Nigeria today is the consequence of the choices we made in the past—political, economic, and social. When we ruptured the First Republic with our political intolerance and victimisation of opponents, we opened the gates for political violence in the Middle Belt and Western Region. That turbulence provided the opportunity for various shades of military governments,…
The Federal Government’s proposed 5% fossil fuel tax, scheduled for January 2026, is anchored in a commendable ambition: to reduce emissions, shift Nigeria toward cleaner energy, and align with global climate goals. In principle, it’s a forward-thinking policy. In practice, however, it risks compounding the hardship of millions already stretched thin by recent economic reforms….
In a country where the informal sector hums with quiet industry and the horizon of every state is punctuated by construction sites, it is a cruel irony that 133 million Nigerians are said to be multi-dimensionally poor. The figure, cited by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in 2022, is not just staggering—it is sobering….
Former ‘Your View’ host, Morayo Afolabi-Brown, has admitted that her earlier remarks about former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, were made without a proper understanding of his record in office. Speaking in a candid interview with media entrepreneur Chude Jideonwo, the veteran broadcaster explained that her comments at the time…
By Otunba Dare Adelekan The alliance between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has become one of the most intriguing and contentious political narratives of the “Renewed Hope” administration. For many Nigerians, this relationship is a microcosm of the very contradictions and challenges plaguing our democracy….
What is going on here?Am I the only one seeing it? Why are our brilliant young women not finding husbands or is it the husbands that cannot find them? Single women who are doctors, engineers, senior bank executives, pilots, business owners (those ones are many), hardworking, beautiful, ready-to-mingle, mingling and coming up with nothing. Some…
A decaying society is like a decaying rock. Outwardly, it may appear firm and unchanged, but internally it is weakened, hollow, and fragile, waiting only for the slightest pressure to crumble. This is the reality of many societies today. While the structures of government, religion, and community remain visibly intact, the moral, ethical, and spiritual…
Once hailed as the firebrand of Northern Nigerian politics, Nasir El-Rufai now finds himself in a curious twilight—boasting of a coalition that would sweep APC into the dustbin of history, only to be swept aside by the very electorate he presumed would rally behind him. His recent mobilization in Sokoto, where he declared APC “clannish…
THE consideration by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the civil aviation authorities to appoint musician Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as KWAM1, as an ambassador is absurd. Indeed, it is ill-advised to reward bad behaviour. Following his infamous attempt to prevent the departure of a ValueJet Airlines plane at the Nnamdi…
An article on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, entitled “Sorting Nigeria Out” by Mr Lekan Sote, a columnist with the Punch newspaper, triggered this article from me. Before him, Senator Babafemi Ojudu wrote a critique of what was purportedly attributed to me on the same issue last week, and even earlier, several social media posts had…
