11th Senate: The Akpabio, Uzodimma Power Game – By Kazeem Akintunde
IT was John Emerich Edward Dalberg – Action, (January 10, 1834 – June 19, 1902), better known as Lord Action, who gave the.
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Famadewa And The Insecurity Quagmire – By Kazeem Akintunde
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu last week announced the appointment of Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (retired) as his Security Adviser on Homeland Security. While announcing.
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Opposition Coalition: The Triumph Of Personal Ambition Over Collective Good – By Kazeem Akintunde
OPPOSITION political leaders in the country on April 25, gathered in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to discuss how to work together to.
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Tegbe: A Square Peg In A Round Hole? – By Kazeem Akintunde
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday last week, named Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as his new Power Minister. He also forwarded his name to the.
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Opposition Political Parties And The 2026 Electoral Act – By Kazeem Akintunde
IT is becoming increasingly clear that the 2027 general elections may have been won and lost even before the first ballot is cast..
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The Rumblings In Oyo Politics – By Kazeem Akintunde
THE succession battle in Oyo State has become a high-wired political drama with all the major contenders going for one another’s jugular in.
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Is The Fear Of A One-party State Real Or Imagined?- By Kazeem Akintunde
SINCE last year, when the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) started ‘acquiring’ State Governors, lawmakers and other politicians elected on the platform of.
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Jos Killings: Tinubu’s Stopover And Mutfwang’s Armoured Vehicle Theatrics – By Kazeem Akintunde
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Thursday last week to condole with the people of the state.
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Donald Trump’s War, Iran, And The World Economy – By Kazeem Akintunde
THE plight of an Okada rider in Nigeria has brought into sharp focus, the impact of the ongoing war between Israel and the.
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Nigeria’s Terror Ranking And ‘Docile’ South West Governors – By Kazeem Akintunde
THE 2026 Global Terrorism Index report (GTI), released last week by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), shows that Nigeria experienced the.
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The Implications Of The US-Israeli-Iranian War On Nigerians – By Kazeem Akintunde
THE distance between Nigeria and Israel is approximately 3,642 kilometres (2,263 miles). If you are to fly directly from Lagos to Tel Aviv,.
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Osun State’s Staff Payroll Debacle – By Kazeem Akintunde
ON August 15th, the people of Osun State will head for the poll to elect a new Governor. The incumbent, Ademola Adeleke, formerly.
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Tinubu’s Executive Order And Nigeria’s Oil And Gas Industry – By Kazeem Akintunde
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week, sent shockwaves down the spine of many Nigerians in the oil sector when he signed an Executive.
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Sachet Alcohol: When Profits Trump Human Life – By Kazeem Akintunde
THE Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health and one of its agencies, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.
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Nigeria As A Killing Field – By Kazeem Akintunde
NIGERIANS once again, woke up to the sad news of the gruesome murder of over 160 men, women, and children in Woro and.
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IPOB’s Sit-At-Home Order And The South East Economy – By Kazeem Akintunde
IN the last five years in the five South Eastern states of Anambra, Imo, Abia, Enugu, and Ebonyi, Mondays have been declared sit-at-home.
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The Business Of Abductions In Nigeria – By Kazeem Akintunde
THE trend of abductions and kidnapping for ransom as a big business in Nigeria is worrying and should be declared a national disaster..
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The Needless Traditional Rulers Power Tussle In Yorubaland – By Kazeem Akintunde
IN the last couple of months following the installation of Oba Akeem Owoade as the Alaafin of Oyo, the Ooni of Ifa, Oba.
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Wike, Fubara, And A Captured State – By Kazeem Akintunde
IN the last couple of days, Rivers State has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Since the 2023 general elections that.
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2026 And The Tax Man – By Kazeem Akintunde
ONE issue that would dominate discourse this year is the new tax laws which came into effect on January 1. Asides partisan politics,.