Category: Columnist
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Enablers of authoritarianism in Nigeria – By Dakuku Peterside
Democracy is often cast as the antithesis of authoritarian rule — a beacon of liberty standing firm against the shadows of oppression. Yet, history tells a more intricate tale. Authoritarian regimes rarely storm the gates;
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Rivers Emergency Proclamation: Atiku’s coalition misses the point – By Ehichioya Ezomon
Whether they expected it or not, members of an amorphous coalition of opposition politicians, with the declared aim of removing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu from power in
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Visiting Fidel Castro in Havana – Owei Lakemfa
I never personally met Fidel Castro Ruz, one of the iconic figures of the 20th Century. I only saw him once in the streets of Havana while he drove and the crowds cheered. On November 25, 2016, this African-Latin American ancestor joined the pantheon.
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Call me emperor, not just president – By Chidi Amuta
President Bola Tinubu has dealt a fatal punch on Nigeria’s democratic prospects. As the head of the executive branch, he has injured the judiciary and subverted the legislature in what promises to be a dangerous drift
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Lamentations of a Youth Corps Member – By Francis Ewherido
I wrote this article on Monday, but more recent events, notably the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, have overshadowed this matter. Nigeria is a real movie scene. Anyhow, ogoro (frog) must jump, so here we go.
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Rivers State Emergency Rule: A different view – By Azu Ishiekwene
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proclamation of emergency rule in Rivers State on Tuesday surprised me for reasons different from those for which he has been severely criticised. The mildest criticism is that Tinubu’s failure to call the Minister of the Federal
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Multichoice and latent broadcast issues – By Okoh Aihe
A simmering broadcast news recently has been the story of Multichoice Nigeria jacking up subscription rates on its DStv and GOtv packages in order to remain in business in Nigeria. Coming on the heels of other similar developments like the 50 percent hike in telecoms tariff, and the stratospheric increase in electricity tariffs last year,…
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Tinubu reforms: Efficacy of executive order over legislative and judicial order – By Magnus Onyibe
The decision of President Tinubu to end the roughly forty (40) years policy of subsidizing petrol pump prices on the day he was inaugurated as the president of Nigeria on 29 May 2023 is the case of the use of executive order which is one of the three (3) legitimate told of governance. Subsequently
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Wake up Nigerians – Another N7.74 trillion fuel subsidy fraud is here – By Godwin Etakibuebu
The news broke just a few days ago that the Downstream price war between the Dangote Refinery and the Federal Government owned Four Refineries – Port Harcourt Refineries [they are two there], Warri Refinery
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Edo guber dispute: Parties adopt written addresses, await crucial judicial verdict – By Ehichioya Ezomon
As the three-man Election Petitions Tribunal (EPT) reserved judgment in the petitions against the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State, we’re reminded, as per Muhammad JSC, in Olonade vs Sowemimo (2014)