Perspectives
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Next President of the Senate, By Yemi Adebowale
The list of aspirants for the position of President of the Senate in the 10th Assembly commencing in June keeps growing. As at the last count,10 senators were already jostling for the plum job. I’m not sorry to say that most of the aspirants are in the race for selfish reasons. Many of them have just been making noise with…
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33 years after: How we executed the Orkar coup, By Victor Tolofari
One of the key actors of the attempted coup, Captain Tolofari, who escaped into exile after the coup failed, later put his thoughts together in a book titled “Exploitation and instability in Nigeria: The Orkar coup in perspective”, which was published in 2004, detailing the ideological pinning of the putsch and how it was executed. Here is a brief excerpt:…
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The Aishatu Binani’s twaddle, By Yemi Adebowale
It was repulsive watching the gubernatorial candidate of the APC in Adamawa State, Aishatu ‘Binani’ Dahiru delivering an acceptance speech last Sunday after she was illegally declared the governor-elect of the state by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Ari. She said her election as the first female governor in the country would encourage other women to participate actively in…
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Mefinomics, Obigotry and issues of forgiveness, By Kunle Awosiyan
Section 31 of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act 2007 has enabled Godwin Emefiele’s Anchors Borrowers programme to establish a linkage between the apex bank and small scale farmers to produce foods for us in commercial quantity. Emefiele’s pyramid of rice has since disappeared, leaving us with stony local rice at expensive price, a bit lower than the “banned” imported…
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Reflection on Tinubu’s difficult victory, By Bolaji Adebiyi
For many practical politicians, politics is a serious business, from which only the diligent can make bountiful profits. It involves painstaking strategic calculations backed by cold tactical manoeuvres to achieve a successful outcome. Many years ago, the great sage, Obafemi Awolowo, scorned his political opponents who had accused him of intellectual arrogance. The difference between them and him, he lectured…
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4-1-9! By Toyin Falola
Today, the nation is fast growing a despicable identity and reputation because of the level of fraudulent activities allowed to foster in society. My wish for you is that you never fall victim to a 419 scheme. I implore the government and citizens to take this growing tumour seriously, or else we all will lose the fruits of our honest…
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My ancestors and forebears in the media office
All things are now ready. Last week, I wrote about the cleaning and clearing of my office in State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The job is now done, and as a bride waits for her groom, the office now expects its next occupant, the Adviser on Media to the incoming President. That event is now about 38 days away. William…
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My real intercourse with pentecostalism, By Bamidele Johnson
Aside from an Oyakhilome video and a few others featuring epic swindle artists, I think the modern Nigerian church has cured itself of the ailment symptomised by the belief that falling down when hands are laid is a genuine spiritual experience. I’m not sure, but it seems less common these days to find full-grown adults falling like they were hit…
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Decentralizing Nigeria’s power sector, By Oladayo Orolu
When President Muhammadu Buhari announced constitutional amendments that aim to decentralize the country’s power sector, it sent shock waves throughout the country as it brought up a rare opportunity to transform this long-suffering sector and make it fit for Africa’s largest and most populous country. Nigeria’s power sector has been struggling for decades with electricity policy enforcement, uncertainty in gas…
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Tinubu’s traducers should be tired by now, By Fredrick Nwabufo
The lies are getting deeper; the propaganda steeper, and the curses and insults sicker. There should be limits to crudity. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is Nigeria’s president-elect and will be sworn in as president in a few weeks. So, naturally, he should be accorded the dignity and regard his station demands. In the build-up to the 2023 presidential election, tale…
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