Kwankwaso, Emir of Daura and the task of nation building
On Saturday, July 19, 2025, Senator Rabi’u 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 Nigeria’s quest for sustainable economic development
By the 1980s, Nigeria’s economy began to decline as global oil prices plummeted. The country’s 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 Osuji’s “EFCC’s Alarming Impunity” and trumped- up “charges” 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 Policy’: 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 – 13 October 2024) and Peter Rufai (24 August – 3 July 2025). The one — Fregene — 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 president’s official residence. The meeting followed Kwankwaso’s 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
Nigeria’s Abiku refineries
The news, far away in the Austrian capital of Vienna couldn’t have surprised any Nigerian that has paid more than fleeting attention to the woes routinely visited on the hapless country by Nigeria’s perennially delinquent entity – the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Whether in its old drab colours Continue Reading
Peter Obi and a buffoon called Monday Okpebholo
Who is a buffoon? I will not put my thumb on the scale so that I will not inject my personal bias and anger in the definition of a buffoon. I will simply ask MetaAI. Please AI who is a buffoon? “A buffoon is a person who behaves in a Continue Reading
Politics Must Improve Lives, Not Use and Dump — Barr Akeem Agbaje Makes Case for Loyalist-Focused Leadership
As political activities continue to build ahead of the 2027 general elections in Oyo State, Barr. Akeem Agbaje, two-time gubernatorial aspirant and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reaffirmed his commitment to a new brand of politics, one that is rooted in the people and rewards genuine loyalty Continue Reading