Opinions

The Dangote Refinery, while hailed as a solution to Nigeria’s energy problems, represents a dangerous attempt to monopolize the country’s oil sector. Monopolies are inherently harmful, stifling competition, driving up prices, and concentrating wealth and power in the hands of a few. If allowed to proceed unchecked, Dangote’s refinery will erode the benefits of free-market […]

The lawsuit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the annulment of import licenses granted to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and six other legitimate petroleum companies is nothing short of an outrageous and despicable power grab. It is a shameless attempt to strangle the […]

Sports, especially football, have long been a unifying force, transcending political and cultural barriers to bring nations together. When two teams step onto the pitch, they do so as representatives of their nations, not as adversaries to be subjected to humiliation, hostility, or abuse. Unfortunately, the Eagles’ experience in Libya has shown that the sanctity […]

The humiliating treatment of the Super Eagles in Libya, which led to the cancellation of their reverse AFCON 2025 qualifier, is a disgrace to African football and a shameful stain and betrayal of the very values that sports represent – fair play, respect, and unity. The Nigerian delegation of Super Eagles players, officials and other […]

The ridiculous “warning” by the National Security Adviser, (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to bandits, terrorists, and other criminal groups to surrender or face dire consequences is nothing more than a hollow ultimatum devoid of substance, that is laughable and should attract no further comment. For years, Nigeria has been grappling with a deep-rooted insurgency that […]

Undoubtedly, President Bola Tinubu’s announcement of a 30-day youth conference in his Independence Day broadcast is a stark example of how government initiatives can be nothing more than symbolic gestures, devoid of substance and utility. Billed as a major step to engage with youths, this conference is yet another in a long line of political […]

I AM excited. After about two months in police cells and the Kuje Maximum Prison, three #EndBadGovernance protesters: Michael Lenin Adaramoye, Mosiu Sodiq and Opaluwa Eleojo, are back home. They are on bail. They join the trio of Loveth Angel, Nuradeen Khamis and Abayomi Adeyemi, earlier let out on bail.   Incredibly, they face treason […]

I’m no Catholic but I wish to make a confession. The headline of this article should have been one of these two: “Bobrisky: The beauty and the beast” or “Bobrisky: The lion and the jewel.” I prefer the first headline to the second for the simple reason that nothing is jewelling about the ongoing Bobrisky […]

Without equivocation, the ridiculous promise by President Bola Tinubu not to abuse the executive-judiciary relationship is disingenuous and a farce, and should be taken with a pinch of salt. Tinubu’s pledge rings hollow, because his storied history of undermining democracy, manipulating the legal system, and abusing state power to crush dissent is well-documented. To believe […]

Predictably, President Bola Tinubu like his predecessors, will used the yearly commemoration of the nation’s independence to trumpet the achievements of his administration over the past year, with bogus claims that the country has made significant progress in various sectors of the economy. But given the terrible scenario playing out in the country, manifested in […]