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President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2017 budget speech

SPEECH OF H.E. PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON THE 2017 BUDGET OF RECOVERY AND GROWTH AT JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL…

History will judge me – President John Mahama

My fellow Ghanaians, My brothers and sisters, A while ago, I phoned Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and offered him my…

Why are Nigerian IDPs starving to death?

The most muted fact about Nigeria today is that it is the site of one of the worst humanitarian crises…
An Economist, Daramola Omoyele, explains why churches, mosques, and traditional temples should not be exempted from paying taxes

Understanding Taxation in Nigeria, An Overview of The Nigerian Tax System 

A withholding tax is an income tax paid to the government by the payer of the income rather than by…

How to start your own church and make lots of money!

It’s all the rage now; every Tom, Dick and Harry is becoming a pastor, setting up their own churches and…

Should Obasanjo, Anenih gloat over these?

Ultimate evil, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, and his propaganda chief Josef Goebbels, said human memory is very short; that you…

Nasir El-Rufai and the bloodfest in Southern Kaduna (1)

“We will write this for all to read. Anyone, soldier or not, that kills the Fulani takes a loan repayable…

Patent goldmine or Economic Thalidomide? The viable option out of recession

This is a question for the government of the day. Why do we have a legacy of $150 billion and…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

Fulani herdsmen and Nigeria’s survival

If there was any time when President Buhari would see the atrocities of the marauding Fulani herdsmen as a national…

Data Rate Hike: Time To Call Buhari To Order

The Yorubas have a saying: ‘Agilinti ti n se ginniginni, iku apaa, ambelente opolo to fi ojojumo gbe ara re…

The evil of corruption

Evil and corruption works together, so when we say the evil of corruption, we simply refer to people who enjoy…

Why Nigeria’s legislature should be part-time

Against the emerging consensus that lawmakers and their executive counterparts take so much from public coffers, with no such corresponding…

What will Ondo decide?

Next Saturday is supposed to be the governorship election in my home state, Ondo but the steps of the leading…

Trump, the tragic case of Bridget Agbahime and the death of a nation

Two weeks ago, while the world faced the frightening prospect of a Trump presidency in the US, an equally tragic…
ASUU strike: CAANU sends message to Nigerian govt.

Why ASUU is on strike

“For those who do not understand “Why ASUU is on strike” – Please read this and share widely….. 1. Less…

Between the Holy Spirit and Google

In this days when everything has gone ‘E’, Google appears to be getting more attention than it deserves. When you…

Osun State in the last six years

In one of his essays, American author, Wilfred Peterson wrote: “big thinking precedes great achievement.” With the benefit of hindsight,…

The heart and soul of Nnamdi Kanu

In my essay titled “Head Bloodied But Not Bowed And The Ascension Of President-Elect Donald J. Trump” (Part 1) I…

It’s time to outlaw ‘Jungle Justice’ in Nigeria

For as long as one can remember there has always been ‘jungle justice’ in Nigeria. All it takes is for…

Sultan’s 10th Anniversary- Celebrating a royal icon

The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar…

A Verdict’s Odyssey: J.P Clark on America

Title: America, Their America Author: John Pepper Clark Publisher: Bookcraft Africa, 2016 November is the month for the Lagos Arts…

Oshiomhole’s successes and failures

LIKE a flash in the pan, the bell tolls for Governor Adams Oshiomhole to exit Osadebe Avenue, Edo State Government…

How Donald Trump defeated the American media

Donald Trump’s stunning and “upset” victory over Hillary Clinton in the recent US presidential election should primarily go down in…

RED CARD, GREEN CARD – Notes Towards the Management of Hysteria

I shall begin on a morbid note. One of the horror stories that emerged from the Daesh (Isis) controlled parts…

When church leaders step out of line

In writing this article I’ve been advised to tread carefully so I do not tread on the toes of certain…

Personal financial lessons

Not everyone can govern a state, let alone have the courage to go against the existing norms to show frugality…

Nigeria: A forest of thousand demons

“Have they released your brother, Reuben Abati?” “As at this time of speaking (Friday, 4th November), not to the best…

Fayemi and the new lease of life in mining sector

Nigeria was the centre of attraction at the African Down Under (ADU) international mining conference in Perth, Australia, last September…

How National Assembly lost out in anti-corruption battle

IT is exactly one year now. I remember asking members of the National Assembly to see reasons why they should…

Hold the chieftaincy title, please!

A Nigerian doctor, a professor of paediatric surgery, Oluyinka Olutoye, has been in the news lately, the world over. He…
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