This has been a week of reflection, introspection, and rumination. It’s the last full week of a journey that started eight years ago. And like... Read More
Femi Adesina articles
A popular saying tells us that ‘there’s no good in goodbye.’ Really? I’ve been turning it round in my head, and I think there may... Read More
On Sunday April 30, the Media Office of the President released a 91-page document on the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari over the past eight... Read More
He is there, quiet, unobtrusive, self-effacing. But he’s also there like a bull. Powerful, forceful, effective, high-octane. Sometimes you see him, most times, you don’t.... Read More
All things are now ready. Last week, I wrote about the cleaning and clearing of my office in State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The job... Read More
There’s a saying in Yoruba language that the horse does not spurn the final gallop home. True. Home is that place you go to rest,... Read More
There’s a striking similitude between what happened in the gubernatorial election in Ekiti State in 2009, and Abia State in 2023. And two women were... Read More
It’s the figure of speech called oxymoron in literature, isn’t it? When you talk of a ‘good disappointment.’ When apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction,... Read More
In some other lands and climes, elections are held on weekdays, in which people cast their votes, and proceed to the office, or other places... Read More
It has been a hectic week. Frenetic. We set forth at dawn on Monday from Abuja to Bauchi, to attend the Presidential and gubernatorial campaign... Read More
We are not fully there yet, but anyone that is honest and not filled with bile against the government of the day will agree that... Read More
If you spend your life expecting a storm, then you may never enjoy showers of blessings. Each time it rains, you expect your roof to... Read More
The common, and perhaps, popular narrative for political, baleful and pernicious reasons, is for people to say that the Muhammadu Buhari administration has run down... Read More
On the sidelines of the 26th edition of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) holding in Kigali, Rwanda, President Muhammadu Buhari and his team Thursday... Read More
We are winding down. In about 11 months, the Muhammadu Buhari administration will be done. So we are ticking off the days. Right is the... Read More
They were born just like any other person. They have fathers, mothers, uncles, aunts, wives, children, just like the next man or woman. They pound... Read More
Let’s go down memory lane. In May, 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari had led the Nigerian delegation to London to attend the global anti-corruption summit being... Read More
Don’t asphyxiate us, let us breathe. Remove your knees from the neck of Nigeria, and let the country be. What do we owe you, that... Read More
Those who are younger than 55 or thereabouts may not easily get the joke in the expression, ‘We are all together,’ which I’ve chosen as... Read More
It was the end of an era Tuesday when Bunny Wailer, the last of the original Wailing Wailers passed away, aged 73. Bunny (original name... Read More
Let’s have a comic diversion today from weightier matters of our national life. Because what I want to discuss can only be comic, if not... Read More
Let me give due credit for the idea of this piece. President Muhammadu Buhari had said recently that elites in the country were not giving... Read More
With pigeon incident, Nigerians had something to wail about – Femi Adesina
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There’s no year I attend the Wreath Laying Ceremony marking the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration that I don’t shed a tear or two. Secret... Read More
Insurgency: Nigerians must know victory is from God alone – By Femi Adesina
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There’s a short video you can find online that brings tears to my eyes. It features soldiers of the Nigerian Army, four spry young men,... Read More
When the year 2020 popped out of the womb of time, nobody knew that it was going to be what Yoruba people call Ogbologbo. Rough... Read More
Ask for a President beleaguered from all sides, and I’ll show you Muhammadu Buhari, the ramrod straight man from Daura, in Katsina State, who turns... Read More
There were three prominent red caps dotting the hall, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) held its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday at... Read More
Femi Adesina: It is govt’s duty to secure lives, property of the citizenry
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Diverse developments in our country often bring to mind lyrics of the song ‘God Moves in a Mysterious Way,’ by William Cowper. The lines go... Read More
The Essential Buhari: NNPC GMD Mele Kyari’s Testimony – By Femi Adesina
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On Friday last week, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), held an engagement with energy editors across diverse... Read More
Buhari’s govt lists 16 initiatives to combat youth unemployment, poverty
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In this piece originally titled, “Lest We Forget: Opportunities For Young Nigerians, By The Buhari Administration”, Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina highlighted the incumbent government’s efforts to... Read More
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