Working in the public sector or for a government anywhere in the world is considered the best in terms of job security and prestige. It is the same in Nigeria. I recalled how happy we were when, during the National Youth Service Corps, interviewers visited us at the state capitals. Continue Reading

Two Peters. Two parallel exploits. But both woven into a tapestry, securing each a seat in the Nigerian football Hall of Fame: Peter Fregene (17 May 1947 – 13 October 2024) and Peter Rufai (24 August – 3 July 2025). The one — Fregene — was born in Sapele (now Continue Reading

Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Monday held a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the president’s official residence. The meeting followed Kwankwaso’s appearance at the opening of the Nigeria Forest Economy Summit 2025 held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. It is the second publicly known Continue Reading

The news, far away in the Austrian capital of Vienna couldn’t have surprised any Nigerian that has paid more than fleeting attention to the woes routinely visited on the hapless country by Nigeria’s perennially delinquent entity – the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Whether in its old drab colours Continue Reading

Who is a buffoon? I will not put my thumb on the scale so that I will not inject my personal bias and anger in the definition of a buffoon. I will simply ask MetaAI. Please AI who is a buffoon? “A buffoon is a person who behaves in a Continue Reading