The strength of a nation lies in its ability to adapt, improve, and secure its citizens,” said an ancient thinker, and in Nigeria today, this ethos finds a fitting embodiment …
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Sokoto’s ‘2025 transformation and infrastructural sustainability budget’
In the last one and half years, Dr Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, the amiable governor of Sokoto State, has proven that the annual budget can be an effective tool to empower …
Read More »Transformation of taxation in Nigeria: Insights into 2024 tax reforms
Taxes are the lifeblood of a country’s economy, fuelling public services and government operations. In Nigeria, however, this vital system has long been plagued by inefficiencies, public distrust, and an …
Read More »Of corruption, institutional deceit and underdevelopment
With corruption, Nigeria will remain underdeveloped, and the common people impoverished. No amount of prayers for a better Nigeria can solve the problem because God has provided all that is …
Read More »Between Oshiomhole and Governor Okpebholo
As an Esan man, let me begin with a disclaimer: Contrary to the lies of Senator (and former Governor) Adams Oshiomhole, the name, Okpebholo, does not mean “The Rescuer.” It …
Read More »The meaning of an allergy
An allergy results when the body overreacts to a provoking agent due to a series of actions within the immune system in response to something that would not otherwise cause …
Read More »Whither Nigeria as Morocco, Saudi host World Cup?
There is a sense in which we can claim that Morocco’s bid to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Portugal and Spain and Saudi Arabia’s 2034 have been remarkable …
Read More »Who wants Mike Adenuga Jr. dead?
The recent false alarm about Chief Mike Adenuga Jr.’s death was so influential that legendary musician Ebenezer Obey felt compelled to release a song debunking it. Back in the 1980s, …
Read More »‘Cheat back’ is now the advice
In these desperate times, where men face endless “play away” options, every man who values his family should take a moment for serious self-reflection. There is a pressing need for …
Read More »Bernice Oasis Outreach and transformation of African communities
With Nigeria currently seeing emerging trends in different facets of its national life, the need for a holistic, indigenous, and humanised solution continues to rise with fewer people ready to …
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