Dele Farotimi is probably my cousin that I never met. He hails from Imesi Ile, my beloved hometown. In Imesi, everybody knows everybody; and everybody knows everybody who knows somebody. We are a closely knit community of cerebral men and women who quietly make marks in Yorubaland and Nigeria. Dele speaks truth to power. What a beauty that is. Dele, …

President Bola Tinubu transmitted four tax reform bills to the national assembly on 3 October 2024. The bills are the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill. Together, these bills would overhaul tax administration and revenue generation in Nigeria, as many of the provisions contained …

Just days after the end of the Nigerian Civil War in January 1970, disaster struck in the home of Wikina-Emmah in Kono at the heart of Ogoniland in Rivers State. Ebenezer Saro-Wikina, eldest son of Wikina-Emmah, suddenly passed. The Ogoni were among the nationalities affected by the civil war. Multitudes from the ethnic group previously sought refuge in the area …

The financial sector is the backbone of any economy, driving transactions, investment, and growth. In Nigeria, the financial sector is under siege. The recent report from the Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC) confirms this. The report reveals a shocking escalation in fraudulent activities, leaving banks and customers vulnerable in the first nine months of 2024. This rising tide of financial …

As Nigeria and South Africa hold the 11th session of Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission, in Cape Town, on Tue 3 Dec 2024 it is trite to establish the contours of their relationship and to thank President Tinubu for keeping faith with Africa’s other big brother. The radar on Nigeria again shifts to South Africa witnessing three weeks of unprecedented shuttle …

In 31 days time, it will be new year! Many Nigerians can’t wait to draw the curtain on the year of our Lord twenty twenty-four! For most, it would be the toughest year ever. And the prayers on the lips of many would be for 2025 to be a lot better than the outgoing year. Before then, Christmas is just …

In 1992, Leon Mugesera, a senior politician in the then Rwanda ruling party, gathered a crowd of supporters at a rally held in the town of Kabaya. At the rally, Mugesera labeled the minority Tutsi “cockroaches,” who must be eliminated. He then asked this East African ethnic group to go back to its place of birth. He was quoted to …

It is received wisdom that supportive, high-quality friends in good places are important in human relationships and in advancing personal and group progress. It is also the case in strengthening relationships among nations. Since his assumption of office, President Bola Tinubu has activated the friendship he has built over time in his quest for Nigeria’s development. The President has embarked …

How do you dance to the admiration of all Nigerians? Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey said it all in his song/story on “Ketekete” (horse) and its owner: There is nothing you can do to please the entire universe. No matter your efforts and regardless of the success achieved, some will still deride you and pull you down. They will find fault. …

Seye, one of the best sharp shooters and snipers among the PBGs, saw me from their Central Monitoring Station (CMS) embedded inside one of the three bunkers in Dodan Barracks by Siemens. There were about 10 operatives in bunker C from where they saw me. The other 15 (they were 25 all together in Dodan Barracks) had ferried the President …