By Bolanle BOLAWOLE LAST WEEK Wednesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marked the second Democracy Day in office. Ordinarily it ought to have been an occasion of great celebration for Tinubu in particular for his pro-democracy credentials and the role he played, known and unknown, to shift Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12. Unfortunately, [&h...
By Martins Oloja AFTER WATCHING all the shenanigans, peccadillos, frills and thrills of the strange Democracy Day June 12, 2024, last week, I had wanted to write on the inconclusive list of ‘Heroes of Democracy” President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s historians drew up and made public on May 29, 2024. I wanted to deconstruct the list, […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE LAST WEEK, I published here the first part of “One year later, what value has Tinubu added to our lives?” with a promise to publish part two here today. In the midst of that came a critical dimension to the lingering strike by Labour. With Labour still flexing muscles and the Government […]
By Oladimeji S. Macaulay AS PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu nears one year in office, his spokespersons announced there would be no celebration to mark the milestone. Given Nigeria’s current situation, there is little to celebrate. The economy is regressing, and the challenges Tinubu inherited have only worsened. All regions of Nigeria face securi...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE SCRIPTURE SAYS “Where no counsel is, the people fall: But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety” Nigeria is in such dire straits that its affairs can no longer be left solely to those in the corridors of power. Either they are short of ideas or the problem is just beyond […]
By Victor Itodo Abuh THE ONGOING debate about raising the minimum wage in Nigeria stirs strong emotions and opinions. On one side, there are compelling arguments for increasing the minimum wage to improve the living standards of workers. On the other, there are legitimate concerns about the potential economic fallout. Understanding both the da...
By Olatunji Dare THE NATIONAL Anthem which ushered in Nigeria’s independence from colonial rule in 1960 and prefaced every important official ceremony until it was replaced in 1978 on the eve of the inauguration of the Second Republic, sprang back into life two weeks ago, literally and figuratively. The debate that resurrected it took just [&h...
By Paul Ejime POLITICALLY SPEAKING, India is the World’s largest democracy with a voter population of 969 million from the more than 1.4 billion inhabitants. It towers above South Africa, which has less than 62 million people, and about 28 million registered voters. The Asian giant is also the World’s fifth-largest economy, while Africa’...
By Paul Ejime THE RESULTS of South Africa’s 2024 elections further illustrate what pro-democracy groups have always canvassed – good governance/leadership is tribe and race-blind. South Africa comprises people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions, including Indian South Africans, who constitute 2.7% of the population, t...
By Bola BOLAWOLE IT MADE a lot of sense that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu chose to mark, not celebrate, his first year in office. Celebration would have been termed insensitive by many, and the president would have been charged for profligacy and extravagance. Which serious or sane leader celebrates when the people he leads are […]
