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Tomato Armageddon: Tomatoes the new oil in Nigeria

Rose Edet never thought buying tomatoes for her busy Lagos restaurant would be an issue. But the rising cost is…

One Year After; Where Is the Nigerian Economy Heading?

By Uzoma Ngozi Nigeria’s overdependence on oil is one reality that President Buhari’s government has to grapple with if it…

Buhari, Nigeria and the Niger Delta Avengers

By Reuben Abati Niger Delta Avengers is the name of a new group of militants in the Niger Delta who…

Nigeria’s Savaged Poor by Okey Ndibe

By Okey Ndibe Before the 2015 presidential election, Candidate Muhammadu Buhari essentially advertised himself as a magician. Even though oil…

Deregulation and the politics of public policy

Reuben Abati This thing called democracy, particularly the Nigerian brand, never ceases to throw up new and intriguing lessons about…

Buhari’s policies hurting the poor, protecting the wealthy

David O. Kuranga In a series of damaging policies aimed at increasing Nigeria’s revenues and cutting cost, Buhari and the…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

‘Fuel Attendants’ most important persons in Nigeria by Seun Bisuga

When the list of the most important persons in Nigeria is compiled for the first half of the year, I…

Why Donald Trump Can Win Weird by SKC Ogbonnia

Many assume Donald J. Trump can not win the US presidential election this November because he is widely viewed as…

Social Media And The English Language by Reuben Abati

By Reuben Abati I get confused these days reading many of the posts on social media, and text messages sent…

President Buhari, Cameron and Corruption

By Reuben Abati: “We have got the leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain… Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly…

Can Nigeria Be Crushed Into Shape? by Okey Ndibe

By Okey Ndibe I was disturbed by a report in last Sunday’s edition of The Punch newspaper. It read, “Buhari…
Ex-PM David Cameron in shock return, appointed Foreign Secretary

The problem with Cameron’s problem with Nigeria

By Eseoghene Al-Faruq Ohwojeheri The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has been caught on camera making reference to Nigeria…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

Time to end Nigeria’s petrol subsidy regime

By Sunday Attah The discussion on the deregulation of the downstream sector of the Nigerian petroleum Industry has been on…

Buhari’s anti-graft agenda in focus at London summit

By Garba Shehu President Muhammadu Buhari arrives in London on Tuesday to join 50 other world leaders at a landmark…

The Fowlers And Tunde Fowler

By Babasola Adigun A fowler, dictionaries tell us, is one who hunts birds for sport or food. His major tool…

Goodnight Lucy Kibaki, Africa’s Most Violent First Lady

By Reuben Abati Lucy Muthoni Kibaki was buried yesterday, 9.12 am, Nigerian time, in Othaya, Njeri County, Kenya in the…

Buhari anniversary: Joshua Dogonyaro verdict

By Remi Oyeyemi As we berth at the banks of one year bash of the ascension of President Muhammadu Buhari…

The cost of national depression by Reuben Abati

By Reuben Abati “I hear the World Bank says Nigeria is now the worst place to do business in the…

The Slap Heard Around The World; The Shame Watched Around The World

By Professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò I would like to start this piece by thanking the owners of Channels Television in for…

Herdsmen, Actions And Consequences by Okey Ndibe

By Okey Ndibe Last week, alleged herdsmen armed with rapid-fire guns and machetes descended on the Ukpabi Nimbo community in…

Democracy In Nigeria: A case for citizens’ participation by David Dimas

By David Dimas The dishonorable happenings in the 8th National Assembly have resolutely convinced politically-engaged Nigerians that a critical mass…

May Day: Tiwa Savage, Tee Billz and Nigeria by Reuben Abati

“Ol’boy, man don see something oh.” “Wetin you see?” “My eyes don see something. My ears don hear, and my…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

Cattle herdsmen as the new Boko Haram? By Reuben Abati

“No matter how far the town, there is another beyond it” – Fulani Proverb   There has been so much…

The killing culture of the neo-nomadic by Prof Wole Soyinka

By Prof Wole Soyinka THE KILLING CULTURE OF THE NEO-NOMADIC Culture is closely intertwined with tourism – the former, in…

A manual for Nigeria’s low and medium scale criminals by Okey Ndibe

By Okey Ndibe If you happen to know any Nigerian armed robber, pickpocket, small-time con artist, low-level 419-er or participant…

If I were to do it again, I will vote Buhari

I am aware some people may not be comfortable with my title, but I need to share my perspectives nonetheless.…

The 8th Senate and Matters Arising by Prof Sola Adeyeye

By Prof Sola Adeyeye I am really at a loss about how to respond to the column of my friend,…

Confronting The Curse Of Oil By Reuben Abati

The monthly Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC, meeting was held the other day in Abuja, with the representatives of state…

PENDULUM: A Candid Response from the Senate President

My dear brother Dele, let me thank you most sincerely for your article last weekend, “My Candid Letter to Saraki.”…

The Senate, CCT and the politics of Saraki’s trial by Reuben Abati

By Reuben Abati The present Senate serving the Nigerian people runs the risk of being remembered as the worst since…
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