Funny how what sounded so ordinary long, long ago tends to be words of wisdom today. As I reminisced about our country, I remember the words of our Cameroonian teacher in college. He repeatedly said to us, “The solution is … Read the rest
One of the first things that had been cited as evidence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu showing courage and wisdom and hitting the ground running as the 16th President of Nigeria, has been his announcement that “fuel subsidy is … Read the rest
As I was saying, assuming we elect a messiah as president, could he still fail to deliver the goods? In my previous article, I argued that Nigerian presidents fail, or fail to live up to expectations, for a million reasons, … Read the rest
By Idowu Akinlotan
When ex-president Goodluck Jonathan last Friday received supporters urging him to run for president in 2023, the media reported him as being tentative about the prospect. Where they got their tentativeness is unclear. Though he declared that … Read the rest
President Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan
“How far? Is it true that your boss is going back to Aso Villa? I read that some of his aides, I don’t know whether you are one of them, are advising him not to come back because you don’t
Nyesom Wike and Uche Secondus
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, is currently in the throes of a commotion that threatens to destroy the party’s capability to put up any strong showing in the 2023 general elections. Party stakeholders argue that there … Read the rest
Dan Etete
I have written on this subject before now: the politics and drama of OPL 245 involving ENI, Royal Dutch Shell, Malabu Oil and Gas and the manner in which President Goodluck Jonathan’s officials were dragged into the matter, particularly Emeritus … Read the rest
The All Progressives Congress (APC) subsists on lies and deceit, like its twin the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but the party told a fundamental truth on September 2 when it said in a statement, according to the Sun, that Buhari’s … Read the rest
Unlike the gladiators of Rome, they are not in the arena to fight one another for public entertainment. For the avoidance of doubt, their mission is not to make the people happy and contented.
No. The Nigerian political gladiators, armed … Read the rest
“There was no bitterness in him after he left power. He did not look back. He did not look down. Instead he looked up and after looking up, he looked forward and went on pressing ahead. That forward movement has … Read the rest
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