Monarchs, murder and ethnic baiting

There’s no question that whatever happens in Kano often has implications for the way Nigeria’s unending game of thrones play out. Five years ago when then Governor Abdullahi Ganduje dethroned Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir, he thought he had consigned him to history’s dustbin. He probably expected the ruling All Continue Reading

Lamido, PDP and politics of defection

Success is not by our thinking, our wish, our personal opinion, or selfish aggrandisement. It is destined and accompanied by good attitudes of honesty, gratitude, commitment, perseverance, sacrifice, endurance, selflessness, and determination. – Sule Lamido. Sir: When elections are approaching, political activities hasten. There has been speculation that Sule Lamido Continue Reading

Audit NNPC 2022, 2023; Gridlock; 18m

Mismanagement is a word deliberately misapplied by nefarious Nigerians to cover up deliberate fiscal failures and the premeditated financial operational calculated chaos aka systemic corruption when a Nigerian politician or appointee of a government, state or LGA in a Ministry, Department or Agency, MDA, or preferable Ministry, Agency or Department, Continue Reading

At 73, Tinubu in the Race to 2027

My family and I join millions of Nigerians in extending our warmest birthday wishes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a formidable political strategist of our time, as he turns 73. This particular birthday holds unique significance, as it coincides with the conclusion of Ramadan and the observance of Christian Lenten Continue Reading

Life in Ghana under an Nkrumaist president

Here in Anyaa, Accra, capital of Ghana, I’ve come across some of the country’s leading newspapers. Their contents—news reports, opinions, vox pop, book reviews, cartoons, (dearth of these), sports, photo stories, advertorials etc.—give me a larger-than-life image of the Ghanaian society. The two oldest journals, Daily Graphic and Ghanaian Times, Continue Reading

May the President succeed

Sir: What most Nigerians have kept praying for since independence is for a responsible and responsive government that would address the multi various problems confronting the country. Failure on the part of most governments in Nigeria has led to a situation where almost all the youths in the country now Continue Reading

Again, pump-pricing

Is rising fuel pump-pricing, following the bungling of the crude-for-Naira policy, to blame for the change in the NNPC Ltd Board? Who knows? More on that presently. Meanwhile, the transactional temper, in today’s Nigeria, is in a sickly class, all its own. Every presidential hire is an angel to be Continue Reading

Africa’s energy future: How NAPE can lead revolution

As the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) celebrates its 50th Anniversary, the golden jubilee offers more than a moment of pride—it presents a historic opportunity for introspection, renewal, and vision. For half a century, NAPE has been at the intellectual and professional core of Nigeria’s petroleum industry, shaping policy, Continue Reading