Perspectives
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Supreme Court ruling and my observations on CBN ‘Currency Redesign’ policy, By Raymond Okafor
We have the Governments of Zamfara, Kogi, Kaduna States and the Supreme Court to thank for arresting the drift to anarchy in our country as a result of the poorly implemented and ill-timed new Naira and cashless policies of the Central Bank that have grounded socio-economic activities in the country. While the interim injunction of the Supreme Court which has…
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Women who shared their men, By Funke Egbemode
One man, three, four wives, and a strong home, a marriage that lasted till the end of their lives. How did our grandmothers, and great-grandmothers do it? How did they cope with the sleep roasters, sharing their men’s affection, attention and bodies? Didn’t they ever get jealous, feel betrayed when the men they love bring in new women? Wait, did…
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Electoral contests and public expectations: Matching hopes with realities, By Salihu Moh. Lukman
As Nigerians move closer to February 25, 2023, which is the day when the nation will go to polls to elect President and National Assembly members, the public debate is all about possible winners and losers. Understandably, most Nigerians are obsessed with the issue of proving that their preferred candidates will win the elections. Unfortunately, too, the dominant approach in…
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The deceits fueling petrol crises, By Yemi Adebowale
The quantity of petrol brought into this country has declined steadily in the last one year due to sliding crude oil production at home used for swap. Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), the sole importer of petrol, is struggling to meet its obligations to crude swap contractors. As at December last year, petrol inflow was down by as high…
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Forty-six years and counting, By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
Forty-six years ago, on the 1st of February, 1977, at just 16 years and 4 months old, I resumed work at Radio Nigeria as a studio manager (Trainee). I was one of the youngest people ever to be recruited by the defunct Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Radio Nigeria. The late Hannatu Ibrahim was the Head of Programs, Northern Nigeria, and…
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The Hater of Nigeria: A rebuttal of Sonala Olumense’s article, By Bayo Onanuga
Coming in the countdown to the 2023 general elections, Sonala Olumense’s two-part article leaves no one in doubt of his mission to dissuade Nigerians from voting for the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming elections. Unfortunately, his spin is based on naive idealism, crass ignorance and pretentious partisanship that leaves all but one party on his self-made ballot. Let us…
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From Nekede , another warning to the untaught girls on social media, By Akin Olaniyan
Most Nigerians accept that we play too much, making a joke out of almost everything, the comical explanation being that you must do this to survive in a ‘terrible’ place like Nigeria. I get the point about the therapeutic importance of approaching serious issues lightheartedly. However, I struggle to understand what is comical when the issues involved are of grave…
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The conspiracy against Tinubu, By Bolaji Adebiyi
“Hide the petrol; hide the Naira; we will still vote! We will win!… Even if you change the ink on Naira notes, what you want will not happen; We will win.” That was the battle cry by Bola Tinubu, the presidential torch bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress when he addressed a mammoth rally of his supporters and party…
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How President Buhari dazed us, by Gov Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State
Nine unbroken days of work and travel came to a slight pause on Tuesday with a final hurray at Jigawa State, where President Muhammadu Buhari and his team commissioned legacy projects at Hadejia, Birnin Kudu, and Dutse, the State capital. The peregrination had started in Bauchi, to Lagos, Dakar in Senegal, to Daura, then to a two days official visit…
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The journey of Ebino Topsy, By Dare Babarinsa
Chief Ebenezer Babatope, alias Ebino Topsy, who turned 80, on January 26, is lucky to reach the ripe age considering the risks and bashings he has suffered in his more than 50 years of persistent public service. Babatope, son of a Methodist priest, author, lawyer, teacher, relentless pamphleteers, socialist ideologue, Awoist of the deepest hue and old prisoner of war,…
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