The Tinubu Bus Stop – Sonala Olumhense
Nigeria was last week swept up in a wave of emotions as a video emerged in South Africa of President Bola Tinubu appearing to be on the receiving end of…
Bukola Saraki: Nigeria’s Emerging Political Surprise – James Ezema
In the intricate tapestry of Nigerian politics, few threads are as colorful and resilient as that of Dr. Bukola Saraki, a man whose political narrative reads like a best-selling thriller.…
Tinubu And The Old/New National Anthem – Reuben Abati
One of the very easy tactics that a government adopts when it sees that it is unpopular with the publics that it governs is to create a diversion, fly a…
State Police Or The State Of The Police In Nigeria?
A nasty experience of generalised insecurity in Nigeria has provoked a debate about how best police and policing Nigeria might be organised. There are those who feel that what the…
Democracy, governance and credible elections (1)
There is a problem about the institutional framework in which the Nigerian state as presently constituted is based. To have democracy, good governance and credible elections, there must be institutional…
The Wife-Beater From Kenya -Reuben Abati
It is always very embarrassing to read stories of Nigerians who go abroad to give the county a bad name. Nigeria became known as a country of internet scammers and…
Bobrisky and tax reforms in Nigeria By Abiodun Komolafe
The charade of Nigeria is never-ending! Only recently, one of Nigeria’s best-known cross-dressers, Idris Okuneye, alias Bobrisky, was arrested on charges of abusing banknotes. He was later convicted and sentenced…
From fuel subsidy to currency subsidy? By Azuka Onwuka
One piece of good news from Nigeria in the past one month is the rapid recovery of Nigeria’s currency, the naira. The naira was rated as the best-performing currency in…
Tinubu, Northern Elders and the Politics of Regrets
Recently, some Northern elders under the aegis of Northern Elders Forum declared that the north regretted voting for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Forum stated this through its spokesman, Abul-Azeez…
Philip Shaibu: Lessons in Power – Reuben Abati
Philip Shaibu, the Edo state politician who was Deputy Governor in that state until yesterday afternoon, would seem to have failed woefully to learn certain basic lessons of power. He…