Tinubu’s Govt Says The North Benefits More: Fact, Fiction, Deception, Political Shenanigans Or Political Hara-Kiri?
By Abbati Bako, PSC, BSIS, MIT “The Northern region is benefiting more from this government than any other region.” The argument is used to defend policy decisions, appointments, and budget allocations. It’s also used to calm political tension in…
Why Young Africans Head Westward – Brian Muloni
By Patrick Titus, Uyo A Nairobi-based Senior Finance Business Partner, Brian Muloni has identified widening gap between Africa’s youthful population and its capacity to provide jobs as a major driver of the continent’s growing migration. Muloni’s…
When Journalists Become The Story
What the Abati–Rufai Clash Says About Nigerian Journalism By Adamu S. Ladan, FCAI The recent exchange between veteran broadcaster, Dr Reuben Abati and his Arise News colleague, Rufai Oseni, during the station’s Morning Show has produced something…
Bola Ahmed Tinubu: The Man That Never Was
…The pattern of discrepancies in Tinubu’s academic records and credentials are too impossible to ignore as this narrative suggests By Mohammed Bello Doka What happens when the only official record that bears a man’s name in the country where…
El-Rufai: Tough On The Job But Never Deficient In Humanity
…Exactly The El-Rufai I Have Come To Know By Terna Francis Ph.D …by the time I returned to Kaduna state, where I was born and raised in 2019, I was jobless. Though the primary aim of my coming back to the state was to undertake a Doctorate degree…
One People, Different Lenses: Abba Kyari and Gbajabiamila in the Eyes of the Lagos-Ibadan Media
By Mohammed Bello Doka In April 2020, when Abba Kyari, former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, died from COVID-19 complications, the Lagos-Ibadan media establishment did not miss a beat. The man was demonised in life and, remarkably, even…
President Tinubu, Where Are The Subsidy Savings? A Contract Broken With Nigerians
By Aishatu Kabu So this week, we woke up to another disturbing news: WAEC examination fees increased by almost 100%. While government may call it “just an adjustment,” it makes common Nigerians like me ask: why do our leaders always fail on…
General Rabe: If Nigerian Military Cannot Defend Its Veterans, Any Hope For The Citizens?
By Mohammed Bello Doka There is a video circulating online that should keep every Nigerian awake at night. It shows a retired Major General of the Nigerian Army, a man who once commanded soldiers, who once took an oath to defend the territorial integrity…
For Saying 14m+ Votes Were Cast In The Primary Elections, APC Has Rigged Before The Election …As The Numbers Don’t Add Up And Nigerians Should Ask
By: Akeem Olaniyi ADEBOMOJO The numbers coming out of APC’s recent primaries are raising eyebrows for all the wrong reasons. According to figures released by the party, 14,002,661 votes were cast nationwide during the exercise. But here’s the problem:…
El-Rufai, Bashar, Tambuwal, Sadiya, Badaru et al: Is the Yoruba-led FG Keeping Records Before the Tables Turn?
By Mohammed Bello Doka In the hallowed chambers of Nigerian jurisprudence, a foundational maxim holds firm: he who comes to equity must come with clean hands. As the dust settles on the recent wave of high-profile arrests, asset forfeitures, and public…