Taxation and representation in a dog-eat-dog society
By Tabia Princewill FIFTH columnists manipulate conversations around government policies and misdirect the conversation. Assuredly, criticizing government is every citizen’s right. Yet, criticism in Nigeria sometimes turns into misguided resistance led by sections of the population who benefit from opacity and chaos, people who refuse reforms because they run counter to their personal interest: without […]
Will the APC tell itself the truth about its chances come 2019?
Everything happens for a reason. To live in Nigeria and to protect one’s sanity from disappointment or the curious propensity in this country to repeat the same mistakes while continuing to expect a different result, one has to believe that everything happens for a reason which only time will tell.
Insubordination and sabotage: Mr. President, why do you allow them to do this to you?
If the President wishes to end his tenure with concrete achievements, he might wish to begin mending fences with those who could advise him on who is who in Nigerian politics
An Independence Day challenge to Nigeria’s youth
‘Nigeria we hail thee, our own dear native land, though tribe and tongue may differ, in brotherhood we stand”—do these discarded words mean anything to anyone today? A large number of young people have come of age with only the unprincipled acts and manipulations of a dysfunctional political elite to guide them.
Greed or grievance: Nigerians agitating to belong
The real challenge in Nigeria is inequality and social injustice as enshrined by corruption and its corollary, impunity; injustice engulfes the poor and middle classes on a daily basis
The only real solution to IPOB and other such groups is to develop Nigeria
By Tabia Princewell We could have dealt with the issues surrounding the South East a long time ago. In fact, had we, the people of Nigeria, irrespective of ethnicity or religion come together to demand development and the good use of our resources, a number of these recurring agitations would probably not exist. Inequality, poverty […]
