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IMF, President Tinubu and the transparency challenge

IMF, President Tinubu and the transparency challenge

By Moshood Oshunfurewa If we are to reincarnate the late Chief Gani Oyesola Fawehinmi (1938–2009), a legendary Nigerian human rights lawyer, publisher, author, social critic, and Senior Advocate of the Masses (SAM), on the current budget imbroglio, 2% of GDP, and Gbaja/Adeyemi scandal, I might not mistake his line of words as thus: “Let us call […]
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This PDP should perish or reform

This PDP should perish or reform

THERE is no other way to put it; the PDP as it appears today is not useful to Nigeria and to students of politics anywhere in the world.

The importance of partnerships in humanitarian response

The importance of partnerships in humanitarian response

Crises of all sorts, from conflicts to natural disasters to health emergencies, are happening at unprecedented rates around the world – so much so, that the United Nations is convening the first ever World Humanitarian Summit this month. There is increasing recognition that the sheer scale of the humanitarian challenges facing the world today means […]

My journey back to the future of African farming by Olusegun Obasanjo

My journey back to the future of African farming by Olusegun Obasanjo

Every year, thousands of young Africans join an exodus from their families’ small, often struggling farms in the countryside. Their dream – sometimes fulfilled, often not – is to find a more rewarding and stimulating life in the continent´s rapidly growing cities. Few return, but even fewer ever completely sever their ties.

Herdsmen attacks and echoes of Enugu killings

Herdsmen attacks and echoes of Enugu killings

I HAVE followed with keen interest the development in the country over the unfortunate attacks on communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The incessant attacks which have ravaged some communities in the country have posed a serious security threat to our national unity and peaceful co-existence.

And The Truth Shall Make President Buhari Free

And The Truth Shall Make President Buhari Free

Having worked twice at the Nigerian Presidential villa and once at the British Parliament, if there is anything I have learnt, it is that it is impossible to over inform a leader. You can under inform him, but no matter how much information you give a leader, you cannot give him too much information.