Articles and Opinion
We offer independent views about all areas of the society to inform the public.
2023: Reflections and Future Outlooks by Dakuku Peterside
The passing 2023 was a year of significance for Nigeria’s political and economic landscape. Reflecting on the year underscores the need for heightened...
The many silver linings of Tinubu’s seven months in office, by Bayo Onanuga
The removal of fuel subsidy and the move to merge foreign exchange rates, two headline reforms introduced by the Tinubu administration since late...
The Drum for Electoral Reforms by Dakuku Peterside
John Dewey, an American philosopher of the 20th century, argued that “we do not learn from experience … we learn from reflecting on...
Dark Chapter For The Judiciary by Dakuku Peterside
In 1961, the Prime Minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, enjoined Justice Adetokunbo Ademola to “never waiver from the truth” and charged him...
OPEN LETTER TO FCT MINISTER, CHIEF NYESOM WIKE by Richard Akinnola II
Dear Hon minister, First, a disclosure. You may not know me but we have met on two occasions in the house of our...
George Weah’s Ways By Dakuku Peterside
In his famous drama, Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare penned one of the most recognizable descriptions of greatness: Be not afraid of greatness. Some...
Mischief Makers, Desperadoes and The Demarketing of NNPC Ltd by Ebiowe Tamuno
In the last six months since the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration took over the leadership of the country, no organization in this country...
NNPCL: Tinubu Rewards Performance, Not Blackmail by Tajudeen Suleiman
If there’s any organization in Nigeria that is a soft target for slothful critics, it’s most certainly the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited...
Dearth of Integrity in Public Life by Dakuku Peterside
The integrity issue in Nigerian politics and public life has been a topic of discussion and concern for many years. Like many other...
CNG-powered buses: Ogun leads in post-subsidy transport initiatives By Kayode Akinmade
A thinking leader is a planning leader. There is no gainsaying the fact that Nigeria, especially given the multifaceted challenges with which it...
Budget of Booby Traps by Dakuku Peterside
There is a deafening silence in the land over the state of the economy. No right-thinking person can take this silence or mood...
Femi Soneye: As passion meets engagement at NNPCL by Sufuyan Ojeifo
“…what Soneye essentially brings to the job is a load of passion that has, over the years of building media relations for brands...
The epidemic of illicit arms By Dakuku Peterside
There have been reports of the circulation of small and light weapons in different regions of Nigeria, particularly in areas affected by conflicts,...
Of Oppprtunists, Scavengers, Blackmailers and Vitriolic Attacks on Mele Kyari
By Engr Kunle Sajimi The drawback of achievements and accomplishments in public life is that it often sparks jealousy and unrestrained animosity towards...
Kevin McCarthy and the Travails of Democracy by Dakuku Peterside
“Why should we be interested in the impeachment of McCarthy in the US? There are parallelisms in the issue of trust and mechanics...
Hajia of the Poor by Senator Babafemi Ojudu
In this photograph with me is Hajia Maryam Uwais, a lawyer, a wife, a mother and an activist. In Yoruba when a man...
