Why FG’s petrol discount is not enough
BEFORE the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, announced some economic measures last Thursday,…
Umahi: When shall we have the Lagos-Abuja superhighway?
THE zeal with which the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu went about the Lagos-Calabar Superhighway upon its assumption of…
Is Adelabu building Oyo’s rainbow coalition?
RAINBOW is the reigning colour in the build-up to 2027. At the national level, the Minister of the Federal Capital…
Why are politicians not campaigning?
IF you check out the decibels of noise politicians have generated around the 2027 election right from mid last year,…
Between Tinubu and NFF
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu might not have been seen openly following football like many Nigerians, but on 27 August he…
Why Sheikh Jingir should not teach us religious nonsense
Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir is supposed to be a cleric whose duty is to shepherd people onto a godly path.…
NLC: It is not all about the minimum wage
WHEN President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the sum of ₦70,000 as the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers in…
Osun Police: Dee Dee Mirawo
The off-season governorship election in Osun State, scheduled for August 15, already resembles a state of war. Guns are booming,…
Oriire: Celebrating the unsung heroes
LAST week, the Senate announced a donation of ₦50 million for the families of the fallen heroes of the Oriire…
Good news from Oriire, and lessons from endless insecurity
THE much-awaited good news hit the airwaves on Friday, July 10 — exactly 56 days after toddlers, students, and their…
Nigeria: This state is not the state
Philosophers and political theorists have attempted to define the state through different prisms. There is the evolutionary theory, which posits…
Insecurity as Nigeria’s ride on the tiger’s back
One early morning in 1997, I was deployed to interview Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN.…
Oyo kidnap saga: DHQ’s needless political correctness
Discussions have been tempered, while activities are being ruled by sober moods and sombre moments since the news broke on…
Understanding the trends in Akpabio’s Senate
The proverb/saying, “when we are young, we try to change the world, when we are old, we try to change…
Curious happenings in Akpabio’s Senate
In my article on this page on March 29, 2026, I featured the question of perceived selective justice being meted…
It is time to return to a two-party system
THE Cicero of Esa Oke, the late Chief Bola Ige, perfectly captured the political setup under the regime of the…
Akpabio, Abaribe, selective justice, and the dual-party registration bill
Something happened on the floor of the Senate on March 13, 2026, which, until today, leaves a sour taste in…
Tinubu: Of politics, power, and strategy
IN the music world, three major groups have been linked with the song with the lyrics “Now that we’ve found…
Tinubu, the budget, and democracy dividends
While delivering a sermon at a Ramadan Tafsir in the Presidential Villa on Wednesday, February 18, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Electoral Act amendment may be dead on arrival (DoA)
The Nigerian Senate dashed the hopes of millions of stakeholders on Thursday when it embarked on a rigmarole at a…
