Tinubu, Wike and the ghosts of Obasanjo’s politics
Realpolitik is also called practical politics. It adopts practical principles rather than moral or ideological considerations in critical situations. President…
Time not to listen to the World Bank, IMF
Some six months ago, the World Bank and its brother institution, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised President Bola Tinubu…
Okomu Oil, Gbelebu community, and what big corporations can do
Sometime in the year 2000, as a state correspondent in Edo, I was handling a story for my newspaper that…
Will this Railway ever break even?
Two weeks ago, I thought of experimenting with the idea of a trip from Lagos to Ibadan via the railway.…
Off-cycle election, off-cycle wahala
When President Goodluck Jonathan spoke about his take on off-cycle elections in the early morning of Saturday, November 11, just…
Restructuring: Now a burden for the progressives
The Patriots, an advocacy group peopled by eminent Nigerians came to life in the year 2,000, when it held its…
Senators, Reps, and the official car conundrum-(II)
The story of the National Assembly and the purchase of official cars is really in tandem with the Amukun eru…
Senators, Reps, and the official car conundrum (i)
Senator Sunday Karimi was the National Assembly’s man in the news last week. He gave a press conference to push…
Why is democracy offering little dividends in Africa?
Ahead of the 2023 elections in Nigeria, a social worker was busy canvassing the need for free and fair elections.…
Tinubu, IMF and the subsidy debate
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the toast of the Western economic experts upon his assumption of office on May…
The orita meta that connects Japa, Japada and seku seyes
The Japa syndrome has recently been popularized by Generation Z Nigerians, but the practice is not limited to their class.…
Labour vs. FG: A course in madness that takes twenty years
The Yoruba people have a saying which says eni ti o fi ogun odun pile were, odun melo le fe…
Understanding Obasanjo’s Iseyin command
Friday, September 15, 2023, was a special day in Iseyin, Oyo State, as Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former President, hugged…
These palliatives are not getting there
Last week, I witnessed a scene play out in one of the states where agents of the government were busy…
Umahi on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway: Here we go again!
Penultimate week, the Minister of Works, Chief Dave Umahi started off on what appears a positive note when he embarked…
Power sector: The rot Adelabu must clear
As soon as he was sworn in as Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, the Accountant turned politician from Oyo…
Power sector: The rot Adelabu must clear
As soon as he was sworn in as Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, the Accountant-turned politician from Oyo State,…
An Agenda for Wike as FCT Minister
Incoming Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike is already a victim of huge expectations even before…
Tinubu: Akasu eko is going beyond one pound
In the thick of the 2015 election campaign, a billboard surfaced in strategic locations across the country. Decorated with the…
Tinubu’s renewed hope versus Abiku refineries
If anyone had volunteered to me that one or all of the nation’s four refineries-two in Port Harcourt, one in…
