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  I had thought that #EndSARS was going to be decisive in the next Presidential Elections in Nigeria, but I was completely mistaken. Without a shadow of doubt, the next Elections would manifestly be about the Fulani question. #EndSARS was a wake up call but it accentuated the insecurity in the land. Some experts believe Nigeria is underpoliced but the truth is that the policemen that we have are not helping matters at all. #EndSARS so infuriated the Police that they abandoned the streets. Today the insecurity that is ravaging Nigeria is of two fold: banditry in the north and kidnapping in the South. What beats my imagination is the fact that herdsmen have under the guise of grazing cattle taken over our forests. Similarly, the domination of our forests in the North by Boko Haram and so called bandits beggars belief. Leaders are born in times of crisis. Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu and Akeredolu are for now, the men to beat. It is not too late for others to emerge but definitely, the b

         President Muhammad Buhari  Presidential spokesman, Femi Adeshina says there is a plan to mount

Chief Olu Falae  #EndSARS was remarkable. It broke bounds. It raised hope. The sequel truthfully, was upsurge in

Kayode Fayemi Executive Governor of Ekiti State In the midst of the Covid - 19 pandemic, NIN or no SIM, Boko Haram or Herdsmen, the politics of 2023

Senator Babafemi Ojudu In asking for a successor to Chief Obafemi Awolowo, I had in mind the

Kayode Fayemi Executive Governor of Ekiti State Chairman, Governors' Forum  When the trouble by Late Lamidi Adedibu became too much for Obj, Obj

  Chief Olusegun Obasanjo Through no fault of theirs, the Yorubas and many other Nigerians helped the

 For long BAT has humoured himself that he is the leader of the Yorubas. The leadership of Chief Obafemi Awolowo Chief Sunday Adeyemo alias Sunday Igboho

Joe Eric was someone I adored as a

  The above is a food for thought. Sometime ago an elderly lady asked me

Ping pong is also known as Table Tennis. It is a very interesting game. It involves back and forth like the one between Ondo State government and the Presidency over the presence of herdsmen in Ondo's forest reserves. It is a known fact that security of lives and property are key for the survival of a people. Any government worth its salt takes those two very serious. Today, in Nigeria security is on the front burner because not since the Nigerian civil war has security deteriorated so much in various parts of the country. It is not surprising that Ondo State government is taking a tough measure of asking herdsmen to leave Ondo forest reserves. There are various ways of looking at the order. Garba Shehu, one of the Presidential spokesmen has chosen to see the order as a violation of the Nigerian Constitution. Ondo State government have responded that they are fighting criminality as the reserves were being misused as a den of kidnappers. Just like Ping pong is entertaining, outside

 Isa Patani Minister of Communications and Digital Economy It is sad that, the National Identity Management Commission has a tough

State Electoral Commissions have Independent attached to their names

Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, North East Nigeria is

 Yemisi Edun Acting MD, FCMB My first encounter with First City

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah Bishop of Sokoto Diocese  Ever since I was a boy, I have been reading articles of Reverend Father

Governor Okowa and his son Many are those who want to be parents. Parenting is a hard job. Many

 It was Late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, who talked about Government magic. For

Above is the name of a soon to be launched Airline. Life is for the daring. It is a private sector initiative with the

Dr. Sani Aliyu PTF Coordinator Sometime ago, I posited that the second wave of Covid - 19 is presenting our

Abubakar Shekau A Nigerian Pastor claims Abubakar Shekau, the Boko Haram leader is

  Festus Keyamo  Minister of State for Labour Festus Keyamo, was a promising lawyer in the mould of Late Gani

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is shopping for a

Lagos State is today so unsafe that gory tales of armed robbery are now

Late Dr .Edward Ikem Gbemudu   It was really a shock hearing of the demise of this gentleman extra

                      Nyesom Wike                 Governor, Rivers State While awaiting word from Kaduna State government on the demolition of a citizen's property on suspicion of

Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State Governor Nasir El Rufai, to all intents and purposes is a controversial man. When I heard that he was elected

National Identity Number (NIN) is in the spotlight. It should not be based on

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