Makinde’s Conundrum: Oyo Citizens Seek Official Vehicles for Traditional Rulersย
A group of concerned citizens of Oyo State has written an open letter to Governor Seyi Makinde, requesting that he provides official vehicles to all traditional rulers in the state. The request is based on a precedent set by the former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, who presented new cars to 36 Continue Reading
๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐’๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฒ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ
A group of concerned citizens of Oyo State has written an open letter to Governor Seyi Makinde, requesting that he provides official vehicles to all traditional rulers in the state. The request is based on a precedent set by the former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, who presented new cars to 36 Continue Reading
๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐’๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฒ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ
A group of citizens of Oyo State has written an open letter to Governor Seyi Makinde, requesting that he provides official vehicles to all traditional rulers in the state. The request is based on a precedent set by the former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, who presented new cars to 36 traditional Continue Reading
Kwankwaso, Emir of Daura and the task of nation building
On Saturday, July 19, 2025, Senator Rabiโu Musa Kwankwaso paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar, over the passing of former President General Muhammadu Buhari. The visit took place at the Palace of the Emir of Daura, Katsina State. In the ancient town of Continue Reading
Imperatives of strategic economic reforms in Nigeriaโs quest for sustainable economic development
By the 1980s, Nigeriaโs economy began to decline as global oil prices plummeted. The countryโs dependence on oil exports worsened the impact of falling prices, leading to a sharp decline in government revenue and foreign exchange earnings. This economic downturn resulted in a significant reduction in per capita income and Continue Reading
Between Osuji and the EFCC: A campaign of calumny
Steve Osujiโs โEFCCโs Alarming Impunityโ and trumped- up โchargesโ against the Commission and its Executive Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, leaves so much to be desired. Reading through the poorly- researched piece by a former Editor clearly showed a hard struggle to assemble a tissue of lies that fell flat in Continue Reading
America First Policyโ: Nigeria-U.S. diplomatic relations
SIR: Since the second term emergence of President Donald Trump in a landslide victory for a second term, the new United States administration is reworking the world order with a policy of achieving peace globally through strength. And since the presidential pronouncement on this policy thrust U.S. missions in various Continue Reading
Working for government, corruption and productivity
Working in the public sector or for a government anywhere in the world is considered the best in terms of job security and prestige. It is the same in Nigeria. I recalled how happy we were when, during the National Youth Service Corps, interviewers visited us at the state capitals. Continue Reading
Between two Peters
Two Peters. Two parallel exploits. But both woven into a tapestry, securing each a seat in the Nigerian football Hall of Fame: Peter Fregene (17 May 1947 โ 13 October 2024) and Peter Rufai (24 August โ 3 July 2025). The one โ Fregene โ was born in Sapele (now Continue Reading
‘I may work with the President’: Tinubu, Kwankwaso hold ‘secret’ meeting in Aso Rock
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Monday held a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the presidentโs official residence. The meeting followed Kwankwasoโs appearance at the opening of the Nigeria Forest Economy Summit 2025 held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. It is the second publicly known Continue Reading