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RANDOM MUSINGS: THAT WORLD BANK’S DEATH SENTENCE, NIBO’S BLOODY FESTIVAL DAY AND ONE OTHER THING.

THE WORLD BANK’S DEATH SENTENCE

When the officials of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and the Ministry of Budget and National planning got down to plan the 30th edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit and invite the World Bank’s senior vice president, Indermit Gill as one of the speakers, none of them, I believe, envisaged either his matter-of-fact prognosis about our rapidly tanking economy or the reverberations that followed it

RANDOM MUSINGS: NIGERIA AND THE INDEX OF GOVERNANCE, TINUBU’S MINISTERIAL SHAKE UP, AND ONE OTHER THING

THE IBRAHIM INDEX OF AFRICAN GOVERNANCE

Few days ago the Mo Ibrahim Foundation launched the 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) Report. The report covering the decade 2014 – 2023 shows that Africa’s overall governance progress came to a halt in 2022 following four years of almost complete stagnation.

RANDOM MUSINGS: COMMONIZING TREASON, DANGOTE FUEL PRICING AND ONE OTHER THING.

COMMONIZING THE CHARGE OF TREASON;

My fleeting understanding of the criminal charge of treason and its kindred charges is that a common intention backed by action to subvert a sitting Government makes the charge complete. Understandably, where the intention and action succeed there would not be any charge.

RANDOM MUSINGS: THE RISE OF LAKURAWA, WIFE-BORROWING AND ONE OTHER THING

THE RISE OF LAKURAWA

A few weeks ago, the Defence Headquarters said a new terrorist group Lakurawa had emerged in the North western part of Nigeria. However contrary to the Defence HQ assertions, a security expert Bulama Bukarti and the publicity secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Tukur Mohammed-Baba stated that the group existed before the Defence HQ announced it.

RANDOM MUSINGS: THAT MEDIA CHAT, STAMPEDE-AT-GIVEAWAYS AND ONE OTHER THING.

THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDIA CHAT

On Monday 23rd December 2024, the media team of President Tinubu decided that it was time to organize a chat between the President and selected media practitioners and journalists. It took about 1 year and 6 months for this engagement to be pulled off. Well, so much for governance. In any case, during the chat, President Tinubu spoke on a wide range of issues in answer to questions from the media people.

RANDOM MUSINGS: ECHOES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PARDON, AFRICA’s ROLE MODEL AND ONE OTHER THING.

THAT PRESIDENTIAL PARDON

I remember growing up back in the day and hear our parents use the phrase ‘wonders shall never end’ to describe implausible situations.

RANDOM MUSINGS: THE ‘BUSINESS’ OF ATHLETICS, TAX MATTERS AND ONE OTHER THING.

THE ‘BUSINESS’ OF ATHLETICS

On Friday 12th September 2025, celebrated world 100m hurdles record holder Tobi Amusan jolted citizens when she appeared on Snapchat on the eve of the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo and lamented the shabby treatment Nigerian athletes were subjected to in their quest to bring back medals for the country. Speaking in English and pidgin,

RANDOM MUSINGS: SUPER FALCONS’ KERNEL, SPORTS DEVELOPMENT AND ONE OTHER THING.

SUPER FALCONS’ KERNEL

The super falcons of Nigeria, the senior female football team had their palm kernel cracked by the benevolent spirits. And I am not using this quote from the immortal novelist Chinua Achebe in advising the ladies against pride, No. Rather I use it to compare the reception and largesse that they received upon arrival from Morocco with what their predecessors got.

RANDOM MUSINGS: THE FEDERAL GOVT OF NNPC, STILL ON BENUE AND ONE OTHER THING.

THE FEDERAL GOVT OF NNPC

On Wednesday 18th June 2025, while President Bola Tinubu was in Benue State where he ‘found’ time, somewhat grudgingly, from his engagements to go see the survivors of the internationally reported genocide, another event played out in the hearing room of the Senate committee on public accounts.

RANDOM MUSINGS: GOV ZULUM’S OUTCRY, APC SUMMIT AND ONE OTHER THING.

GOV ZULUM’S OUTCRY

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State is surely a man in the throes of despondency. Why? Boko Haram, that dreaded assemblage of God-forsaken sons of perdition are on the ascendancy after over 15 years of battle with the Nigerian State, after several victories by Nigerian forces and after trillions of Naira have been sunk into the campaign.

RANDOM MUSINGS: THE PRESIDENT’s MARCHING ORDERS, HERDSMEN’S ENDLESS MENACE AND ONE OTHER THING

Recently, President Tinubu gave marching orders to the military to end insecurity in Nigeria by December 2025. The minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru who relayed the deadline stated that with what had been going on in the different theatres, the target would be achieved. While welcoming the new target set by Mr President in this intractable area, one will not forget in a hurry similar deadlines issued in the past which never materialized, instead insecurity waxed stronger and stronger.

RANDOM MUSINGS: BUDGETING BLUES, POLITICS OF MAN OF THE YEAR AND ONE OTHER THING.

BUDGETING BLUES

On Wednesday 18th December 2024, President Tinubu laid the 2025 Federal budget proposals before a joint sitting of the National Assembly. The presentation had been slated for the previous day Tuesday 17th but was suddenly moved

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