Opinion

Successive administrations in Nigeria start out by apprehending demons, or enigmatic forces, against which they will test their political strength and define the character of their government. Those forces are…

Niger Republic has nothing to offer Nigeria, but trouble. It is one of the largest countries in the world and one of the…

It is encouraging to see that the federal administration has permanently halted the intended ₦8,000 cash palliative transfers to 12 million households as part of its attempts to mitigate the negative impacts of…

When you think you have seen it all in our dearly beloved country, you realise you ain’t seen nothing yet. Every day, we keep coming up with the silliest of things. The spectacle at the federal high court, Ikoyi, Lagos,…

On Monday, the South-East was once again under lockdown due to a sit-at-home order being enforced by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). IPOB first…

As I type this, many Nigerians – especially the more comfortable, social media savvy ones – are freaking out over the plans of the federal… As I type this, many Nigerians – especially the more comfortable, social…

Let me warn President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his coterie of right-wing economic advisers he seems to be lending listening ears to now. Without massive compressed natural gas (CNG) roll-out, within the next two weeks, the…

We are saddened to have to repeat on these pages that Nigeria’s constitution does not permit for the indefinite detention of citizens without charge. On June 14, operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS)…

Tinubu, while addressing the nation on Sallah day tasked the Nigerian people to be ready to make…

In some way, I pride myself as someone in touch with the trends and slangs on social media. But I was caught napping when I was discussing Brighton & Hove Albion FC in the Premier League (I once schooled in Falmer,…

The case against the suspended CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele took a surprising twist last week. Rather than release him as ordered by the Court, the Department of State Services, DSS, told Nigerians that it had filed a…

Ordinarily, the removal of subsidy on energy sources – petrol, kerosene, diesel and electricity would free up billions of naira for government to plow into other social and economic…

When Bola Ahmed Tinubu said his administration would hit the ground running, he gave the impression that he was absolutely ready for the…

Yes! There’s nothing they haven’t said of Peter Obi. They have charged that he is not a god. They have said he is no more than a political opportunist. They have ridiculed his promise to change Nigeria from consumer to…

Every now and then someone somewhere is receiving blood and he or she doesn’t know where it comes from. The person could be an accident victim with a broken leg, a woman bleeding after birth, a sickle cell patient hanging…

My busy schedules of late have not made me comment on the current hide-and-seek between the suspended Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and the country’s secret police, the DSS. Sometime in…

Following the federal government’s removal of fuel subsidy in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu‘s inaugural address on May 29th 2023 at Eagle Square Abuja and the attendant mixed reaction which trailed it over the…

It is obvious that some "educated" Nigerians are actually ignorant of the operations of government and it's…

President Bola Tinubu has asked for and received the approval of the national assembly for N500 billion to be used as palliatives. It is a thousand pities that the president has allowed himself to be persuaded to…

Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, must be excreting bricks. In recent weeks, the often-ebullient…

Nigeria is blessed and endowed with tremendous human capital, and Kano being Nigeria’s most populous state, is a reservoir of sorts for capacity, experience and expertise. Wherever anyone stands regarding His…

You may have seen it. The list, of course. Those who think that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not moving fast enough to appoint ministers have offered to help. They have composed their own ministerial list for him…

Nigeria and South Africa think of themselves as the giants of Africa. As the two largest economies south of the Sahara with nearly 300mn people…

Written literature has three genres, namely poetry, prose, and drama. And one of the founding fathers of…