By Adewole Kehinde When Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, together with his deputy, Mr Obafemi Hamzat, took over on May 29, 2019, many Lagosians, especially his critics, were oblivious of what administrative cum managerial skills he was bringing to the table; not having the slightest inclination about his game plans. Of course, during the process of electioneering, as is characteristically common among […]
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By Safiyanu Danladi Mairiga It is about two years after the whole world was thrown into pandemonium as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global health emergency that has wreaked havoc and inflicted far-reaching consequences on the economy, basic services, food security and overall social prosperity and livelihood of the people; the effects that we are yet to fully […]
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By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta “As a villager, I loathed paying taxes, or what they called revenue, in our weekly open-air market,” said Maitabo, the livestock trader who is now an industrialist in the big city where he established factories that turned out a basket of consumers goods, including polished rice. He said he spent the first 40 years of his […]
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By Dr. Ifeanyi M.Osuoza When those who have had personal and official interactions come out to situate issues about the one whose desperation is notoriously spurred by divisive urgency and anxiety, his attack dogs become restless, running into fits, pushing out distorted and deceptive publicity to fence off growing misgivings about him. Incidentally, with every effort to try to pull […]
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By Adewole Kehinde, Although I am not a fan of the All Progressive Congress as someone born and grew up in Lagos State, I must say Sanwo-Olu deserves a second term over numerous achievements in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu had brought critical development to the state and therefore deserved to be elected for a second term. The governor had harnessed human and […]
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By Emmanuel Onwubiko Certain occurrences compel the rational thinker to locate the reason for them within the context of an altered state of mind or under some influences such as alcohol or hard drugs. Two of those happened yesterday in Lagos and Enugu, simultaneously. In Enugu, the former capital of the Igbo region of Nigeria, No fewer than 10 persons […]
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By Dr. Muazu Shehu It is impossible to be a perfect leader. The perfect human being does not exist, since we all have flaws. Therefore, a good leader is one whose strengths exceed his weaknesses. The following are ten (10) examples of His Excellency’s excellent leadership qualities beyond his limitations: 1) Dedication to duty and hard work: Effective leaders are […]
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By Bello Adamu Kano has been the bane of politics in northern Nigeria if not the whole nation and or the entire continent of Africa right from time immemorial. In recent times, the rise of Politicians like Malam Aminu Kano, Sabo BakinZuwo, and Abubakar Rimi proved Kano’s unique standing politically. From 1999 to date the state has had a historic […]
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By Jantiku Ijanada Tax is a compulsory contribution to state revenue levied by the government on workers’ income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions. But for the sake of clarity, this piece will be focusing on tax as a citizen’s obligation or contribution towards national development. Nigeria like every other nation around […]
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By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, “…It is a memory most inglorious and a mockery of nationhood to learn that a man who is alleged to have, in connivance with others misappropriated over N400 billion public fund is now wrapped in a cocoon of Perpetual Injunction issued by the highest court of the land to evade justice and is further rewarded with […]
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