Opinions

Given the bad governance that has given vent to mass unemployment, abject poverty, high corruption, insecurity and gross official recklessness, the controversial remarks attributed to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, including the innocuous remark that President Muhammadu Buhari was the only politician in Nigeria at this time with the charisma and credibility to rally the nation […]

It was hardly surprising that the names of some Nigerians, including former Anambra state governor, Peter Obi, appeared in the huge leak of confidential financial documents from offshore companies. Dubbed the Pandora Papers, the 12 million files constitute the biggest such leak in history, featuring documents and files exposing the secret wealth and dealings of […]

As the struggle for power in 2023 reaches fever-pitch, and all means are being deployed to influence which geo-political zone will produce the next president, those individuals and organizations who have started laying claim to the presidency even while the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari is yet to complete his tenure are entitled to their opinions, […]

The recent declaration by Doyin Salami, chairman of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC), that Nigeria’s rising debt profile is unsustainable; though unsurprising, is certainly no complimentary news. But the revelation that the revenue-to-debt service ratio now stands at 98% is an indicator that Nigeria has passed a critical threshold and is being strangulated […]

After months of rumors, speculations and repeated denials, former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, aka FFK, made a spectacular volte-face, decamping from the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which he once called an “Almajiri Peoples Congress” of “cow-lovers and corrupt treasury looters.” Seven years after leaving the APC […]

It is perhaps trite to say never in the history of Nigeria have there been acts more shocking in violence and cruelty than the carnage that Boko Haram continues to perpetrate against innocent citizens. It is, therefore, appropriate to say never has there been a greater need for the Nigerian government to re-assert its control […]

The recent outbreak of cholera in 23 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is a worrisome public health crisis, coming amid the emergence of the highly infectious Delta variant which signposts the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the latest outbreak, no less than 2,035 deaths and 58,698 suspected cases […]

The sensational report, the other day, of a job fair organized by Saudi Arabia to recruit Nigerian medical doctors to go ply their trade in the Arab Kingdom, is certainly no complimentary news. Far from being a public image boost to Nigeria’s tragic international reputation, the fact that the Saudis were audacious enough to organize […]

No one can dispute the abysmal level of understanding of Nigerian politicians when it comes to the majesty of democracy. Therefore, no one should be surprised at their lack of sophistication in its practice. This realization should, therefore, compel pity instead of condemnation over the current needless crisis rocking the leadership of the governing All […]

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) might have set up an inquiry to investigate what went wrong, but Tuesday’s audacious attack on the sprawling Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) complex in Kaduna State, that left two soldiers dead and one kidnapped, is not only a dastardly and condemnable act, it signposts once again, the worsening state of […]

Those who accuse the leadership of Nigeria of being excessively wasteful and insensitive to the deplorable condition of the citizenry are not only right, they once again found vindication in the recent wedding of President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf Buhari to Zahra Nasir Bayero, the niece of the Emir of Kano, one of Nigeria’s most […]

Notably, misrepresentation of reality in government is a routine, as spin doctors are employed to craft and turn them into political capital. But lies and false claims, once made, translate into nothing and rob the president of the legitimacy required to steer the ship of state. It is against this backdrop that Nigerians should appreciate […]