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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned over the weekend, swagger intact, despite his tumble in Turkey. His face was calm; his steps steady. His left arm tucked into the left fold of his agbada; his right palm expectantly popped into the waiting hands of top appointees lined up to receive him. Ministers and governors do this […]
Continue ReadingIn his New Year speech to Nigerians on Thursday, President Bola Tinubu said his administration’s fiscal, monetary and structural reforms implemented in 2025 had stabilised key economic indicators despite global headwinds, while pledging to deepen tax reforms, expand infrastructure investment, strengthen security operations and accelerate inclusive growth initiatives aimed at improving living standards across the […]
Continue ReadingMaintaining public order and safety, detecting and preventing criminal activities and enforcing the law are among the primary responsibilities of the Police. But, as I have consistently argued, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) cannot effectively carry out these duties if most of their personnel are running errands, including for people without any visible means of livelihood. It therefore came […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he once declined a proposal to support former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as his successor at the end of his tenure in 2007. Obasanjo said on Friday that he rejected the idea because he believed El-Rufai was not yet mature enough to handle the responsibilities […]
Continue ReadingMidway into a rather routine and very tepid presidency, President Bola Tinubu is caught in strange identity crisis. Politicians from across the nation are asking the president to define whose leader he really is. The general public is equally embarrassed by what many see as an “anyhow “ government: no focus, no commitment, no clarity […]
Continue ReadingThe 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has confirmed he will run for president in 2027, dismissing speculation that he may become the running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Obi stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, aired on Sunday. In response to Seun Okinbaloye’s question of rumours that […]
Continue ReadingOne hundred and seventy-nine Anambra kings gave President Bola Tinubu a chieftaincy title last week. They said the title, ‘Dike si Mba’ means “Warrior from the Diaspora.” That title, plus its translation, get as e be. I heard them and asked questions. If they didn’t translate it, I would be quiet. But they did. Why […]
Continue ReadingI found myself inventing that verse as today’s headline. The verse came sounding like “The Lord is my shepherd/ I Shall not want…” The twenty-third Psalm. Yesterday was Easter Sunday; today is Easter Monday. All Judases are shamed. Life here is bitter as brine. The green pastures are withered. The still waters are poisoned. More […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has dealt a fatal punch on Nigeria’s democratic prospects. As the head of the executive branch, he has injured the judiciary and subverted the legislature in what promises to be a dangerous drift towards authoritarianism. On the Rivers crisis, the Supreme Court ruled on the side of deploying democratic methods to resolve outstanding […]
Continue ReadingTwo major projects were announced in Abuja last week: a polytechnic and a military barracks. Both were named after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I thought the president would say no to such fawning sycophancy. But no. He appears to love it. He actually sat and presided over the inauguration and naming of the barracks. A […]
Continue ReadingJohn Dramani Mahama was sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president on Tuesday at a ceremony in the capital Accra, pledging to overcome public discontent by boosting the economy and creating much-needed jobs. The opposition leader, 66, won the December 7 presidential election by a wide margin to stage a political comeback in the West African nation, […]
Continue ReadingOn 4 April, 2021, I wrote a piece with the title “The President is a sick man: Buhari’s Secret Therapy Inside the ‘Oneida.’” It was a lamentation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s knee-jerk and off-the-cuff jetting out of Aso Rock Villa like a wandering evil spirit. At the drop of a hat, Buhari flew to the United Kingdom […]
Continue ReadingWhen Major-General Muhammadu Buhari overthrew the elected civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari on the last day of 1983, he inherited an economy in a mess and a political system in a turmoil. This crisis of a dysfunctional political economy was Buhari’s principal reason for sacking the Shagari administration. For Buhari, Nigeria’s crisis of balance […]
Continue ReadingFormer President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ali Ciroma, has died. Comrade Ciroma died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State capital, Nigeria, on Tuesday, April 2. A family member, who is also the Secretary of the Borno State Council, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ali Ibrahim Ciroma, announced the death […]
Continue ReadingImmediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has alleged that the 2023 general election was compromised because some officials within the electoral commission carried out some illegal deals after being nominated for the positions based on political bargains. The former Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, who made the claim […]
Continue ReadingPresident of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensen, has said that the appellate court has 39,526 pending cases. Justice Dongben-Mensen made this known during a ceremony to usher in the 2023/2024 new legal year. She said the appeal court received a total of 7,295 appeals and 3,665 motions in the 2022/2023 legal year. “During […]
Continue ReadingPresident of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has approved the retirement of 95 Military Generals and senior officers as well as 930 junior soldiers. This is coming barely 48 hours after the military coup that sacked President Ali Bongo Ondimba from power in Gabon. The military in Gabon, on Wednesday, August 30, ousted Ali Bongo Ondimba from […]
Continue ReadingTo save Nigeria we must, among other things, go back to Education, Healthcare and Infrastructural development, Cut The High Cost Of Governance, with the President, ministers, governors, legislators and all other political appointees taking a substantial pay cut to save money that could be spent on the welfare of the citizenry – Chief Philip Asiodu, […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu, on Monday, delivered his inaugural address at Eagle Square, Abuja, Nigeria. The Oath of Office was administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Below is the full text. My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for […]
Continue ReadingThe pretty and Nigerian star actress, singer and songwriter, Tonto Dikeh has declared her support for Peter Obi and Labour Party for president. Tonto posted this message on her Instagram page. She wrote: “The upcoming presidential election is one of the most important events in our country’s history. It will determine the future of our nation, and […]
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