2023 SWAN Election: Time To Pull Away From Darkness – By Fred Edoreh
Possibly for the first time in its long history, the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria witnessed the threat of factionalisation, both at the national level and in various state chapters, under the the leadership of Honour Sirawoo. The division was precipitated mostly by the manipulation of the processes of the last election to exclude many […]
Three slaps in Aso Rock
BY MAHMUD JEGA In his eight years as Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was not known for making controversial, not to mention incendiary, remarks. That was understandable because he was a mainstream civil servant who rose to become a director in Federal service, before he ventured into politics. Imagine the surprise and […]
KADUNA STATE: THE BURDEN OF CONTINUITY AND DELIVERING RESULTS
Senator Uba Sani, the incumbent Governor of Kaduna State, campaigned on the rhetoric of continuity and consolidation as evident in his SUSTAIN blueprint. The reality of which must now be practicalized – as his performance will not be measured by just outputs, number of empowerment or infrastructure, but also outcomes, reduction in poverty and unemployment. […]
THE REAL SUBSIDIES ARE NOT FOR THE POOR, BUT THE RICH.
BY FEMI FALANA, SAN Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but who benefit from them. In Nigeria, subsidies are primarily of the rich, by the rich and for the rich. I will highlight a few, how they are being manipulated and […]
ELRUFA’I, MURIC, AND THE ISLAMIZATION AGENDA: Response from a Christian
Everyone will always get what they deserve. When we fail to plan, therefore, we are planning to fail. The levity with which Christians treat matters of elections, politics, and governance is so appalling that it would seem their existence does not depend on them. This is the reason people like Elrufa’i or groups like the […]
The 10th NASS leadership and the burden of morality, endorsements, by Hassan Gimba
The 10th NASS leadership and the burden of morality, endorsements, by Hassan Gimba The Arbiter In the system of governance we practise, there are three arms – the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. The Legislature is said to be the first among the three. The arms are characterised by the principle of separation of powers as […]
World Bank Loan and Petrol Price Increases
1n August last year, the Nigerian government signed an agreement with the World Bank for a loan of $800 million to fund fuel price increases palliatives for the poor. Nigeria's special drawing rights (SDR) of $565.3 million with the IMF was used as collateral for the loan. The loan came with the usual conditions. These […]
WHY THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION SHOULD INVEST IN THE GROWTH OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES
By Yusuf Goje The BudgIT State of States Report for 2021 projected that Kaduna State needs to create 277,773 jobs annually over the next four years. This is in order to drastically reduce the unemployment and underemployment combined rate of 67%.
FEBRUARY 25 HEIST: IS THE JUDICIARY STILL THE LAST HOPE OF THE COMMON MAN?
By Law Mefor Since the return of Nigeria to the current democratic dispensation, the judiciary has increasingly made incursions in determining electoral victories and outcomes. In many cases, their judgments are based on technicalities, like the case of Senator Ademola Adeleke in 2019, in which a judge failed to do the needful and Adeleke lost […]
BATISTS AND THE CHATHAM MISADVENTURE
By Zwahu, Y. E. Let me tell you a story. A master archer once traveled to a certain town for the very first time. He was received by his host at the city gate to be taken to his lodge.