Category: Opinion
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Davido: Why Yoruba and Hausa Muslims Reacted Differently to Video – Farooq A. Kperogi (Opinion)
Music star Davido’s social media promotion of a new song by Logos Olori (whose real name is Olalekan Emeka Taiwo) titled “Jaye Lo” where men dressed in stereotypical Muslims robes gyrated into a sudden burst of frenzied dancing shortly after performing the Muslim prayers near a mosque has incensed Muslims in Hausaphone northern Nigeria but…
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The Positive Sides of Tinubunomics by Reuben Abati
The other day President Bola Tinubu announced that Nigerians are going through the equivalent of childbirth pains, but his administration is determined to ameliorate the pains, provide succor and make life better for all. During his Presidential campaigns, he told Nigerians – emi lo kan, that is in Yoruba -“it is my turn”. He also…
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Shettima: From “Boko Haram Sponsor” to Anti-Muslim Muslim? – Farooq A. Kperogi
Vice President Kashim Shettima is undergoing an interesting notional transformation in Nigeria’s fractured public sphere. Before and during the last presidential election, his opponents, particularly in the South, tagged him as the “founder of Boko Haram” even though he was a mere commissioner in 2009 when Boko Haram burst forth into national consciousness and he…
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Geo-Political Review of the Nigeria Economy by Ishowo Malik A.
Geo-Political review of the Nigeria economy. By : Ishowo Malik A. 08165511716. We apparently understand the concept that Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse federation of 36 autonomous states. The political landscape is partly dominated by the ruling All Progressives Congress party which is otherwise and popularly known as (APC) which controls the executive…
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Farooq Kperogi: Why Tinubu’s win stings some and soothes others
In the aftermath of INEC’s declaration of APC’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election, a broad range of Nigerians from a certain demographic category have been squirming in a confused welter of bruised emotions. I can relate to their psychic trauma because I experienced it in 2016 when Donald…
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HOW THE CASHLESS AND OLD NAIRA NOTES POLICY HAS AFFECTED NIGERIANS
HOW THE CASHLESS AND OLD NAIRA NOTES POLICY HAS AFFECTED NIGERIANS It’s no longer news that the cashless and the old naira notes policy have been forcefully imposed on the citizens of Nigeria However, since then, predominantly and virtually everyone including myself have been lacking cash in hand and pocket as well, in which the…
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Tinubu and challenge of age, frail health
Levi Obijofor The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is a man challenged by age, fragile health, and memory lapses. Yet he insists it is his turn to become Nigeria’s president. That is where the problem starts. No one should be deluded that the presidency belongs to them. Nigeria’s presidency…
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Teaching: An Unappreciated Profession by Ishowo Malik Ayomide
By: Ishowo Malik Ayomide 08165511716 First and foremost, teaching ought to be one of the professions that attract respect and handsome rewards, but unluckily in Nigeria, the opposite is the case. However, it has actually been a war of subjugation which has some historical perspectives especially in the African society at large. Moreover, our eardrums…
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Nigeria: Are We Under A Curse? By Ishowo Malik Ayomide
By: Ishowo Ayomide First and foremost, people get the kind of leaders they deserve. Obviously, this a very popular saying whose authenticity is now in a distrust system or format as the case may be, most especially in the light of leaders Nigeria have been producing in the past few years of our nascent democracy.…
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It’ll Be Foolish of Tinubu To Attend Presidential Debates
By Abimbola Adelakun It is understandable why the Labour Party will withhold their presidential candidate from attending debates or similar public forums if his counterparts in the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party do not show up. Appearing at such venues while fellow contestants get to pretend they are busy doing better things can…