spokesman, Olisa Metuh, who had accused the President of “demarketing Nigeria”. Adesina had insisted, “President Buhari will not, in the guise of marketing […]
Continue ReadingThe video of Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, chastening the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, during her coronation ceremony in Ile Ife reminded me of what I think was my first encounter with her about 14-15 years ago at their party secretariat (then, it was still Alliance for Democracy) in Lagos. I was a reporter […]
Continue ReadingNow that the names of ambassadorial appointment nominees include the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, it has become pertinent to ask the newly appointed successor, Prof. Joash Amupitan, where his loyalties lie. Does he take his appointment as an opportunity to entrench Nigeria’s democracy, or is he working […]
Continue ReadingWhether Nigerians should be given the right to bear firearms or not is an argument that recurs each time there is an uptick in security issues. It is a solution that has been proffered by ex-Generals like Theophilus Danjuma; politicians such as former House of Representatives majority leader Alhassan Ado-Doguwa and Senator Kabir Marafa, during […]
Continue ReadingIn his responses to USA officials who amplify the narrative of “Christian genocide in Nigeria”, the Special Assistant to the President on Information/Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, counters by listing the various avenues Nigerians do, in fact, get killed. You see, when your entire professional skillset is honed to battle Obi-dients on Twitter, this is how you […]
Continue ReadingSome reports emanating from Nigeria succinctly tell a story of how the multi-level dysfunction that affects the country can converge on individuals. Figures are one thing, but stories give flesh to the bare bones of statistics. According to recent reports, a pregnant woman in Rivers State had unfortunately died about a year ago while having […]
Continue Reading