Wherever information is hoodwinked, teleguided and unnecessarily classified, it precipitates information imperialism, news autocracy and the messiah complex

For the umpteenth time, I am forced to respond to the desperate lies told by Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who issued a statement yesterday (March 24, 2018) saying that the Buhari government would not stop talking about the massive corruption in the Jonathan government.

The name Dino Melaye, or simply called, Dino, gained unparalleled and national attention when the man was in the House of Representatives. It is a name that became associated with brigandage, rascality and unimaginable notoriety. Indeed, mischief could be said to be another word you could never dismiss each time the name is mentioned.

In 2011, the then Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology and now Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki single-handedly moved a motion on the floor of the Senate calling for an investigation into how N240 billion budgeted for fuel subsidy for the whole of 2011 had skyrocketed to over N1.2 trillion under ten months. 

By March 31, the nine-month window provided by the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme, VAIDS, for tax defaulters to regularize their tax affairs will close. From the look of things, the closure will be accompanied by a big bang. I await the VAIDS deadline day like a cup final.

Back in 1996, when the the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, licensed 38 internet service providers to sell internet services in Nigeria, many ICT experts expressed the view that the development would lead to the end of traditional television as a medium of influence. I do not think there is anybody in the modern age with a doubt that the internet is a powerful medium of communication.

History is filled with instances where  nations revived their economies with bold ideas, taken on by well-marshaled, carefully crafted and patiently executed plans. Through its enlightened interventionist policies, a  government  must  bring succour to teeming millions.

In the countdown to the end of the tenure of Dr Kelong Alkali   as the National Chairman of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), the topic of who succeeds him has begun to form the agenda for discussion among ACPN members and stakeholders.

By the time the administration of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State ends  on May 29, 2019, one thing would have become clear:  Here was a governor that came and made a difference in the lives of the people, in rapid infrastructural renewal; who gave governance a new name and established a legacy of moving Oyo from a traditional society, to a modern one.

First of all, let me say that I am delighted that the #DapchiGirls have been returned to their parents by Boko Haram. No matter what happened before, during and after the abduction, it is safe to say that this aspect of the saga (the safe return of most of the girls) is a good thing.