South Africa or Jigawa, We Keep Missing the Point, By Tope Fasua

The other day, a truckload of men from Jigawa State made it to Lagos as they do on a daily basis in the constant flux of human beings in, around and outside Nigeria and all over the world. For some reason, someone alerted the Lagos State government, which swung into action and intercepted the truck. […]

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The $9 Billion P&ID Scam: Between T.Y Danjuma and Government Lawyers, By Tope Fasua

Growing up in the military days, I used to wish to grow up to be as handsome as T. Y. Danjuma. I have an eye for things beautiful and Danjuma was indeed tall, dark and handsome in the rank of the army officers whose names, ranks and positions we had to memorize those days. That […]

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Throwing Fowler Under the Bus for Economic Underperformance?, By Tope Fasua

One of the momentous events of the last few weeks was the leakage of the query, yes query, from the chief of staff to the president, Mallam Abba Kyari, to Mr. Tunde Fowler, the chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). That was a query with a tight timeline for a reply. It was […]

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AfCFTA: For Nigeria’s Ruin or Glory, By Tope Fasua

“The race for competitiveness is every bit as fierce as the competition among companies in the marketplace. Countries compete for investment, talent, growth, and opportunity in a globalized world, and those that are pushed out of the running surrender the greatest prize of all: human development, prosperity, and happiness for their people.” – Sheikh Muhammad Bin […]

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Senator Adeyeye’s Umbrage: Fact or Fiction?, By Tope Fasua

In the past two weeks a very famous video clip has gone viral. It’s the video of Senator Sola Adeyeye as he waxed philosophical on the floor of the Nigerian Senate. I decided to respond to him for several reasons, notably that Nigerians being very emotional people get carried away with great oratory, while ignoring […]

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Tinubu and the Nigerian Economy: Prodding A Gathering of the ‘Deaf’?, By ‘Tope Fasua

Maybe this article should have been titled: “Why Does APC Never Listen to Bola Tinubu?” Well, there is surely something that the followers of Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) see in him, which some of us don’t. What we see more often is the bad news, the purported greed and alleged ownership of half of Lagos, […]

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President Buhari: Propaganda Will Not Improve This Economy, By Tope Fasua

I try to give President Buhari several opportunities to convince or at least inspire cooperation from myself and other Nigerians I know. I believe the man is beyond redemption and the next four years will be like the last four, if not worse (for most Nigerians that is). Those profiting from the inefficiencies and general […]

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