On the evening of July 1, 1964, a weary but elated Lyndon B. Johnson walked into his White House residence after a day of frantic vote-counting on Capitol Hill. His political adversaries in the Senate had finally dropped their 114-day filibuster, clearing the way for the passage of a law Continue Reading

First, credit where it is due. President Bola Tinubu has approached tax reforms with admirable tenacity. He set up a presidential committee on tax policy and fiscal reforms on 7th July 2023, exactly his 40th day in office; and he inaugurated the committee led by Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, a tax Continue Reading

In a surprise move on Friday, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje stepped down from his exalted position citing health reasons but observers of developments within the party say it goes beyond that. The APC emerged from the merger of Action Congress of Nigeria Continue Reading

Last Friday, President Bola Tinubu brokered another peace deal between Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister Nyesom Wike. The deal, which some of the governor’s supporters have described as wholesale capitulation, appeared potent enough to restore the state to some normality. Mr Wike described the Continue Reading