Koleosho’s legacy continues to inspire Saki community-Okere
The Okere of Sakiland, Oba Dr. Sur Khalid Oyeniyi Olabisi Oyedepo III, has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleosho, a renowned statesman and dedicated public servant. In a statement released on September 2, 2025, to commemorate the first anniversary of Chief Koleosho’s passing, the Okere Continue Reading
Making reforms work: Tinubu’s economic policies under the microscope
A country at a turning point, Nigeria stands once again at a crossroads. The government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has embarked on one of the boldest sets of economic reforms since the 1980s. Fuel subsidies — long considered untouchable — have been removed. Exchange rates — once a confusing Continue Reading
Education and the $1tn economy
Achieving a $1tn economy is a tall order. Still, it is achievable with deep commitment, transparency, accountability, and, most importantly, economic planning that takes cognisance of the contributions of and from all sectors of an economy. A $1tn economy should be driven not by money or rent-seeking activities but by Continue Reading
Gaza on the brink: The global duty against complacency
One of the greatest tragedies befalling the world in recent times is the seeming helplessness of nations as they watch Israel unfold and unleash her plans to annihilate Palestinians through a forceful annexation of Gaza. After some weeks of a temporary ceasefire, anarchy and doom seem to have descended on Continue Reading
Dessert for El Rufai
Last Saturday, the petit enfant terrible that governed Kaduna State for eight years, from 2015 to 2023, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, raised alarm that his successor, Governor Uba Sani, whom he called his godson, was responsible for the political violence that marred a rally he organized to foster the opposition parties Continue Reading
The noise about PDP’s zoning
Zoning, the byword in Nigeria’s unsettled and unsettling political environment, is not about to go to sleep. If anything, it is reverberating by the day. At every level of our political arrangement, zoning has become such a constant variable that it is beginning to assume a life of its own. Continue Reading
RE: Chidi Amuta’s ‘Jonathan, Don’t Just Run… Please Flee!
Dr. Chidi Amuta’s article titled “Jonathan, Don’t Just Run… Please Flee!”, published in his Engagements column of August 24, 2025, is yet another example of the troubling genre of political revisionism masquerading as critique. While Dr. Amuta is entitled to his opinion, he is not entitled to distortions and selective Continue Reading
RE: Chidi Amuta’s ‘Jonathan, Don’t Just Run… Please Flee! BACKPAGE | 4 hours ago RIGHT OF REPLY –Setting the Record Straight on Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan By Ikechukwu Eze Dr. Chidi Amuta’s article titled “Jonathan, Don’t Just Run… Please Flee!”, published in his Engagements column of August 24, 2025, is Continue Reading
Cooking democracy: Is INEC chef or mere waiter?
In the kitchen of Nigeria’s democratic experiment – where the smell of reform and the smoke of recycled promise swirl together – the Independent National Electoral Commission has once more delivered a dish so audacious it has left the electorate confused and the opposition holding their guts. Yiaga Africa’s question, Continue Reading
ASUU and season of strikes
We appear to be in a season of strikes. That is understandable. The cost of living is so high that many families are battling with hunger and other deprivations. Rather than get succour from the government, these families become victims of more biting policies they never bargained for in life. Continue Reading