Nigerian leaders and their Odun Owo moment, By Niran Adedokun

The Nigerian power elite now lives in a complete bubble, in their world where everything seems merry and bright. They are buying yachts and exotic cars. They are parading jets and doing everything that catches their fancy, totally oblivious to the increasing level of poverty and discontent in the country. No one can tell how […]

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Nigerian leaders are disconnected from the people, By Azuka Onwuka

Last week, Nigerian leaders displayed their detachment and disconnection with the people once more with the issue of salary review. The administration of President Bola Tinubu kicked off with actions that immediately impacted the people adversely. These are actions that have long-time gains but in the short term, the people will experience immediate hardship. The […]

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The hypocrisy of Nigerian leaders, By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Not quite long ago, Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, quietly withdrew his son, Abubakar Al-Siddique, from Capital School, Malali. This was after scoring a cheap political point by enrolling him in a public school in 2019.  Al-Siddique’s enrolment was characterised by both political and media stunts, with photo ops of him and his father dominating the […]

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#Twitterban: Nigerian leaders do not believe in Nigeria, By Abimbola Adelakun

Until recently, I had believed that the biggest threat to Nigeria’s corporate existence was hunger. Following the shenanigans of the past week when the regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) banned Twitter because he got his feathers ruffled, I concluded that the trouble with Nigeria is that our leaders are a collective of anti-social […]

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