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22 Years Without Fela: Who Will Now Sing for Us?
How time flies…even the passage of the most illustrious amongst us will come and go like beautiful a flower in a windy forest…only hardened devotees, blessed with great drive and passion, may lay some…
Let’s rather do away with House of Reps, it’s an unnecessary burden
The flatulent size of the National Assembly accents the orthodoxies and paradoxes of Nigeria. Nigeria’s lawmakers are some of the highest paid in the world, in a country where about 100…
On Chibok girls, David Cameron may be right
I have read both the accounts of the former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and that of our former president Dr Goodluck Jonathan on what transpired in the…
Re: $26bn Diaspora remittances: Where are the dollars?
The above question was posed in an article in The PUNCH newspaper edition of September 9, 2019, by columnist Henry Boyo. I have been a daily reader of The PUNCH for the past 10 years and I have not yet, read any…
Aisha Buhari, better return before someone else takes over the other room
If Aisha Buhari was banking on the saying that absence makes the heart grow fonder, she may need to hear another which goes, out of sight is out of mind. The First…
The wages of waste
Here we go again. Nigeria is set for a crisis over the implementation, or the non-implementation, of the new minimum wage. The federal government, empowered…
Deconstructing Buhari’s Economic Advisory Council
The news of the recent appointment of an Economic Advisory Council (EAC) by President Muhammadu Buhari has elicited interesting comments from various stakeholders both from…
How I cemented my friendship with Aliko Dangote – Bill Gates
Have you ever met someone new and immediately felt like you could talk to them for hours? That happened the first time I met Aliko Dangote. A couple years ago, he and I ended up going…
Benefits of CBN’s cashless policy
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has re-introduced charges on the deposit and withdrawals of sums above N500, 000 to promote a cashless economy. But curiously, the policy seems confusing to so many, no thanks to…
Osinbajo and the hounds
Sir: You can accuse Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo of being ‘’down-to-earth’’, considering his pint-size. You can also accuse him of intellectual exuberance, but you cannot tack corruption…
IKOYI CLUB AT 81: The Youth And Leadership In Nation Building, Being The Text Delivered By Babatunde…
Ladies and gentlemen, let me thank the Vice Chairman of Ikoyi Club, who incidentally is Chairman of the anniversary sub-committee, Tafa Zibiri-Aliu, and by extension, the…
Ambode and Lagos apc need mediators urgently
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; for they ne’er pardon who have done the wrong.” John Dryden, 1631-1700. VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS.The first part of this two-part series ended rather abruptly. But, I hope…
Bukola Saraki yet to realise why his dynasty failed
HarrySong, a musician once sang, “after the reggae play the blues, the blues, the blues”.The song signifies that, after a system has outlived its purpose, the wise thing to do is to…
Time to save this risky Bob from himself
Idris Okuneye, the indolent male loafer who by some magical contraptions turned himself into a woman, is finally getting the attention he has craved for years, but certainly not in the…
Why Nigerians will never leave South Africa
A lot has been said about xenophobia and on the strained relationship between South Africa and the rest of black Africa with particular reference to Nigeria. In the…
P.W. Botha May Be Savouring Some Big Laugh in Wilderness
Pieter Willem Botha, South Africa’s former Prime Minister and first Executive President may be turning in his grave, jeering at the seeming inability of the African National Congress…
The Rising Menace of Oil Thieves
With tension brewing between the United States and Iran following last week attack on a Saudi Arabian oil facility which removed as much as five percent of global supplies, there has been an unprecedented jump in…
Allen Onyema: The Face Of Nigeria
Like most Nigerians, I have never met Allen Onyema, the Chairman of Air Peace Airline, before. I may not even be able to pick him out in a crowd.…
Avoiding judgment debt doomsday
Scary. That, in one word, captures my conclusion after reading a chapter on judgment debts in Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke’s book, Burden of Service: Reminiscences of…
ATIKU: His Elusive Shadow And Political Cumming
When you begin to chase your own shadow, you must be ready for its elusiveness. Because you will never catch your shadow! If you cannot 'cum,' must you be 'cumming' or force yourself to…
Sorry, I don’t think Atiku is coming
I have pondered on Atiku Abubakar’s case against President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential election petition tribunal. I have also cerebrated on the counter arguments of…
The $9bn P&ID scam: Between TY Danjuma and our government lawyers
Growing up in the military days, I used to wish to grow up to be as handsome as T. Y. Danjuma. I have an eye for things beautiful and Danjuma was indeed tall, dark and handsome in the…
Tit for South Africa, tat for Nigeria
I am presently in South Africa, in resident as a fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Studies (STIAS), in Stellenbosch, the Western Cape. Early in the week I began to receive numerous calls and…
$9.6bn UK Judgement: Don’t Blackmail Nigeria
Process and Industrial Developments Limited(P&1D), a virtually unknown entity among most Nigerians two months ago, has since seized the front pages of local and international news media after a UK court awarded a…