Opinion

It doesn’t make sense to weigh tragedies on a scale. How do you measure them? Leo Tolstoy got it right in Anna Karenina when he said whereas all happy families are alike, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.…

“Those who sow the wind; will reap the whirlwind.” The vocal elite are at it again. Every move by President Tinubu is hailed as the right thing to do — which will soon improve the economy. The last time any Nigerian…

By Jude Aneke. Governor Peter Mbah is in the news once again for the wrong reason. Between June 22nd and 23rd 2023, he, as usual,…

Today, family, friends, political associates will be performing the third year fidau prayers for the continued repose of the…

Nigerians are on the march again. Looking for political appointments. Some of them like vultures lusting for carcasses. Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office, thousands of Nigerians have, predictably, been…

Asari Dokubo, the self-styled Niger Delta activist and revolutionary who came into prominence during the struggle for self-determination in the…

The philosophy of trueborn, illegitimates, and vagabonds poisons the umbilicus of society, gnawing at the core gradually until it is vanquished by its own internal contradictions. No society makes genuine progress…

I must admit that the policies put into action by President Bola Tinubu these first few days are hard to explain. And indeed, it is not my duty to do so. But there are beginning to be some complaints and many – including…

I have no reservations whatsoever in joining many others at home and abroad in advance on Wednesday, June 28, to celebrate the birthday of a rare breed that bestrode the Nigeria polity like a colossus. First as…

The appointment of Olawale Edun, a seasoned investment banker and former commissioner of finance in Lagos state, as the special adviser to the president on monetary policy, has set off torrents of speculations on what…

At the valedictory session of the 9th Senate last Saturday, a ‘Most distinguished’ (as they address themselves) told his…

Life is full of bumps, thorns, and twisted turns. Sometimes it leaves a trail of anguish and tears; and yet other times it blazes in the glory of both faith and fate, and bequests unto mankind a threshold of legacies.…

It is hard to know what happened to Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa. Or what pushed him. Was it God? Or was it the much abused …

Senator Bayo Osinowo, also known as “Pepperito,” was a prominent Nigerian politician and a key figure in the struggle for democracy…

Barely one month after Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong — popularly known as Hilda Baci, made a much publicized…

Two weeks after Prof Yemi Osinbajo left office as Vice President, I have noticed an undue attention on him. Since these unwarranted attacks have the same theme, I am pretty convinced that they are sponsored from the same…

Last week Saturday June 4, 2023, I had just finished watching the F. A. Football Cup final, in England when a small piece of news item caught my attention that His Excellency Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of…

For a man used to luxury, used to power, who had for years, been in the corridors of power, mingled with raw…

On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, the Senate concurred with the House of Reps in taking the extremely backsliding step of passing the Bill for the Establishment of Police Pension Board. Senate President Ahmad Lawan would later…

On Monday afternoon, my friend in Benin, Edo state, went to his father’s house for some daddy-and-son time. His fuel gauge was on red, but because the next gas station was on the other side of the road and he would…

A little over three years ago, there was a video trending in the social media. It showed a famous, outspoken Christian pastor…

Today, I am in the NTA mood! The NTA-mood is the situation in which Nigeria would be on full-time fire but NTA would be showing some videos or documentaries that indicate peace, calmness and normalcy. Thus, in a…

I pray that the new generation of bankers will learn from their doyen and more clearly understand the linkages between financial transmissions and the economy. Banks cannot thrive without genuine entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs…

He said it was his turn. Jagaban will now be tested. At the start of the 4th republic, he had passed the test in Lagos. While Lagos can pass…