Matters arising at APC and PDP

So sad that Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, until last weekend, chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not stay further at the helm of the party, to welcome the next batch of opposition governors defecting to his party. Three more are said to be on the queue to be Continue Reading

APC And Abdullahi Ganduje’s Resignation

It is now confirmed that Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, 75, Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has resigned from his position as Chairman of the party. He has had quite a storied career as a politician, serving under Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso as Deputy Governor of Kano State, 1999 – Continue Reading

As Fubara capitulates!

Expectedly, opinions have remained divided on the truce between the feuding parties in the Rivers State crisis as hammered out by President Tinubu, particularly in terms of what it bodes for the peace of the state. Going by the sketch of the details already in the public domain, it is Continue Reading

Benue killings: Those Nigeria must appease

The Inspector General Of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, during last Tuesday press briefing at the Force Headquarters in Abuja confirmed the arrest of 26 suspects for their alleged involvement in the massacre at Yelewata community, Benue State during which over 200 people including women, children were mindlessly killed inside their torched Continue Reading

Preliminary Comments on the New Tax Laws

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

Again, the Fubara-Wike rapprochement

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