Perspectives
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Nuhu Ribadu in the eyes of a youth leader, by Hamzat Lawal
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu became a household name in Nigeria during the administration of former president Olusegun Obasanjo. He was a prominent face in the small team of reformers put together by Obasanjo to set Nigeria on the path of democratic progress and economic prosperity in the dawning years of this Fourth Republic. I guess I was too young to care…
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How states can boost tax revenue, by Taiwo Oyedele
State governments should target the wealthiest 10 percent of the Nigerian population to widen their tax nets, the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has counseled. He decried the focus by state governments on the poor majority for tax implementation instead of high-net-worth Nigerians. Speaking with reporters in Abuja at the weekend, Oyedele…
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The character called Prof Yemi Osinbajo, by Duke of Shomolu
With glib intelligence, he weaves sweet anecdotes around his audiences leaving them with a feel-good feeling with no real lesson learnt while meandering through a field of landmines so expertly that he comes off with no injuries It is no wonder that the brilliant Prof is usually the go-to person for such sensitive events like the very recent IBB Book…
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The fact of the past between El-Rufai and Ribadu, by Yushau A. Shuaib
In the weeks leading up to the 2007 Kano State gubernatorial election, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, then Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a prominent member of President Olusegun Obasanjo’s cabinet, visited Kano to mediate between Governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The intervention came after a public…
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IBB: An irrepressible enigma and enduring institution, by Femi Fani-Kayode
Thirty-two years after leaving power, President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has assumed full responsibility for the annulment of Chief MKO Abiola’s June 12, 1993, presidential election and its attendant consequences. He has explained the circumstances under which it happened and has not only acknowledged that Abiola actually won the election but that he was also unfairly robbed of his mandate when…
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Dele Giwa: IBB lied, by Richard Akinnola
I can understand the denial of General Ibrahim Babangida of his innocence over the murder of Dele Giwa. It is expected. Have you seen an armed robbery suspect charged to court pleading guilty in court? It’s a matter of self-preservation. Even Major Gideon Orkar, who announced on radio the ouster of Babangida in the abortive coup of April 22, 1990,…
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President Tinubu and Baba Adebanjo: A ‘ringside’ story, by Tunde Rahman
Since Afenifere leader Pa Ayo Adebanjo passed away on February 14 at 96, many have praised his significant contributions to Nigeria as a frontline nationalist, a key role player in the politics of the first and second republics, and an uncompromising devotee of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Active in the First Republic Action Group, the Second Republic Unity Party…
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A book to unite and heal? By Kayode Komolafe
The historical significance of what happened yesterday in Abuja should not be lost in responding to the momentous event of the launch of former President Ibrahim Babangida’s memoirs. The well-produced book is entitled “A Journey in Service: An Autobiography.” The occasion was also that of a fund-raising for the IBB Presidential Library, which is magnificently conceived. It is not often…
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Why holding another LG election in Osun will be illegal and unconstitutional, by Lateef Fagbemi
My attention has been drawn to the PUBLIC OUTCRY OF Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke concerning the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Akure division delivered on 10th day of February, 2025 in Appeal No CA/AK/272/2022 which nullified and set aside the judgement of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State, delivered on 25th day of November, 2022. It has…
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Inside Nigeria’s bold plan to empower 10 million women – and protect its children, by Otega Ogra
Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, had been in office for just a few days when she cradled a terrified 4-year-old girl—shaking, traumatized—after surviving brutal abuse. That moment, she says, changed everything. “I looked into her eyes, and I knew—this cannot be business as usual,” Sulaiman-Ibrahim told reporters in Abuja during a briefing marking her first 100 days in…
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