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By Steve Nwosu Like has become my tradition in recent times, I'd like to first take out a caveat emptor on Osun State - to, as it were, declare all my interests in the subject matter thus: I have a soft spot for Governor Gboyega Oyetola,…

Between Tinubu's 'Emilokan' and Atiku's 'What Northerners Want' Franktalk By STEVE NWOSU There is a proverb/allegory among my Igbo people about why the rat should always be wary of joining the lizard to jump into the water. The…

By Steve Nwosu A few hours after Oyo State-born Olukayode Ariwoola was sworn in as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, the shit hit the fan. Social media became abuzz with what can best be described as the "unauthorised biography" of…

By Steve Nwosu Every time I remember Emeka Enechi, my late friend and former colleague at THISDAY, it is not his painful and avoidable death that comes to mind, although it still hurts that the guy, who we fondly called Biafra,…

By Steve Nwosu Of all the 13 persons who have picked up their notification of interest forms to contest for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), I can't immediately remember anyone who bought his own form - even…

By Steve Nwosu I don't want to say what goes round comes around. But, having made a name for herself as a celebrated public "slapper", it was only natural that Mrs. Ebele Obiano (until yesterday morning, First Lady of Anambra State),…

By FEMI ADESINA A man with empathy for the poor, the weak and the vulnerable. He loves them deeply, and they also love him to bits. That is President Muhammadu Buhari for you. It is often said that the man already has at least 12…

By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Please stop! I just saw a five-year-old girl dancing at her birthday party on a thick carpet of dollars and Naira Please stop! That was after seeing the little boy of no more than four, wearing a ‘Billion…

Attempts to resolve the above poser elicited a cornucopia of thoughts from political associates, professional colleagues, friends and well wishers of Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, thus opening a floodgate of divergent views and opinions about…

By Steve Nwosu Even as we keep complaining about the poor salaries of our police force, the police still has a middle-level officer nicknamed 'Too Much Money'. And it is not a baseless alias! This officer, who is now said to be on the…