Written by Nigeria’s tribe of pseudo-socialists and Marxists, who hardly understand the demands of economics, appear to be behind their trade union ideological kinsmen who are fighting Dangote Refinery, possibly on behalf of petroleum product marketers who feel shut out of the downstream sub-sector of Nigeria’s petroleum industry by Dangote Refinery. Dangote Refinery bypassed the … Continue reading “Daring the Dangote monopoly – By Lekan Sote”
There is a kind of miracle that does not announce itself with fireworks or fanfare. It does not wear medals or make headlines. It simply endures. It survives the storm, outlasts the silence, and wakes up each morning with the stubbornness to try again. In the next 48 hours, we will celebrate such a miracle … Continue reading “Nigeria @ 65: What manner of celebration? – By Kunle Somorin”
Strictly as a calendar issue, I would never have put the name Bola Ahmed Tinubu and combating corruption in the same sentence because I could identify nothing in his track record in that direction. I am speaking about April 23, 2023, the day he took office as president. Two months later, however, Tinubu surprisingly … Continue reading “Bola Tinubu’s ‘anti-corruption war’ – By Sonala Olumhense”
In the theatre of Nigerian politics, few figures are as combative and unrelenting as Nyesom Wike. The former governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has built a reputation for picking fights—often loudly, sometimes recklessly. But his latest battle, against activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore, may be one he … Continue reading “Wike’s U.S. Property Scandal: When Political Hubris Meets Global Accountability”
By some curious coincidence, the subject of tenure elongation and extension of Presidential term limits caught the headlines in the last few days in Nigeria. In Accra, Ghana, at an event organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chair of the occasion, was reported as having said that he did not, ahead of … Continue reading “Tinubu-For-Life. For Where? “
As everyone knows, I am extremely critical of the EFCC, which was established as Nigeria’s hope for a saner society. My criticism is even sharper each September, the month in which the law requires it to report to the National Assembly. Hopefully, this year, within the next week or so, it will. Last week, … Continue reading “To elevate Nigeria’s youth – By Sonala Olumhense”
The frustrating thing about being in opposition is that you have to fight so many battles with various institutions, like the judiciary and the law enforcement agencies, that are supposed to protect you. One also struggles with those who are supposed to regulate the political parties, like INEC. And ultimately, the media. Now, … Continue reading “Killing The Opposition Softly: The Wike Template – By Nasir Aminu”
I share Wole Soyinka’s outrage: the roar of a celebrated writer and Nobel Prize winner whose accolades travel ahead of him wherever he goes. A man who has taught in some of the world’s best universities, and who once destroyed his US Green Card when he felt that country had blundered into irrelevance. … Continue reading “Wole Soyinka and the Ridwan Akinfenwa phenomenon – By Sonala Olumhense”
“So, where is President Tinubu, my brother?” “What do you mean where is President Tinubu? He told you and everyone else that he is travelling to France and the UK on a working leave.” “What else is he doing? What work is he doing? “ “Don’t be rude my friend? Who are you to ask … Continue reading “Our Man in France – By Reuben Abati”
Last Sunday, an interview with former Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Channels Television revealed a lot as he spared no effort in promoting his profile as the new opposition frontrunner against President Bola Tinubu’s comeback bid in 2027. Sadly, the former governor left many obvious gaps and simply played the ostrich. As the first governor … Continue reading “2027: Desperate El-Rufai And The Limit Of Propaganda”