One by one, three Nigerian former military rulers, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, arrived at Babangida’s Hilltop Mansion in Minna, Niger State, last Sunday. So did former National Security Adviser (NSA), General Aliyu Gusau. The Minna meeting had every trapping of African witches assembling at the coven. Like owls, a pervasive symbol of African witchcraft, did they …

On Friday, 12 July 2024, in this space under the title, “Inside Tinubu’s Republic of Hunger”, we drew attention at the rate Nigerians were pummeled by poverty and hunger. Part of the observations was that almost all the failed portions of internal roads in major cities, were being taken over by colony of women, at times with children, begging for …

President Bola Tinubu announced a disaster relief fund on Monday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. He said the relief fund is already expedient as the climate becomes more unpredictable and many places in the country are vulnerable to its vagaries. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who accompanied the Nigerian leader …

It takes decisive leadership to roll back the forays of terror. Terror understands the language of terror. The recent successful operations of Nigeria’s security forces across the country bear a defining mark of resolute leadership. Last Thursday, troops of Operation Hadarin Daji made a quick delivery. They dispatched terrorist leader, Halilu Sububu, and his gang of death-dealers in a five-star …

President Bola Tinubu will return to Abuja on Sunday, following his official visit to China and his short stay in the United Kingdom. In a statement on Saturday evening, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga recalled that President Tinubu left Abuja for Beijing, China, on 29 August. The statement read: “He started his official …

President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the new report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the country’s trade balance. According to the report, Nigeria recorded another trade surplus in the second quarter of 2024, hitting N6.95 trillion. The current surplus is 6.60% higher than the N6.52 trillion surplus recorded in the first quarter. Just days after the country recorded …

President Bola Tinubu on Friday rounded off his official visit to China with his trip to the world’s 2nd largest economy ending with very significant and mouthwatering gains for Nigeria. It was obvious that the President was looking forward to a trip heavy on deals that would impact on Nigeria’s quest to improve our infrastructure, agriculture, power, solid minerals etc …

A socio-political group, The Collective Movement (TCM), has advised the Federal Government to jettison any harmful economic policies to reduce the present tension in Nigeria. TCM stated that the recent hike in petroleum prices from N568 to over N855 per liter is poised to cause severe damage to Nigeria’s economy. Since the Bola Tinubu administration came into office last year, …

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Tuesday, lamented that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration is becoming indifferent, insensitive and unresponsive to the plights of Nigerians. In an open letter titled ‘President Bola Tinubu, time is going’, Adams also said the present administration has disappointed Nigerians adding that the citizens can no longer bear the economic hardship. …

President Bola Tinubu has said his administration took the decision to remove the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) because it would free up resources for critical investments in the country. He also said the courageous steps to reform Nigeria’s macroeconomic environment is focused on restoring confidence in the nation’s economy. Declaring open the 17th Annual Chartered Institute of Bankers …