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I was left depressed by the news that President Tinubu was heading to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the G-20 summit in India, to lobby President Mohamed Al Nahyan for the removal of a Visa ban placed on Nigerian travellers by the UAE authorities. Unfortunately, it happened. Tinubu landed in the UAE. The Arab […]
Continue ReadingVice President Yemi Osinbajo’s call was for a market-reflective exchange rate for the Naira. It was a simple and forthright position on Day One of the two-day Mid-term Ministerial Performance Review retreat, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja, early this week. In other words, he wants an exchange rate, determined by the forces […]
Continue ReadingA man elected President of the whole country persists as a sectional leader. This is the situation this country has found itself with President Muhammadu Buhari. The standard is that he should, in conformity with his oath, be president to all. Buhari is not interested in this. He is always struggling to rise above primordial […]
Continue ReadingIn the twinkling of an eye, a man elected President of an entire country turns to a sectional leader, championing only the cause of his Fulani ethnic group amid bloodbath and mounting poverty in his country. This aptly sums up President Muhammadu Buhari’s six years of clannishness, ineptitude and mismanagement, resulting in boundless killings and […]
Continue ReadingAll the South-west governors sat and agreed to set up Amotekun, a regional security outfit over a year ago. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu keyed into that agreement on behalf of Lagosians. But several months down the line, Sanwo-Olu has failed to establish Amotekun in Lagos State. Of the six South-west governors, he is the only one […]
Continue ReadingIn Law, Ignorance is not an excuse. Confessing to a crime is not immunity against trial. Again, the fact that an offence was committed years back does not mean the offender will escape justice. The person can be put on trial anytime the facts of the crime emerge. That was why the American government put […]
Continue ReadingWhen Fulani militias attacked Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, on February 17, a 16-year-old student, Benjamin Habila Bawa was shot dead by the outlaws. Only few people are talking about justice for this boy slaughtered by these brigands. My heart sank when I saw the pained expression on the face of Ayuba Dansabe Bawa, […]
Continue ReadingIn the last few days, I have been having cerebral discussions with some of my readers with Fulani background who accuse the press and some other Nigerians of ethnic profiling whenever they refer to killer herders/militias terrorizing the entire country as Fulanis. I have a lot of such Fulani friends; good and law-abiding people. One […]
Continue ReadingIn the last few days, Fulani militias dominant in the North openly confirmed that they are the much-talked about bandits ravaging the entire country. They are truly Fulani militias as I have persistently identified them in my write ups. The expeditions of cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi to the strongholds of the militias in the North-west […]
Continue ReadingHow can members-elect of the Edo State House of Assembly, most of whom are yet to be legally inaugurated, impeach a properly elected and inaugurated speaker and his deputy? That is the scenario playing out in this once peaceful state, troubled by so much tension and violence. The truth that must be told is that […]
Continue ReadingIn sane climes, when a government signs any loan agreement, the interest of the citizens is prioritised. That has not been the case with loan agreements signed with China by Nigerian governments – past and present. Some critical things are signed away by our governments in these deals. Between 2010 and March 31, 2020, 11 […]
Continue ReadingThe Attorney-General of the Federation/Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, did a good job exposing the infractions of Ibrahim Magu, the suspended boss of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). To be honest, Magu was reckless and lawless. While his reign lasted, he played God. I have no sympathy for him and I don’t see […]
Continue ReadingElectricity Distribution Companies (Discos) are the weakest link in the power supply chain in Nigeria. These Discos have been mortgaged to shylock businessmen who are only interested in lining their pockets. As a result, quality service delivery to traumatised Nigerian electricity consumers is not and will never be part of their agenda. Discos are only […]
Continue ReadingLagos State lawmakers are evidently clowns. These guys, 40 in all, got so excited last year and decided that their wives should be sent to Dubai for a bizarre training programme. They quickly dipped their hands into the public purse, brought out N80 million and gave their baby girls; and the girls beamed to Dubai […]
Continue ReadingIn spite of protests by patriots, the Senate on Tuesday still went ahead to confirm Muheeba Dankaka from Kwara State, as the Board Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC). With that approval, the two top positions in the FCC – Chairman and Secretary – are now occupied by a section of the country. The […]
Continue ReadingCoronavirus is definitely not a pun. I agree that there should be a degree of lockdown to tackle this evil. However, I don’t agree with the total lockdown imposed by the federal government in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja. There is also a total lockdown forced on some states by their governors. Complete lockdown can’t end […]
Continue ReadingFor the first time in a long while, I heard the coldblooded leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau lamenting. The cry was sweet music to my ears as President Idriss Deby led the Chadian army to pound Shekau and his insane boys, who have been inflicting unprecedented pain on hapless Nigerians in the North-east. Few […]
Continue ReadingWith the global lockdown, most of our big men are now at home. I am specifically talking about Nigeria’s political leaders, past and present. These are people who celebrate going abroad for virtually everything. They revel going to the western world for medicals and sending their children to schools in Europe and America, while hospitals […]
Continue ReadingThe Buhari government is notorious for binge borrowing and does it with so much impunity, throwing this generation, and indeed, the future generation, into bottomless debt. Binge borrowing has been on in the last five years, amid so much poverty, and this country has very little to show for it. This government cares less about […]
Continue ReadingLast Sunday, the media was awash with reports that the federal government had denied entering into any agreement to pay the Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Bagudu, or any other third party, $100 million from funds recovered from the family of the late Nigerian head of state, General Sani Abacha. According to the Attorney General of […]
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