Opinion

Rio Olympics & political undercurrents – By Louis Odion, FNGE

Opinion August 12, 2016

Vladimir Putin The ratcheting up of rhetoric between Washington and Moscow over the Syrian conflict lately is surely a chilling reminder of the Cold War between the west and the east last century....

Osun’s macabre dance – By Louis Odion, FNGE

Opinion June 17, 2016

Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola In moments of social dilemma when power is thought to be tainted by partisanship, it is often to the temple of the bar that a society looks for...

Dimgba Igwe’s 60th B’day Exclusive: I did everything within my power as Governor, to...

Opinion May 16, 2016

Mike & Dimgba gave their two best books to the GDA in a rare encounter during Dimgba's lifetime This speech was delivered by former Lagos State Governor now Minister for Works,...

Executive Vigilante & Other Apparitions by Louis Odion FNGE

Opinion November 6, 2016

President Muhammad Buhari In line with the tradition of this column, today, we look back with a view to compiling words/phrases which have crept treacherously into public conversation lately. As we shall soon...

NNPC, stupidity & Niger crude By Louis Odion, FNGE

Opinion December 4, 2016

Maikanti Baru, NNPC boss Coming on the heels of perceived "re-Northernization" of the commanding height of NNPC and the presidential marching orders for the resuscitation of oil exploration in the Lake Chad...

Holiday as new opium for recession – By Louis Odion, FNGE

Opinion July 11, 2016

President Muhammadu Buhari Who or what misled the Federal Government into announcing a wrong date for the Sallah holiday that just ended? A rather disturbing account circulated midweek. It was whispered that the...

War of words in Rivers By Louis Odion FNGE

Opinion September 21, 2017

Governor Nyesom Nwike...Who is really mad now? Joseph Mbu - does anyone still remember that grotesque character today? Those who followed political events in Rivers between 2013 and 2015 should. He was...

The art of managing the truth By Louis Odion, FNGE

Opinion August 18, 2017

MKO Abiola....He wanted to be a medical Doctor so that he could take control of the woman's anatomy... Give it to inimitable MKO Abiola. Proverbs, by his transliteration of a...

Femi Adesina: Now that the phones are ringing…

Opinion July 28, 2015

Sunday Osanyintuyi As a trained journalist, I don’t take lightly issues around my first constituency, media. I handle media issues and industry related matters with great passion. It is so because our positions...

Trump’s intellectual shoplifting – By Louis Odion, FNGE

Opinion July 24, 2016

Donald Trump Beyond his now legendary adroitness at tweeting and hell-raising on the microphone, it appears Donald Trump is less gifted with the written word. All his campaign, what defined the presidential flag-bearer...