Opinions

It appears there is no limit to the odium Nigerians would endure in the hands of President Ahmed Tinubu and his APC co-travelers, because just when the government seems to have hit rock bottom in governance capacity, it somehow manages to find a further depth in ignominy. In a move widely seen as an attempt […]

The recent seizure of three jets belonging to Nigeria’s presidential fleet has cast an unforgivable shadow over the nation’s international image. This incident, which has resulted in widespread international embarrassment, is a symptom of deeper systemic failures in governance, fiscal irresponsibility, and a disturbing disconnect between the government of President Ahmed Tinubu and the realities […]

The recent decision by the federal government to increase passport fees only for Nigerians at home is naked provocation and nothing short of a gross insult to the citizens of this nation. It is a move that reeks of double-standards, insensitivity, greed, and an alarming disconnect between the government and the people it is supposed […]

In a flash, I saw a stone flying towards me from an irate youth I believed to be a thug. It missed my windscreen by a few inches. Then another stone flew right at my window, but I heard the thud at the rear of the vehicle.   Although I narrowly escaped being stoned like […]

  “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” — Helen Keller (1880-1968)   AS I write this, we were in the evening of the first day of protests tagged #EndBadGovernance, organised by several civil society organisations in reaction to the worsening economic situation in the country. The protests were […]

This year, 2024 is clearly the year of democratic elections, the. year that democracy is put to the test in virtually every continent of the world – at least 97 elections worldwide and so far, we have witnessed and reported some of the significant ones – India, the world’s most populous country which ran an […]

The level of looting going on in the country is beyond human comprehension. Those involved are not just men and women in power. Corporate organisations, government institutions and private businesses are all part of the mess.   One retired security expert has been so frustrated. For a long while, the over 80 years old man […]

You may have seen the video clip of President Bola Tinubu encouraging leaders of the Arewa Consultative Forum to ask governors to judiciously discharge their responsibilities to their people (now that they receive more money from the Federal Account Allocation Committee, after the removal of petrol and electricity subsidies).   The President said, “We are […]