Nigeria At 60, History Of Past And Present Presidents

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Nigeria At 60 The legendary English writer, poet and dramatist of all time, Williams Shakespeare, in his classical comedy, Twelfth Night,” said through Malvolio, “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” According to Punch Newspaper, the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on … Read more

Nigeria At 60: Divided We Stand?

By Simon Kolawole We often tell ourselves a lot of beautiful lies in Nigeria. One of my favourite is the saying: “This is not the dream of our founding fathers.” By that, we often try to claim our founding fathers had a dream for Nigeria from which we have deviated — the dream of oneness, … Read more

As APC, PDP Clash Over Oil Price Deregulation

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APC, PDP Oil Price Deregulation Prior to becoming Nigeria’s first citizen in 2015, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had asked the question: “who is subsidising whom?”, to advance his argument against the fuel subsidy regime of the then President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration. In a widely circulated interview which was aired on October 25, … Read more

Oshiomhole: When The Godfather Is Whipped

Buni Has No Plan To Serve Out Tenure Of Oshiomhole – Patrick Obahiagbon

Oshiomhole, Godfather Nigeria’s democracy has always been the wrestling arena for the rich and powerful who are the enthroning powers of a system that favours and promotes their grip on the corridors of power. Since the dawn of this unbroken democracy over 21 years ago, those who are blessed with financial prowess have turned themselves … Read more

FAILED STATE: Christian Elders Back Obasanjo, Say No To IPoB, MASSOB, Oodua Secessionist Agitation

Obasanjo Expresses Concern Over Population Explosion In Nigeria

NCEF Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has set the ball rolling for Nigeria to be reinvented with his recent statement National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) says former President Olusegun Obasanjo has set the ball rolling for Nigeria to be reinvented with his recent statement that the country is a failed state and divided under President Muhammadu … Read more

‘You’re The Divider-In-Chief Pouring Libation With Nigerian Blood’: Soyinka Blasts Buhari

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Again, In this long, searing and poignant article released today, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka takes the present administration to the cleaners. He deconstructs the Buhari government—from a subtle reference to a presidential spokesman as ‘Garble megaphone’ to whole passages decrying the appeasement of killers, nothing is left standing. We reproduce the entire piece here: Between … Read more

Fuel Price Hike And The Intrigues Of Subsidy Removal

Remarks on US-China Trade Deal Status Disrupt Oil Prices

By: Dr. Abdulkareem Onakoya, Foresight Institute of Research and Translation, Ibadan, Oyo state. The recent move by the federal government to remove the subsidy purportedly meant to put the Nigerian populace on the ‘smiling side’ was an ‘over-delayed’ step to push the economy from the doldrums. An average Nigerian was only blindsided by the timing … Read more

Buhari’s Shock Therapy For Nigerians

Katsina School Attack: Significant Number Of Abducted Students Rescued - Buhari’s Aide

By Simon Kolawole You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose. Former governor of New York, Mario Matthew Cuomo, now of blessed memory, said those immortal words 35 years ago. Poetry is relatively short and flowery; prose is much longer and less flowery. Yoruba would render the same thing Cuomo said as “enu dun r’ofo” … Read more

Major Norman John Miners (1931– 2020) – A Tribute by Bashorun J.K. Randle

I was 13 years old in 1957, in the first form [Form 1] at King’s College, Lagos when twenty-six-year-old Major Norman John Miners arrived along with Mr. Tim Doust. Not only was Mr. Miners twice my age, his reputation had preceded him. He was introduced as a ‘scholar’ – which he undoubtedly was, having bagged … Read more

From Jonathan To Buhari — Why Our ‘Messiahs’ Fail

By Fredrick Nwabufo Just yesterday — March 10, 2010 – Nigerians bent the capricious hand of kismet; they rose against the pirating of the presidency. Nigerian libertarians, in their hundreds, converged on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and marched to the residence of authority, demanding the actuation of the ‘’doctrine of necessity’’. The ailing Umaru … Read more

Electricity Tariff, Food And Petrol Price Hike – Who Will Bankroll Nigerians?

By Fredrick Nwabufo The Buhari administration has ruptured the ceiling of liberties it enjoys. Like King Solomon in his last uneventful years, the government has compounded the yoke of the people with the rocketing of the prices of essential commodities. It appears the administration has lost its sensory organ and has become insentient to the … Read more

Playing Politics With Southern Kaduna

Governor Nasir El-Rufai Elated Over Killing Of Bandits

By Simon Kolawole Two can play the game. That should sum up the politicking surrounding the disinvitation of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, for the 2020 annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) where he was to be a guest speaker. If he was “cancelled” simply because of the allegations that … Read more

Resilience [Forging Ahead] Part XXXII – By Bashorun J.K. Randle

In commemoration of the first one hundred days of the appointment of Professor (Ambassador) Ibrahim Agboola Gambari as Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Commander-In-Chief, Armed Forces of Nigeria, Resilience Television will on Friday August 21st 2020 devote prime time to a documentary on the President’s Chief adviser and ally. Much of it is … Read more

What If Femi Fani-Kayode, Mr Short Fuse, Was Buhari?

By Fredrick Nwabufo Femi Fani-Kayode makes conceit solemn. He is the sui generis of narcissism. His arrogance dovetails with his foul temper and cutting tongue. There is no shade of modesty, temperance and grace in the son of Remilekun Fani-Kayode (Fani Power). The mealy-mouthed politician takes the “H” in hubris. He is the undisputed crown … Read more

Apple’s $2tr Question For Nigeria’s Oil

By Simon Kolawole In Nigeria, oil is definitely the apple of our eyes — we don’t need to argue over that. But this piece of news should set us thinking once again: Apple, the American tech company, is now worth over $2 trillion. By contrast, the GDP of Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, is estimated … Read more

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