Right again on 2026 budget
By Dele Sobowale Before commenting, it is vital to provide the reasons for another budgetary disaster – which has become emblematic of the way the Federal Government, under President Tinubu, is progressively ruining the nation’s future. After this failed budget, even the most die-hard apostle of the $1 trillion economy by 2030 must now see […]
We don’t need to speak Greek
IN Greek mythology, Sisyphus, founder and first King of Corinth, was accused of betraying the secrets of the gods, tricking and chaining death. He was sentenced to endlessly rolling a boulder up a hill and watch it roll down. Modern Greeks have been sentenced to a similar torture by their fellow Europeans since 2010.
Buhari’s undemocratic rule: cui bono?
Buhari has become part of the problem by his deliberate flashing of conflicting signals. Why would he, after pledging non-interference, start stiff-arming and refusing to meet with those that emerged as helmsmen in Senate and House of Representatives? Why is he now telling them they must comply with the wishes of the APC leaders, which are at variance with his own widely publicised non-interference stance? This has helped to stalemate efforts to resolve the conflict.
A peek into Muhammadu Buhari’s mind
THIS week President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB), has finally undertaken the much-anticipated state visit to the United States of America. There is no gainsaying the fact that the state visit is one of the most important events for the six-week old administration and to underscore its significance, PMB even penned an Op-Ed article for the WASHINGTON POST newspaper.
Buhari: Making haste slowly
To such Nigerians, since President Buhari was sworn into office on Friday, 29 May 2015, his ministerial list should have been submitted to the Senate on 30 May 2015 for confirmation on the 31st. Since they were racing against time, it would have made no difference that at that particular time the nominees would have been confirmed by the Seventh Senate.
Broke states, broken Federation: Will Buhari restructure Nigeria?
JUSTICE Oloyede Folahanmi must be relishing his starring role in Osun’s unpaid salaries saga even though his call for Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s impeachment is unlikely to result in a special assizes to celebrate the victory of the judge as opposition politician. The learned judge’s 30-page petition—actually, a rant—was part Sunday sermon (“Neglecting the welfare of members of the community under the guise of wanting to provide infrastructure, runs contrary to the teachings of Christ, the son of God, Jesus of Nazareth”), part chic internationalism (“Instead of pursuing . . . the ideals of social order . . . ensur[ing] a just world economic order . . . and universal brotherhood
