Opinion

I grew up being made to understand that everything about the United States of America was a model to the rest of the world. “In America” was a constant recourse in public discourse — whether we were talking about…

INTRICATE intrigues are playing out in Nigeria’s oil industry. These are bound to derail expectations of a reprieve in the form of lower petrol prices with the commencement of the Dangote Refinery and…

It was like magic. In 2006, my wife enrolled for a post-graduate programme in the UK. After getting accommodation, she was informed by the landlady that as a student, she was entitled to exemption from council tax.…

Last week, when the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) expressed alarm over the deteriorating relationship between the Sokoto state government and the Sultan of Sokoto, coupled with whispers of impending dethronement, I…

Many have lost hope of the Federal Government-showing a maintained interest in the return of peace to the South East. The indications are that the centre at best is disinterested in whether the South East swims…

Chairman of the Dangote Refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, recently disclosed how offshore “oil mafia” nearly grounded his effort to build the largest single-train refinery in Nigeria. According to him, these faceless…

The Bola Tinubu administration is at loggerheads with the states over local government autonomy. The federal government filed…

The labour unions went on total strike on Monday, paralysing economic activities, stopping domestic flights and switching off the national power…

Nestling aboard an incoming Delta Airline flight from Atlanta, Georgia on May 10, 2024, the window-seat view of the landscape and skyscape of Ikeja cityscape was gloomy. The giant American bird called Boeing glided…

The National Minimum Wage Act that came into force on 18 April 2019 prescribed a five-year review cycle. For that reason, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) had the law on their side for…

Senator Kashim Shettima, a charismatic and eloquent politician, demonstrated exceptional leadership by proactively spearheading the Bola Tinubu presidential campaign, even before the aspirant’s official declaration. At…

Many Nigerians were caught unawares by yesterday’s revocation of the licence of Heritage Bank by the CBN, but among many industry operators, it was widely known that the bank has been severely distressed in the last five…

In a surprise move, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced it has revoked Heritage Bank’s operating license, effectively closing the institution and placing depositors at the mercy of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance…

Good God, we are madly in love with yesterday, aren’t we? We are always looking forward to yesterday. You know, the good old days. The days when we had…

There was celebration across social media during the week as President Bola Tinubu marked one year in office. What did you think? Oh! That people were celebrating the president and APC? Far from that! The celebration…

In Rivers State, a miracle has taken place. It is a miracle different from the every second miracles often…

On this day a year ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn in as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The first year of any administration is typically for…

One year after being in the saddle, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be the first person to admit that the ride has been bumpy. He is also the first to say he is unfazed by the turbulence as he remains focused on the…

In December, I wrote an article titled ‘Wike, Fubara and the 48 Laws of Power’ in which I predicted that Gov. Sim Fubara would emerge victorious in the war of attrition between him and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The…

Since the assumption of Zacch Adedeji as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, I have followed keenly the enunciation of his principles of taxation, which, to my mind, can translate to a pathway to…

It was the Prussian general and military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz  who said  war is continuation of politics by other means. This famous quote came to mind when the drama in Kano over claims to the commercial…

Time flies. It does. Our latest experience of democracy is almost a quarter of a century old. I was in Abuja on May 29, 1999 when Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar handed over power to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Well, I…

I am not an enthusiast of the royal institution. I have never been. This is why I declined dozens of media requests yesterday to comment either on the propriety of Sanusi’s reappointment…

“You can’t bully reality.” Federal Government officials, ignoring the truth and chasing shadows, have been warned several times on these pages – particularly when they manage their offices as if might is…