Why the NBA physician must first heal herself, by Rotimi Fasan
With the emergence of Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN) as the 33rd president of the Nigerian Bar Association, the controversies that had preceded this year’s election would seem to have subsided despite fears that the post-election period might be mired in litigation. Such fears have so far proven only partially founded, as some lawyers have allegedly headed for […]
Nigeria is in trouble
THAT a person is sitting on a keg of gun powder aptly describes the state of the Nigerian nation today as in any other time before a major implosion.
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 […]
