Opinion
100 Days: The untold stories of President Tinubu’s leadership acts By Tunde Rahman
100 Days: The untold stories of President Tinubu’s leadership acts By Tunde Rahman In the last one-week since President Bola Tinubu clocked 100 days in office, commentators and analysts, political observers and politicians have busied themselves, dissecting the President’s performance in office, particularly his major decisions and policy options. Many have also commented on the
Ministers: Now the ball in your court By Tunde Rahman
Ministers: Now the ball in your court By Tunde Rahman TWICE in one week, firstly while inaugurating the new ministers on August 21 and later speaking during the maiden Federal Executive Council meeting on August 28, President Bola Tinubu issued stern directives to the new ministers to immediately begin work and perform creditably in order
Niger: ECOWAS’ War and Peace Options By Tunde Rahman
Niger: ECOWAS’ War and Peace Options By Tunde Rahman Are war and peace mutually exclusive? This is one important question that has dominated the attention of scholars and students in the area of conflict resolution across time and space. The answer, however, varies with different schools of scholarship. For instance, one academic contends that both
The Nigerian billionaires and Tinubu’s Tax Reform By Temitope Ajayi
The Nigerian billionaires and Tinubu’s Tax Reform By Temitope Ajayi It has been a refreshing experience, in the last one week, to read very strong endorsements of President Tinubu’s tax reform by at least five major national newspapers via their editorials. I align with the view of Professor Niyi Akinnaso who wrote, yesterday, in his
TIME TO CALL TOMPOLO AND TANTITA SECURITY LIMITED TO ORDER | Omowale Ojewande
Something very dangerous is brewing in the Niger Delta, for which the attention of His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is urgently required. It appears that Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo has been deluded into believing that his first name confers certain extraordinary powers on him. From recent actions, “Government” aka Tompolo now believes that
What is government doing about fixing refineries? By Temitope Ajayi
What is government doing about fixing refineries? By Temitope Ajayi A pattern has emerged in the arguments many of the partisan and ideological critics routinely make on television stations. There is this tendency to always muddle up facts and mislead the public, notably through willful ignorance. One point that has been erroneously made is the
CHIEF UCHE NNAJI A TESTED AND PROVEN POLITICAL ENIGMA
CHIEF UCHE NNAJI A TESTED AND PROVEN POLITICAL ENIGMA Chief, Uche Nnaji was the Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in the concluded 2023 general elections. Against the orders of the then-military administrator of Enugu State, Uche led his senatorial zone during the UNCP/GDM/DPN political era to guarantee that Chief Jim Nwobodo dealt Senator
For Cash Transfers | Kayode Komolafe
For Cash Transfers | Kayode Komolafe It is certainly a measure of the gross inequality that defines the unjust Nigerian system that some members of the elite cannot imagine what N8,000 could do in the life of an extremely vulnerable member of the society The mental gap between the poorest and the rest of us
ECOWAS CHAIRMANSHIP: PRESIDENT TINUBU, AWAKENING NIGERIA, PROSPERITY FOR AFRICA. | Demoshood Abiola
ECOWAS CHAIRMANSHIP: PRESIDENT TINUBU, AWAKENING NIGERIA, PROSPERITY FOR AFRICA. | Demoshood Abiola A good leadership is the key to unlocking the economic potentials of Africa. Africa is ready to grow its commerce and industry but needs visionary leadership to follow THROUGH. It should be noted that Africa is now, more than ever, primed for economic
Tinubu: One Month of Pragmatic Solutions, Edifying Actions By Tunde Rahman
Tinubu: One Month of Pragmatic Solutions, Edifying Actions By Tunde Rahman It’s now one month that Asíwájú Bola Tinubu has mounted the saddle as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. One month in office may be considered too short a period of time for any objective assessment of the impact of the decisions