Tinubu grains: A Nuhu Ribadu advertorial
In case you missed it, here is the video of National Security Adviser Mr Nuhu Ribadu, last week, advertising a fake product. A lifetime ago, it seems, Ribadu served as…
Editorial: Freed Minors and Tinubu’s Cheap Publicity Stunt
The odious spectacle orchestrated last Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu, parading the unlawfully detained #EndBadGovernance protesters, including 29 children, as “pardoned” recipients of his supposed compassion and personal magnanimity, reeks…
Cabinet Reshuffle: Much Ado About Nothing?
The phrase “much ado about nothing” is used to describe a situation in which there has been a lot of hullaballoo about something that isn’t really important. Taken literally, it…
Commendations and concerns with Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle By Jide Ojo
Last week’s cabinet reshuffle by President Bola Tinubu has generated a lot of mixed reactions. While many saw it as a masterstroke, others are either indifferent or knock the move…
Editorial: Tinubu’s 30-Day Youth Conference & Matters Arising
Undoubtedly, President Bola Tinubu’s announcement of a 30-day youth conference in his Independence Day broadcast is a stark example of how government initiatives can be nothing more than symbolic gestures,…
Abiola, Tinubu and I on a derailed train, by Owei Lakemfa
I AM excited. After about two months in police cells and the Kuje Maximum Prison, three #EndBadGovernance protesters: Michael Lenin Adaramoye, Mosiu Sodiq and Opaluwa Eleojo, are back home. They…
Editorial: Tinubu Hollow Pledge to Respect Judiciary
Without equivocation, the ridiculous promise by President Bola Tinubu not to abuse the executive-judiciary relationship is disingenuous and a farce, and should be taken with a pinch of salt. Tinubu’s…
Editorial: Nigeria @ 64 A Nation of Hunger & Poverty
Predictably, President Bola Tinubu like his predecessors, will used the yearly commemoration of the nation’s independence to trumpet the achievements of his administration over the past year, with bogus claims…
Will President Tinubu Listen?
Apart from an army of voluble commentators holding successive governments to account and speaking truths to them in the most parliamentary and patrician fashion, Nigeria is blessed with scores of…
Editorial: NNPCL, Dangote Refinery and Fuel Price Chaos
The ongoing row between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery over fuel pricing highlights deep-rooted structural issues in Nigeria’s energy sector and raises broader questions about…