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Acute Tone Deafness Amidst Anguish And Hunger

Acute Tone Deafness Amidst Anguish And Hunger Postscript by Waziri Adio The insistence of our legislators on an inscrutable right to binge on luxury cars and the audacity of the executive to include some items…


Bola Tinubu

Why Some Men And Women Win Often

By Ata Ukuta Tinubu’s victory at the Supreme Court got me thinking about how the bad guys of this world often have their say, day, and way in life. I had hoped that if Bola…


Dr. Sam Amadi 

The Audacity of Corruption

By Dr. Sam Amadi  It is common to say that Nigeria is a corrupt country. However, that does not really make much sense. Almost every country is corrupt to the extent that there are always…


Nigeria Is Not Lagos State

By AKIN OSUNTOKUN Caveat Emptor: What is adopted and said here is pending the judiciary determination of who ultimately becomes the Nigerian president.  “Let me dispense with any political correctness and say it loud and…


Subsidy Removal

Why (Most) Nigerians Oppose Subsidy Removal

By Simon Kolawole On Monday afternoon, my friend in Benin, Edo state, went to his father’s house for some daddy-and-son time. His fuel gauge was on red, but because the next gas station was on…


Peter Obi

Why Peter Must Fight The Good Fight Of Faith

It has been said that Tinubu never loses elections. It has also been said that Peter Obi eventually wins through the judiciary. One of the great attributes of perennial winners in life like the Messis…


Akpabio and Buhari

The Akpabio Syndrome, Yet Again

By AKIN OSUNTOKUN  In the light of the individual and collective experience of Nigerians in the past several weeks, it is probably a shared experience that I have not been sleeping well in as many…


Tinubu

Fuel Subsidy Is Gone, Tinubu Declares

By Adedayo Akinwale President Bola Tinubu has declared that there is no provision for fuel in his administration. Tinubu in his inaugural speech delivered on Monday in Abuja said there was no justification for the…


The Buharis

So Buhari Will Go Scot-Free?

Over the weekend, I was in a philosophical mood thinking about how unfair life can be. The popular Nigerian saying that “this life nor balance” came to mind. I thought about the tyrants of the…