There is no gainsaying the fact that we are in a season of anomie in Nigeria. The country is being buffeted by insecurity of diverse ilk—kidnapping, armed robbery, ritual murder, …
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High cost of starving to death
After delivering a devastating report on the cost of healthy diet of the average Nigerian, the National Bureau of Statistics added that average Nigerians would be spending 54.9 per cent …
Read More »Governor Makinde and the biggest business district in the world
On Friday the 1st day of March 2024, purporting to act pursuant to the Land Use Act, GovernorMakinde of Oyo State, the Omi Tuntun exponent, The post Governor Makinde and …
Read More »The plot to undermine Dangote Refinery
Two recent events orchestrated by what I presume to be the oil mafia in Nigeria, underscore the vicious plot to undermine the world acclaimed Dangote Refinery. First is the spurious …
Read More »Some cautionary thoughts about reforming Nigeria’s judiciary
Seven years after his emergence as Nigeria’s military Head of State, in the third quarter of 1974, General Yakubu Gowon placed a telephone call to the then Chief Justice of …
Read More »Local government system and constitutional crisis of federalism
The Constitution forms the foundation of all state institutions, including local government as a system of government in Nigeria. The people as the ultimate source of all constitutional authorities as …
Read More »How the constitution deleted tradition
On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Kenya held its general election during which the President, governors, senators and members of the National Assembly were elected. The results of the elections were …
Read More »Reengineering bureaucracy as engine room of government – Part 2
And so, the reform of the public service is the first condition towards such objective. This means that the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs)—the engine rooms of the public service …
Read More »Presidential monologue – Part 34
Good morning, Mr President. Let me note from the beginning that the country’s presently is under your watch. Things are pretty hard for Nigerians to the extent that we are …
Read More »PDP’s politics of self-afflictions
After the 2023 presidential election, which the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) blundered and had its ego bruised, it was thought the sobering effects of that loss would evoke deep reflections …
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