BURNA BOY THE DEFIANT
BY RENO OMOKRI
Burna Boy has repeatedly said Nigerians did not make him, and that he rose to the top because of foreigners. To a large extent, he is right. Now, since we…
Burna Boy has repeatedly said Nigerians did not make him, and that he rose to the top because of foreigners. To a large extent, he is right. Now, since we…
There are broadcasters—and then there is Edmund Obilo. He is as compelling as a morning shower: refreshing, steady, and impossible to ignore. For those who love interviews that dive beneath…
I do not have empirical evidence, but I’m convinced that half of the population of today’s young broadcasters do not like their bosses at work. From my conversations with a…
“The publicising of the proceedings made lawmakers to sit up and take the act of law-making, because no one wants to be caught on camera…….” The former Senate President, Ken…
In early 2017, Ambassador Ayodele Oke was thinking the way intelligence chiefs must: laterally, covertly, three moves ahead. As Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, he had conceived a…
The past month has been a crucible of pain and perseverance. From the threat of foreign invasion to the abduction of Catholic students in Niger State, schoolgirls in Kebbi, and…
The festive period is here, yet one wonders how the sound of fireworks will affect us, given our recent experiences in the hands of terrorists and bandits. I also wonder…
The late General Sani Abacha once warned that if terrorism lasts more than 72 hours, the government must have a hand in it.Today, his words echo like a siren across…
The recurring argument that judicial decisions in Nigeria, particularly in high-profile treason cases, are merely ethnic hit jobs orchestrated by rival groups is historically inaccurate and politically toxic. The most…
SOURCE: THE PUNCH No fewer than 100,000 Police Officers attached to Very Important Persons and Politicians will be withdrawn and redeployed to core policing duties, including counter-insurgency operations, as part…