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The fuel subsidy debate of the deaf, by Owei Lakemfa

The fuel subsidy debate of the deaf, by Owei Lakemfa

Fuel subsidy is the main  debate in the country today. This is over three years after President Bola Tinunu’s declaration that  “subsidy is gone” It  was the main debate in the country twenty six years ago leading to   President Olusegun Obasanjo’s estalishment of the Petroleum Products Pricing  Regulatory Agency,  PPPRA.  The basic arguement of Labour,  […]

NACRID Bill: Tinubu’s game changer? By Suleiman A. Suleiman

NACRID Bill: Tinubu’s game changer? By Suleiman A. Suleiman

On social media over the weekend, I watched a clip of Vice President Kashim Shettima saying fervently that President Tinubu’s economic reforms have “saved the Nigerian economy from falling into pieces”, to borrow his own words. When Tinubu assumed office, Shettima said, Nigeria’s external reserves, for example, were “below $3.9 billion”, which was “not enough […]

Obi versus Soludo: Unnecessary political cannibalism, by Dele Sobowale

Obi versus Soludo: Unnecessary political cannibalism, by Dele Sobowale

“I stand by my words” – Governor Soludo on Peter Obi leaving money for Anambra – Daily Post Nigeria. It was not my intention to get involved in the controversy between presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and a former governor of Anambra State, and incumbent Governor Soludo. Granted, I have always wondered what Soludo hopes to […]

Fear of electoral violence in 2027, by Tonnie Iredia

Fear of electoral violence in 2027, by Tonnie Iredia

Since December 12, 1959 when the first national pre-independence elections were held in Nigeria till today, we have had no election without citizens losing sleep and remaining exceedingly anxious over electoral violence. Even the June 12, 1993 Presidential election internationally recognised as the nation’s best had its own tension. Indeed, the 1993 election was the […]

A season of harvest, by Funmi Komolafe

A season of harvest, by Funmi Komolafe

Beloved, we are still in the season that God remembers his own. As we progress in the ember months, God   would surely remember those that remember to call on him. Brethren, we often hear that “ God is good’ but we must also understand that just as your friend can be good to you because […]