Will President Tinubu Listen?
Apart from an army of voluble commentators holding successive governments to account and speaking truths to them in the most parliamentary and patrician fashion, Nigeria is blessed with scores of…Read More
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Discussing Portable, Apostle Suleiman, Fufeyin and the Chosen (2)
Apostle Suleiman continued with his imaginary testimony, claiming, “I now came (up) with a strategy. The strategy I came up (with) will close down the company; I was praying,…Read MoreAs poverty deepens in Nigeria, by Adekunle Adekoya
Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. — Aristotle (384-322 BC). THE state of affairs in our dear country, Nigeria, as at now, is simply bothersome. When an…Read MoreEditorial: Nigeria’s Shameless Plea for Debt Relief
The bizarre, desultory, shameless and nonsensical call by President Bola Tinubu admonishing world leaders at the ongoing UN General Assembly (UNGA) to prioritize debt relief for Nigeria and other developing…Read MoreThe Travails Of Saint Yahaya Adoza Bello By Tunde Asaju
Fear everything, and with all that thou fearest, fear your gadgets. That was the global lesson we were all taught last week when walkie-talkies suddenly became murder weapons. The event…Read MoreEditorial: Nigeria’s misplaced quest for UN Security Council seat
As the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) gets underway, Nigeria has once again placed its bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) at the…Read MoreThe Battle Of Edo State 2024: A Review
A battle on the electoral turf has just been won and lost in Edo state, Nigeria. Governor Godwin Obaseki was elected as Governor in 2016 on the platform of the…Read MoreThe EFCC, Bello and Ododo: Stranger than fiction
The glory has departed. In the Obasanjo era, politicians dreaded the EFCC. When Ribadu was at the helm, the EFCC didn’t do tales by moonlight. Obasanjo and Ribadu were not…Read MoreEditorial: Vote for Asue Ighodalo, Vote for Edo Future
As Edo voters head to the polls tomorrow to elect their next governor, the stakes have never been higher. The race to succeed outgoing governor, Godwin Obaseki, who completes his…Read MoreEditorial: NNPCL, Dangote Refinery and Fuel Price Chaos
The ongoing row between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery over fuel pricing highlights deep-rooted structural issues in Nigeria’s energy sector and raises broader questions about fuel subsidy policies, local refining capacity, and economic sustainability. At its core, the dispute reflects two opposing visions of how fuel prices should be determined […]Nigeria’s Latest Petroleum Price Hike: A Blow Too Far By Aisha Samaila Dahuwa
The recent massive increase in petroleum price which was done overnight has sent a shock wave, depression and fear across the nation, as citizens are left lamenting many questions, on the very top of which list is “how will we survive?” This came right after the news of the highly anticipated Dangote refinery petroleum […]Editorial: Mr. President, Disband the National Economic Council
The economic trajectory of Nigeria has been on a downward spiral for years, culminating in the current crisis that has left millions of Nigerians impoverished, businesses struggling, and public trust…Read More
