Perspectives
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Attacks on government: urgent need to restore the goodwill, by Kola Amzat
Human memory is very short! Suddenly, Nigerians have forgotten huge contributions-financial and logistic, made by Tinubu towards the enthronement of democratic governance in the country. The former Lagos state governor was not only one of the major financiers of NADECO, he also accommodated many of the body’s top chieftains who fled abroad in a bid to escape the killer squad…
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EXPLAINER: President Tinubu’s drive for foreign direct investments, by Temitope Ajayi
In his independence anniversary broadcast on October 1st, President Bola Tinubu enumerated his administration’s efforts to drive foreign direct investments into the country. He noted that within the first 16 months of his administration, the government had attracted over $30 billion in FDI. A section of the social media and television punditry that delights in criticising any announcement from the…
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When Public/Civil Servants speak truth to power, by Prof. Tunji Olaopa
In this piece, I want to beam a critical light on the significance and role of the public/civil servant within the power dynamics of governance in the Nigerian government. My fundamental concern derives from the central imperative in public administration—the politics-administration dichotomy—that insists that the politicians and the administrators have distinct responsibilities which must be adhered to form a functional…
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64 years after, a brighter future beckons under President Tinubu, by Mohammed Idris
On this day 64 years ago, a new independent nation crystallized from the dreams and ambitions of a group of men and women driven by the vision of self-rule for the largest black country in the world. They wrote, campaigned, negotiated and agitated, until that vision became reality. And thus, on October 1, 1960, the colonial flag was lowered for…
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If I were Fubara, by Kola Amzat
The political squabble between Governor Simi Fubara of Rivers State and his well-known political benefactor, Nyesom Wike, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has lingered for unreasonable length of time. And, it’s quite saddening that all the elders of the state, including the highly revered Dr. Peter Odili, seem helpless about the ugly development, as there is no clear indication…
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President Tinubu: What unforgivable offence has Oyo APC committed? By Morufu Smith
With the announcement today of the appointment of Mr Joseph Tegbe as the DG, Nigeria-China Relations, it becomes clear that Oyo APC must have committed an unforgivable sin against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. As of the time Joseph Tegbe’s appointment was announced, he was and still remains a card-carrying member of the PDP. Joseph Tegbe left Oyo APC in 2023…
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Rolls-Royce gifts to Oyedepo: A good investment? By Lolu Akinwumi
I recently received a message following my Facebook comments on the two pastors who gifted Bishop Oyedepo with two Rolls-Royce Cullinans. The writer acknowledged that my remarks were fair and balanced but was curious about what I would have done if I was in the shoes of the pastors who gave those luxury cars. To me, the answer is quite…
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Edo no bi Lagos, by Simbo Olorunfemi
Any doubts that Edo no bi Lagos has hopefully been laid to rest by last Saturday’s Governorship election in Edo State, I would think. I did not understand what the point was in the first place, as Edo could never have been Lagos. But it was obviously something that the current Governor, who could have passed as a Lagos Boy…
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A soldier of democracy, by Osa Director
Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (Retired) shot into national reckoning and public limelight in 1984.That was shortly after Major-General Muhammadu Buhari and Major-General Tunde Idiagbon’s coup, which toppled the civilian regime of Alhaji Shehu Shagari on 31st December, 1983. He was appointed the Chief Executive of the Federal Housing Authority, FHA. Umar, then with the rank of a Major, was a…
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Oyetola and his methodical approach to governance: A tribute, by Ismail Omipidan
He may not be loud. That is his nature. No one can change him. Achievement responds to strategy, not rhetoric anyway. He has always excelled in every position he finds himself, including the current one as the minister of Marine and Blue Economy. His Excellency, Adegboyega Oyetola, since becoming the minister of the Federal republic of Nigeria about a year…
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