Deputy Priestess, Olori Odo and the politics of signature
By: Atiku Buhari PRELUDE Gone are those days when the Coven of Elere could get the signature of their Deputy Priest (an Islamic Sheik) on the road, in the toilet…
Buhari ranked head of state with highest integrity following finance minister’s exit — report
President Muhammadu Buhari has overtaken Vladmir Putin of Russia and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda to become the head of state with the highest level of integrity in the world, according to a recent report.
I played football, worked out – Obasanjo joins Endurance Contest.
Following a series of political shots being fired by Nigerian Presidential aspirants, former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday, August 31, 2018, at his Abeokuta residence gave a shocking addition to…
Certificate forgery is test of ‘a true Nigerian politician’ — says Information Minister
ABUJA (The T.A. Report) ― Most Nigerians seem not to get it, Information Minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said, that the ability to forge a certificate is the hallmark of “a…
“The mother of our teacher is died”
I did pay a visit to my alma mater recently, a school located in Ibadan. Government-owned. Of course, I would have loved to reel out the name of the school…
How Fayemi outbid Fayose at Ekiti stock exchange │Tunde Odesola
This brilliant piece of satire first appeared in The Punch Newspaper, on 16 July 2018. Scene I It’s the zero hour. Nobody slept all night. Everything is set for the…
Common Sense leaves UI, promises not to come back
Agbowo, Ibadan — In the early hours of today, Common Sense was spotted leaving the University of Ibadan. Eyewitnesses observed that Common Sense was first seen leaving the Tekana Tamuno…
RUSSIA 2018: “We won’t return empty handed” – Gernot Rohr assures Nigerians
(Yessentuki, Russia) — Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, has promised Nigerians his lads will bring back laurels as they look forward to their world cup opening game against Croatia…
#ThisIsNigeria; Buhari reacts
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR took to Twitter to transmit a piece of his mind on popular trend, #ThisIsNigeria, courtesy of Falz the…
With N41k jersey, Nigeria’s world cup victory is guaranteed — Sports Minister
ABUJA (The T.A. Report)―Nigeria’s sports minister Solomon Dalung has said the country’s unique jersey at the world cup is key to her guaranteed victory. Dalung, who was declared persona non…
The sophisticated art of law-making you can find only in Nigeria
The art of making laws dates back thousands of years and is as old as politics itself ― possibly older, if we consider divine laws. But that is not to…
United Kingdom, Brazil offer to treat IGP Idris ‘free of charge’
ABUJA (The T.A. Report)―The United Kingdom and Brazil have on Saturday offered to assist in getting Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris treated free of charge. Their representatives in Nigeria…
Obama for Local Government Chairman │Pius Adesanmi
This is an extract from Naija No Dey Carry Last, a book by Nigeria’s ‘King of Satire’ Pius Adesanmi, first published here by Premium Times. The book was published in…
Buhari to critics: London and Nigeria are one, I am not on foreign medical trip ― ‘per se’
LONDON (The T.A. Report) — President Muhammadu Buhari, through a statement released on Thursday by his senior spokesman, Garba Shehu, has denied claims that he is on an ongoing foreign…
Trump invites Buhari to White House ‘to show Americans he isn’t that bad’
WASHINGTON D.C. (The T.A. Report) — Donald Trump, president of the United States, sources have said, invited President Muhammadu Buhari to the White House with the aim of boosting his…