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Too poor to revolt?, By Wole Olaoye

January 20, 2024Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Veteran politician Sule Lamido may not parade a chain of degrees, but he does appear to exercise his cerebral faculties admirably when trying to explain away the cul-de-sac to which he and his colleagues have transported Nigerians. This country, famed for having the happiest people on the planet, has always managed to step back each […]

If democracy comes to grief, blame politicians!, By Wole Olaoye

August 24, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

There are some bitter truths that those in the temporary house of power may not like to hear. One such truth is the fact that democracy is not a sure fire assurance that a country will prosper. Autocracy, its supposed opposite, is also not guaranteed to lead to misery. If democracy was an infallible system […]

Turn-by-turn Nigeria Ltd, By Wole Olaoye

June 8, 2022Bode DoluLeave a Comment

“It is my turn. I’m educated; I’m experienced. I have been serving you for a long time, bring me the presidency, it is my turn. When Atiku was being flogged out of the PDP by Obasanjo, he ran to me for help, I got the ticket for him. Nuhu Ribadu came to me and I […]

If Bandits Win, Run!, By Wole Olaoye

April 9, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

If the amalgam of violent criminals — kidnappers, bandits, armed robbers, hostage takers, terrorists, or whatever other name one calls them — had their way, Governor Nasir el-Rufai would have become history by now. It was Nasir who made national headlines after he confessed to realising that payment of ransom to abductors was futile. He had caused […]

Which Way Nigeria?, By Wole Olaoye

March 22, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

This house is falling, so says many people about the Nigerian project. They point at many indices which signal the psychological dismemberment of the notion of nationhood from every direction of the Nigerian compass. Strife here, discord there, killings everywhere. Such situations propel men and women of goodwill to put heads together in an attempt […]

With An Enemy Like Kukah, You Can Snore In Your Sleep!, By Wole Olaoye

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

I can’t have ill-will for the Buhari regime. I have never wished that any incumbent government come to grief. I made this clear in those heady days when we felt that President Jonathan could have done better. We criticised out of love for our land. If Jonathan succeeded, we succeeded. If he failed, we failed. […]