Opinion

I think the president was playing to the gallery by telling us that he saw his son’s picture amongst those who sneaked to attend the federal executive council meeting. If you ask me, I think the president tried to win…

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the February 2023 general elections, fancies himself a democrat. Unfortunately, he lacks the qualities of those who can…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the principal opposition party, should have had the simplest time winning the Nigerian presidential election in 2023. Muhammadu Buhari’s unprecedentedly bad and divisive leadership…

Phew, what an escape! Senior officials of the federal ministry of justice must be thanking their stars by now. As the Commercial Court of England and Wales prepared…

When an anonymous contractual dispute ballooned into a multibillion-dollar arbitration award, Nigeria decided it was time to fight back, writes Muhammadu Buhari Rarely in modern times can so few have tried to…

After the supreme court delivered its landmark judgment in the appeals filed against the presidential election petition court verdict affirming President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25, 2023 election, my mind…

Against the background of reports that 500,000 Nigerians are classified as undocumented citizens in South Africa, the scheduled meeting…

Under normal circumstances, nobody should be blaming Bola Ahmed Tinubu for where the country is right now. Except that the man, like other global leaders, applied for this job. According to INEC that acted as HR, he…

About 30 years ago, I slept at the Murtala Muhammed Airport for four days. No, I was not a homeless vagabond. I had bought the Nigeria…

I just read an article, apparently written by sacked former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir David Lawal, which purports to be a rejoinder to a release by All Progressives Congress, APC, National…

If it was not biting me with millions of Nigerians, I would have been laughing today. The seeming helplessness and cluelessnes of this Government that came on board…

After an election comes the serious business of governing. But five months into office, Nigerians are wondering: Where is the federal government? Where is President Tinubu and ‘all his men’? Where is the “renewed hope”?…

RECENT declaration of intent by President Bola Tinubu to “revive” the Ajaokuta Steel Complex is worrisome. According to the Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, the government is embarking on a three-year plan…

While preparing to write this article, I bounced the idea off the missus. She asked me to watch ‘Accused’, a Netflix thriller. (Warning: movie spoiler ahead, proceed with caution.) The lead character is Harri (Chaneil…

On Wednesday, I attended a foreign policy lecture organized by the Society for International Relations Awareness (SIRA) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. At the event, Professor John Kayode Fayemi, the…

As the CTO and Engineering Team Lead at Pharmarun, I've had the honor of guiding our tech team through some transformative developments, particularly in the field of AI. Our journey with artificial intelligence began out of…

Over two million students across the country are being affected by the current economic and security challenges in the country.  Many students across the country… Over two million students across the country are being…

My February 2013 column, ‘Public Service in Private Interest’, related how our public service has proven incapable of mobilizing scarce resources for the advancement…

The Ondo impeachment drama is getting more and more carouser, as the hunter is turning the hunted, even as the original prey isn’t out of danger. It’s one big distraction that shouldn’t have been, and yet it is, no…

Two confessions at the outset: First, my heart goes to Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, Governor of Ondo State. He has my full sympathy for his illness, which has kept him from full-scale performance of his…

As of this moment, fuel prices have surged towards the N1000 mark, and the dollar to naira exchange rate has surpassed N1000. Palliative measures appear ineffectively sporadic, while the NNPC has once again assumed…

Why do Nigerian public officials always fail to see the divide between the public and the private? Perhaps taking a cue from their parents, children of successive Nigerian presidents…

A few days ago, I had an early night. I slept at 7:30pm — quite early for someone who normally goes to bed at 9pm. I woke up at 2am, took a leak and thought to continue my journey, but I was stranded. I started rolling —…

I admire Chief Dele Momodu’s passion and unwavering support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the current Osun Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. However, the air he claims has been cleared over the…