During the week in review, the Senate literarily became a war zone as supposedly distinguished lawmakers turned into warriors as the debate on the need to...
The week in review threw up another round of intriguing and vexatious issues that kept Nigerians talking. Prominent among the lot, as the 2023 elections gear...
In the week under review, the Federal Government announced the capture and repatriation of the leader of the proscribed Igbo separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra...
The state of the economy has always been a cause for concern for Nigerians and this was further exacerbated by the statement attributed to Senate President...
The past week threw up interesting talking points, chief of which was the strong reservations expressed by Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, over Muhammadu Buhari’s perceived...
On June 10, during an interview on national television, President Muhammadu Buhari made a comment that many Nigerians have come to believe was aimed at former...
The week in review has been one full of intrigues, starting with President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘Civil War’ comment which many feel has further polarized the country...
During the week in review, President Muhammadu Buhari failed to spring any surprises again when he announced the appointment of a core northerner, Maj. Gen. Farouk...
In this review, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, startled the nation when he claimed that the Federal Government had uncovered a whopping 476 fake...
In the week in review, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, once again, played to the gallery by comparing the...
It was another week of intrigues in the Nigerian political sphere as the Presidency, once again, flew the kite by claiming it had evidence that some...
The week under review was one full of dirty fights and intrigues. First, the Presidency decided to engage Father Ejike Mbaka in mudslinging that got Nigerians...
During the week in review, the Presidency gave Nigerians a rude shock by publicly lending its support to the embattled Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,...
In the week in review, the Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Salisu Lukman, frantically waved the red flag concerning some uncomfortable developments within the...
During the week in review, former Senator Shehu Sani sent a ‘friendly’ advice to former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress...
President Muhammadu Buhari, against one of his publicly stated campaign rhetorics, traveled to the UK, in the course of last week, for his 12th medical check-up....
During the week, a group sneaked in to tout a list of candidates considered eminently qualified to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Standing out was...
Former Senate President and stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bukola Saraki, made news headlines during the week in review when he made a passionate...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno, was in the eyes of the storm during the week when he recanted on an earlier statement...
There was a sense of déjà vu when female students of the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Jangebe, in Talata Mafara local government area of Zamfara State...
The Nigerian polity came alive last week as the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, and his Bauchi counterpart, Bala Mohammed, dumped decorum in the bin...
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Bashir Magashi, was in the news during the week for the wrong reasons when he called on Nigerians not to be scared of...
The contentious nomination of the former Service Chiefs as non-career Ambassadors, by President Muhammadu Buhari, will not go away in a hurry as it still dominates...
Last week, one of the most dominant news items Nigerians talked about with great relish was the extension of the tenure of the former Inspector General...
Last week threw up a relatively unknown quantity, Sunday Igboho, into Nigeria’s political landscape. While at that, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stirred...
The most dominant piece of news past week was, perhaps, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s face-off with Fulani herders who had made Ondo forest reserves home. This week’s...
Buhari’s introspection on his administration is a major feature on QuickRead, as we review key political developments shaping the future of Nigeria. Beyond President Muhammadu Buhari’s...
The early days of 2021 continue to witness interesting and attention-catching political developments. In this week’s QuickRead, we consider the bombshell by the Catholic Bishop of...
Year 2020 breasted the finishing line with some interesting political developments. In this QuickRead, we review former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s admonitions to Nigerians to stop blaming...
In this week’s QuickRead, there is no missing the daring political shots fired from familiar quarters last week. These include the frontal attack by the Bishop...
The abduction of 344 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, by heavily armed bandits dominated national discourse last week. While the abduction...
In QuickRead this week, we take a shot at the critical statements credited to Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, and Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF),...
The nation was largely in mourning last week due to the cold blooded massacre of some farmers in Zabarmari, Borno State. A few other stories made...
We combed Nigeria’s political space for some juicy stories last week, and here are our top picks. First, were the loud cries by the Sultan of...
Last week was populated by some intriguing political events that grabbed both local and global attentions. Prominent among these were the attack by Nigeria’s Minister of...
Last week was filled with attention-grabbing political events. They included the suit against 50 EndSARS supporters by a supposed activist, Kenechukwu Okeke, and the naming of...
Plenty political vibes rent the air last week and provided rich talking points for Nigerians. Among these were the porous hypothesis by the Attorney General of...
The aftermath of the #EndSARS protests remained the central issue of national discourse as the week wore off. Among these were Desmond Elliot’s self-inflicted wahala and...
Some incredible events dominated the political space last week, and the country won’t forget them in a hurry. They were some of the outcomes of the...
Last week was eventful with #EndSARS protesters still occupying the streets across many states of the federation in protest against police brutality and extra-judicial killings. Osinbajo’s...
Welcome to a review of leading political events of last week. First, three lawyers, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Eyitayo Jegede of...
Last week was a memorable one for Nigeria, with the country clocking 60 years after independence from colonial rule. However, rather than engage in revelry of...
Nigeria’s political landscape was dotted with some memorable developments last week. First, was the return of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to power in Edo State....
Two related events grabbed maximum attention last week. They were the campaign rhetorics dished by Nigeria’s leading political parties ahead of the Edo gubernatorial poll, and...
Two former Presidents of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, could not hold back their thoughts on recent events in the country. While Obasanjo, though not...
The burden of responsibility thrust President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the centre stage last week. While Buhari angered the populace by supervising...
It is difficult to miss out on how former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, cast themselves on the political scene...
Last week had its exciting moments. However, six stories made our pick. Top of the pack include the strong reservations expressed by the Christian Association of...
Nigeria’s political space remained as vibrant as ever last week. Among others, unease was reported in the Ministry of Information and Culture headed by Lai Mohammed,...
We return this week with some of the most exciting stories that made headlines last week. These include Femi Adesina telling Nigerians to ‘calm down’ in...
