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Five Lessons From The Ongoing Hunger Protests By Farooq A. Kperogi This is the first major example in recent memory I am aware of in the North where the masses of the people not only bucked the impassioned counsel of their ulama but have openly labelled them as unreliable and mercenary charlatans not worthy of respect. This is a culturally seismic shift THE nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests that are convulsing the neoliberal fundament of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration are redefining and redrawing the contours of protests in Nigeria in many significant ways. Although I’ve been on the road since Thursday,…

Navigating Nigeria's Future: A Call for Dialogue and Collaboration By: Ojo Emmanuel Ademola The current situation in Nigeria, marked by protests, unrest, and economic challenges, underscores the urgent need for dialogue, reconciliation, and concerted action to address pressing issues and pave the way for progress and development. As Senator Orji Uzor Kalu rightly points out, the ongoing protests have deviated from the principles of peaceful assembly and are causing harm to the economy and society at large. In this context, it is imperative to suspend the protests indefinitely, engage in meaningful dialogue, and chart a collaborative path forward for the…

THIS IS NOT A PROTEST BY SEN ORJI UZOR KALU What we are seeing at the moment is against all principle and guidelines that make protest a tool to responsibly deal with the very needs of the people. We did not want this protest to hold, not because it is wrong, not because it is not the constitutional and democratic right of the people to do so; we vehemently stood against it because we knew it would spiral into the carnage we are witnessing at the moment. The ongoing protest defies everything appealing and against all the prescription of international…

In the short tweet, Adesina denounced the government’s attempt to profile Dangote as a selfish monopolist Tortoise, as reflected in Ejeagha and Odunjo’s reworking of the Igbo and Yoruba folklores. He ultimately situated the gang-ups as an attempt to sacrifice the monstrous Elephant refinery of Aliko Dangote to governmental pettiness. Dangote And NNPC’s Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo Dance By Festus Adedayo Without moving his body, African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, watlzed his tall frame in a dance last week. He danced to the rhythm of Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo of Gentleman Mike Ejeagha’s trending song track, Ka Esi…

Akpabio Has Dragged the 10th Senate to the Mud: Akpan Jeremiah Akpan Jeremiah, Uyo The 10th Senate, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio has spoiled the Senate via his lackadaisical attitude as the most drowsy Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria of all time. Since his inception as the Senate President on 13th June, 2024, Akpabio has taken the 10th Senate to the lowest of low via his careless utterances, behavior and several unconstitutional modus operandi which most times goes against Senate Standing Rules and Order. For lack of trust of his colleagues and fear of…

So, if father is an accused thief, son is a liar. What a combo of family. Who is shameless if not a thief or a liar? Like Father, Like Fraud By Sam Omatseye A tweet went viral last week from the fingers of lawmaker and son of former Kaduna State governor, Bello El-Rufai. I did not see it until quite a few people forwarded it to me. A former minister also sent it to me with a comment, “This little prick needs to be put in his place.” What did Bello, a member of House of Representatives, write? “Thanks. I…

NNPP's Kano State chairman, goaded by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, said Tinubu is supporting Aminu Ado Bayero because of Bayero's "Yoruba lineage." Here's my take in today's Saturday Tribune: Tinubu and the “Yoruba Emir” of Kano By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi The contest for royal supremacy between Muhammad Sanusi II and Aminu Ado Bayero took an explicitly ethnic turn a few days ago when Hashim Dungurawa, the Kano State chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was protecting Bayero from deposition and humiliation by Kano’s NNPP government because of Bayero’s “Yoruba lineage”! “If the…

Local Government Autonomy: Implications Of Supreme Court Verdict By Sunday Oguntola It was victory at last for many local government chairmen and stakeholders. Yesterday’s Supreme Court pronouncements in a suit by the Federal Government against the 36 states will elicit definitive developments that will greatly define the political space and temperature of the nation for years to come. The seven-man panel of the Supreme Court, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the Federation should manage their funds without interference or deduction from any quarter. The Court also declared that it…

The Urgent Need to Halt Hon. Ben Kalu’s Political Maneuvering and Why Governor Alex Otti Should Be Vigilant By Mbaukwu Ihedigbo Recently, I have personally observed the body language and movements of Hon. Ben Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. Benjamin Kalu appears very smart and is doing everything possible to push his political narrative. This is commendable, and he is entitled to his ambition as the law recognizes such inordinate ambition. Personally, I love his smartness and how acceptable he is. There is no doubt he is a marketable product. He has all it takes to…