Opinion

In a stunning display of “chronic lack of empathy and self-moderation in the business of ingratiation,” the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has chosen this moment of “unprecedented…

THE consideration by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the civil aviation authorities to appoint musician Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM1, as an ambassador is absurd.…

•President Bola Tinubu now stands at a crossroads The recent ruling of the Canadian Federal Court, upheld by Justice Phuong Ngo, categorising Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a political party…

My friend and I were passing by a car parked next to my street. We usually discuss Nigeria during our daily exercise and it is our wont to analyse…

Since May 2023 when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu removed subsidy on petrol, Nigerians have been groaning from the pains inflicted on them by the decision. The subsidy cut led to massive increase in the costs of…

I don’t like conspiracy theorists. They make you think of so many things, including impossible ones. But sometimes their truth is wrapped, and it takes extra effort to unpack to see the main content. This is what I…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch. To survive it, either do not get close or prepare to feed this beast with an endless supply of oil deals, the…

FRED CHUKWUELOBE argues that regulatory bodies must enforce the law at all times The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has to take the frequent security breaches at our airports and in flight more seriously.…

My literature teacher told me that situational irony is a fire station burning down, or a Babaláwo dying of Mágùn. Some 40…

IN Nigeria, bad behaviour often cascades from the top, with the so-called ‘big man’s’ impunity undermining integrity in every aspect of national life. The incident involving celebrity musician Wasiu Ayinde,…

Two years in the saddle, has President Bola Tinubu undercut the northern region in the management of the country’s affairs and distribution of political appointments and development projects? Has he reneged on…

Olusegun Adeniyi In the age in which we live, parents are able to choose their…

Wasiu Omogbolahan Adewale Ayinde Marshal, known in global music circles as KWAM 1 or K1 De Ultimate, is a man of great musical talent. His genre of music, Fuji, pioneered by late Dr Sikiru Ayinde Agbajelola…

To declare that many Nigerians are hungry, suffering, and struggling to survive under hard economic conditions imposed by several economic factors including record-high inflation rates is simply a restatement of the…

A Yoruba saying has it that when siblings leave a family gathering smiling, they have obviously not spoken the truth to one another. We are in such times of a family indaba and some truths, no matter how inconvenient,…

BY OLU ALLEN Since assuming office in May 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled an ambitious infrastructure agenda focused on roads, rail, energy, and housing. However, a growing observation in policy circles…

The pace and energy with which President Bola Tinubu’s foot soldiers sped to Kaduna last week to defend his stewardship at an engagement organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF) should confirm an…

MAYOR AKINPELU’S DIARY I was a member of the inauguration committee of then Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Lagos…

By Emeka Alex Duru 2027 general elections may still be far but signs of what to come are becoming clearer and indeed, disturbing. Nigerians may be in for a rough deal, perhaps, worse than what was experienced…

On a fine, rarefied atmosphere, December 16, 2009, just eight days before Christmas, a clutch of reporters had gathered at the magnificent Holy Trinity Cathedral field, Onitsha, the commercial hub of Anambra state.…

By Kunle Oshobi   When it comes to driving economic growth, two factors often take center stage: infrastructure development and economic policies. While…

After what seems to be a long lull, the hydra-headed campaign for “true federalism” via a brand-new constitution is back in full swing. It’s been a while, really. The Patriots,…

Nigeria’s Federation Account Allocation Committee distributed a record-breaking N1.82tn in June, marking the highest monthly allocation in the nation’s history. This dramatic surge from April’s N1.681tn represents an…

In the political theatre of Nigeria, tectonic shifts rarely wait for the curtains to fall, whenever any significant occurrence happens, like the death or exit of a key political figure. Barely days after the passing of…