“Country hard, no be small” – Reuben Abati
“Bros, you dey craze. I watch you dis morning, you just dey yarn, You just dey craze. You just dey troll Una dey drink something for that una programme? Una…
Beyond the barrel: The tourism imperative (1)
Nigeria is at the moment in a precarious position, teetering like a heavy toddler due to the instability of its monocrop economy. The country’s heavy dependence on crude (not even…
NNPC And Those Who Plan To “Remove” Tinubu By Reuben Abati
“Hello, Bros. Hello. Hello. Hello” “Yes. I can hear you” “Which kin thing be this now? I don dey call you since, you no pick call. Person go dey call…
The Return Of Fuel Subsidy – Reuben Abati
I was away on vacation for just two weeks only to return to meet fuel queues still on the streets of Nigeria with the fuel stations rationing fuel in Lagos…
Nigeria’s naira crude revolution By Abiodun Komolafe
Assuming no unforeseen circumstances, Dangote Refinery is expected to make its first delivery of refined premium motor spirit, pms, to the Nigerian market by September 2024. The Federal Government has…
NNPC, Oando and Atiku Abubakar’s attacks By Temitope Ajayi
By his advanced age and eminent status as a former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is by no means qualified to be an elder statesman. Statesmen are highly…
Elected representatives: Servants or masters?
“Not to know what happened before you were born is to remain forever a child.” – Cicero, 46 B.C. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC-43 BC), renowned statesman, lawyer, philosopher, poet…
What good are ‘peaceful protests’? – Abimbola Adelakun
From initially expressing unease about the protests billed to start today, the government changed its stance to advocating “peaceful protests.” It was a smart move. If they had refused people…
Bola Tinubu’s $2.5bn slave loan -Sonala Olumhense
By now, you must have heard the fascinating tale, “How they catch monkeys in Brazil,” as graphically captured in James Hadley Chase’s “The Paw In The Bottle.” “…They put a…
Edo Go Be Lagos?
How long can Nigeria’s Fourth Republic last? Perhaps it is over already. In 2023, a heavily-flawed candidate won the presidency in a manipulated election, taking over the leadership from the…