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Take the war to terrorists, their sympathisers and sponsors, by Rotimi Fasan

Take the war to terrorists, their sympathisers and sponsors, by Rotimi Fasan

In the latest footage released by the Ansaru faction of the Boko Haram terrorists that kidnapped 46 Nigerians in two communities in Ogbomoso Local Government Area of Oyo State, nearly all of them being schoolchildren and their teachers, one of the terrorists can be seen pointing the barrel of his weapon in the face of Mrs. […]
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Gowon, Peter Obi and his supporters, by Rotimi Fasan

Gowon, Peter Obi and his supporters, by Rotimi Fasan

When former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, marked his 90th birthday on October 19, he was celebrated far and wide by both friends and foes. He was a war-time dictator and could not be expected not to have those who love him and others who still have an axe to grind with him for his […]

Honourable Alexander Ikwechegh and the “foolish” Bolt driver, by Rotimi Fasan

Honourable Alexander Ikwechegh and the “foolish” Bolt driver, by Rotimi Fasan

THE report about a member of the House of Representatives assaulting a Bolt driver was one I had read earlier in the day the news broke. Even after I had seen a footage of the despicable encounter and the infantile utterances of the supposed legislator, I still didn’t think it was strong enough to displace the […]

Nigerian governors for federalism, by Rotimi Fasan

Nigerian governors for federalism, by Rotimi Fasan

THERE is a curious assertion of statehood, the rights and powers of states against the extent and limit of federal control in our so-called federation that has emerged in the last couple of months. Suddenly, some individuals and groups are waking up to the realisation that Nigeria is not all about the Federal Government, that the […]

Tinubu, the IMF and the Nigerian economy, by Rotimi Fasan

Tinubu, the IMF and the Nigerian economy, by Rotimi Fasan

Nigeria’s wobbly economy appears to have humbled everyone. If they are to be taken seriously, not even the big men of the immediate past and the few others used to feeding off the sweat of the struggling majority are spared. Food prices are soaring even as the cost of energy increasingly spirals out of reach. A […]

Now Fubara has “conquered” Wike, what’s next? By Rotimi Fasan

Now Fubara has “conquered” Wike, what’s next? By Rotimi Fasan

Action Peoples Party, Sim Fubara’s proxy party, the special purpose vehicle through which he is establishing his own hegemony, is certainly full of action, having made a near clean-sweep of the available seats in the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State. Twenty two of these seats are now under the control of the APP, an […]