Wole Soyinka and the Ridwan Akinfenwa phenomenon – By Sonala Olumhense
I share Wole Soyinka’s outrage: the roar of a celebrated writer and Nobel Prize winner whose accolades travel ahead of him wherever he goes. A man who has taught in…
Our Man in France – By Reuben Abati
“So, where is President Tinubu, my brother?” “What do you mean where is President Tinubu? He told you and everyone else that he is travelling to France and the UK…
2027: Desperate El-Rufai And The Limit Of Propaganda
Last Sunday, an interview with former Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Channels Television revealed a lot as he spared no effort in promoting his profile as the new opposition frontrunner against…
Mixed metaphors: The EFCC’s burden
Days after his return from an official trip to Japan and Brazil, President Bola Tinubu last Thursday jetted out on “vacation” to France, his perpetual personal home. “The vacation will…
Bola Tinubu abolishes ‘corruption’
Nigerian leader Bola Tinubu woke up the world last week, declaring he has ended corruption in Nigeria. But it was Nigerians who were most astounded. He said, “The reforms I’ve…
Babatunde Fashola’s wisdom, Nyesom Wike’s wealth – By Sonala Olumhense
I commend Babatunde Fashola, a former Governor and former Minister, for his advocacy of a sports-driven economic model for Nigeria. Speaking at a book presentation, Fashola said Nigeria’s policymakers had…
Tinubu and Nigerian Economy: Beyond Deceits of Procuring Foreign Endorsements?
It is easier to talk if you don’t think but if you think you will think thoroughly before talking, and when you talk, you will work. By now if they…
INEC’s By-elections And Lessons Not Learnt – By Reuben Abati
The by-elections held across the country last Saturday in 16 constituencies across 12 states, in terms of the organization, the process and outcomes would seem to confirm one painful truth,…
The PDP-APC criminal enterprise – By Sonala Olumhense
Last Friday, August 15, Nigerian leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu departed for the TICAD9 conference in Japan. Channels TV reported on his interaction with the Loyalty Line at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…
Do You Know Who I Am? By Reuben Abati
The biggest affliction that Nigerians suffer from, individually and collectively, is encapsulated in the common, familiar saying: “Do you know who I am?” It is a statement, a question, rooted…