Buhari’s five unpardonable sins against Nigerians
That anybody is looking forward to taking over from President Muhammadu Buhari when his tenure expires on May 29, 2023…
Flooding: My 2022 Person of the Year
The United States of America-based Time Magazine pioneered and popularised the Person of the Year (formerly Man of the Year…
Christmas without turkey
“What is Christmas without a turkey? What is Christmas worth without the celebration that goes along with it? How can…
Fuel crisis: Killing to make a killing
Again, Nigeria is in the throes of a fuel crisis. For the past eight weeks, Nigerian motorists have been going…
States, LGs and the poverty debacle
Twice this past week, the Federal Government came hard on state governors, blaming them for the rising poverty in the…
Adeleke’s dance with destiny
Today, Sunday 27th of November 2022, Senator AdemolaAdeleke will be inaugurated as the governor of Osun State. His ascent to…
Rising poverty: Moving from poverty alleviation to wealth creation
Last Thursday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that 133 million Nigerians are multi-dimensionally poor. These are people whose…
Accountant-General of the Federation: The drama continues
SINCE May when the Federal Government slammed an indefinite suspension on the former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, following…
Nigeria: Borrowing away the future
The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, while appearing before the Joint National Assembly Committee on Land and Marine Transport, last…
Western countries’ advisories: What government should do
The Federal Government, in its reaction to the United States of America’s travel advisory to its citizens warning them of…
1959 to 2022: Going round in circles
Presidential candidates of the leading political parties and their supporters have been inundating the nation with their plans for the…
ASUU’s protracted strike and leadership incompetence
Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief last Thursday as the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities…
The mystery and misery of love
A man went out with his mistress in his vehicle. They were sighted by the man’s wife at a shopping…
Independence celebration: A new Nigeria is possible
In 2010, former president of the United States of America, Barack Obama, said that Nigeria “is critical to the rest…
Will Tinubu, Atiku or Obi restructure Nigeria?
If there is any issue that unites most Nigerians at the moment, it is the need to restructure the country.…
What is the number of Nigeria’s out-of-school children?
There are conflicting figures on the number of school age children who are out of school in Nigeria. According to…
Nigeria’s unsavoury appetite for debt accumulation
Despite the difficulty being encountered by Nigeria in fulfilling its debt repayment obligations as the cost of debt servicing surpassed…
Tortoise, in-law and ASUU
The story is told about the Tortoise’s in-law stealing from him in the night. He was caught by the Tortoise…
Let’s start rebuilding Nigeria
In 2010, former president of the United States of America, Barack Obama, said that Nigeria “is critical to the rest…
When fathers slumber…
The land is hemorrhaging on all fronts. From North to South and East to West, the whole place has turned…
