The first time he came to my notice strong enough for me to comment upon was in May 2015 when he and another senator, Melaye, formed the title of my then column in Sunday Punch (now abruptly rested, in Nigerian parlance, “due to circumstances beyond my control”) of 10/05/15 titled ‘Bruce and Melaye: Right Tune’
Senator Dino Melaye from Kogi State attempted to evade and scamper away from SaharaReporters’ questions on his finances and luxury car collection during Social Media Week in Lagos on Friday February 26th. Mr. Melaye briefly attended Social Media Week Friday morning to support embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki during his address to conference attendees. A
Voice of Wisdom -Obafemi Awolowo: The Rich And The Highly Placed Are Running A Dreadful Risk In Their Callous Neglect Of The Poor And The Down-Trodden It is common ground that Nigeria is one of the most underdeveloped countries of the world. Two pertinent questions to which many leaders, especially the so-called economic advisers to
Following our recent publication on Nigerian passport , The minister of Interior has responded with strong warning against passport racketeering. In line with the anti-corruption stance of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, Minister of Interior, Abudurahman Dambazau, has warned Nigerians interested in obtaining an international passport from the Nigerian Immigration Passport offices to refrain from paying
Following the resignation of Sunday Oliseh as the Super Eagles coach early Friday morning, TribuneSport has gathered that the Nigeria Football Federation has put the U-23 coach, Samson Siasia on standby. Information available to Nigeria Politics from its source in Abuja indicated that the Federation was not surprised by Oliseh’s resignition but was just waiting for
A powerful bomb has ripped through the Nigerian police headquarters in Jimeta-Yola, Adamawa state. Eyewitnesses told Saharareporters that the blast occurred around noon at the crowded police station killing an unspecified number of policemen and civilians.
IDEALLY, experience should always be seen to prevail over inexperience. In that wise, those who know better, ought to showcase their wealth of knowledge and experience to ensure proper appraisal of their actions. Therefore, one is constrained to call on Your Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to
Detectives are questioning a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief on how crude oil proceeds were used to buy choice vehicles for party big wigs. Prince Uche Secondus is being detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly receiving 23 choice vehicles from a business associate of ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs. Diezani
THE NEXT GENERATION? Pls read, even if u’re already on the right path, u may need to share this; tnx. LETTER TO NIGERIAN PARENTS Dear All, Let’s be real. I wish to start by adding the benefit of my time as a student and then resident in the UK. Living in Abuja now. The first
A Nigerian researcher and associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, United States, Prof Deji Akinwande, has been named by President Barack Obama among recipients of this year’s highest honour bestowed by the US government for science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Together with other 104