Category: Columnist
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Can the President collude with the NASS to dupe Nigerians? – By Godwin Etakibuebu
My dearly most cherished President Bola Tinubu, I beg of you to consider above question, with absolute sincerity, and try your very best in responding to it, please. Your response, in whichever way, shall remain one befitting legacy you shall be leaving behind for posterity, knowing fully that, just like every other mortal, you have…
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The Abiola-Tinubu-Aregbesola triumvirate in politics – By Owei Lakemfa
Nigeria, this Thursday, May 29, 2025, marks its 26th anniversary ending brutal military rule, and embarking on the road to democracy. I am reminded, on this occasion, of three political figures who contributed to this situation. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged into national consciousness in 1992 when he was elected the Senator representing the Lagos West Constituency. …
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Good and bad pleasure (2) – By Femi Aribisala
The pleasures of men are varied, “(King Ahasuerus) had ordered all the officers of his household, that they should do according to each man’s pleasure.” (Esther 1:8). But God prescribes only One pleasure for believers. That One pleasure is Himself.
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Gatekeepers or spectators? National Assembly’s two-year performance gap – By Dakuku Peterside
Last week’s column took state governors to task, and the response was electric: inboxes flooded, phone lines buzzed, and hashtags trended. Nigerians are starved for public office scorecards that rely on more than rumour and partisan noise. In that spirit, and with the second anniversary of the 10th National Assembly
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DisCos’ blackmail of government to retain subsidy on tariffs – By Ehichioya Ezomon
In March 2025, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) released the performance report of 2024/Q4 in comparison to 2024/Q3 by the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the country. While the report speaks of Eko DisCo (90.00%) and Ikeja DisCo (82.63%) as recording the highest collection
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A referendum on nothing – By Chidi Amuta
The APC as the ruling party has developed a rather curious sense of comedy. It is in a way futuristic and steps ahead of the country over which it rules. From the utterances of its chief priests and prime pontiffs, it has already held the next presidential elections a clear two years ahead of 2027.…
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JAMB outcome, suicide and life’s unending challenges – By Francis Ewherido
My article last week generated some questions. But until the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, is proven guilty of ethnic or religious bigotry, I stand by what I wrote. I also support an inquiry into the circumstances that led to the glitch. Anyone found
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Happy survival to ECOWAS at 50 – By Owei Lakemfa
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, suffering from serious arthritis, cerebral malaria and a splitting headache by three countries, turns 50 on May 28, 2025. It had a dream of regional integration, including a free and seamless flow of persons, services and capital, the
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Ishaq Oloyede’s cross – By Azu Ishiekwene
The last time a public official wept on national TV, Nigerians regretted offering her towels instead of buckets to collect her tears. She was acting, but we didn’t know it. Diezani Allison-Madueke had just been appointed Minister of Transport and went on a tour to assess some
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One reguIator for the broadcast industry, please – By Okoh Aihe
I had no prior information that the Kano State Government sought help from the NBC before coming up with a landmark decision on live political broadcast early in the month.