Category: Politics

  By Olusegun Adeniyi Since the conclusion of my ‘missionary journey’ to Aso Rock almost 14 years ago, I have written more than a dozen columns on the need to reform the budgeting process in Nigeria. Notable ones include ‘The Illusion of Budget Performance’, ‘Budget War and Dysfunctional Envelope System’, ‘Buhari and the Budget Palaver’, […]

  By Lasisi Olagunju Wise old Tortoise sat his children down. “My dear ones, two things are essential for your growth and wellbeing in life: Always tell the truth, and never ever take whatever is not yours.” The attentive children nodded; they promised to do as their father counseled. They bowed before their dad and […]

  By Auwal Ahmed Ibrahim The Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, NSF was rushed to accused the Senate President, Chief Godswill Akpabio on 2024 Budget padding. Senator Abdul Ningi, the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum was rushed to the press to blame the Senate President when consultation should be the first thing to […]

    By Steve Osuji SOS, it’s an emergency: Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu is in an emergency situation. The next four years of Tinubu’s administration must be regarded in law as a FORCE MAJUERE; a season of extended social and economic crisis without end. EXPRESSO has averred from day one that Bola Tinubu who […]

  There was a brief renewed hope on Monday 26 February 2024 that President Tinubu was about to curb the rising wasteful high cost of governance by promising to implement the 2012 Steve Oronsaye Report commissioned by President Jonathan. Even though there was some justified skepticism since Buhari’s APC had also used the same report […]

  I truly don’t understand why people especially we northerners are quick to openly and shamelessly condemn and vilify President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for the present economic hardships in the land. Is he the cause? When our own, a northerner held sway between 2015 and 2023, and was busy destroying all the foundations that […]

  By Faith Berewa It was TD Jakes, American Pastor, Author, Film Maker, Influencer, Entrepreneur who once stated in his sermon, that a man whose wife is experiencing labour pains should not tell her “I feel your pain”. “I understand what you are going through” Because he doesn’t, he can never know. He cannot go […]