Perspectives

When Adeleke farts, By Sam Omatseye

He was addressing a rally in what should have been a holy attire. What came out of Ademola Adeleke had no holy mission before his adoring followers. His lips violated his white cap and white tunic. He was in his element as a political never-do-well. He did not tell his people he wanted to change their lives in education or…

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ANALYSIS: PDP and it’s aspirants, By Chris Adetayo

My patented Politic-o-meter (TM) has also been watching the Biggest Party in Africa (TM) as it prepares to pick a candidate for next year’s presidential elections. So what do we know so far? 17 candidates picked and submitted forms, thus earning the PDP slightly less than N700m. Compared to the APC’s N2.8B, this is not “serious” money. Of the 17,…

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Without Tinubu, APC will lose glamour, By Kunle Awosiyan.

The man that is still giving the All Progressives Congress the needed glamour now is its national leader and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.He is a big factor either as the loved one or the hated one. Let us imagine that Tinubu is not aspiring to be president, those contesting against him would have been visiting his…

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Winning a delegate election in Nigeria, By Doyin Okupe

Those who won delegates elections in Nigeria over the last 2 decades fall into the following categories; 1. Those backed by an incumbent government at national or state levels. 2. In the absence of a incumbent federalgovernment,  Those who are supported by a majority of “Supper Stakeholders ” These will include sitting state governors, fmr governors and/ leaders in states…

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Kogi APC delegates and the joke on Amaechi, By Kingsley Monday

We see and hear all manner of things during election season. From the ridiculous to the sublime. So, Rotimi Amaechi was in Kogi State to woo APC delegates last week. The former Minister and presidential aspirant anchored his message to the Kogi delegates on the premise that, as President of Nigeria, he will run an all-inclusive government. For whatever the…

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FIRS, the new number one cash cow, By Mahmud Jega

There has been a silent change of baton at the cash inflow pipeline into the Federation Account, the proverbial national cake. For decades the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation [NNPC] held sway as the top national cash cow. Since last year, the oil giant’s contribution to the Federation Account has dwindled to zero, no thanks to the N4 trillion annual subsidy…

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Corporate Takeovers: Contextualising the Savannah Move on Lekoil, By Temitope Ajayi

Business is war! That is the thrust of what people learn in business school, and from the preponderance of available literature on business and strategy. Business owners, boardroom tacticians, and corporate raiders pursue business interests just like battle-tested generals at the war front, who must deploy all the arsenal at their disposal to win. The stories of hostile business takeovers…

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Inside PMB’s meeting with ministers exiting the cabinet

Date was Friday, May 13, 2022, time 10 am, and venue was the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa. The event was valedictory session for appointees leaving the cabinet to pursue political ambitions at different levels. Some were aspiring to be President, others Governors, and others Senators. It was solemn and sombre. Yes, it had to be. Some of the…

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Buhari and his sit-tight ministers, By Bolaji Adebiyi

In an interview published by THISDAY yesterday, Olu Falae, former secretary to the federal military government and erstwhile presidential candidate of the defunct All Peoples Party, opined that governance was no longer going on in the country. In aid of his assertion, he called to witness the failure of the Muhammadu Buhari administration to protect the lives and property of…

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Our lynching republic, By Dare Babarinsa

It is not easy to understand why a desert storm can arise suddenly in an oasis. Sokoto State is a parched land hugging the Sahara Desert in a precarious embrace. It does not have much rainfall most part of the year, and when it rains, it may even have a flash flood with occasional devastating consequences. In this almost arid…

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