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 […]
Life of a journalist after retirement(3), by Eric Teniola
From last week, continues the narrative on the life of the Nigerian journalist and why, unlike a civil servant who retires after the age of 60 years or after 35 years in service, he has no retirement age. So, instead of life after retirement for journalists, the appropriate topic to write on should be: ‘Life […]
Manufacturing creates most billionaires in last decade
•Tech billionaires lead in wealth value By Yinka Kolawole The manufacturing sector created the highest number of billionaires in the last decade, according to a list sourced from the Knight Frank Wealth Report. The list which highlights the top 10 industries that produced the highest number of new billionaires between 2014 and 2024 shows that Manufacturing […]
FG, private refineries in mutual self-deception
By Dele Sobowale “The most obstinate illusions are ultimately broken by facts” – Trevor-Roper, 1914-2003 When Dangote Refinery, two weeks ago, announced that it would no longer sell fuel to marketers in naira; and, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, simultaneously pronounced the end of naira-for-crude arrangement, it was clear to some of us […]
The march of Nigerians in March, by Owei Lakemfa
March has been a celebratory month as President Bola Tinubu turned 73. As the celebrations began, Nigerian Shiites were simultaneously being shot for marching on the streets. March 2025 has also seen an escalation in the unending Fubara-Wike drama. It has now soaked in the executive, legislative and judicial arms, including the Supreme Court. Equally, the […]
Sunday Jackson is a Victim of A Miscarriage of Justice, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Numan, the town that lends its name to one of the 21 Local Government Areas in Adamawa State in north-east Nigeria, is home to the Bwatiye (Bachama), a transnational identity group stretching into parts of Cameroon. Located in the basin of Benue River and one of its tributaries, River Taraba, Numan’s fecundlands play host to […]
NFF goes dumb, by Patrick Omorodion
A popular African proverb says that “a bad workman quarrels with his tools”.This means that an incompetent person who does his work poorly will usually blame it on someone or anything except himself. This is the case with the managers of Nigeria’s most popular sport football, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. How else can one […]
Humanity: Remi Tinubu redirecting public attention, by Tonnie Iredia
From history, it is easy to observe that the attention of the average Nigeria is to the self – a trend which in my part of the country is popularly known as ‘cut for me, cut for me.’ To be able to garner much wealth in life, the average citizen who finds himself in a public […]
“You are a wicked mother”, by Francis Ewherido
Some of us would have been shocked, horrified and lost for words to describe a video that trended last week on TikTok and other social media platforms
Tribute to my President at 73
Keyamo is the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Federal Republic of Nigeria
On Rivers: Letter to President Tinubu, by Ugoji Egbujo
My dear president, Ramadan Kareem. On your mandate, I stand, sit and sleep. The country now knows you can bark and bite. You are not all braggadocio and Tinubu dance. Even though you are a progressive, you can be as ruthless as Abacha. In one fell swoop you sent an elected governor and house assembly packing. […]
