More than two months after President Bola Tinubu extinguished petrol subsidies a month ahead of schedule, he has been largely silent on the fate of the four moribund state-owned refineries. At his inauguration on May 29, his “subsidy is gone!” blast triggered record-breaking petrol prices across the country. But despite the crushing impact on individuals […]
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By Tunde Olusunle Worrying sociopolitical developments on the West coast of Africa have very understandably elicited subregional, continental, and global concerns. Within the twinkle of an eye the gradual absorption of democratic governance consistent with contemporaneous global trends by countries in the subcontinent, has gone on the reverse gear. A week ago Nigeria’s Northern neighbours, […]
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The letter written by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, calling for the immediate discontinuation of the sit-at-home orders in the South-East region of the country may be the first crucial action towards restoring peace and tranquility in that part of the country. Kanu’s message clearly is […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assent to the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration Act, No. 37) in 2023, elongating the retirement age of lower court judges from 65 to 70 years, is praiseworthy. Since May 29, 1999, when the 1999 Constitution was signed into law, the retirement age of judges in the country has remained […]
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By Bolanle Bolawole A “wind of change” is blowing across Africa but this time around, it is not the same wind of change that erstwhile British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, spoke about – the positive wind of change blowing away colonial rule and ushering in Independence to the African colonies of Britain.M Macmillan made his […]
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By Owei Lakemfa The new military rulers in Niger Republic, the country that marked independence Day on Thursday, August 3, 2023, have a Sunday ultimatum from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. It is that they give up power and restore elected President Mohammed Bazoum to power or face serious measures, including possible […]
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By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei Just when you think you have seen or heard the worst from the All Progressives Congress (APC) soap opera, something more baffling, reprehensible and unthinkable oozes from its stable. Since some strange bedfellows assembled themselves in 2014 to use propaganda and bare faced lies to hoodwink Nigerians to reject former President […]
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By Kayode Oseni This is one herb that though can be found in nearly all continents of the world, its properties differ in accordance to the clime in which it grows. But wherever it grows, it gives the particular healing properties the people living in that clime needs. Thus mistletoe from Asia may not be […]
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Ousted President Mohamed Bazoum The entry of the military into the politics and governance of Niger Republic is yet another negative development in the growth of democracy and people-centred rule in that country and the West African sub-region in general. This clearly justifies the wide condemnation the coup has received from all and sundry, particularly […]
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By Abimbola Adelakun Successive administrations in Nigeria start out by apprehending demons, or enigmatic forces, against which they will test their political strength and define the character of their government. Those forces are the factors on which all evil bedeviling the nation must necessarily be blamed. From coup speeches to inauguration addresses, each administration launches […]
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