Category: Opinion
Inside President Tinubu’s Nigeria
By abiodun KOMOLAFE On May 29, 2023, Bola Tinubu assumed office as Nigeria’s president, 16th leader. Nigerians wish him success in the onerous tasks ahead. All the...
Gosh! My associates and successors are dying
By Tola Adeniyi I will not start with the departure, 14 years ago, of Professor Femi Sonaike; age-mate [May 29, June 3], town-mate, classmate, same profession,...
The bicycle boy who built an empire
By Dare Babarinsa A sea of humanity bid Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun, founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), farewell last week in Ijebu-Ode. It...
I am a troublemaker!
SATURDAY BREAKFAST with TONY OKOROJI Last week, I was at an event organized by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and was given the opportunity to make a...
Tinubu and burden of ministerial list
Azu Ishiekwene You may have seen it. The list, of course. Those who think that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not moving fast enough to appoint ministers have offered to...
Burning of vessel containing stolen crude:Environmental and Legal Concerns
By Oyero Olurin On July 11, 2023, Nigerian security operatives set ablaze a vessel carrying 800,000 liters of stolen crude oil. The vessel, MT TURA II, was intercepted...
Burning of vessel containing stolen crude: Environmental and Legal Concerns
By Oyero Olurin On July 11, 2023, Nigerian security operatives set ablaze a vessel carrying 800,000 liters of stolen crude oil. The vessel, MT TURA II, was intercepted...
Three Lessons from the ethnicisation of the JAMB controversy
By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi Over the last few days, I recoiled in horror and disgust as the fairly straightforward case of JAMB exam result fraud by...
A cat with more than nine lives!
SATURDAY BREAKFAST with TONY OKOROJI I want to say again that I am an unbelievably lucky guy. Each time people have counted me out, the Almighty has restored me. It has...
Some Nigerian journalists and comprehension of instructions
The link below isn’t one I’m proud to share because it represents an indictment of Nigerian journalists and their trade. How so? There is a portion of the...
