Oriire and the courage to reject compromise, by Rotimi Fasan
After 56 harrowing days, the 44 abductees in the Oriire community of Ogbomoso LGA are now out of the forest. These are schoolchildren and their teachers. Two of the teachers had been killed after the abduction while another was killed on their school ground. A commercial bike rider was also killed as the abduction unfolded. But […]
Abuja’s politics of petrol subsidy removal
By Rotimi Fasan The All Progressives Congress, APC-led government of President Muhammadu Buhari has kicked the can for the decision on petrol subsidy removal down the road by 18 months. Which is the same thing as saying that when it is again time to cross that dangerous bridge, the president, if not the party he […]
Bola Tinubu and his 2023 ambition
By Rotimi Fasan The candidacy of Chief Bola Tinubu for the presidency in 2023 was bound to attract not just interest but also controversy. So far it has lived up to expectations. Of all the presidential aspirants, barring former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Tinubu’s candidacy was destined to elicit the most passionate reactions for the very […]
Muhammadu Buhari is working!
By Rotimi Fasan I was going to title today’s column “From groundnuts pyramids to rice pyramids”. I opted for “Muhammadu Buhari is working” for one simple reason: using the former title rather than the latter would have occluded the point I wanted to call attention to which is whether President Muhammadu Buhari has, by his […]
The President said he has given his best
By Rotimi Fasan Let us take a few steps back to a section of last week’s column, and please pay attention to the emphasised words: “Here in Nigeria, the beginning of this year should remind us that the present government in Nigeria has less than 18 months to remain in office. Yet many Nigerians have […]
Let’s work to make 2022 truly prosperous
By Rotimi Fasan It’s just appropriate to start the year 2022 with hope and prayers that it will be a far better year than the last few years, especially the last two in which the world has been in the vice grip of COVID-19. Here in Nigeria, the beginning of this year should remind us that […]
