Opinion

On the 19th of October, 2023, Nigerians will roll out the drums in celebration of a truly remarkable personage, who has left an indelible mark in the annals African history – General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former…

In Arabian folklore, the genie is a spirit depicted as being imprisoned inside a bottle or oil lamp. No matter how impregnable the walls of its captivity are, the moment it is summoned, the spirit comes out and…

By Femi Fani-Kayode “Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews and are not but do lie — behold, I will make them to come and worship at thy feet and to know that I have loved…

One challenge every government since Obasanjo has faced is the growing cost of governance. The cost of running our democracy is among the highest in the world, consuming trillions of Naira annually. Servicing…

Well, well, well… what an eventful week! So eventful I was unsure of what topic to write about. I started out wanting to do a follow-up to my last article,…

In my last piece for the year 2023, precisely on the 27th of December, I posed the question in an article entitled: ABUSIVE GODFATHER­ISM: IS WIKE NOT OVEREACH­ING HIMSELF? It is now apparent that Wike has overreached…

“A man cannot gradually enlarge his mind as he does his house.” – Alexis de Tocquiville, 1805-1859”. African leaders also cannot gradually enlarge their minds just as they expand their appetites for…

We have no doubt that a combination of incom­petence, corruption, graft, inadequate fund­ing, inappropriate policies, obsolete and non-functional equipment, pipe­line vandalism and bunkering, occa­sioned by…

Days ago, I stumbled on a fierce social media debate. It was centred on when Nigeria moved from “federal” to “unitary” system.…

Today, I find myself in a rather peculiar situation, writing on a topic I never expected to approach—no matter how relevant it might be to our collective mental health. Yet, I’ve come to realise that there’s often…

Nigeria is currently facing a series of profound challenges, including insecurity, the removal of fuel subsidies, the devaluation of the Naira, and an increase in electricity tariffs. Addressing these issues requires…

The old saying that it is improper to keep repeating one thing over and over again but expecting a different result cannot be overemphasised in the case of Olayemi Cardoso, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, and…

You have to feel for today’s generation. Of all the deprivation inflicted on them by the chain of failed leadership in Nigeria, the most severe is denying them access to the works of first generation literary giants…

The defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in last Saturday’s governorship election Edo State was largely predicted on the internal rancour that bedevilled the state chapter of the party. Senator…

Time flies. No, I am not talking about the fact that the United Bank for Africa (UBA) is celebrating its 75th anniversary. As a financial institution that was set up during colonial rule, it has every reason to…

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had barely finished announcing the result of last Saturday’s Edo governorship poll when I got a call to eat the humble pie. Senator Adams Oshiomhole, the man I called…

THE Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the benchmark Monetary Policy Rate by 50 basis points to 27.25 per cent from 26.25 per cent. This is the fifth consecutive hike this…

From human history, the king’s palace or presidential palace everywhere in the world, has always been a prestigious place, unceasingly flowing with milk and honey, and, of course, luxuries of all kinds.…

This would have been laughable if it was not embarrassing; if it didn’t make Nigeria look, well, how does one put it…

Driving a vehicle in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, is a huge challenge. Besides the traffic congestion which is one of the city’s trademarks, the roads, especially in the suburbs, are not only bad but…

In the months and years ahead, Nigerians and Africans would have a choice of buying refined petroleum products produced on our soil.  In North and West Africa, only Libya and Algeria have functioning refineries. …

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery was supposed to be the final solution to Nigeria’s energy needs. What went wrong? Why the brouhaha? Why the anti-climax? I have been observing developments from my balcony — beyond what I…

By Sen. YD Baba-Ahmed, PhD, FSAN In a careless show of unnecessary support to an evidently submerging Tinubu Presidency, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the spokesperson of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) threw caution…

I recently stumbled on a concept. It is called counter-factual history. “It is a form of historiography that attempts to answer the What if? questions that arise from counter-factual conditions,” according to Wikipedia.…