By EE Okpa Au is “Clueless” on the mechanism of money. 5% of IMF SDR for Africa is $33.5b for 54 odd nation meaning technically, no nation gets a $1b. Geez, if Africans create a fund that is sensitive to her needs that is patient, they can develop a monetary source bigger than what IMF, […] Read more
By Farooq Kperogi In my April 10, 2021, column titled “Tinubu: A Presidential Disaster Waiting to Happen?” I admitted that Bola Tinubu often benefits “from the professionally dexterous mediation of his inventively resourceful media team” and that he “has one of the, if not the, most sophisticated propagandists and mind managers in Nigeria.” But amid […] Read more
By Michael West MaTaZ ArIsInGFebruary 5, 2022 Our society is in moral and spiritual quagmire largely due to the negligence and compromised disposition of parents towards the training of their children. From the cradle, parents are the moral compass, role models and counsellors-in-chief of their children. The abdication of these noble responsibilities is the reason […] Read more
By Wole Olaoye The 2023 election will be like no other. It’s outcome will either make or mar Nigeria. Should an unprepared president emerge winner, he will be inheriting a poisoned chalice in the form of the many social, fiscal, religious and security problems the current government will hand over. But should a ready-made leader […] Read more
By Ayo Dada There is so much social media bashing. People say it is about ‘noise’, propaganda, lies, etc. Yet, the politicians respond to it. Example Tinubu’s aide just responded to his trip to London. Buhari banned twitter, yahoo boys, kidnappers, school and hotel proprietors and even evil lovers are caught due to social media […] Read more
By Ayo Dada One of Nigria’s 2023 presidential hopefuls and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is reported to have left the country to rest after his consultations with prominent Nigerians regarding his presidential bid, which he once described as his lifelong ambition. Despite the obvious health issues affecting Mr. Tinubu, his boy, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG A socio-political activist, Reno Omokri has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari cancelled his visit to Zamfara State due to the fresh activities of the bloodthirsty bandits. It had reported that the president who was scheduled to visit Zamfara State on Thursday, cancelled his trip and rescheduled it for next week. According to Zamfara […] Read more
By Farooq A. KperogiTwitter: @farooqkperogi In today’s Saturday Tribune/Peoples Gazette column, I argue that focusing on whom between Tinubu and Osinbajo should be president plays into APC’s propaganda tactic called the rhetoric of inevitability that makes us think they’re the only ones that matter and causes us to forget about the dreadful record of their […] Read more
By Farooq Kperogi In his interview with Arise TV recently, Ovation publisher and presidential hopeful Dele Momodu talked of the “owners of Nigeria” who teleguide the selection of political leaders, particularly presidents, and to whom we’re helpless victims. They are an amorphous group of crafty old stagers with enduringly deep roots in the structure of […] Read more
By Olufemi Fadairo An acclaimed visionary leader, tested and trusted by his people. He had built several people into positions of influence. Has a protegee that he brought to lime light. The protegee, a teacher, a pastor and a seasoned lawyer. The lawyer protegee had helped the leader in the administration of his tenure. A […] Read more
