Category: Politics

  by Farooq Kperogi February 17, 2024 ON January 11, 2012, Bola Ahmed Tinubu published a sober, thoughtful, deeply insightful, and penetratingly foresightful article titled “Removal of Oil Subsidy: President Jonathan Breaks Social Contract With the People” that uncannily prefigured the untoward consequences of petrol subsidy removal that Nigerians are currently grappling with. The article […]

  By Dele Sobowale The suspension and subse­quent arrest of the Gover­nor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has brought the inevitable collision between President Tinubu and ex-President Buhari closer than the two of them realize. Buhari, who hoped to have a peaceful retirement in Daura or Niger Republic, will soon discover that he […]

  Eventually, a wide gap exists between northern Nigeria of Sir Ahmadu Bello and today’s northern Nigeria. We are now living in a NEW north that is blatantly obnoxious and dysfunctional vis-a-vis our great expectations as the OLD north under the iconic Sardauna. While the OLD north conspicuously existed for constructive growth and regional consolidation, […]

  By Bala Ibrahim. There is an old and familiar proverb that says, necessity is the mother of invention. I learnt it originated from the Socratic dialogue, in the time of Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, but I don’t know why he chose to use mother instead of father. Because, from my elementary biology, the […]

  By Balogun Murtala Mohammed. _Toleration is often indifference in disguise -Frederick Buechner_ For all stakeholders of Kaduna Polytechnic who have followed recent developments online, our collective tolerance has gone beyond suggesting our indifference in a matter that obviously affects us, as much or even more than it affects the persons directly concerned. As a […]

  By Dele Sobowale The suspension and subse­quent arrest of the Gover­nor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has brought the inevitable collision between President Tinubu and ex-President Buhari closer than the two of them realize. Buhari, who hoped to have a peaceful retirement in Daura or Niger Republic, will soon discover that he […]