Nigeria’s disastrous outing at the 2024 Olympics in Paris proved again the hopelessness of banking on an individual to save a nation. The moment Tobi Amusan failed to qualify for …
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Still living in denial
There is evidence that government has refused to learn lessons from the anti-hunger/EndBadGovernance protests. That much is perceived from responses of government and security agencies. The authorities are yet to …
Read More »Thumbs up for fiscal sustainability and transparency in Anambra State
Governor Charles Soludo’s pedigree in Banking, Financial management and International financial market is factoring a lot of positive developments in Anambra state political economy, a phenomenon unprecedented in the history …
Read More »Scrap Almajiri for north to excel in Nigeria
Because of work, studies and my vocation as a journalist, I have visited about six states out of the 19 states in the North of Nigeria – Kano, Kaduna, Gombe, …
Read More »Presidential monologue – Part 31
Mr President, Good morning. The #EndBadGovernance protests has come and ended. You were forewarned. That your policies has thrown the economy into anarchy is too obvious for all who live …
Read More »Why must the masses bite the fingers that feed them?
I have always wondered why some erstwhile good people go into politics, accept political appointments, and come out changed. I have also wondered what goes on in the minds of …
Read More »Takeaways from the #EndBadGovernance protest
The #EndBadGovernance protest finally ended on Saturday with a one million-march. The days started like play, like play, then looked as if it would not end so soon but as …
Read More »What is child health poverty?
Child health poverty refers to the disproportionate impact of poverty on the health and well-being of children. It does not mean or refer to a child who does not have …
Read More »As darker days loom
In March 2017, a remarkable memo sent seven months earlier to President Muhammadu Buhari, leaked. It had been written by Nasir El-Rufai, the then Governor of Kaduna State and member of the …
Read More »Aloe vera: More than a cosmetic superstar (2)
About a week ago, an old acquaintance sent me an article written by someone who claimed to have cured his prostate problems by cooking and eating cassava. I became concerned …
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