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The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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Economy: Why we need to probe President Buhari

IN the build-up to the 2015 election, when President Muhammadu Buhari mounted the podium to seek votes from Nigerians, he…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat in Edo

On the political dining table, betrayal is a ready-made cuisine some politicians easily serve their trusted allies and supporters. In…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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NNPCL vs Dangote: Why Tinubu can’t play Pontius Pilate

The Presidency addressed several issues last Wednesday as the Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy,…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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Supreme Court ruling: Long walk to councils’ autonomy

When the Supreme Court of Nigeria on July 10 gave a landmark ruling granting financial autonomy to the 774 local…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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Economy: When will President Tinubu sing a new song?

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Tuesday represented at the 17th annual Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria Banking and…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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NNPCL: Let my people Go!

ON Monday, September 2, Nigeria took huge leaps towards ending a 28-year scourge of fuel importation, when Dangote Refineries announced…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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18-year limit for WASCE: How to avoid the ticking time bomb

Education Minister, Professor Tahir Mamman had attempted to fire a gunshot into a crowded gathering earlier in the year, when…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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Fuel scarcity: What excuse from Kyari and Co?

IN the aftermath of the #EndBadGovernance protests, I’ve embarked on three different trips from Ibadan to Lagos. On each trip,…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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Pay package controversy: How Senators, Reps swam into troubled waters

SOMETIME in 2004, the then Senate President Adolphus Wabara left his office one morning and headed towards the lift that…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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‘Igbo Must Go’: To Where, please?

IN October 2001, the management of The Punch sent me to the South-East, ostensibly to coordinate political reporting for the…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance protest

TWO weeks before the August 1, 2024- D-Day for the start of the #EndBadgovernanceinNigeria protest, programmed by the #takeitbacknigeria movement…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude,’ development commissions and Oronsaye report

IN a short video on X last week, I saw an elated Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts of Nigerian federalism

SINCE the July 11 judgment of the Supreme Court, which granted financial autonomy to the 774 local governments in the…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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LG autonomy, Supreme Court, and the booby traps

ON Thursday, July 11, Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court, dropped the gavel on the much-awaited suit marked SC/CV/343/2024, brought…

By Taiwo Adisa
Too many wrongs don’t make a right Is it time to go Who wants political Sharia the beautyful ones are not yet born IGP PSC must come clean on this Should lawbreakers make laws Tinubu’s maiden media chat Where lies the political will to tackle this insurgency?
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Where lies the political will to tackle this insurgency?

THESE days, reading some news stories evokes dour moments. Some even come with a sadder feel. Banditry here, insurgents there,…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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President Tinubu, it’s time to crack the oil cabal

Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) said something about a year ago.…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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How to make democracy work for the people

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has been at it in recent conversations. Western democracy is not working for Africa, so, we…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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Economy: Why President Tinubu should be worried

LAST week, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) reeled out some statistics that painted a very gloomy economic scenario of…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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Two of Buhari’s errors Tinubu should not rubber stamp

WHEN retired military officers join politics, they hardly distinguish between the enemy on the battlefield and the political enemy. Whereas…

By Taiwo Adisa
The DG DSS is making a lot of sense How not to overburden the donkey Akpabio Natasha Why President Tinubu must kill NNPCL For South-West governors Nigeria’s Budget and the Paradox of When will the ding-dong end When shall we reap the benefits of endless national grid collapse NASS members and the deceit called Still not so much to cheer How Akpabio Abbas Why northern leaders must look themselves Between Tinubu and Atiku I am a Yoruba Humphrey Nwosu as compass Living with NNPC Economy Why we need to probe President Lessons from the Obaseki/Ighodalo defeat NNPCL vs Dangote Why Long walk to councils’ autonomy Economy When will President Tinubu sing a NNPCL Let my people Go! How to avoid the ticking time bomb What excuse from Kyari and Co? Pay package controversy How Senators Reps swam into ‘Igbo Must Go’ To Where please? Lessons from the #EndBadgovernance Kalu’s ‘extravagant gratitude’ development commissions and Ibadan/Ogbomoso/Ilorin expressway as signposts
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FG and the search for LG autonomy

WHILE I was growing up, I got interested in service delivery at the local government level to the extent that…

By Taiwo Adisa

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