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But who will speak for Nigeria?
What I would call a routine conversation with a former Nigerian leader inspired this write-up. After expressing his concern about…
A Threat Called MURIC
Anthony Kila writes on the need for the leadership of the Muslim Rights Concerns Group to be tolerant with opposing views in the course of living harmoniously with people who profess different religions.…
VAT debate, Oyedele’s hypocrisy, and the future of Nigeria’s federalism
The ongoing Value Added Tax (VAT) debate in Nigeria exposes deeper issues about governance, fiscal responsibility, and the structure of federalism. This debate isn’t just about revenue; it goes to the heart…
The tax reform task before Tinubu
It’s been very difficult for me to comment on the VAT component of the tax reform bills because of lack of data. President Bola Tinubu has proposed to…
Intimate Affairs: Why can’t a side chick have a side guy?
I had not seen Fey (short for Feyikemi) in a while, a year and…
FIRS And Zaccheus The Tax Collector
It was President Bola Tinubu who declared that in the first half of this year, the revenue of Nigeria soared to over N9.1 trillion, compared to the first half of 2023. For instance, N5.2 trillion accrued into…
The fuss about Kemi Badenoch
Donald Trump’s election overshadowed Kemi Badenoch’s emergence as the leader of the Tory Party of Britain. Yet, no one gets the worst political job in one of the world’s oldest political parties and walks away…
Shifting Sands: How Tinubu’s Fierce Critics Became His Staunch Allies
It is said that in politics, there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interest. In the world of…
2027: Between Obasa and Seyi Tinubu
The race for the 2027 governorship race seems to have started earlier than expected in the…
2025 Budget Warning: ‘This is a political document, it can’t be implemented’
“Behind the facts of economics are the facts of psychology… The emotions of fear and confidence, the judgments of doubts and certainty constitute a very important medium through which we see economic values” –…
Another election, another headache
Call her naïve but she spoke the minds of millions. I am talking about the woman interviewed by TVC during the Ondo…
Tax Reform Bill: VAT As a Consumption Tax
People have been talking about the proposed bill, discussing its potential, the concerns, and the necessary changes it could bring to Nigeria’s tax system. The Tax Reform Bill, with its proposed shift in the VAT…
Sanctimonious OBJ
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is at it again, doing what only him knows how to do best. Running down others, and hailing himself as the best thing that ever happened to mankind. Obasanjo, aka Baba or OBJ,…
Edo politics of eat corn today, corn-flict tomorrow
It is amazing how time flies as Governor Godwin Obaseki of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP relinquished power to his successor, Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, November 12,…
The lucky man of Ondo state
The battle of the Ondo state Gubernatorial election 2024 has been won and lost, with Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa emerging as the new Governor-elect: 1. 757 million eligible voters, 85.6% PVC collection, 22, 239…
Nigeria’s Security Sector: Olagunju, Dare And ‘Nepotism’ In Appointments
Lasisi Olagunju, a columnist renowned for his incisive and thought-provoking writing, has long captivated readers with his ability to intertwine Yoruba folktales, historical references, and literary insight.…
Providus, sell Methodist Church of Nigeria, not school lands
THE Providus Bank wrote J.Wesley Investment Limited, the…
Kemi Badenoch’s ‘Living Hell’
By Femi Fani-Kayode “I don’t want this country to turn into the one I ran away from” – Kemi Badenoch, MP. The Right Honorable Kemi Badenoch, MP, former Minister of Women and Equalities of the United Kingdom and…
To pray or not to pray for Nigeria
The late Archbishop Benson Idahosa was once asked to comment on the “proliferation of churches” in the country. His rhetorical response…
Children as coup plotters
The Nigerian police routinely outcompete themselves in absurdities, but the arraignment of 30 children last week in Abuja by the police for allegedly plotting a coup to topple the Bola Tinubu administration was…
Tinubu’s cosmetic cabinet reshuffle and cost-cutting ruse
The much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle of President Bola Tinubu occurred recently with five ministers sacked. Ten others were either…
Tinubu’s uncertain path to re-election: Regional tensions, economic woes, and the northern challenge
President Bola Tinubu has increasingly become unpopular, especially in the north, without which his election as president would have been impossible in the first place. He won more votes up north than in the south,…
The Tax Reform Controversy
We fail to understand why President Bola Tinubu would jettison the well-considered recommendation by the National Economic Council (NEC)…