It’s out! Soyinka’s Metamorphosis: Echoes from the People’s Mandate, a rare book by Sunny Igboanugo
Why I wrote this riposte to Professor Soyinka Today I formally announce the publication of my book, titled: Soyinka’s Metamorphosis: Echoes from “The People’s Mandate,” a copy of which has…
The Pointer newspaper at 30: A Delta epiphany, by Ken Ugbechie
On Monday, October 28, The Pointer newspaper marked its 30th anniversary. Owned by Delta state, it was established in 1994, three years after Delta state was excised from the old…
Tax Reform: Open Letter to Northern Governors, by Arabinrin Aderonke
Your Excellencies, Governors of Northern Nigeria states, I write to you with a vision we all share: building a prosperous, fair, and united Nigeria. It’s understandable to have concerns…
I saw Makkah and wept; you would, too, by Hassan Gimba
My recent visit to the holy city was the second time I was there, courtesy of the benevolence of Honourable Mai Mala Buni, the governor of my state, Yobe. The…
EFCC: Time for Supreme Court to be counted
By Ferguson Nomishan What started as a routine exercise to expand the frontiers of constitutional governance and the boundaries of Nigeria’s federal arrangement when an initial 16 states sought the…
Collapse the greed for the grid to breathe, by Ken Ugbechie
National grid has collapsed again! A common saying in Nigeria. A phenomenon that underscores the country’s backwardness. An expression of inefficiency. A statement of fact that paints the portrait of…
That World Bank verdict on Nigeria’s economy, by Monday Philips Ekpe
As the chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank (WB), whatever position Dr Indermit Gill takes on any relevant matter publicly may well be the official standpoint…
DSS under Ajayi: A new era dawns, by Ken Ugbechie
Did you see the viral video of personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) rejoicing when Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi was appointed in August this year as the Director…
Key takeaways in Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle, by Tunde Rahman
Months after the rumours of imminent cabinet reshuffle had filled the air with newshounds speculating which of the ministers would be dropped or retained, President Bola Tinubu eventually took the…
Leadership and the politics of ill-health, by Pius Mordi
When King Charles of England was diagnosed with cancer, he quickly told his people. No one was left to speculate the nature of his health challenge. The action did…