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Lies, damned lies about fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria, by Olu Fasan

Lies, damned lies about fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria, by Olu Fasan

For decades, removing the petroleum subsidy in Nigeria was a political hot potato and then a political football. The first metaphor refers to the squeamishness of some past governments about removing the subsidy. The second describes self-interested and hypocritical politicians whose presidential ambitions led them to be Janus-faced on subsidy removal. In 2012, Bola Tinubu […]
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Below the belt blow, by Patrick Omorodion

Below the belt blow, by Patrick Omorodion

In Romans 12:19, we are told that vengeance is God’s. People are warned against personal vengeance – a common ‘below the belt’ tactic. Below the belt phrase originates from boxing rules and describes tactics that are considered low, dishonest, or dishonorable. This is exactly what the Morocco Football Federation has done to CAF and the […]

March from story to glory, by Funmi Komolafe

March from story to glory, by Funmi Komolafe

Beloved, we are marching on in the year by the grace of God.  A bit of reflection would make us appreciate the LORD better.    Some of those with whom we shouted  “ Happy New Year” are now six feet below. As Christians we do not rejoice over the death of others but we see death […]

How Umahi makes enemies eat dust, by Emmanuel Aziken

How Umahi makes enemies eat dust, by Emmanuel Aziken

Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, has always been a curious figure in the country’s political theatre. Long before he emerged on the national stage, his political style often reminded observers of the eccentric manoeuvres of the late Saleh Michika, the Third Republic governor of Adamawa State.  Michika, who governed under the National Republican Convention (NRC), became […]

Everything wrong with Nigeria, by Emeka Obasi

Everything wrong with Nigeria, by Emeka Obasi

Anytime I drive to a petrol station, the pump price of products turns my insides out. Instead of enjoying windfall from crisis in the Middle East, Nigerians are forced to pay more for fuel. Citizens of a major oil producing nation are weeping, in the midst of plenty. President Bola Tinubu should not take all the blame. […]

Ogbu r’ebe S. Ijirhevwe Awhefeada, by Francis Ewherido

Ogbu r’ebe S. Ijirhevwe Awhefeada, by Francis Ewherido

The title simply means “Professor Sunday Ijirhevwe Awhefeada.” For the purpose of this article, his Urhobo name, Ijirherhe, means I also have them (intelligence, knowledge and administrative prowess). The surname, Awhefeada, roughly translated means “one who distributes wealth abroad,” although Prof is distributing his wealth of knowledge mainly at home. Professor Awhefeada is not just a professor. […]

IGP: The great expectation, by Muyiwa Adetiba

IGP: The great expectation, by Muyiwa Adetiba

I can watch them all day. And its not because their antics amuse or entertain me. They don’t. If anything, I am disconcerted, and sometimes, anguished by what I see. I watch therefore, as a witness, or if you like, a chronicler which has always been part of my job as a journalist. Fortunately, they don’t stay […]